Year 6
Welcome to the Year 6 class page – Mrs Parton, Mrs Belford, Mrs Wilson and Mrs Yasmin are looking forward to spending this year with you!
Our Class Saint – Saint Maximilian Kolbe
St. Maximilian Kolbe is the patron saint of Journalism, the media and the family. St. Maximilian Kolbe was born on January 8, 1894, in Poland. He was a Polish Franciscan friar and a martyr in the German death Camp of Auschwitz during World War II. He is a martyr as he gave up his life the safe the life of another man in the concentration camp in Auschwitz.
Look out for information about our class assembly
Home Reading
Reading helps children with their knowledge, understanding and language. The children are taught to read in school however it is important that you encourage your child to read at home daily for 20 minutes and listen to them read a couple of pages of their book every night.
Reading books will be changed regularly and every week the children will also choose a library book to read over the weekend.
Click the video link below for tips on how to support your child with reading at home.
Parents, you must sign your child’s reading diaries so your children can be rewarded with a stamp for their efforts.
Homework
Children will be given 1 piece of maths and 1 piece of grammar homework each week. Homework will be handed out every Tuesday (to be completed by the following Monday)
Children also have logins to Times Table Rockstars and Emile and are expected to practise their times-tables and spellings weekly.
Click the link below to access our school login in page. Then log on using your child’s username & password will also be stuck in your child’s reading diary.
https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/12628
https://emile-education.com/log-in-to-emile-resources/
What will we be learning this Term?
Spring Term 1
English – We will write a variety of different text types this half term and will learn key language and grammar skills to help us to write these. The text types include narrative, instructional and persuasive.
Guided Reading
We will use Risks and thrills and text extracts to explore key reading skills whilst also enjoying this well-loved story. We will focus our reading skills around:
- summarising ideas from more than one paragraph
- making inferences using evidence to support ideas
- predicting what might happen from details stated and implied
Maths
This half term we will focus on:
Decimals
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decimals to 3 places
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multiplying and dividing decimals
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decimals as fractions
Percentages
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understanding percentages
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equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages
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percentages of amounts
RE
This half term we will be studying two units: Christmas and Baptism & Confirmation – celebrations of the Holy Spirit.
In our Baptism and Confirmation unit we will be looking at the importance of these sacraments through which Christians receive the Holy Spirit. This unit helps to continue to lay the foundations of our work towards the Sacrament of Confirmation later in the academic year.
Science - We will study Light
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that light travels in straight lines
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how we see things
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investigate shadows
History - Crime and Punishment
We will learn about crime and punishment across different eras including Anglo-Saxons, Romans, Tudors and Victorians. We will also compare crime prevention of the past with today.
Art - Exploring Identity
Children will
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discover how artists use layers
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make layered portraits
Computing – We are connected
Children will develop skills for social media. They will learn to:
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Decide on guidelines
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Research topics thinking about reliability
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Show respect and tolerance as they respond to others views
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Discuss online bullying
French
Children will study the following : In my French house
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Learning how to describe a house - the different rooms and who lives there.
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Learning about prepositions to explain where items are arranged in their bedrooms
PSHE – Relationships
Life to the full
Children will think about their gifts and talents. They will begin to learn about body image and the changes both boys and girls bodies go through as they prepare to become an adult.
P.E –Health Related Exercise(Monday and Thursday)
Health Related Exercise
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Lead an effective warm-up for a small group.
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Explain the positive effects exercise has on the brain.
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Develop an understanding of which types of fitness are strengths and where improvements can be made
Please ensure that your child’s P.E kit is in school on these days.
Useful links to websites that could help at home:
Arithmetic practice
https://myminimaths.co.uk/year-6-arithmetic-practice-papers/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary
This is an excellent site, providing revision help for KS2, KS3, KS 4 and KS5. This covers all subjects through activities and tests.
http://www.icteachers.co.uk/children/children_sats.htm
A wide range of KS2 SATs questions, from both past papers and their own team of teachers.
https://www.ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/
The following link is to a website that if full of maths activities: https://www.themathsfactor.com/