Churchill Class

This term our topic is “Circulatory system”. In the Circulatory system project, your child will revisit prior learning about the systems in the human body and the seven life processes. They will explore the role of the circulatory system and its main parts, carrying out research to answer their own questions. They will look closely […]

Following the White Rose Maths scheme, year 6 will cover six main blocks of learning over the course of the spring term: ratio; algebra; decimals; fractions, decimals and percentages; perimeter, area and volume; and statistics. The blocks of learning for ratio and algebra have been moved to earlier in the year to give more time

Reading Our Class Text and Comprehension In term 1 and 2, our reading comprehension lessons will be based upon our class text, “Freedom” by Catherine Johnson. The story is based around an enslaved Jamaican boy is separated from his family and taken to work in England. His owners, the Barratts, treat him cruelly, but he

From a historical perspective, we will learn about ancient African kingdoms; development of the transatlantic slave trade; Britain’s role in the slave trade; human impact; everyday life on plantations; rebellion and marronage; causes and consequences of the abolition of the slave trade and slavery; colonisation of Africa; black people in 20th century Britain; Race Relations

Our Changing World During the Our Changing World project, we will revise the features of the Earth and learn more about time zones. We will recall how to use lines of latitude and longitude to pinpoint places on a world map and learn about map scale. We will measure distances on a map and revisit

This term our topic is “Maafa”. Throughout this topic, we will learn about Africa today and the ancient kingdoms that thrived on the continent for thousands of years. We will learn about the origins of the transatlantic slave trade in the 15th century and Britain’s involvement from the time of Elizabeth I, when John Hawkins