Brookburn Primary School

Staff

Ms Faulder	Assistant Headteacher-Upper Key Stage 2
	Teacher – Class 6SF
Mrs Taylor-Howe	Teacher – Class 6NT
Dr Elderfield	Key Stage 2 Teaching Assistant Lead
Mr Marsh	Teaching Assistant
Mrs Pereira	Teaching Assistant
Miss Rozario	Teaching Assistant

Our Values

Respect yourself
Respect others
Respect property and your community

History – Discovery and Legacy

• Compare life in Ancient Greece with life in Britain during the Iron Age.
• Learn about Greek city-states, including Athens and the origins of democracy.
• Explore the legacy of Ancient Greece, including architecture, science, technology and the Olympic Games.

English

Writing:
• A formal letter of complaint from the perspective of Penelope in ‘Odysseus’.
• Writing a Greek myth
• a perspective piece debating whether ancient artefacts, such as the Parthenon Marbles, should be returned to their country of origin.
Reading:
• ‘The Odyssey’ by Homer retold by Hugh Lupton
• A variety of Ancient Greek myths which will enhance our History unit
• ‘Who Let the Gods Out’ by Maz Evans.

Maths

• Fractions, Decimals and Percentages – converting, ordering and percentages of amounts
• Area, Perimeter and Volume
• Statistics – line graphs, bar charts, interpreting pie charts, finding the mean
• Shape – measuring and calculating angles

Science

Living Things and their Habitats

• Classify living things by observable characteristics, including plants, animals and micro-organisms.
• Group animals into vertebrates and invertebrates, with vertebrates further divided into fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
• Classify plants as flowering or non-flowering.

Other Curriculum Areas

Art- Exploring Identity- studying Njideka Akunyili Crosby & Thandiwe Muriu and a layered portrait
Music- You’ve Got A Friend by Carole King
Physical Education- Teacher-led session: Striking and fielding through Cricket;
Coach-led session: Working as a team to field a ball effectively in Danish Long Ball.
Computing- Data and Information: An introduction to spreadsheets
French- Les Vikings -describe my height, eye colour, hair colour/style and daily routine.

UN Convention of the Rights of the Child

In the Summer term 2025, we achieved the UNICEF UK Gold Rights Respecting Schools award. This term the Rights Respecting council will be planning a ‘Gold Day’ to celebrate this. We will be organising lots of fun activities linked to the Rights of the child. The council will write to you in the next few weeks to share more information.
This half term we will also be celebrating World Book Day, International Women’s Day and World Water Day. In March, we will take part in the ‘Great British Spring Clean’.

Article 2- The convention applies to every child without discrimination, whatever their ethnicity, gender, religion, language, abilities or any other status, whatever they think or say, whatever their family background.

Article 12- Every child has the right to express their views, feelings and wishes in all matters affecting them, and to have their views considered and taken seriously.

Article 28- Every child has the right to an education.

Article 31- Every child has the right to relax and play.

Empowering Learning Skills and Personal Development

Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE)
In Year 6, the Living in the Wider World unit develops pupils’ understanding of media literacy, financial education and future aspirations. Children learn to think critically about media messages, manage money responsibly (including saving, spending and understanding debt), and explore careers and pathways into work, preparing them for life beyond primary school.

Empowering Learning Skills:
In Year 5 and 6, children are being taught empowering learning skills to help them be an ‘effective participator’ and a ‘reflective learner’. These skills allow children to get the most from their lessons and learning, while also helping them regulate, applying the strategies they have been taught. This half term we are focusing on:
● Understanding that attitude and behaviour can affect learning, and showing ability to adjust.
● Taking account of others’ viewpoints when considering successes and next steps.
● Being an effective role model and acting as a buddy for younger pupils. Children will have the opportunity to do this through reading buddies and ‘Brookies’.

Important Dates

23rd February: Spring 2 starts
4th March: SEND review progress evenings
5th March: World Book Day
8th March: International Women’s Day
12th March: Inclusion coffee morning
WC 16th March: Progress evenings (17th face to face/ 19th virtual)
20th March: Welly Walk
20th March: Comic Relief
Term ends: Thursday 2nd April at 2pm
Easter holidays: Friday 3rd April- 17th April
Summer 1 starts Monday 20th April

Brookburn
Primary
School

Year 6