Hello and welcome to Year 6!

Class Teacher: Mr Harris
PPA Cover: Miss Edwards
Class Support:  Mrs Brabbing & Mrs Tapp
 

Welcome to year 6!
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We have now started our next topic – Yes Minister – as we completed our work on the Ancient Greeks. This new focus is very relevant because we are investigating how our country is governed. With the general election falling during this topic, we will be exploring our voting system and looking into the work at the Houses of Parliament.
Our creative days will focus on the light sculpture ‘New Dawn’, which is held in the entrance to the Palace of Westminster – this symbolic work reflects the movement of the suffragettes and their impact on democracy. 
Have a look at our topic map to see the key questions we will be investigating. 

English
Our writing focus is on incorporating dialogue, using both direct and reported speech. This is an important skill as it supports cohesion of our writing, while allowing us to manipulate the formality. 

Science
Our current science topic is based around animals including humans. We will explore the circulatory and respiratory system, alongside how lifestyle choices can influence our health and well-being.

Key information
PE is on a Monday afternoon.
Forest School is every other Tuesday afternoon.
Creative days are every other Wednesday.

Homework

• English homework will be sent out every Thursday and will need to be returned by the following Wednesday.
• Our maths homework is to become secure with our current KIRF (Key Instant Recall Fact) - converting measures. Children should be able to recall these without needing to work them out. There is more information on the KIRF page here.
• Reading journals are due in every Thursday (and should have at least three reads in per week). Even fluent primary readers should be practising reading aloud, so please encourage them with this vital skill. We have a wonderful collection of books at school - there will definitely be something to engage them!
• Revision books contain topics or spellings selected by the children which they need to practise. These should be referred to regularly and brought to and from school each day.

Class Novel
We are currently enjoying the Sandi Toksvig book 'Hitler's Canary'. If you know of any brilliant texts for our topics, or just ones that will hook the class, please let us know!
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 Useful revision links:
Math Antics - an american video that explains percentages really nicely. He does other areas of maths too!
www.mathplayground.com/ From the home page, select the area you'd like to practice and play the game!
​uk.ixl.com_/ Select the area you'd like to work on - limited access on a daily basis 
The Grammarsaurus Blog - this is a facebook page unfortunately, but has some very good information about grammar! He also has some great videos that explain different concepts, such as subordinating conjunctions. These can be found on You Tube
SPAG practice site - this site requires registration, but just sign up for the free trial! Great practice for the SPAG paper.
TopMarks - a site with lots of maths games - just pick an area for practice and play!
BBC Bitesize - lots of help with many different areas

Here are some 'How to' videos to help others with addition. We hope to do some more this year too:

Mr Harris

Mrs Brabbing

Mrs Tapp

Miss Edwards

Photos

Greece Lightning

Yes Minister

Practice your maths:

Have a look at these interactive numeracy games - some are great!!

Yet more practice! Choose your skill and have a go!

Practice your rounding skills here!
Practice ordering numbers here!

 

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