Highfield Primary School

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Bridgenorth Avenue, Urmston, Manchester, M41 9PA

highfield.admin@trafford.gov.uk

0161 748 6096

Class 6 Curriculum

Below you will find more information and detail about what will be covering over this half term.

English

We will begin by looking at instruction writing linked to the book ‘The disgusting Sandwich’

We will look at the SPAG elements:

  • Present perfect tense
  • Prepositions
  • Sentence typesThe Disgusting Sandwich: Amazon.co.uk: Edwards, Gareth, Shaw, Hannah:  8601404268892: Books

Reading:

Our class text will be The Great Chocoplot by Chris Callaghan

The Great Chocoplot: a laugh-out-loud adventure perfect for fans of Dahl  and Walliams! : Callaghan, Chris: Amazon.co.uk: Books

 

Please help your child to learn their spellings each week. The children have access to Spelling Shed to help them with their learning.

Please ensure you read with your child each night and write it in their reading diary. Please write in your child's reading diary each time you read so that we can monitor their progress. Remember you can read other books separate from their reading book at home also. 

Maths

We will be looking closely at right angles, including turns and angles within shapes. We will also interpret data in bar graphs, pictograms and tally charts as part of statistics. 

What are Statistics? | Twinkl Teaching Wiki - Twinkl

Take a look at these knowledge organisers to help support your year 3 child at home

length-and-perimeter.pdf

-multiplication-and-division.pdf

fractions.pdf

mass-and-capacity.pdf

money.pdf

 

Take a look at these knowledge organisers to help support your year 4 child at home

area--perimeter.pdf

multiplication-and-division.pdf

fractions.pdf

decimals.pdf

YEAR 4 Times Table Check

The purpose of the check is to determine whether your child can fluently recall their times tables up to 12, which is essential for future success in mathematics. It will also help your child’s school to identify if your child may need additional support.

What is the multiplication tables check?

It is an on-screen check consisting of 25 times table questions. Your child will be able to answer 3 practice questions before taking the actual check. They will then have 6 seconds to answer each question. On average, the check should take no longer than 5 minutes to complete.

Please find below some links for advice and support to help your child learn their times tables at home.

How to teach times tables

Help with times tables

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables

https://www.timestables.co.uk/

https://www.maths-games.org/times-tables-games.html

https://www.multiplication.com/games/all-games

Use the SOUND CHECK option on Times Table Rockstars to help also. 

If you would like further resources to help your child at home don't hesitate to send me an email or ask at the door before or after school.

                                                                       

 

Science- Plants

This half term is all about Rocks and Soils. We will be answering questions such as;

  • How might the soil be different in different counties?
  • What types of rocks are there?
  • How do rocks change?
  • How are fossils created?

  Rocks & soils science KS2 powerpoint for rocks & soils KS2 or Y3 science  unit on primary science uni

Computing

We will be using the Lego We Do resources to programme algorithms.

                     Lego 45300 Education Wedo 2.0 Core Set : Amazon.co.uk: Toys & Games 

Theme (Geography) Our Local Area

This half term’s theme, we are studying the local geography of Urmston and Stretford.

We will use this opportunity to use and explore different types of maps, land use and transport. As part of the theme children will learn about the difference between physical and human features; local vegetation and how to plan journeys.

  Where is Urmston? Urmston on a map   

Art

In art we will produce water colour paintings of our local area inspired by the ‘Water Lilies’ collection of paintings of Claude Monet.

Claude Monet | The Water-Lily Pond | NG4240 | National Gallery, London

RE

We will look for similarities and differences between religious and non-religious celebrations and answer some of the following questions:

  • What do Christians celebrate at Easter?
  • Why do Muslims celebrate at the end of Ramadan?
  • Why do Jewish people celebrate Pesach every year?

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Music

We will continue to learn the flute in preparation for our upcoming concert. (details to follow). We will also be singing our songs for Trafford Music Services concert that we are performing at in March.

Musical notes names & types, music symbols & alphabet

PE

This half term year 4 children from class 6 will be swimming and year 3’s will learn the skills of flag football. Class 6 will also have gymnastic coaching.

Class 5 will have hockey coaching and gymnastics coaching.

Class 7 will be taught the skills of badminton and flag football on their PE days

What Badminton Shuttlecocks Should I Choose? - Our Buying Guide — Badminton  HQ

 Just a reminder about school PE KIT

Children should come to school on a Thursday  and Friday wearing full PE kit.

  • White polo shirt
  • Burgundy shorts or dark joggers
  • School jumper
  • Pumps or trainers                                                                                                                        

PSHE

This half term our unit is rights and responsibilities. This includes thinking about our own responsibilities as well as looking at the roles of volunteers, our role in protecting the environment and learning how to look after our money.

Rights and Responsibilities Video Teaching Resources | ClickView

 Spanish

This half term we will look at Spanish carnivals, learn more numbers and how to say how old we are. We will also examine how to say the date and look at some Easter Spanish vocabulary.

DT

DT will link to instruction writing and our Urmston theme where we will make Eccles cakes.

Traditional Eccles Cakes - The Daring Gourmet

 

Contact Us

Bridgenorth Avenue, Urmston, Manchester, M41 9PA

0161 748 6096

highfield.admin@trafford.gov.uk