Welcome to the Year 6 class page.

Our teacher is Mrs Smith.

Our Teaching Assistant is Mrs Bradley 

• Our PE days this term are Thursday and Friday:  Please ensure PE kit is in on all days.
• Reading records will be checked each Monday.
• Times tables need to be practised regularly.
• Spellings are set each Tuesday, and we will look at the new rule in class.  A homework sheet is given to each child on a Thursday – to be returned by the following Monday.
• Maths homework will be given on Thursday - to be returned by the following Monday.

Welcome back to the autumn term and the new school year. 

During our English this term, we will base our reading and writing around several class novels and film clips.  We start with 'A series of unfortunate events' by Lemony Snicket; followed by 'The Arrival' by Shaun Tan; 'Stormbreaker' by Anthony Horowitz  and 'Wonder' by R. J. Palacio.  Please feel free to bring your own copy of the books if you would like to (but don't rush to read them ahead of time). 

Maths will be building on previous learning, including the four areas of computation, algebra, geometry and measure. 

Our History topic is Victorians and the British Empire.  We will hopefully have a Victorian day planned in before half term.  Geography will study the different climate zones found on our planet.  Art will be inspired by pop artists, particularly Andy Warhol.  DT will introduce our Enterprise scheme, concluding with the children selling the products they have made.  French will cover phonics and school vocabulary.  Science units start with classification and then continues with evolution and inheritance. The RE topic is based around the rituals many religions have for celebrating birth, life and death.  Music will use our English skills to create lyrics that deliver a message.  Computing will look at how we communicate and move on to how to use spreadsheets. 

The expectation is that you read for 20 minutes each day.  PLEASE GET AN ADULT TO SIGN YOUR RECORD EACH WEEK.

Make sure you comment in your reading record at least 3 times a week.  I have added some ideas for you to write about below if you are struggling:

• Think about new words you come across.
• Make predictions about events.
• Summarise what you have read.
• Explain why you like a character.
• How is what you are reading similar to something else you have read - make connections.
• Find your favourite sentence and explain why.

• Abacus games are assigned each week. These are linked to the objectives we have covered.  Try to log in and complete each week.
• I have set up a Read Theory log in for you.  This site has reading comprehensions that are adaptive to your reading levels.  They are short pieces to read, with multiple choice questions to answer after.
• Try using 'Hit the Button' to practise your times tables.

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