Year 6
Welcome to the Year 6 class page – Mrs Parton, Mrs Belford, Mrs Kilgariff, 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.
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?
Autumn Term 1
English – In English we will have a focus on grammar for the first few weeks of the term. We will then be using this knowledge to write different genres. We will use the text Letters from the Lighthouse as a stimulus for some of our writing.
Guided Reading
We will use Oliver Twist 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:
Place Value
- numbers to 10 million
- rounding numbers
- negative numbers
Four Operations
- Multiplying 4 digit numbers by 2 digit numbers
- Short division
- Long division
- Solving problems
- BODMAS
RE
I
This half term we will be studying two units in our RE lessons.
Unit A – The Story of the People of God. In this unit we will learn about:
- The different ‘books of the Bible’
- The different forms of writing within the Bible
- Key figures in the Old Testament
- Stories of the foundations of the Bible and our faith.
Unit B – Followers of Christ. In this unit we will learn about:
- The call of the Disciples
- The important role the Disciples had in the life of Jesus
- How we are all called to the Disciples of Jesus and the important roles we have.
How we all answer the call of Christ today through the life of the Church.
Science - We will study animals including humans
We will learn : ·
- We will learn about the human circulatory system by studying the following:
- Circulatory system
- Blood
- Heart
- Pulse rate and what happens when we exercise
- The effect of drugs and alcohol
- The importance of a balanced diet.
History - WW2
Geography will be carried out during forest school this half term. The children will learn to recognise and use OS map symbols and describe features shown on an OS map. They will also use 8 compass points and 6 figure grid references. This will lead on to carrying out fieldwork in the local area.
Design and Technology - Food
Children will
- Writing a recipe for a healthier pie, explaining the key steps, method and ingredients
- Following a recipe, including using the correct quantities of each ingredient
Adapting a recipe based on research
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Computing – Computational thinkers
We will learn:
- Develop the ability to reason logically about algorithms
- Understand how key algorithms can be expressed as programs
- Understand that some algorithms are more efficient than others
- Understand common algorithms for searching and sorting a list
French
Children will study the following are:
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French Food
- Order food and drink
- identify and pronounce the names of French shops correctly.
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French Sport and the Olympics
- Sports in French
- Olympian opinions
- Express travel plans
- To write sentences for a sports diary
- Name French foods
PSHE – Relationships
Being Me in my World
- Discussing the year ahead and setting ourselves targets
- Discussing being a Global Citizen
- Creating a class charter
P.E –Invasion games (Monday and Thursday)
Children will learn to develop their skills in both football and handball this half term
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/