Year 6

Welcome to Class 6!

Teacher: Mrs Lancashire

Teaching Assistant: Mrs Nicholds-Trainor

Thank you for visiting our class page. On here, you can find information about our topics, homework expectations in Year 6 and our P.E. lessons. You can also find some useful documents as well as being able to see updates about our learning.

Topics

Autumn 1- Ancient Greece ( Class reader: Holes by Louis Sachar)

Autumn 2- Natural Disasters ( Class reader: October, October by Katya Balen)

Spring 1 & 2- World War Two ( Class readers: Goodnight Mr. Tom by Michelle Magorian and Arctic Star by Tom Palmer)

Summer 1- Rule Britannia ( Class reader: Malamander by Thomas Taylor and Viking Boy by Tony Bradman)

Summer 2- Yes Minister! (Class reader: The Light Jar by Lisa Thompson)

Homework Expectations

In Year 6, children are expected to read every night at home in order to develop their fluency, comprehension and vocabulary. All children have a homework diary in which they should record which page of their book they are up to. In addition to this, children receive a page of Maths homework per week. This goes home on a Wednesday and must be back in school the following Monday. Each Friday, children receive a list of spellings, based on our spelling rule for the week, which they are expected to learn at home. They are tested on these words in class the following Friday. This year, year 6 have been signed up to 'Spelling frame', a fun and interactive learning platform where they can practise their weekly spellings without having to pick up a pencil!

Reading:

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P.E.

We have P.E. every THURSDAY and FRIDAY afternoon, so please ensure that your child comes in their correct kit on these days. Kit should include school P.E. t-shirt, school jumper, tracksuit bottoms or shorts and trainers.

Forest School

Our turn will commence in the Summer term. Please ensure your child comes in appropriate clothing, and brings wellies and a coat when required.

HOME LEARNING

If you are at home awaiting Covid-19 results or self-isolating and well enough to work, please check the REMOTE LEARNING page for this week's work.

Quick links to useful sites:

LITERACY:

Spelling Frame - use your log-ins located in your Homework Diary to access your weekly spellings.

https://spellingframe.co.uk/

MATHS:

TTRS - Use your log-ins located in your Homework Diaries to access your times-tables.

https://ttrockstars.com/

READING:

BUG CLUB - Use your log-ins located in your Homework Diaries to access your online library and comprehension activities.

https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0

MONTHLY READING RECOMMENDATIONS:

https://www.booksfortopics.com/booksofthemonth

ONLINE SAFETY

Know what your child is accessing online. Check here for parental guidance and online content advice.

https://natterhub.com/platform-advice

KNOWLEDGE ORGANISERS

HOMEWORK TIMETABLES

Rule Britannia Homework Timetable.docx

SPELLING

TARGET SHEETS

Science Summer Term - we have been investigating how different activities impact the human body. The children planned their own investigations and had to consider what their independent and dependent variables would be. This is them in action!

End of SATs!! This called for a little celebration and a well deserved treat for our hard working year 6's!

WW2 Jitterbug (P.E. 2022)

This spring term, Year 6 have been exploring the music and dances from the 1940's. Each week, they have created a dance motif based on a specific focus, for example: hand jives, strolls, spins and lifts. Over the weeks, they have sequenced these motifs into a jitterbug dance to the song 'Into the Mood' by Glen Miller.