YEAR SIX: SUMMER TERM

SUMMER TERM: AN END OF A JOURNEY

OUR CORE INTENTION IN ACTION

Take a look at the page below, including our curriculum project posters and mats, and download copies at the base of the page.

So its the end of the line so to speak. A seven year journey reached its final stage this term. It is always a special term in that so many aspects come together but there are a range of emotions within there - particularly as we reach the final few weeks. Let's take you through what has been studied within our I Dream Of Being.... curriculum for this special Summer Term.

The Year 6 student leadership work has obviously continued to be a daily element for all concerned - this included the element of training and passing on experience and advice to next year's leaders in the current Year 5 cohort. have been non-stop busy. We have been busy with Mr Denton's favourite History project: Bring Me Sunshine. Looking at the rise and fall of light entertainment in Blackpool since World War Two,  we have studied the theatres, the performers, the producers and their legacy in a lively and entertaining project that is always a winner with everyone. Design & Technology used our Bring Me Sunshine project to draw inspiration for our Theatre Facades which took our Structures learning onto the next stage. Studying and re-creating our local theatres as they appear to the passing public with their ornate and period detail is quite a challenge!

Our Science work Iinked back to projects studied in previous years. We therefore returned to Light and Electricity for 'Part 2' of the studies. They are always two of the more popular projects and we were able to make sensible links to theatre lighting during both projects adding purpose to our work. We looked at how light travels and its relationship between the eye and the light source. We then moved on to look at circuit symbols and how we can control circuits and alter their operation. 

Our Geography project was 'Morecambe Bay' and this gave us the perfect opportunity to take a trip up the coastline and undertake fieldwork on another west coast resort. Similar in some ways to St Annes and Blackpool (but also unique in many others), we used the trip to gather evidence and key knowledge before considering back at school how Morecambe has changed and developed due to its geography. I think its fair to say that this was a particularly popular project with everyone and again allowed for some sensible and meaningful links with our Bring Me Sunshine work - particularly when we visited the statue of Eric Morecambe!

Pop Art was the focus for our Art & Design project looking at the work of Andy Warhol before designing album covers using this influence and knowledge. Working in our Art Studio gave us chance to develop a range of ideas before using printing techniques to create a cover for a chosen band/artiste. Pop Art is always a popular theme with everyone. It feels really accessible and generates many simple but often effective ideas. In French, our project was ’Moi Dans Le Monde’ (Me In The World) where we again learned a range of new French vocabulary building directly upon language we have learned in the previous two terms.

Mathematics in the Summer Term is about shape and statistics initially and then we moved to into bigger problem solving projects using themes related to our other subjects where reasonable. It consolidates and recaps but it then challenges thinking in different real-life ways and situations. We do try and approach the final half-term of mathematics differently from that which we have used in the earlier part of the year and in the years previous to this through these broader themed questions and activities.

By the time we reach Summer Term, our English projects have begun to draw stimulus and inspiration from our Bring Me Sunshine studies. Indeed we call one of our projects Bring Me Sunshine and another is Together We'll Be Ok. A flashback narrative and a series of diary entries are our writing outcomes for these projects. We continued with our focus on key purposes for reading and writing with our projects looking at writing to re-tell, inform, explain and entertain. 

We have been looking at the nature and character of God and how faith can affect and influence people's lives in our Religious Education studies this term. There have been some interesting debates and viewpoints shared during our Let's Talk work in this subject area. Music means our composition focus for the Summer Term. Planning and composing pieces related to Bring Me Sunshine under the guidance of our Music Leader in the ABC Theatre.

One of our established lead sports (cricket) and our regular summer focus upon track and field ahtletics have occupied our time during our Physical Education work in recent weeks and months. Our Year 6 Summer Term Computing Skills Showcase was coding 'Light Sensors' for our theatre facades as a culmination to our Programming studies. This allowed the classes to apply their skills within a project drawn from our history studies. Search Engines have remained the focus for our Computing Systems & Networks element this term. Different ways to respond to online bullying including interpreting the emotions behind online messages and how we can present ourselves online through the many varied possible methods has formed our E-Safety work during the term. My Happy Mind/PSHE & Relationships reviews our learning to help us with future steps during this term. We call this a 'Be Your Best Award' including setting personal goals based upon our learning. We recapped helpful strategies and the idea of personal goal setting and how we can think positively when dealing with the transition ahead to a new school and new demands in the coming weeks and months.