Welcome to Year Six
PE Days
You will need to wear your PE kit on 3 days this year: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. On Friday morning we will have Enhancement, Wednesday afternoon we will have a short PE lesson, and on Thursday afternoon we will have Enrichment. You must not wear any jewellery on a PE kit day. Also, make sure that long hair is tied up.
Music
This year we will be learning to play the clarinet with Mrs Bell from Musica Kirklees. Lessons will take place on a Thursday morning and it is important that if children take their instrument home to practice that they bring it in.
Homework
Every week, you will have homework set on the usual websites which you must complete: MyMaths, TTRockstars and Spelling Shed.
In addition to the weekly homework, you will have assignments set on Teams. You will have a choice of assignments, but you must complete 4 of these assignments over the half-term.
Spring 2
This half-term is a shorter one but also a busy one as we build up to Easter.
In science we will be learning about light and electricity.
In English, we will be learning about poetry, explaining the meaning of figurative language used in poetry before performing a poem in front of the school. Later on in the half-term, we will be reading a story linked to our science topics before creating our own exciting, electric adventure.
Instead of art, our Collective Worships this half-term will be linked to music. We will still develop our art sketchbook skills through EAST 39 (and any other subjects I can link in!)
In music, we are lucky to still be enjoying learning the clarinet with Mrs Bell.
In mathematics, our focus will move to percentages and making the links between fractions, decimals and percentages.
We also have a geography theme this half-term where we will revisit some physical geographical knowledge before developing an understanding of the geographical differences between the UK, France and China.
We will continue to learn Latin which will help us to build a greater understanding of words and the English words which have derived from Latin.
Please support your child to complete their homework on the following websites: MyMaths, TTRockstars and Spelling Shed. 5 minutes a day of TTRockstars will help their arithmetic fluency, 5 minutes a day of Spelling Shed will help them be prepared for any spelling tests we do.
In addition to the weekly homework, you will have assignments set on Teams. You will have a choice of assignments, but you must complete 4 of these assignments over the half-term.
Spring 1
In science we will be learning about the circulatory system: the functions of the heart, lungs and blood.
We will continue to build on our sketchbook work this half-term through linking art with our EAST 39 and Collective Worships.
In English, we will be creating our own mystery story building on our description writing from the last half-term. Later on in the half-term, we will be writing an explanation text as to how the heart works.
In Music, we are enjoying learning the clarinet with Mrs Bell from Musica. I am really impressed with how well the children are performing and was very proud of them performing in front of an audience at church.
In mathematics, we will be having a focus on arithmetic using fractions in our daily calculations and will use the Power Maths books to improve our reasoning.
We will continue to learn Latin which will help us to build a greater understanding of words and the English words which have derived from Latin.
Please support your child to complete their homework on the following websites: MyMaths, TTRockstars and Spelling Shed. 5 minutes a day of TTRockstars will help their arithmetic fluency, 5 minutes a day of Spelling Shed will help them be prepared for any spelling tests we do.
In addition to the weekly homework, you will have assignments set on Teams. You will have a choice of assignments, but you must complete 4 of these assignments over the half-term
Autumn 2
Our curriculum focus for this half-term is the North Pole and the South Pole. We will learn about longitude, latitude and time zones. We will be able to locate the Arctic and the Antarctic on maps and know the difference between the two. We will discuss some of the climates and biomes of the Earth. We will also learn about the different types of maps which can have an effect on size and positioning of countries and continents.
In Art, we will be creating a 3D model of Antarctica using maps to help us understand the topography.
In English, we will be creating our own exciting fictional detective story weaving atmosphere and description into our writing.
In Music, we are continuing to learn the clarinet with Mrs Bell from Musica.
In mathematics, we will continue to use the Power Maths books to boost our learning. We will also use our daily calculations to help us practise some of the trickier calculations such as finding percentages of amounts and calculating with fractions.
We will continue to learn Latin which will help us to build a greater understanding of words and the English words which have derived from Latin.
Please support your child to complete their homework on the following websites: MyMaths, TTRockstars and Spelling Shed. 5 minutes a day of TTRockstars will help their arithmetic fluency, 5 minutes a day of Spelling Shed will help them be prepared for any spelling tests we do.
In addition to the weekly homework, you will have assignments set on Teams. You will have a choice of assignments, but you must complete 4 of these assignments over the half-term.
Autumn 1
Welcome to Year 6! It doesn’t seem that long ago since we were in Year 4!
It will be a busy year for all of us in Year 6 as we work hard to the end of the Key Stage and prepare for secondary school.
In this first half term, our curriculum focus is the Second World War. We will be focussing on how the war affected people and look closely at areas such as evacuation, rationing and propaganda.
In art, we will be developing our sketchbook skills by using a range of media including pencils, water colours, charcoal, graphite, pastels and oil pastels.
In English, we will be recapping on word classes and have a real push on spelling.
In mathematics, we will continue to use the Power Maths books to boost our learning. However, as the year progresses, we will learn some maths concepts without the Power Maths books to help us to be secure in all of the key areas.
We will continue to learn Latin in Year 6 which will help us to build a greater understanding of words and the English words which have derived from Latin.
If you have any questions about Year 6, please contact Mr Booth, via the school office, in the first instance.