Our Year 6 Class

A very warm welcome to our Year 6 class page.  Year 6 is a hard year, but a memorable one. The children are our oldest pupils and they are therefore expected to be role models to the rest of the school. It is our intention that the children's experiences will stay with them and they will be able to look back at their time at Christ Church with fond, happy and special memories. 

Our Year 6 Class 2024-2025

Class Information

This Half Term: Summer 2 (June – July 2025)

The next half term is a very exciting one as we prepare for transition to high school and celebrate leaving Christ Church! There are visits to Manchester Cathedral, Leaver's services in church, visits to the park, transition days at High Schools and not forgetting our Big Day Out! 

In English we will continue to build our writing skills in preparation for the demands of High School. We have some exciting and scary pieces planned which are guaranteed to hook the children in: a story about a girl named Francis who is a free spirit and gets into some trouble on a boat on a lake at night and a non-chronological report about our favourite hobbies to name a few. Following this unit of work, we will be looking at another short clip called 'Alma' and creating some rich descriptions and a mysterious narrative. There are a couple of genres that we still need to cover, but we will try and squeeze them in before the end of the term. 

In Maths we will continue to revisit arithmetic ensuring that the children are confident in all the written methods with whole numbers, decimals and fractions in order to send them to high school confident in calculation. We will also carry out challenges to keep the children up to speed on their problem solving. This term also gives us an opportunity to cover previous topics that we found particularly difficult. We will also continue our project work which centers around the children researching their dream jobs and the looking at real-life financial considerations. The project covers a number of key mathematical skills and I'm sure the children will enjoy it.  

In Science we will be revising all the topics that are covered at Key Stage 2, but our designated topic is 'Evolution and Inheritance'. This is always a really interesting topic and results in some really rich discussion. Amongst other learning, the key objectives that will be covered are as follows:

In RE our topic will be entitled 'Why do some people believe in God and some people not?' Within this unit, pupils will build on their understanding of the idea of God from some of the systematic units. They will put this in the context of both global and local beliefs. They will examine the rising number of people who identify as ‘no religion’ and learn to use the terms atheist, agnostic and theist with confidence. They will examine the idea of God using a psychological and theological lens, before offering reasons for why people may choose not to believe or to believe in God. The lessons in this unit are as follows:

• Belief in God: what patterns can we see in our local area, our country and our world?
• What do we mean by agnostic, atheist or theist? Introducing the lens of philosophy
• How can psychology help us understand what people mean when they think about the idea of God?
• What can we learn from theology about the idea of God?
• Why do some people believe that God does not exist?
• Why do some people believe in God and some people not? Where do I stand?

Topic work continues with our History topic on World War 2. The following key objectives will be investigated:

• Identify the causes of World War 2.
• Identify the different phases in the Battle of Britain.
• Make deductions about the Blitz from photographs.
• Describe how children may have felt when evacuated.
• Evaluate the accuracy, reliability and usefulness of sources.
• Describe the impact WW2 had on women’s and African-Caribbean migrant lives.

HEARTSMART- 

No way through isn’t true. HeartSmart is about love. Ours hearts are made healthy by love, love is what makes our heart smart. Hope is the fruit of a healthy heart, believing that there’s always a way through. ‘No way through isn’t true’ shows that we love ourselves enough to never give up, to keep hoping and believe always. It also shows that we love others enough to look for the potential lying dormant within them.

In our PE lessons this term we will be preparing for our annual Sports Day by practising some of the activities that we will be taking part in. We will be talking about technique in these sporting activities and be holding a class competition too. Events covered will be:

• The Shot Putt
• Javelin
• Sprinting and relay
• Sack Race
• Target Throw 
• Egg and Spoon race
• Obstacle race

Computing - 'Inventing a product'

Before we start on our new unit, we will spend a little time finishing off the previous unit on 'Big Data'. Then our unit on 'inventing a product will begin'. The following objectives will be delivered:

• Evaluate code, understanding what it does and adapt existing to code for a specific purpose.
• Debug programs and make them more efficient using sequence, selection, repetition or variables.
• Design appropriate housing for their product using CAD software, including any input or output devices needed to make it work.
• Create an appealing website for their product, aimed at their target audience which explains what their product is and what it does, using persuasive language.
• Create an edited video of their project, articulating the key benefits.
• Describe and show how to search for information online and be aware of the accuracy of the results presented.

  
In Music lessons we will be preparing for the Leavers Service to Manchester Cathedral and our own class service that will take place in church. 

The children will be reminded of the importance of good posture, accurate breathing and clear diction when singing. The children will learn a wide variety of 2-part songs including some that are a canon, partner songs, and songs that have more than 2 parts. They will also be encouraged to listen to their own part and other parts whilst singing. They will be taught how to sing in front of an audience.

The children have worked so hard throughout this year and we are desperate to ensure that we give them the best possible send off, and there are lots of fun activities planned for this term, including a few 'top secret' treats - watch this space!