Beech Class
Key Stage 2 - Year 6
As our children move into Beech Class they are prepared for the next step on their learning journey.
Science
Children study a wide range of topics: Animals including Humans; Evolution and Inheritance; Forces; Electricity; Light and Properties and Changes of Materials. These topics are aimed at increasing, not only the children's understanding of the world around them, but also improving their knowledge of what science is and how it works in practice.
Computing
Children are taught about word processing, blogging,coding and internt safety.
Maths and Literacy
In addition to preparing for their Key Stage Two SATs, the children are encouraged to wonder about numbers and to reason about their maths- rather than purely completing calculations. They use their maths skills to solve multi-layered word problems and to think about how their skills might be used in the wider world. Maths skills are also applied throughout the curriculum, in subjects including: Science, Computing and History.
In English there is a strong emphasis on teaching the requirements of the new grammar, punctuation and spelling curriculum through classics such as Shakespeare. Children develop their ability to write in both formal and informal ways; creating a balanced argument and having regular opportunities to prepare and deliver a short presentation to their classmates.
Other Activities
Please see below for recent newsletters for Beech Class.
Mrs Sharma and Mr Vaughton
As our children move into Beech Class they are prepared for the next step on their learning journey.
Science
Children study a wide range of topics: Animals including Humans; Evolution and Inheritance; Forces; Electricity; Light and Properties and Changes of Materials. These topics are aimed at increasing, not only the children's understanding of the world around them, but also improving their knowledge of what science is and how it works in practice.
Computing
Children are taught about word processing, blogging,coding and internt safety.
Maths and Literacy
In addition to preparing for their Key Stage Two SATs, the children are encouraged to wonder about numbers and to reason about their maths- rather than purely completing calculations. They use their maths skills to solve multi-layered word problems and to think about how their skills might be used in the wider world. Maths skills are also applied throughout the curriculum, in subjects including: Science, Computing and History.
In English there is a strong emphasis on teaching the requirements of the new grammar, punctuation and spelling curriculum through classics such as Shakespeare. Children develop their ability to write in both formal and informal ways; creating a balanced argument and having regular opportunities to prepare and deliver a short presentation to their classmates.
Other Activities
- Guitar lessons
- Theatre groups visit the school to run workshops
- Educational trips based on the curriculum
- Residential trip during the Summer term
Please see below for recent newsletters for Beech Class.
Mrs Sharma and Mr Vaughton
| beech_class_topic_newsletter_summer_2021.pdf |
| Year 6 Long Term Plan 2020 2021 |
Harvest Learning
This Harvest we have been giving thanks for our lives of plenty and thinking about communities elsewhere in the world who need our help. We used the internet to research the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals and practised making notes. We then used these notes to write our own presentations which we filmed to produce a series of short videos. A link will appear shortly, to view these videos. In the meantime, click on the image to learn about the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
