Welcome to Year 6!

We will regularly update the class page with important information for Year 6 children this year. Below you can find the team in Year 6, PE days, Homework and a Overview of what is to be taught this half term. 

Teaching Assistant - Miss Munro

Our class novels for this half term are:

Darwin's Dragons

by 

Lindsay Galvin

A Monster Calls

by 

Patrick Ness

Half Term 6 - Overview

In this half term, Year 6 shall be:

Maths - recapping previously learnt skills and investigating maths in the real world. 

English - Writing Golden Writes on a instruction text, explaining how the circulatory system works and writing a non-chronological report on an endemic species.  

WC Reading - Using Patrick Ness' "Monster Calls" to practise reading skills. 

RE - Investigating how we respond to suffering; Being merciful.

PE - developing skills based around bat and ball and swimming. 

ICT -  investigating variables in games. 

D&T - Designing a multi-purpose device using computer models. 

Geography - investigating coasts

Science - researching how living things have evolved and investigating how light travels.  

PE Days

PE shall take place on a Tuesday and a Wednesday - please provide suitable PE kits and footwear for these days. We also ask that children take earrings out for PE and, if they cannot, then they are to be provided with tape from home to cover these. On Wednesday, Year 6 shall be swimming, please ensure that children are provided with a towel, swimming costume and water. 

SATs Revision

As SATs approaches, it is useful to have a look at some of the resources at home and attempt to solve them. Useful sites like BBC Bitesize share guides and games that the children can also use to enhance their knowledge on topics that they will shortly be assessed on. 

Resources are listed below: 

Maths - Homework will be assigned in class on Friday in paper form. Homework is to be returned by the following Friday. 

Pupils are expected to regularly use Times Table Rockstars to improve fluency of times tables. 

Spellings - Spelling are handed out at the end of each week also and tested on the Friday the week after. Spellings homework is also assigned on Spelling Shed. Log ins will be handed out at the beginning of the year for both TTRS and Spelling Shed.  

Reading- every day for 15 mins. This can be independent or with an adult. Reading with an adult is highly encouraged.

Reading Books   

Regular reading at home is a key component to learning. Children will be given a reading book to take home at the start of the half term. When they read with an adult, they are expected to record this in their reading journal and have it signed.  For every three reads that the children complete and log with an adult, they shall receive a golden ticket to be entered for a prize draw at the end of the term. 

Please ensure you record any reads on BoomReader. If your child is struggling with their book or do not enjoy it after attempts at reading it then let us know.

Year 6 have SAT tests at the end of year (May), below are a variety of links that may help with preparation and revision.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/maths/sats/page1.htm

http://www.compare4kids.co.uk/maths.php

http://uk.ixl.com/math/year-6

PE days for Year 6 

PE will be on a Tuesday and a Wednesday

Please ensure your child comes to school in their PE kit on those days. 

PE Kit = black pumps, white T-shirt or school T-shirt and black shorts. 

Remember earrings cannot be worn for PE and must be taped if unable to remove BEFORE school.

Look what we have been up to so far this year...

updates throughout school year.

To help practise times tables and division facts at home click the links below 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/318/Tommys-Trek-Times-Tables

Children can have fun and really improve their French by playing games and activities on-line.  Try these great sites, and let us know if you find any more:

 www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primarylanguages/french  - a brilliant site with videos, games and teaching.

www.french-games.net  - a site with many fun, interactive games.

www.digitaldialects.com/French.htm  - also has some good games on a variety of topics.

We would love to hear any comments you may have on the photos of activities we share with you.