Upper Key Stage 2

Phase Leader UKS2

Rachel Kelleher

Year 5

Summer Term Knowledge Organiser – 2023-2024

The latest Year 5 Learning Update!

In English we will be focussing on a traditional tale with a twist. In light of our new topic (Windrush), we will begin by exploring a Caribbean Cinderella story – Cendrillon.

We will be retelling the tale and writing character descriptions by identifying the attributes of the characters involved.

In Maths, we will be learning about the different types of angles. We will be exploring
different sized angles, using a protractor to practise drawing acute, obtuse, reflex, straight and complete angles.

In Science, we will be focussing on materials. We will be exploring the work of a well-known American chemist – Stephanie Kwolek, who invented a very strong material called Kevlar.

Our art lessons will be in line with our new topic focus – Windrush. This half term we will be exploring techniques used by two Caribbean artists – Brianna McCarthy and Errol Allen. We will start our learning by reviewing different pieces of their art.

In Humanities, we will begin the term by creating our own topic covers where we will sketch our own Windrush ships. We will be exploring the Empire Windrush route, using an atlas to plot the route that the Windrush ship took across the Caribbean. We will also be using compass directional language to write a description of the route the Empire Windrush took.

Year 6

Summer Term Knowledge Organiser – 2023-2024

The latest Year 6 Learning Update!

After half term, the children will focus on their comprehension skills and will revisit different reading domains e.g. retrieval, inference, prediction and author’s choice to help them prepare for their reading comprehension assessment.
After the Easter holidays, the children will continue their maths revision to prepare them for their upcoming end of Key Stage 2 assessments. They will first revisit Number & Place Value,  the Four Operations and Fractions.
Please ensure that your child completes their holiday homework, so that the skills that they have worked so hard to master do not become rusty.
Please ensure that your child continues to bring in their PE kits, so that they can take part in our weekly lessons, which take place on Mondays and Wednesdays.