YEAR 6 - SILVER BIRCH
Teacher: Mrs Lopez / Mrs Rodriguez
Welcome to Year Six, Silver Birch where we love to learn. We make our learning exciting and engaging through every opportunity to make connections to the world around us.
In Year Six, we are lucky enough to visit a variety of places, from RAF Hendon, residential trips to local visits. The work we study helps the children in developing an understanding of the world and aiding them to be successful citizens of the future. From environmental issues, political discussion and reading around current affairs, we ensure children are prepared for the next stage of learning.
At Oughton, we offer a wide range of support: Morning Boosters, After School Learning Clubs, Holiday Boosters and homework help at lunchtime - all to guide each child to reach their full potential.
Through the use of whole school WOWs, class events and outdoor learning in our spectacular grounds, we hope to inspire and create lasting memories.
In Year Six, we are lucky enough to visit a variety of places, from RAF Hendon, residential trips to local visits. The work we study helps the children in developing an understanding of the world and aiding them to be successful citizens of the future. From environmental issues, political discussion and reading around current affairs, we ensure children are prepared for the next stage of learning.
At Oughton, we offer a wide range of support: Morning Boosters, After School Learning Clubs, Holiday Boosters and homework help at lunchtime - all to guide each child to reach their full potential.
Through the use of whole school WOWs, class events and outdoor learning in our spectacular grounds, we hope to inspire and create lasting memories.
Parent/Carer Information Handbook
We have put together an overview of the curriculum for your child this year and also some general information and reminders that we hope you will find useful.
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Year 6 2025
Year 6 has had an eventful first half term of 2025. We have continued to build on the important work already started by Reverend Maxine and The Alban Way initiative, learning about the Examen and how this can help with our resilience tool kit. Our History learning culminated in a Trojan Horse Wow Day, where we brought the story to life. The half term ended with our Feel Good Week, which gave us the opportunity to learn about emotions in a creative way, including an art project centred on the feelings of ennui and envy. Our artistic journey continued in a dance and music workshops, where we experimented with making music using paintbrushes! What better way to cap off the week than with an exciting football match that brought everyone together for some friendly competition.
Year 6 autumn 2024 review
Year 6 had a very busy and exciting Autumn term. From creating their own planets to developing our photography skills, from learning about World War II to developing their knowledge of Fair Trade, our pupils have impressed with the dedication and enthusiasm shown towards their learning.
In English, the children worked incredibly hard writing mystery and suspense stories for the class anthology. We know that our Key Stage Two peers, our intended audience, enjoyed reading our tales. Year 6 also found time to create their own planets and write reports on these to encourage Year 6 classmates to visit. In our most recent English unit, there were so many things that the class wanted to banish to Room 101. From spiders to fighting, from obnoxious eating to unclean whiteboards and from deadly sea creatures to drowning, the children worked tirelessly in their persuasive campaigns and their hard work was clear to see during the delivery of their final speeches. Mrs Lopez and
Mrs Rodriguez found it quite a challenge to choose which pet peeves or fears to dispatch to Room 101.
As well as working with Oughton teachers, Year 6 has also been fortunate enough to work with Phase and Reverend Maxine on our PSHCE learning. Through the power of a jug, marble and plastic balls, the class evaluated what life priorities were and how to juggle these. With Reverend Maxine, the children worked on their transition into Year 6, building on skills that will support them in their future transition into secondary.
Our History unit of World War II is one that the children will remember for years to come. The class showed great empathy and maturity while learning about this difficult time in our history. It was also very special to be able to hear from one of our own pupils talking about his visit to Wolf's Lair during his holiday to Poland.
The class also visited RAF Hendon to see firsthand the fighter planes learned about during the class lessons as well as learn about the Blitz experience. The highlight of the trip was each child having the opportunity to wear RAF uniforms that had belonged to wartime members of the RAF. A memory the children will cherish for years to come.
To consolidate the learning, the class had a WOW Day during which they learned more about the evacuee experience and they were able to tap into the photography skills gained during their Art work to recreate iconic photographs from the era.
Well done to each and every one of you, Year 6, for your hard work and enthusiasm throughout what has been an excellent start to your final year at Oughton. We are very much looking forward to seeing where our learning journey takes us to in 2025. Watch this space!
In English, the children worked incredibly hard writing mystery and suspense stories for the class anthology. We know that our Key Stage Two peers, our intended audience, enjoyed reading our tales. Year 6 also found time to create their own planets and write reports on these to encourage Year 6 classmates to visit. In our most recent English unit, there were so many things that the class wanted to banish to Room 101. From spiders to fighting, from obnoxious eating to unclean whiteboards and from deadly sea creatures to drowning, the children worked tirelessly in their persuasive campaigns and their hard work was clear to see during the delivery of their final speeches. Mrs Lopez and
Mrs Rodriguez found it quite a challenge to choose which pet peeves or fears to dispatch to Room 101.
As well as working with Oughton teachers, Year 6 has also been fortunate enough to work with Phase and Reverend Maxine on our PSHCE learning. Through the power of a jug, marble and plastic balls, the class evaluated what life priorities were and how to juggle these. With Reverend Maxine, the children worked on their transition into Year 6, building on skills that will support them in their future transition into secondary.
Our History unit of World War II is one that the children will remember for years to come. The class showed great empathy and maturity while learning about this difficult time in our history. It was also very special to be able to hear from one of our own pupils talking about his visit to Wolf's Lair during his holiday to Poland.
The class also visited RAF Hendon to see firsthand the fighter planes learned about during the class lessons as well as learn about the Blitz experience. The highlight of the trip was each child having the opportunity to wear RAF uniforms that had belonged to wartime members of the RAF. A memory the children will cherish for years to come.
To consolidate the learning, the class had a WOW Day during which they learned more about the evacuee experience and they were able to tap into the photography skills gained during their Art work to recreate iconic photographs from the era.
Well done to each and every one of you, Year 6, for your hard work and enthusiasm throughout what has been an excellent start to your final year at Oughton. We are very much looking forward to seeing where our learning journey takes us to in 2025. Watch this space!
Year 6 2023 - 2024
We have been revising and working hard in preparation for the SATS tests in May, in our spare time we have designed model playgrounds in Design & Technology, composed our own rap and backing track on computers.
In history we have been looking at the Ancient Greeks, we have studied their Gods, myths and battle tactics. In P.E we have gone orienteering and completed a team gymnastic routine using vaults and different types of roll.
In history we have been looking at the Ancient Greeks, we have studied their Gods, myths and battle tactics. In P.E we have gone orienteering and completed a team gymnastic routine using vaults and different types of roll.
In Silver Birch this half term, we have completed our 'Oughton Field Guide' based upon the Spider Wick Chronicles. The children each drew and wrote a report on their own mythical creatures which was then compiled into a book. This was so good that the entire class received a Gold Head Teachers award in a celebration assembly . Using this is our inspiration we used clay in art to create models of our creatures.
In geography we have been studying rivers and hope to have a trip out to the Oughton Head when the weather improves. In science we have been investigating light and have now moved onto electricity which is quite shocking.
As we have been lucky with the weather we have been able to go outside in PE and have been learning the skills and rules of basketball.
In geography we have been studying rivers and hope to have a trip out to the Oughton Head when the weather improves. In science we have been investigating light and have now moved onto electricity which is quite shocking.
As we have been lucky with the weather we have been able to go outside in PE and have been learning the skills and rules of basketball.
HOMEWORK
LETTERS
| Year 6 Curriculum Letter Summer Term 2022 |
GALLERY
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Silver Birch 2022/2023
Art Week 2023
The children made some wonderful art during Art Week which was displayed at our Art Exhibition in June.
k'nex Challenge
On Monday 27th March, Year 6 worked on a mechanical engineering project using K’NEX with a representative of Airbus Defence and Space setting them the challenge of building cranes. After planning their designs with a partner, they built them and then presented them to the class.
Art Project with Artist Sarah Graham
Year Six pupils were given the amazing opportunity to work with Sarah Graham, local artist with world-wide acclaim and ex-pupil of Oughton, to create designs for a snowman to take part in the "Walking With The Snowman" trail. The trail opened in the town in December 2022 and was inspired by Raymond Brigg's classic picture book "The Snowman" which is also a family favourite Christmas film.
Sarah took the pupils designs, with the theme of 'Ten Lords a Leaping', and used them to create the most colourful and eye-catching snowman in the trail.
Representatives of Year Six braved the rain and visited the snowman alongside Sarah, a local councillor and representative of Cala Homes, for a photo opportunity and another chance to chat to Sarah. We are very much looking forward to working with her again.
Sarah took the pupils designs, with the theme of 'Ten Lords a Leaping', and used them to create the most colourful and eye-catching snowman in the trail.
Representatives of Year Six braved the rain and visited the snowman alongside Sarah, a local councillor and representative of Cala Homes, for a photo opportunity and another chance to chat to Sarah. We are very much looking forward to working with her again.
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WW2 WOW Day
Year 6 stepped back in time to World War II at the end of the Autumn half term. The children came in dressed as land girls and evacuees wearing labels to show their names and home town. Many of the evacuees came clutching a teddy bear to offer them comfort. Making their own gas masks was a must given the various air raid sirens they experienced during the day. The children went on to study genuine evacuee testimonies as well as propaganda, creating their own posters, with slogans to support the war effort and keep everyone’s moral up.
CURRICULUM
The Curriculum Overview Plan for Year 6 can be found in the Curriculum section within this website.