Sycamore Class

Year Group: 5/6

Teachers: Mr Stewart (Mon-Thu) & Mr Ramshaw (Fri)

Teaching Assistant: Mrs Stavri & Mrs Greatrex Smith

PE Days: Monday & Friday

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Please ensure that reading books are brought in every day.

Spellings are tested every Friday.

Homework:

In preparation for the transition to secondary school, where they will need to be more self-sufficient and organised, the Y6 students have homework to complete beyond the school's expectation that they will read at home. It is set on Mondays and due in on Thursdays. Homework will sometimes take the form of Mathletics tasks (if there are issues around accessing this at home please let us know and we can make other arrangements).

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Term 1

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Term 2

Britain's Former Empire

This term we study the establishment, expansion and ultimate decline of the largest empire the world has ever seen.

The class will have opportunities to study not only the geographical extent of British imperialism, but also to evaluate the major reasons why Britain wanted and sought dominion over what grew to encompass a quarter of the world’s land area and its population.
We will consider the factors that contributed to the decline of the British Empire, particularly the rise of independence movements and campaigns for selfdetermination, such as those in India, especially after the Second World War. There is also an opportunity to assess the Commonwealth’s significance in the world today, which many former colonies joined after achieving independence from Britain.

Term 3

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Term 4

Britain's National Parks

Covering over 7 per cent of the land area and including some of the United Kingdom’s most scenic and wild places, Britain's National parks represent the cultural importance that British society attaches to the outdoors, countryside and open spaces. We will investigate why the United Kingdom has National Parks, their special qualities and how they are managed - effectively the interrelationship of people with their environment.

Term 5

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Term 6

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