Curriculum News, Year 6
Term 1, 2023

We would like to take this opportunity to welcome you back for 2023. We are excited to share the final year of the Year 6 students’ journey at Beaumaris North Primary School and support them in their transition to secondary school.

Literacy

Reading/Writing/Spelling

Students will continue to read, interpret and respond to a wide range of literary and media texts in print and in multi-modal formats. They will analyse these texts and support interpretations with evidence drawn from the text.

The children will use a range of approaches to spelling, applying morphemic knowledge and an understanding of visual and phonic patterns in line with the SMART Spelling approach. They will employ a variety of strategies for writing, including notetaking and brainstorming in their Writer’s notebook, using graphic organisers, planning, editing and proofreading.

The students will continue to focus on the 6 + 1 TRAIT model to develop and enhance their writing skills.

Speaking and Listening

Students will prepare and deliver a speech in front of their class about a leader who they are inspired by, and they will reflect on their own leadership traits. They will be assessed on the speaking and listening component of this learning task. Further information will be available on Compass.

Numeracy

Maths Groups

Maths will be taught in classes this year, with specific lessons targeted to the children’s needs within each mathematical concept. Our Semester 1 focus is 'Number' including place value, the four processes, decimals, percentages and fractions.

Once a week we explore different Problem Solving strategies to enhance the students’ ability to interpret worded Mathematical problems:

Find a Pattern
Draw a Picture or Diagram
Make an Organised List
Make a Table
Work Backwards
Use Reasoning

Whole-school Focus on PYP learner Profile Attributes

February: Caring

March: Risk-taker

Homework

Homework is given out on a Monday and due back on a Friday. Homework tasks each week include SMART Spelling, Reading (min 20 minutes 3 nights per week) and Essential Assessment ‘My Numeracy’ tasks.

The students should include details of Reading for the week, including book title, number of pages read, and time spent reading in their home diary. Another compulsory component of Homework is to complete the ‘Wellbeing Tracker’ in the home diary, including daily mindfulness and physical activity.

The home diary should be signed by a parent, acknowledging that the work is satisfactory and to the best of the child’s ability.

Units of Inquiry

HOW WE EXPRESS OURSELVES

Leaders possess unique qualities

Lines of inquiry:

The meaning of leadership
Attributes of a good leader
Issues that inspire leaders
The ways we can demonstrate leadership at school and in the community

WHERE WE ARE IN PLACE AND TIME

Present day cultures are influenced by cultures from the past