Hello and welcome to Year 6!

 Class Teacher: Mrs Try and Mrs Jones
Class Support:  Mrs Tapp 
 

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Welcome to Year 6!
​Although we're in the last half term of school, there is still work going on!! Our new topic is Walls and Barricades, and is about both physical and mental barriers. In preparation for High School, more work will be independent research and presentation linked to this theme.
In English we will be doing an increasing amount of writing, covering various aspects of grammar and punctuation along the way. Please remember that reading is vital to this process so please make sure that your child is a reading a minimum of three times a week, either with you or with a discussion following independent reading.
In maths, we are finishing our work on angles, and will be moving on to shape and space after that. It is important that children see the link between the different aspects of their maths work, so looking for 'everyday' maths when watching the TV, reading newspapers or if you are able to get out and about is really beneficial.
Remember to use the half termly KIRF to practice key skills. This half term is all about time and timetables!

 -  Useful revision links:
Although we know that you want to help your child do well in their upcoming SATs, please do not use past SATs papers at home - we use them in school to aid our assessment. There are many 'practice papers' available, so please use these instead. There are also lots of websites that can help with particular skills, these are usually far more engaging than a test paper, so are a much better alternative at home!
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:

Mrs Jones                            Mrs Tapp

Y3/4 Spelling list

Y5/6 Spelling list

Corbett Maths Videos

This Half Term's KIRF