Hello and welcome to Year 6!

Class Teacher: Miss Edwards
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Class Support:  Mrs Trenfield
 

Weekly Timetable

​Summer 
All the World's a Stage

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English
In English, we will be; analysing playscripts and writing our own, comparing film and play, studying William Shakespeare, writing setting and character descriptions and  reading actors' biographies.


Maths
In Maths, we will start the term with statistics and shape moving onto completing our maths programme of study with problem solving and investigations later in the term. All lessons have a practical/pictorial element before moving on to the abstract. Children have opportunities to rehearse a skill before they progress to applying it in problem solving and reasoning challenges. Being able to explain their thoughts and understanding is vital and we always say, 'The answer is only the beginning!' 

Science
In Science this half term, we'll be completing our study on Animals, including Humans and then explore the topic of Evolution.
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Spellings - We will continue to work on the 5 & 6 spelling words using a variety of techniques to help us learn them. Topic spellings will also be explored. Please support your child with these as much as you can. It WILL make a difference. 

Beat The Clock - ​We will continue with our times table challenges regularly. It is essential that your child has a quick recall of their tables and related division facts as nearly all maths is linked back to the knowledge of these.   
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We will be reading The Eye of the Wolf by Daniel Pennac. This will be read for enjoyment and as a stimulus for writing on some occasions

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Theme Overview 1

Theme overview 2

Notices...
Just a reminder to ensure your child STILL reads at least three times a week! If they are highly competent, they don't need to read to you each time, but must discuss what they are reading to ensure understanding. Please encourage them to read a range of books, not just the 'easy' ones, so that they become more familiar with a range of text types. We have expanded our home reading range to include a lot more variety, so there will be something for everyone.
Homework
Homework will be set each week on a Wednesday and needs to be returned into school the following Monday.
Outdoor Learning
Forest school is every other Tuesday afternoon so please come prepared and don't forget your school uniform to change into afterwards. 
PE
PE is every Friday afternoon

 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:

                 Miss Edwards

Photos

Class 6 Trips and Visits

The Holly and the Ivy

Problem Solving 1 - using simpler numbers

Problem Solving 2 - using a table

Pie Charts 1

Pie Charts 2

Animal Diversity Web

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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