Welcome to Year 6.
We have a very exciting two terms ahead of us. As always in year 6 we will be looking forward to approaching our challenges with resilience and enjoyment and we are excited to discover all of the amazing things that lie ahead!
Welcome to Year 6.
We have a very exciting two terms ahead of us. As always in year 6 we will be looking forward to approaching our challenges with resilience and enjoyment and we are excited to discover all of the amazing things that lie ahead!
ENGLISH
Term 3: POR Novel ‘Journey to the River Sea’
Journey to the River Sea
Maia, an orphan, can’t wait to reach her distant relatives a thousand miles up the Amazon. She imagines a loving family with whom she will share great adventures. Instead she finds two spiteful cousins who see the jungle as the enemy and refuse to go outdoors. But the wonders of the rainforest more than make up for the hideous Carters. And when Maia meets a mysterious boy who lives alone on the wild river shores, she begins a spectacular journey to the heart of the extraordinary new world.
This term the children will:
Term 4: POR Novel ‘The Adventures of Odysseus’
The Adventures of Odysseus
In this retelling of Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, tells the story of Odysseus’s return home to Ithica from fighting in the Trojan wars. His journey is beset by danger, challenges and tragedy. Each of the stories in the book would stand alone as short stories, but they also work as a complete sequence, in which Odysseus tells the story of his travels and then finally returns home, to yet more challenges.
This term the children will:
Some key grammar features to remember are modal verbs and adverbs to indicate degrees of possibility, expanded nouns phrases, dialogue, adverbials, subordinate and relative clauses, parenthesis (using brackets, dashes and commas), commas for clarity, cohesive devices (such as repetitions, pronouns and conjunctions), prepositional phrases, cursive handwriting and year 5/6 spelling words.
Maths
Term 3 and 4 will be very exciting and busy in Maths! Firstly, in term 3 we will work towards covering the rest of the strands on the National Curriculum, which means we will working through many topics in the next few weeks. After that, we will focus more on revision and applying our understanding to reasoning, problem solving and mathematical investigations. As we approach SAT’s time, we will ensure that , as resilient learners, we can tackle any challenge with vigour.
Here are some of the objectives we will be working on this term:
To recognise the per cent symbol (%) and understand that per cent relates to ‘number of parts per 100’, and write percentages as a fraction with denominator 100, and as a decimal fraction.
To recall and use equivalences between simple fractions, decimals and percentages, including in different contexts
To solve problems involving the relative sizes of 2 quantities where missing values can be found by using integer multiplication and division facts
To solve problems involving the calculation of percentages [for example, of measures and such as 15% of 360] and the use of percentages for comparison
To solve problems involving similar shapes where the scale factor is known or can be found
To solve problems involving unequal sharing and grouping using knowledge of fractions and multiples
To use simple formulae
To generate and describe linear number sequences
To express missing number problems algebraically
To find pairs of numbers that satisfy an equation with two unknowns
To enumerate possibilities of combinations of two variables.
To solve problems involving the calculation and conversion of units of measure, using decimal notation up to three decimal places.
To convert between standard units, converting measurements of length, mass, volume time, miles and kilometres
To describe positions on the full coordinate grid (all four quadrants)
To draw and translate simple shapes on the coordinate plane, and reflect them in the axes
To recognise that shapes with the same areas can have different perimeters.
To recognise when it is possible to use formulae for area and volume of shapes.
To calculate, estimate and compare volume of cubes and cuboids using standard units, including cubic centimetres (cm3)
To calculate the area of parallelograms and triangles
RELIGION
Term 3: Exploring the Mass
The objectives we will cover are:
Term 4: Jesus the Messiah
The objectives we will cover are:
Jigsaw (PSHE)
Term 3: Dreams and Goals Term 4: Healthy me
SCIENCE
Term 3: Electricity
The objectives we will cover are:
Term 4: Evolution and Inheritance
The objectives we will cover are:
History
Term 3: The Vikings and Anglo- Saxons
The objectives we will cover are:
History
Term 4: Ancient Greece
The objectives we will cover are:
HOMEWORK
Reading: x 20 minutes daily (minimum)
Children must be listened to reading and encouraged to discuss what they have read. Their journal should be signed each night/morning showing this.
Spelling: children will receive 15 spellings a week, which will be taught to them on Monday. They will be tested on theses spellings every Friday. The children will identify in their learning journals which spellings they have spelt correctly/incorrectly.
Times tables: It is essential that children practise their times tables every evening. They play a crucial role and aid your child’s understanding in Maths.
Comprehension: Children will receive a comprehension text every Friday to be returned and marked every Friday. This gives children 6 nights to read, discuss and answer questions on the text. As in class, children should make footnotes on each text before attempting the questions, as this is good practise for their exams.
Maths: children will receive Maths homework every Friday to be returned and marked every Friday. This homework will be based on misconceptions or classroom learning and should be given full attention and effort. If children have difficulty, they should speak to their class teacher before the homework is due.
Homework will be given out every Friday and is due back the following Friday (apart from weekly spellings).
Parent/Carer Charter
Important dates
Thank you for your continued support,
Miss Smart and Miss King
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