Year 6
Week Beginning 14th September
Wow, what a week! Our first full week in Year 6, and we are so proud of all the children have achieved already. We have spent the week learning about what it means to be Ready, Respectful and Safe in Year 6 and how we can make sure we are good role models to the rest of the school. In English, we have written job application letters to apply for our Year 6 roles. In maths, we have been working hard on place value to 10 million, while in art we have created some excellent pieces of Ocean artwork. Well done Year 6, have a wonderful, well-deserved weekend!
This year, instead of Parent Information Evenings, we have also made a welcome video for you to learn all about Year 6. You are also welcome to pop in on Monday 14th September after school, with your child, to see their new classroom.
Next week is National Fitness Week, and we will be celebrating in school on Wednesday 16th September.
We will be starting the day with a Wake and Shake on the playground, so we are looking forward to getting active and starting the day with lots of energy!
Just a reminder that Friday is our PE day, so please ensure children are wearing PE kit.
Worship theme:
The Armour of God – Ephesians 6 v 10-18
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armour of God
Our whole class reading text is: Mortal Engines
Curriculum learning
In English, we will be working on some descriptive writing based on our 'Mortal Engines' book.
In maths, we will be continuing with place value up to a million, looking at rounding and negative numbers.
In art, we will be looking at a cityscape artist called 'Stephen Wiltshire'.
In science, we will be continuing with our work on classification and looking at different kingdoms.
In RE, we will be exploring the question 'What kind of world would Jesus want?'
This week in spelling, we will be focusing on different homophones (a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning, and often a different spelling)
Our spelling words this week are:
Key dates
Thank you for your continued support!
Mr Slattery and Mrs Clark
Learning as a family in Jesus, through Love, Hope, and Forgiveness.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13
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Below are some resources you can use for optional additional activities if you so wish:
English reading activities
English reading activities should consist of reading an extract or short story and answering questions. Guidance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4Y_67GMkP4
- What are facts and opinions?
- What does an author do?
- What is inference?
2. https://www.everyschool.co.uk/english-key-stage-2-comprehension-2.html
- All activities through this link
3. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/reading
- All activities through this link
SPaG – Spelling punctuation and grammar activities
- SPaG exam questions
Your username and password are in the password pack you received from school.
- Apostrophes – Demo 1
- Apostrophes – Demo 2
- Homophone magic
- Is it a noun?
- You should be able to sign up for free and get some free questions.
- Glossary of Grammar terminology
- Grammar and punctuation information- click to be taken to the document
6. Year 5/6 spelling list - Y5 and 6 spelling list
Maths
Remember, MyMaths tasks will be set each week as identified in the weekly web update. Please ensure that you do the tasks set for the week. Remember, you also have access to Timetables Rockstars, too.
Remember, the Maths exam is split into three; one arithmetic paper and two reasoning papers. The arithmetic paper is more calculation based, whereas the reasoning focusses more on the application of these skills.
Arithmetic
https://myminimaths.co.uk/year-6-arithmetic-practice-paper-week-1/ - weekly arithmetic practise, very much in the style of the Year 6 tests.
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/486/Y6-Arithmetic-Practice - practice arithmetic; select how many questions you want to try.
Daily arithmetic can be downloaded here: 1-4 13-16 17-20 21-24 25-26 27-30 31-34 5-8 9-12.
Reasoning
https://thirdspacelearning.com/blog/year-6-maths-reasoning-questions-answers-ks2-sats/ - List of the different styles of reasoning/problem-solving questions.
https://mathsmadeeasy.co.uk/ks2-revision/maths-made-easy-ks2-sats-practice-papers/ - access to a range of free papers in a very similar style to the tests.
https://www.3minutemaths.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Quicktestreasoningyear6.pdf - Reasoning quick tests
https://thirdspacelearning.com/resources/year-6-rapid-reasoning-weeks-1-6/ - An excellent reasoning resource. You need to sign up for free, but then the download is also free.