Cinnamon Brow CE Primary School

In KS2 we follow a programme called Reciprocal Reading. This is an activity that takes the form of a dialogue between teachers and children as they read as a whole class or in groups. A reciprocal approach provides our children with four specific reading strategies: Questioning, Clarifying, Summarizing, and Predicting. When you listen to your children read, we encourage you to discuss the story lines, plot, characters and the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Reading Homework: we expect daily reading at home. We ask that at least three reads are from the teacher directed ‘book banded’ book and two are from an online reading program (Reading Plus or Reading Eggspress). ALL reads should be recorded in the yellow reading record books to allow staff to keep a record and celebrate success at the end of each term. 

In Y6, we are teaching for mastery in our maths lessons. Through carefully planned teaching and the support of a 'Power Maths' scheme we enable all children to access the maths curriculum at their level and open up opportunities for all children to work within a mastery approach.  

The children also have access to TTrockstars, My Maths and Numbots to support their Maths progression through app and online resources.  

This term, across the key stage, we will continue to learn about:

Ratio 

Algebra 

Decimals 

Percentages 

Area, Perimeter and Volume

Maths Homework:  In UKS2 we ask that you continue to support us with multiplication knowledge by using TTRockstars on a daily basis. We recommend 10 minutes each day. 

Light 

The children will learn to: 

• Explain that we see things because light travels from light sources to our eyes or from light sources to objects and then to our eyes.  

• Recognise that light appears to travel in straight lines.  

• Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain that objects are seen because they give out or reflect light into the eye.  

• Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them.. 

 Living things and their habitats 

The children will learn to: 

• Describe the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird. 

• Describe the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals.

The Vikings: Why did they come to the British Isles? 

Here are some of the questions we will explore: 

• Why did the Vikings choose Britain? 

• Who were the Great Heathen Army? 

• Aetheled, Alfred the Great and Wessex 

• How did the Anglo-Saxons respond? 

North and South America – how diverse are their places and landscapes? 

Here are some of the questions we will explore: 

• What are some of the important places in North and South America? 

• What is the physical geography of North and South America? 

• What is the climate like in North and South America? 

• What are the economic activities in North and South America?  

WOW EXPERIENCE 

On Wednesday 5th March, the children will be exploring North America. Using VR headsets, they will experience a bird’s eye view of New York, Las Vegas and Chichén Itzá, as well as exploring the Arctic Circle in Canada.

As a Church of England School, Religious Education is a core subject and alongside collective worship is a very important part of school life. RE & worship takes place throughout the school day with daily prayers, whole school and class worship and the sharing of our Christian values.                          

This term the focus taken from the Diocese scheme of work is: 

Old Testament Women – did she make the right choice?  

The aim of this unit is to: 

• increase and widen the children’s knowledge and understanding of the role and significance of women in the Bible and God’s big story. 

• to reflect upon the actions of these women and consider what we can learn from their stories. 

• deepen pupil’s understanding that it isn’t always easy being a person of faith and tough choices have to be made. 

• explore the story of Esther and the Jewish Festival of Purim. 

Why do Christians believe that Easter is a celebration of victory? 

The aim of this unit is to: 

• emphasise that Christians believe that Easter is the celebration of Christ’s triumph and victory over death. This is is at the very heart of Christian belief. 

• ensure that pupils have an understanding of the importance of Jesus death and resurrection in Christian belief, as a rescue plan to restore the relationship between God and his people 

Painting and mixed media- Portraits 

 Children will be investigating self-portraits by a range of artists, children use photographs of themselves as a starting point for developing their own unique self-portraits in mixed-media. 

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Digital world – navigating the world 

Design and program a navigation tool to produce a multifunctional device for trekkers using CAD 3D modelling software. Pitch and explain the product to a guest panel.

Listening and appraising a range of music genres, fluency, control and expression, develop an understanding of the history of music, call & response, singing in round and harmony, timbre 

Privacy and security  

3D Modelling  

 During this unit, learners will develop their knowledge and understanding of using a computer to produce 3D models. Learners will initially familiarise themselves with working in a 3D space, including combining 3D objects to make a house and examining the differences between working digitally with 2D and 3D graphics. Learners will progress to making accurate 3D models of physical objects, such as a pencil holder, which include using 3D objects as placeholders. Finally, learners will examine the need to group 3D objects, then go on to plan, develop, and evaluate their own 3D model of a photo frame. 

Our behaviour curriculum is centred around our Heartsmart values, and we explicitly teach the children a new Heartsmart value, alongside linked behaviours, each half term. Heartsmart means being smart with our hearts. The life of our heart affects the whole of our life. Loving yourself and others is the most powerful way to live and it’s the best way to create true friendship. We become powerful when we love ourselves and when we love others.  

Our Heartsmart values, and linked behaviours, this half term are:

Too much selfie isn’t healthy and Don’t rub it in, rub it out

In our wider PSHE curriculum, we will explore the following topics during the autumn term:

• Healthy choices
• Mutual respect
• Marriage