Welcome to Year 6
Presentations from Parent Welcome Event
Year 6 Curriculum Map
The Year 6 long term plan is below. This shows the coverage of work for the whole year. Items to note: Art and DT are generally taught on alternative terms; this is the same for History and Geography.
In this half term, we will be covering many topics across the curriculum.
English
English is split into Reading, Writing and Spellings.
Reading
We will be looking a range of texts (both fiction and fiction) to build the suite of reading skills - fluency, vocab knowledge, retrieval, inference, explanation and summary). Mainly, a text will be read each week to develop each skill; some of the texts are linked to our current half term value and out Science and History units.
Please ensure your child is reading at the very least 3 times per week at home to support them, not just reading independently but also support learning across the curriculum. Planners should be signed on the day they have read, with a comment as appropriate. If children particularly like a word or phrase they can write it in their planner as well.
Writing
We will be writing a range of pieces in different styles. This is to build writing (and reading) skills and develop methods of how to have an impact on the reader (or listener). The writing units this half term are:
- Campaign Speech - based on the book Holes
- Maya Setting Description
- Amazon Rainforest Report
Spelling
Spelling is still an important part of learning, helping children develop their vocabulary, how they convey meaning and how they are understood.
New spellings will be learnt weekly, supported by activities in class and homework. Spelling will come in two lists: rules and common exception words.
The Rule Spelling words for this half term are:
Maths
As with the previous half term, Maths will be structured to recap existing knowledge and teach new learning. This also continues with the application of the concrete, pictorial and abstract strategies, and knowing when it is best to apply them. The topics covered this term are:
- Fractions
- Converting units
- Ratio
We are still continuing with arithmetic practise, which includes a weekly test and times table practise (which will also include some testing)
Science
Children will be learning about electricity in Science this half term, focussed on the research question: what happens when we remove a component from an electrical circuit? They will recap voltage, circuits and components of circuits and take a deeper look at the reasons for how circuit components function.
RE
We will continue to learn about Jewish People and their faith this half term under the question of: How does following God affect a Jewish person's daily life? We will be looking at the rules within the Jewish Faith regarding kosher food, . The knowledge organiser is below.
Geography
We will be learning a new topic in Geography: South America and Rainforests. Children will be researching and investigating the question: Why does the Amazon Matter? Topics they will be learning about include: tropical and temperate rainforests (including features of rainforests and food within them) and the importance of rainforest and risks and threats to them (including deforestation).
DT
DT is linked to our Science unit, looking at electrical systems. This is all focussed on researching, designing, creating and testing a steady hand game. By Christmas children should have created a hand held toy.
Computing
This half term, we will be creating a web page. Considering factors for design and creation and addressing any snags.
PE
In PE, we will be continuing with Gymnastics, followed by a new unit on dance - looking at phrases, rhythms, dynamics and formations.
Year 6 Class Blog
It’s assessment time!
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 6 Class Blog
So this week we have been doing our first assessments of the year. This is to give the children a chance to experience doing SATs, as well see how well they are doing. Along side writing and editing our rainforest setting description, it has been a heavy week. But they have been superb. They have just kept going and the focus in the tests was brilliant. I will send the tests home before the end of term, so you can see how well they are doing and the areas that need a bit more focus.
Beyond that, we had a party with our buddies in Reception; the Year 6s were amazing with their Reception buddies. They showed all of our values – kind, compassionate and caring. We finished the week off with a DT day. On Friday we made hand held electrical toy. It was great to see the children be designers, creators and testers. So much talent was on display.
Next week, it is almost back to normal. We will be prepping for the French Day on 12 Dec by learning Jingle Bells in French (which will be performed for the school on Friday) and go over some of the tests.
Have a great week.
Homework
Books - Due Wed 12 December
Maths: p30 - Progress Test 1
English (Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling): p19 - Present Tense and Past Tense; p37 - Question Marks and Exclamation Marks; p89 ei and ie words
There will be a Homework Club every Friday for children who have not managed to do their homework or need some support.
Mathletics - Due Thurs 11 Dec
3 new tasks have been added plus any outstanding tasks. Please can the children do any outstanding tasks and the new tasks.
New tasks: Estimate products (products are the answers in multiplication); long multiplication; divide: 1-digit.
These may look a little tricky, so I recommend having a pencil and paper to hand to do any working out.
Mr Routledge is running a Mathletics Club for children who have 9 or more outstanding tasks and for those scoring 50% or less. I will reassign tasks if children have got 50% or less. Mathletics Club is a brilliant opportunity for children to show that they are great mathematicians.
Spellings - Test is Mon 08 Dec
Spellings are the same as last week because we did the mock SATS spelling test this week.
Another Amazing Week!
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 6 Class Blog
Well, another work packed week in Year 6. We have finished our model for our setting description and analysed it, we have completed our fractions unit in Maths (there were a few moans about having to do the end of unit test), and we have started our new DT unit (which will be building a hand-held toy). We are still in the Amazon Rainforest for Geography, learning about the Awa people, a tribe who did not have contact with other humas until the 1960s/70s and we have been gearing up for the mock SATs next week with arithmetic and reading tests . A big treat this week was the panto, which was super!
Homework
Books - Due Wed 05 December
Maths: p24 - Multiplying or Dividing by 10,100,1000
English (Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling): p15 - conjunctions; P36 - Capital Letters and Full Stops; p88 - Words with ei and ie
There will be a Homework Club every Friday for children who have not managed to do their homework or need some support.
Mathletics - Due Thurs 04 Dec
3 new tasks have been added plus any outstanding tasks. Please can the children do any outstanding tasks and the new tasks.
New tasks: Integers: Multiply and Divide; Factors; Multiples
Mr Routledge is running a Mathletics Club for children have 9 or more outstanding tasks and for those scoring 50% or less. I will reassign tasks if children have got 50% or less. Mathletics Club is a brilliant opportunity for children to show that they are great mathematicians.
Spellings - Test is Mon 01 Dec
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Rule – word families based on common words – related in form and meaning |
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suggest digest congestion gesture gestation lightning daylight enlighten twilight limelight |
controversy existence hindrance recognise soldier |
Wow! What a Week!
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 6 Class Blog
So after the gas leak last week, we have come back with gusto.
We have finished our campaign speech in Writing (and they were great), we are now multiplying and dividing fractions in Maths. In Geography we learnt about the Amazon Rainforest (lots of facts!), whilst in RE we looked at and discussed the Jewish community and the groups you find within it and found the differences and similarities between an orthodox synagogue and a reform synagogue (did you know a synagogue is also called a shul). We have ended our week with the Children in Need Dance Day – we did an whole school dance and then ended the day with our Year 6 Group Dance. Oh, we did some maths and reading testing and a science lesson in between this.
Have a good weekend!
Homework
Books - Due Wed 26 Nov
Maths: p22 – Multiplying fractions & p23 Dividing Fractions by Whole Numbers
English (Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling): p11 – Pronouns; p50 – Single Dashes; p94 & p95 - Confusing Nouns and Verbs
There will be a Homework Club every Friday for children who have not managed to do their homework or need some support.
Mathletics - Due Thurs 27 Nov
3 new tasks have been added plus any outstanding tasks. Please can the children do any outstanding tasks and the new tasks.
New tasks: Estimate Products; Integers: Multiplication and Division; Identifying Fractions Beyond 1.
Mr Routledge is running a Mathletics Club for children have 9 or more outstanding tasks. This is great opportunity for children who scored 50% or less to have another go to show their brilliant learning.
Spellings - Test is Mon 24 Nov
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Rules – word families based on common words (etymology) |
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temperature temper temperament tempered variety vary variation varied variable variance |
convenience foreign interfere individual vegetable |
Pushing Through!
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 6 Class Blog
This week has seen Year 6 realise all the great work they have done and the work they will be doing.
In Maths we finished our first of three units on Fractions, and we will be moving from adding and subtraction fractions to multiplying and dividing them. In Writing we have finished planning our Campaign Speech and, next week, we write that Stanley (the main character in book, Holes) should be released because he is innocent. James Chadwick was our topic in Reading; he found the neutron and invented the Geiger Counter. Geography saw us in the tropics learning about the fruit we get from the tropical rainforests, whereas PE saw us in the hall learning a dance routine for our Children in Need Strictly Come Dancing next Friday.
Another busy, but superb week.
Unfortunately, school has had to close today. This means that homework books were left in the classroom (I give them back on Friday). I will put the homework here, but children don’t have to bring it in until Fri 21 Nov. If they have their homework books with them, they can make a start on it.
Homework
Books - Due Fri 21 Nov
Maths: p20 & p21 Adding and subtracting Fractions
English (Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling): P10 - Deteminers; p49 - Dashes for extra information; p86 & p87 Adding suffixes to words ending in 'fer'
There will be a Homework Club every Friday for children who have not managed to do their homework or need some support.
Mathletics - Due Thurs 23 Oct
4 new tasks have been added plus any outstanding tasks.
New tasks: Numbers from Words to Digits 2; Place Value Test; Multiply and Divide Written – Are You Ready? And Short Division.
Mr Routledge is running a Mathletics Club for children have 9 or more outstanding tasks. This is great opportunity for children who scored 50% or less to have another go to show their brilliant learning.
Spellings - Test is Mon 10 Nov
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Rules Suffix -ably |
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adorably valuably believably considerably tolerably changeably noticeably dependably comfortably reasonably |
correspond criticise frequently lightning prejudice |
...and we keep going!
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 6 Class Blog
Well the first week of the second half term has been done. And so much we have done.
In Writing we have started and nearly finished our model for our campaign speech, we have read and analysed the start of a fantasy thriller in Reading and in Maths we have pushed through with adding and subtracting fractions (looking for common denominators). We have started our new Geography unit, looking at rainforests - learning where they are, the two types of rainforest and their features - whilst in Science we have started revising electricity and electrical circuits. In PE we have been pushing and pulling and jumping, learning about balance, engaging our muscles and how to jump on the spot and over equipment.
It has been a busy week, but Year 6 have shown great determination and resilience.
Homework
Books - Due Wed 12 Nov
Maths: p18 - simplifying fractions; p19 - ordering fractions
English (Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling): p11 - Pronouns; p62 & p63 - Colons and Semi-Colons; p82 & 83 - word endings - 'able' and 'ible'
Mathletics - Due Thurs 23 Oct
3 new tasks have been added plus any outstanding tasks.
New tasks: Numbers from Words to Digits 1; Multiplying by 10, 100, 1000; and Dividing by 10, 100, 1000.
Spellings - Test is Mon 10 Nov
Enjoy your firework and bonfire weekend!
