Block One (August – December 2025)

Hello everyone and welcome to the P6/7 school web page. We are all so pleased to be back and we are looking forward to a fantastic year.

Here is what we have planned for Block 1:

Class Charter:

Our school values are READY, RESPECTFUL and SAFE so our class charter is linked to them. We discussed and chose actions for each value and each week we will focus on a different one. When we achieve the weekly action, we are awarded a place on our recognition board and can then be considered for Hot Chocolate Friday.

Topic:

Our topic this block is World War Two. We will be looking at the causes of the war, who was involved, what it was like for people in Britain and the home effort. This will include researching evacuees, the blitz/blackout, rationing and women’s involvement. We will also look at other aspects of the war including sensitive topics like the holocaust, what life was like for the soldiers in battle and propaganda. We will be learning through research, videos, creating posters and various other pieces of writing and art. We will also have a guest speaker in term two from the Anne Frank Foundation. All of this, and more, will be through an interdisciplinary lens and will incorporate all areas of the curriculum with a focus on Social Studies. Part of this theme will be focussed around our class novel this term which is Once by Morris Glietzman.

Numeracy & Maths:

This block we are learning:

• Place value to millions and some of us will look at decimal points
• Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division with carrying and exchange
• 2d and 3d shape
• Angles
• Symmetry
• Coordinates and compass points
• Money

Literacy:

• Our class novel this Block is “once’’ by Morris Gleitzman. It is about a Jewish boy who goes on an adventure during World War Two to try and find his parents.

In writing we will be creating:

• Diary Entries
• Posters
• fact files
• Letters
• a variety of poems (war poetry)
• Persuasive writing (linked to propaganda)

In talking and listening we are focusing on listening skills, presentation skills and taking part in debates.

HWB: RSHP

This block we will be covering the following topics:

Friends and Friendship (team building)

Food and health

Growth mindset/resilience (linked to feedback)

Mental Health

Internet safety

 

PE:

 

Thursday: indoor PE (fitness, team games, basketball, netball, gymnastics)

Friday: outdoor PE (games, the mile, trim trail, fitness)

 

Homework:

Our homework will consist of spelling and reading.

The children will write the task into the homework jotter each week.

This will be sent out on a Friday and should be returned on a Wednesday.

Looking forward to a super successful start to our P6/7 year.