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 consolidating prior learning from across the KS2 curriculum.
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 Brightstorm by Vashti Hardy and a non-fiction text about Alan Turing.
In writing, we will compose our own newspaper reports on The Blitz, a biography on Mary Anning and a balanced argument about dams. 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 building on our learning about North America by making comparisons between Buckinghamshire and California.
Art
This half-term we are learning about sculpture by looking at the work Swiss sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti. We will create our own modroc sculptures.
PE
This half-term, the children will be doing PE on Monday and Thursday afternoons. The sports that we will be teaching are OAA (outdoor adventurous activities) and cricket.
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 next unit, we will continue to explore the work of Bletchley Park. Children will have the opportunity to explore simple cyphers and the Enigma machine.
RE
In RE this half term, we will be learning about important places in Christianity and Humanism.