Mrs Hargreaves abramss@leighton.cheshire.sch.uk
Mr Emes emesg@leighton.cheshire.sch.uk
Other familiar faces in our classroom:
Miss Oakley Miss Proudman Mrs Woods Mr Wilson Mrs Lusar Mrs Roberts
Important Dates
Week commencing 12th May 2025 - SATs week
Friday, 23rd May 2025 - Inset Day
Friday, 8th July 2025 - Primary College Day
Thursday, 17th July 2025 - Year 6 Leavers' Evening
What are we learning?
Year 6 Summer Overview
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Subject |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
Subject |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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Maths |
Revision Consolidation
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Themed Projects |
Art & Design |
Pop Art Movement Artists: Andy Warhol; Alison Dryland
Painting, colour and printing
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Background set for the play
Elements: line, shape, colour, space pattern
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English T4W |
Balanced Argument narrative – The Ways of the Wolf Endurance narrative – Shackleton’s Journey
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Reading |
Revision Exploring the Universe on the Web Tales of Sir Gawain |
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Design & Technology |
The Great Bread Bake Off |
Geography |
Rivers 50 Things to do before you are 11
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Science |
The Circulatory System
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Animals, including Humans |
History |
Wars Through Time – A comparison of The Battle of Bosworth v Spanish Armada Influential Person: John Blanke Why was it significant that he was the first black Briton to be portrayed? |
Queen’s Park visit – historical, human and physical features
Influential people – Raz Ahmed |
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Computing |
Blogging |
Networks |
Religious Education |
How do Beliefs Shape a Person’s Identity?
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How do Beliefs Shape a Person’s Identity? |
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P.E. |
Rounders Outdoor Athletics |
Cricket Tournaments Top-up Swimming |
Music |
Ame Sau Vala Tara Bal Focus: Indian music, bhairavi raag, chaal rhythm, Indian musical instruments, Indian musical styles comparison (bhangra, Bollywood, Indian classical), progression snapshot 3.
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Personal Development |
No Outsiders Consent – Pants Are Private
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No Outsiders Drugs & Alcohol Economic Well-being & Transition
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German |
Café Culture and Restaurants |
Performance Time Transition to KS3 |
Reminders
In summer 1, P.E. is on Tuesday (rounders) and Friday (outdoor athletics) - please send your child into school wearing full PE kit but consider the weather and ensure they have extra layers for playtimes, if necessary.
Water bottles - please send your child in with a water bottle each day.
Sun cream - it may be necessary to apply sun cream on warmer days. Please check the weather forecast the day before.
Useful websites