Year 6
WELCOME TO YEAR 6!
Staff:
6 Cedar: Miss Lakin, Miss Lloyd, Miss Buller, Mrs Sherman, Miss Scadden
6 Oak: Mr Sheffrin, Miss Whitely, Miss Scadden, Miss Richmond, Mrs Hanley
Welcome to Year 6!
Welcome to our Year 6 class page. This page will keep you up to date with what is happening in our classroom and give you an overview of what your child will be learning this half term. Summer 1 is a an exciting time in Year 6 as it involves the SATs tests starting on the 11th May. We are looking forward to exploring some important topics together while continuing to build independence, confidence and resilience.
What We’re Learning This Half Term
In English, children are building tension and creating mood in their writing based on Francis and Alma.
In Maths, we begin by revisiting and securing our understanding of place value and applying this knowledge when converting between units of measure as well as learning about shape, space and measure.
In Science, our topic is Light. Children will learn about how we see, understanding that light travels in a straight line, that white light can be split up to form a spectrum and how shadows are created and change.
In Geography, our focus is Climate change. We are studying the causes and effects of climate change.
In Art, pupils will look at rainforest paintings by Henry Rousseau. They will explore colour, line, tone as well as foreground, midground and background.
In PE, indoor lessons will focus on badminton, developing hand–eye coordination, serving and returning the ball, and moving around to receive the ball.
In Computing, children will continue to develop their coding skills including debugging, documenting and creating a text-based adventure game.
Other Areas of Learning
Children will continue their ukulele lessons every Thursday afternoon. In RE, pupils will be developing their understanding of the different values that people live by.
Key Information for Families
The school day begins at 8:45am and finishes at 3:00pm. Please ensure children arrive on time and are collected promptly. Remember to inform the school office of any changes to contact details.
For homework, children should read for 20 minutes every evening, practise weekly spellings and times tables, and complete any additional tasks set by their teacher. Times Tables Rockstars is used to support multiplication practice.
School dinners cost £2.20 per day (£11 per week) and should be paid at the start of the week via Parent Mail.