Year 6 Transition
Transition Week Tasks
Each transition week follows a theme. Each theme works on a three year cycle where pupils will work on different project within one theme. Whilst pupils are in their primary schools, work will commence within different Areas of Learning, building knowledge and skills ready to transition to the Comprehensive School. During the transition week, the themes continue within our setting, where pupils can demonstrate their knowledge and understanding within subjects around the school. Click the links below to find out more.
KS2/3 Transition Week, Pontarddulais Cluster – Formula 1
Key
- Activities to be completed in Primary Schools – will be required for transition week as a continuing activity, source of information or skill.
- Activities to be completed during transition week using skills and/or resources started in Primary Schools.
- Activities to form part of wider scheme of work undertaken by Primary Schools if they so wish.
Digital Competence
- Create a database on F1 drivers
- Analyse and graph data
- Search using two or more criteria for a specific purpose.
- Add or remove data fields to improve quality
NB: Shows cross-phase working on Hwb
Mathematics and Numeracy
- Lap times & distances to 3dp / order / rounding to nearest whole and 2dp
- Percentage of Fuel – How many laps could you do with x amount of fuel?
- Inverse checks throughout
- Distances from Grand Prix venues – scales, miles, km
- Timetable of a racing driver – practice, qualifying, race, travel
- Time zones – different venues
- Measure the perimeter of a track
- Profit & Loss – car costs, advertising, sponsors
- Ticket Prices – Comparisons * Currency Converters
- Cost of Tyres – durability i.e. number of laps they do, best buys
- Conversions – miles to kms for race distances, litres to pints to gallons
- Cost of a tank of fuel
- Estimate the length of time a race should take – speed, distance, time
- Average temperature & rainfall – data and graph
- Line graphs of lap times
- Bar Graphs – Points of races
- Mode, median, range – Drivers ages
- Population Density
- Salaries – yearly, monthly, weekly, daily, hourly by minute
- Plan a trip to a Grand Prix – airline comparisons, budget and currency
- Tally charts – wins, poll position, last year’s finishes – fractions, decimals and percentages
- Stadium capacity
Science and Technology
Design Technology
- Using 2D design packages
- Range of materials
- Graphic designs for vehicles
- Using CAM software
- Streamlining of vehicles
Science
- Complete investigation streamlining & air resistance in F1 vehicles
- Success criteria
- Prediction
- Variables
- Method
- Results – Speed = Distance / Time
- Line graph
- Conclusion
- Reflection/Evaluation
This will be a project started in primary school with the practical aspects being performed during transition week. Evaluations will then be completed back in year 6 class due to time limitations.
Humanities
Geography
- Mapping the different countries
- Temperature and rainfall graphs comparing two countries
- Impact of building in the local area
- Scale of distances from Silverstone to other tracks
History
- Research the history of Grand Prix (Timeline)
Language, Literacy and Communication
Oracy
- Discussion – Why is F1 a male dominated sport?
- Interview with race driver, family member, team etc.
- Voiceovers – children watch race with commentaries & then devise own voiceover
- Presentation – showcase the car they have designed
- Motivational speech
- Persuasive pitch – why should you sponsor our team?
Reading
- Research of countries
- Biographies of racing drivers
- Analysing F1 websites
- Web Quest
- Research relevant to maths data
- Looking at examples of descriptive passages
Writing
- Letter of application to be part of F1 team
- Discussion task – building a racing circuit in local area
- Senses poem
- Persuasive leaflet about country
- Pit stop instructional writing
- Blogging a driver’s performance
- Poster to advertise Grand Prix
- Description of an F1 racer and family views
Health and Well-being
- Choose success criteria for formula 1 driver
- Fitness Testing – Components of Fitness E.g. Speed Test – 50m Sprint; Muscular Power – Standing Long Jump; Muscular Strength – Throwing a tennis ball as far as you can; Co-ordination – Tennis Ball Test; Balance – Stork Stand Test; Cardio-vascular Test – Skipping for a minute
- Estimating & measuring actual scores for Fitness Test
- Discussion – Building a Track in the local area – PMI Grid, Arguments for & against including Eco Issues, Socio-economic, Conclusion
- Estimating & measuring actual scores for Fitness Test
Expressive Arts
Drama and Music
- Cheerleading – create a chant to promote your team
- Jingle or rap to advertise the team
- Opening ceremony for a Grand Prix
Art
- Design a new kit for a team.
- Design a new logo for a team
- Design a trophy for a team
Cymraeg
- Oracy – job interview
- Reading – read character description and draw the character
- Writing – character description in the third person
- Writing – conversation between two racing drivers (linked to character description)
KS2/3 Transition Week, Pontarddulais Cluster – Flight
Key
- Activities to be completed in Primary Schools – will be required for transition week as a continuing activity, source of information or skill.
- Activities to be completed during transition week using skills and/or resources started in Primary Schools.
- Activities to form part of wider scheme of work undertaken by Primary Schools if they so wish.
Digital Competence
- Create a database on aeroplanes
- Analyse and graph data
- Search using two or more criteria for a specific purpose.
- Add or remove data fields to improve quality
NB: Shows cross-phase working on Hwb
Mathematics and Numeracy
- Distances to 3dp / order / rounding to nearest whole and 2dp
- Inverse checks throughout
- Distances from between airports – scales, miles, km
- Timetable of an airline pilot, airport flight list
- Time zones – different countries visited
- Measure the area / perimeter runways – scale drawings
- Profit & Loss – spaceflight, advertising, sponsors, Virgin Galactic
- Ticket Prices – Comparisons * Currency Converters
- Cost of flight tickets – currency
- Estimate the length – speed, distance, time different types of plane
- Average temperature & rainfall – data and graph
- Bar Graphs – volume of traffic through airport
- Mode, median, range
- Population Density – working space in airport
- Plan a trip to a holiday destination – airline comparisons, budget and currency
- Tally charts, fractions, decimals and percentages
- Symmetry – Escher
- Temperature and rainfall graphs comparing two countries
Science and Technology
Design Technology
- Using 2D design packages
- Range of materials
- Graphic designs for vehicles
- Using CAM software
- Streamlining of vehicles
Science
- Complete wingspan investigation
- Success criteria
- Prediction
- Variables
- Method
- Results – Speed = Distance / Time
- Line graph
- Conclusion
- Reflection/Evaluation
This will be a project started in primary school with the practical aspects being performed during transition week. Evaluations will then be completed back in year 6 class due to time limitations.
Humanities
Geography
- Mapping the different countries / coordinates / grid references
- Impact of building airport / runway in the local area
- Scale of distances Amelia Earhart travelled
History
- Research the history of Space Race / Flight (Timeline)
Language, Literacy and Communication
Oracy
- Discussion – impact of new airport/runway?
- Interview with Chuck Yeager
- Voiceovers – children watch moon landing with commentaries & then devise own voiceover
- Presentation – think of new Welsh airline
- Persuasive pitch – why should you fly with us?
Reading
- Research of AE / Airports / Bias
- Biographies of AE/ AJ / Wright Bros.
- Web Quest
- Research relevant to maths data
- Looking at examples of descriptive passages
Writing
- Letter of application to be astronaut / pilot
- Discussion task – building an airport in Gower
- Senses poem
- Persuasive leaflet about airport / airline
- Persuasion – dream team for space mission
- Flight crew instructional writing
- Vlog as astronaut / IS
- Poster to advertise airline / airport / AE Missing
- Description of a historical space / flight figure
Health and Well-being
- Choose success criteria for astronaut
- Diet – space food / aeroplane food – healthy menu
- P4C – factors affecting astronauts e.g. sunlight, gravity, nutrition, isolation, claustrophobia, relationships – preparation for
- Fitness Testing – Components of Fitness E.g. Speed Test – 50m Sprint; Muscular Power – Standing Long Jump; Muscular Strength – Throwing a tennis ball as far as you can; Co-ordination – Tennis Ball Test; Balance – Stork Stand Test; Cardio-vascular Test – Skipping for a minute
- Estimating & measuring actual scores for Fitness Test
- Discussion – Building an airport in the local area – PMI Grid, Arguments for & against including Eco Issues, Socio-economic, Conclusion
- Estimating & measuring actual scores for Fitness Test
Expressive Arts
Drama and Music
- Jingle or rap to advertise the airline
- TV advert
- Radio Broadcast
Art
- Design a new outfit for a pilot/AE/Hostess
- Design a new logo for a plane / airline
- Kite design
- William Morris / Escher – bird designs
Cymraeg
- Oracy – astronaut
- Reading – read character description and draw the character
- Writing – character description in the third person on AE / CY
- Writing – conversation between AE / CY (linked to character description)
KS2/3 Transition Week, Pontarddulais Cluster – Le Grand Départ!
Key
- Activities to be completed in Primary Schools – will be required for transition week as a continuing activity, source of information or skill.
- Activities to be completed during transition week using skills and/or resources started in Primary Schools.
- Standalone activities to occur during transition week, prepared by comprehensive.
- Activities to form part of wider scheme of work undertaken by Primary Schools if they so wish.
Digital Competence
- Create and analyse data from sources
- Analyse and graph data
- Search using two or more criteria for a specific purpose.
- Add or remove data fields to improve quality
NB: Shows cross-phase working on Hwb
Mathematics and Numeracy
- Distances to 3dp / order / rounding to nearest whole and 2dp
- Inverse checks throughout
- Distances from between French towns – scales, miles, km
- Timetable
- Measure the area / perimeter – scale drawings
- Profit & Loss – accounts for entrepreneurship element
- Prices – Comparisons – nutrition bars / T de F accommodation
- Estimate the length – speed, distance, time
- Bar Graphs – compare contents of nutrition bars
- Plan a trip to a holiday destination – airline comparisons, budget and currency
- Story of the graph – e.g. height on a mountain stage
- Pupils are going to choose different parts to create the best bike they can with a given budget for the Tour de France race. There are aspects of managing money, best buys, reasoning their answers/choices, percentages and averages involved.
Science and Technology
Design Technology – Make a Nutrition Bar
- Keywords
- Initial research – Lotus Diagram
- Ideas – Image collage
- Initial Design Features / Initial designs
- Final design
- Planning and making
- Evaluation
Design Technology – Packaging for Nutrition Bar
- Keywords
- Initial research – Lotus Diagram
- Ideas – Image collage
- Initial Design Features / Initial designs
- Final design
- Planning and making
- Evaluation
- Using 2D design packages / Range of materials / Graphic designs for packaging / Using CAM software
Science
- Investigation – Testing 3 different energy drinks to find out which is best for giving an athlete energy
Computer Science
- iMovie adverts for nutrition bars
- Create a database on cyclists / teams / bikes
- Analyse and graph data
- Search using two or more criteria for a specific purpose
- Add or remove data fields to improve quality
Humanities
Geography
- Mapping elements of La Tour de France / Grid references
- Plan a Tour de Wales
- Contours / Mountains
- Fair Trade
- Food miles
History
- History of the bicycle – development of wheel
- Database – Turning point of speed
- History of the Tour de France
Religious Education
- Meditation
- Ethics of doping – Discussion text
Language, Literacy and Communication
Oracy
- Discussion – Why can’t women compete in the Tour de France?
- Interview with Geraint Thomas
- Voiceovers – commentate on the final 500m of a Tour de France stage
- Presentation – Dragon’s Den sales pitch for their nutrition bar
Reading
- Research of T de F / Nutrition / Cycling
- Biographies of Geraint Thomas / Chris Froome / Simon Yates
- Research relevant to maths data
- Looking at examples of descriptive passages
Writing
- Food diary
- Discussion task – doping / women in T de F
- Senses poem – e.g. cycling up Mont Ventoux or a Welsh Mountain
- Persuasion – sales pitch for nutrition bar
- Recipes and DT instructional writing, menus
- Vlog as cyclist or company selling nutrition bars
- Poster to advertise nutrition bar / Tour de Wales
Health and Well-being
Physical Well-being
- Challenge skills menu.
- Circuit challenge. How many calories can you burn?
Food and Nutrition
- Mission nutrition quiz
- Calorific energy. Sports performance nutrition.
- Hydration, ‘think your drink’ for ‘Tour de France’
Social Well-being
- Team spin session. The journey of ‘Tour de France’
Mental Well-being
- Winning at a price
- Substance misuse and the ‘Tour de France’
Expressive Arts
Drama and Music
- Jingle or rap to advertise the nutrition bar
- TV advert
- Radio Broadcast
- Peer pressure role play – drugs
- Creating music for relaxation / meditation
- Acrostic Poem, Monologue & Costume design
- Launchpad software to create musical section for opening event of TDF
Art
- Design a new outfit for a T de F / T de W Cyclist
- Design a new logo for a team
- Tour de Wales posters
- How artists capture movement and speed in their artwork
- How artists represent sports people in art, use these ideas to represent cyclists
- How artists capture energy in their artwork, use these ideas to represent cyclists
Cymraeg
- Welsh athletes
- 3rd person description of famous Welsh athletes
MFL
- Rider profile – introducing yourself to fellow competitors
- Colours and numbers
- Language of the Peloton