Our Autumn Curriculum
Literacy - we begin with Marcus Sedgwick's 'Floodland' which is set in Norwich and the surrounding area. We will then move on to Darren Shan's 'Cirque du Freak'.
Maths - we will begin by revisiting the four main operations (addition, subtraction, division and multiplication) before moving on to place value, fractions and measure.
Science - we will be looking at how living things have adapted over time and thinking about inheritance. As well as this will be investigating how light travels in a straight line, how it helps to form shadows and is reflected.
Geography - we will learn all about how rivers are formed and how they impact the lives of people around them. During this topic will be focusing on Brazil and the River Amazon.
History - we will be learning about Medieval Norwich and how it began the city we know and love today. We will also find out how Norwich City Football Club got its emblem of a canary.
R.W.E - in Religious and Worldviews Eductation we cover three topics in year 6; alternating between Judaism, Humanism and Christianity for the entirety of the year.
Art - we will focus on the sculptures of Giacometti and we will also explore the world John Constable.
Computing - we will begin by looking at E-Safety as this is a crucial aspect of the computing curriculum in today's technological society. We discuss how to stay safe online and look at how the Internet is used. Later on in the term we will begin to look at programming and coding.
Music - this term, we are going to be looking at how to use body percussion to create a piece of Music based upon the Amazon rainforest.
French - Mrs Blazer will teach the children how to deliver greetings in French and discuss school life.
More info on our curriculum can be found of the school website.
