Spring 2  2025

This half term, the Lions are learning...

Collective Worship

Our values are Respect, Love, Forgiveness, Service, Friendship and Peace. These values underpin our curriculum.

Throughout this half term, we are learning about what each value means and how we can promote each one through our daily actions to make a positive contribution to our school and the wider community. We are reading, listening to and responding to bible stories, which teach Christians about the importance of our values in daily life.

Don't forget to complete your values task at home - it could be included on our next newsletter!

RE

This half term, we are studying the following question:

• The Exodus: Why is the Exodus such a significant event in Christian history?

• The Eucharist: Why do Christians celebrate the Eucharist?

• Jesus (Easter): Who was Jesus? Who is Jesus?

Through our RE lessons, we will be deepening our understanding of the faiths of Judaism, Sikhism, Hinduism and Islam.

Throughout our RE lessons we answer 'Big Questions', which give us the opportunity to discuss and debate open-ended questions that have many possible answers.  These questions broaden our thinking, acting as a springboard to new ideas and opinions. 

English

This half term, we are focusing on improving our reading comprehension,  writing and grammar skills through a variety of texts and short writing opportunities.

Reading Plus

This half term, we are accessing Reading Plus on a weekly basis in school. Every child is to complete a minimum of 5 reading sessions per week.  The aim of this programme is to improve children's reading and comprehension skills, by quickly adapting to meet the exact needs of every learner. Any sessions not completed by the end of the week in school, should be completed for homework.

Maths

In our daily lessons, we are learning about the following topics:

• Missing Angles and Lengths

• Co-ordinates and Shapes

• Statistics 

• Proportion Problems

Please ensure that your child has secure knowledge of the times-tables up to twelve multiplied by twelve, alongside the corresponding division facts. These should be practised at home on a regular basis through Times Tables Rockstars.  

Science

IIn Science this half term, year 6 Leopards are learning about Living Things and their Habitats.

PSHE

This half term, we are learning about Living in the Wider World.

History

In History this half term, we are learning about the The Vikings and Anglo Saxons Struggle for the Kingdom of England.