Welcome to Oak Class (Year 6)
Miss L Pickavance – KS2 Lead & class Teacher
Mrs C Brabin – Teacher
Mrs A Ritchie – TA
History
Our history for the spring term is, “What was special about the Sumerians?” The children will focus on inventions this term: maths, the chariot, pottery and engineering. As well as this, the children will compare Ancient Sumer beliefs and behaviour with other time periods in history.
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Geography
Our Geography question for the spring term is, “Why do people choose to live in dangerous places?” in particular, we will be learning about how earthquakes and volcanos happen. We will be looking at the position of volcanos around the world, as well as researching a volcano to produce a written report.
Useful website:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zd9cxyc
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/geography/physical-geography/volcano-facts/
knowledge Organiser:
Knowledge Organiser Geography Spring 2026
Our Class Book
Class Book- Clockwork
Class Author- Philip Pullman
Our class author this term is British author Philip Pullman who is best known for a trilogy, or set of three books, called His Dark Materials. Most of Pullman’s stories are written for children and young people, though many of them have proved popular with adults too. Pullman’s books make the reader think about the nature of the world, God, wisdom, religion, and the purpose of life.
As part of our English reading curriculum, we will be reading this book every day in school and completing some work on it in guided reading.
Things to remember
Important things to remember:
PE
- PE lessons will be on a Wednesday and a Friday. Children need a full kit and a change of suitable footwear which they should keep in school every day.
Homework
- On Monday we will set a piece of English homework.
- On Wednesday we will set a piece of maths homework.
In Year 6 we are keen to develop good habits for high school so homework is always due in the day after it is set. Year 6 children have special study and workbooks for homework tasks. Children are expected to look after these books and bring them to school every day. Work in these books should be completed in pencil or pen and should be neatly presented.
In addition to this homework, we are also expected to practise our reading and number skills daily. Just like in every other year group, we need to have our reading records books signed every day.
Important Dates
Dates for your diary:
Oak Class Assembly: Friday 9th January at 9:05am
Key Stage Two SATS 11th May-14th May 2026
This is an extremely important year as we prepare for the SATs tests in May. Please ensure that your child is in school and on time every day. Missing school during this term could affect how well they do in their tests.
English
In English, we will be writing a recount based on the book Shackleton’s Journey as part of our focus on narrative writing. We will imagine we are a crew member on-board giving an account of a significant event. We will have a very strong focus on embedding all of our learning from autumn term while extending our sentence types and vocabulary to include more formal language, passive verbs and the subjunctive form. Throughout all our writing tasks, the importance of editing and improving our work will remain a key feature of our learning
Useful Websites:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar
https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/resources/ks2-sats-online-10-minute-tests?srsltid=AfmBOooOnmEx91BEMoWvaSg_dsbBPwqMJg5v2xtoOxUzx0DBo9WIpy7I
Maths
In maths, we will keep our strong focus on reasoning and problem solving as we extend our learning to include decimals, percentages and algebra. We will continue to build on our arithmetic skills, widening the range of strategies we are able to use to complete calculations quickly and efficiently.
Science
In science,
In science, we will be learning about electricity and light over the term. The focus in electricity will be to recognise symbols which are used in circuits and to be able to draw circuits scientifically. As well as this, we will look at how the number of batteries affects the brightness of the bulb. We will have lots of opportunities for practical work and investigation. In our light topic, we will be exploring how light travels and how we see objects as a result of this. We will investigate the formation of shadows and how changing the distances between light source and object affect the size of the shadow. The famous scientists that we will learn about this term are Peter Rawlinson and Alhazen.
