Class 6
Our Class Saint:
Saint Martin de Porres (1579–1639) was a kind and humble man from Lima, Peru, who is known for his amazing compassion and generosity. He was the son of a Spanish nobleman and a freed African woman, but because of his mixed race, he faced discrimination throughout his life.
Martin became a Dominican lay brother at a monastery, where he spent his time helping the sick and the poor. He was known for his love of animals and cared for stray cats and dogs. People admired his gentle heart and his miracles, like healing the sick and even appearing in different places at the same time to help others.
Saint Martin taught everyone that kindness, humility, and service are what truly matter. He is now the patron saint of racial harmony and people who are struggling in poverty. His feast day is celebrated on November 3rd.
Summer Term 2025
English
In English this term, we are going to be studying:
- Dialogues and writing dialogues based on Beauty and the Beast and Toy Story, showing how characters contrast and how authors reflect this in their language.
- An instructions text based on a bun baking recipe.
- A persuasive travel brochure advertising a holiday to a South American city.
Maths
This term we will continue to look at shape, circles, recognising nets of 3D, calculating angles in quadrilaterals and polygons.
We will be learning to read co-ordinates in all four quadrilaterals, how to reflect and translate shapes and patterns. We will also be learning about imperial measures, including miles and kilometres.
We will also be completing data collecting projects using bar charts, line graphs and pie charts.
Religious Education
In RE, this term, the topic from ‘The Way, the Truth & the Life’ is Kingdom of God' is 'Called to Serve.’ We will be learning about the Sacrament of Confirmation, what it is, why it is important and how the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
We will then be learning about the topic ‘Faith in Action’; understanding how the belief that we are made in God’s image influences the way we live and make decisions. We will be thinking about what it means to belong to a community, the positives and the challenges and how belonging to a community such as the Church informs our choices and our beliefs.
Science
In Science, we are looking at the heart. The unit will cover the different parts of the heart and the circulatory system as well as the path blood takes around the body and the role the lungs play in oxygenating the blood. The unit also covers the risk of drugs and smoking as well as looking at our scientist Santorio Santorio and his work on making the pulsilogium.
Geography
In geography, we are starting a unit of work on South America. The unit will study all the countries in South America and their capital cities. It will also look at the mountainous regions of South America, especially the Andes mountain range and how many countries that stretches across. We will also be comparing two cities of high and low altitude (La Paz and Paramaribo) and the physical features and the way they differ.
History
In history, we will be learning about the Aztecs, including pastimes and hobbies they had and also the settlements they made around Lake Texcoco and how this differs to a map today. We will also study the conquistador Hernan Cortes and the techniques he used to conquer the Aztec Empire.
Other subjects:
PE - We are completing a unit on striking and fielding, with a focus on Rounders. We will be looking at different athletics activities.
PSHE - We will be thinking about the topics Being my Best and Growing and Changing.
Art - We will be studying Pop Art and how this has evolved.
Computing - We are looking at creating media on Scratch along with what the internet is - learning about different components such as IP addresses, packets and servers.