Our PE days are Monday and Thursdays. Please ensure that your child has their PE kit in school. We recommend that they bring this into school on a Monday and bring it home again on a Friday to be washed.
Homework will be set daily. There will be a daily maths task, spellings, SPAG and reading. Please remember that your child should read daily. Every child has a book in their bag that is linked to the school reading scheme plus a free-reader. The free-reader is a book that they have chosen themselves to read for pleasure - please encourage them to do so!
If you have any questions, please speak to your child’s class teacher, email or phone the school office to book an appointment. Thank you for your support.
Miss Burrell, Miss Chandler and Mrs Sheehan
Maths
This half term, we are learning about translations, reflections, algebra and converting between units of measure.
We would like the children to focus on their timetables and inter-related division facts by working on them at home through TTRockstars.
Useful websites:
MathShed
TTRS
https://uk.ixl.com/maths/year-6
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z826n39
https://www.educationquizzes.com/ks2/maths/
English
This half term we will be reading the text Pig Hear Boy by Malorie Blackman
In writing, we will compose our own suspenseful narratives and create non-chronological reports on North America. We will also be learning the SPAG features that will come up throughout year 6, including passive voice, colons, semi-colons and the range of tenses.
How can parents/carers support writing at home?
Here are some writing opportunities for Year 6 children at home:
Shopping lists, recipes, writing a diary, thank-you letters after a party or birthday, send a letter or email to a family member who lives in another town or country.
Useful websites:
Once Upon A Picture provides images and prompts for creative writing.
Crystal Explorers is a game for children to practise their SPAG learning.
Geography
In geography this half term we will be learning all about North America. On Friday 27th January, the children will participate in North America Day where they will delve deeper into the features of North America, participate in some cheerleading and taste test a range of North American foods.
Art
This half-term we are learning about mixed media in art by looking at the work of contemporary artist Crystal Liu. We will create our own artworks inspired by her creations.
PE
This half-term, the children will be doing PE on Monday and Thursday afternoons. The sports that we will be teaching are basketball and dodgeball.
It is important that every child has an appropriate PE kit in school, that is clearly labelled. Please bring a PE kit to school on Monday and then take it home to be washed on Friday.
Computing
For our third unit, we will be exploring coding. Children will have the opportunity to explore code, de-bug and create their own using Python and Scratch.
RE
In PSHE this half term, we will be learning about being safe in the world.