Tower

Welcome all Year 6 parents and pupils.

  I am Miss Mayley, the Year 6 class teacher, and our TA is Mrs Thambiayah.

Recommended reading books for Year 6:

Best Books for Year 6 | Ages 10-11 Recommended Reads | BooksForTopics

Expertly selected books for 9 and 10 year old children (lovereading4kids.co.uk)

Expertly selected books for 11, 12 and 13 year old children (lovereading4kids.co.uk)

 

Week beginning 10th May 2021

May 7, 2021

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Our learning objectives this week are:

English – We shall be identifying what makes a good substitution story, planning and writing a substitution story and focusing on editing and up-levelling our writing.

Shakespeare Stories: Amazon.co.uk: Leon Garfield, Michael Foreman: 9780140389388: Books  Macbeth The Graphic Novel: Plain Text British English: Amazon.co.uk: William Shakespeare, Clive Bryant, Jon Haward, Gary Erskine, John McDonald, Karen Wenborn, Nigel Dobbyn, Jo Wheeler: Books  Macbeth (A Shakespeare Story): Amazon.co.uk: Andrew Matthews, William Shakespeare, Tony Ross: 8601200716023: Books

Class reading book – 

Orange for the Sunsets: Amazon.co.uk: Athaide, Tina: Books

 

Maths – We shall be revisiting the Year 6 Maths objectives for addition and subtraction. Please make sure your child completes any existing tasks on Mathletics.

Science – We shall be evaluating our investigation into what affects the growth of mould.

PE

QE2 – Tuesdays and Thursdays

Tower – Tuesdays and Wednesdays

Please remember to wear your full PE kit on days that you have a PE lesson.

Geography – We shall comparing life in the UK vs Japan.

RHE – We shall be continuing with our learning about reproduction of a plant.

Music – We shall be composing a school song.

RE – We shall be looking at pilgrimage.

 

 

Week beginning 3rd May 2021

May 1, 2021

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Our learning objectives this week are:

English – We shall be evaluating Leon Garfield’s adaptation of Macbeth, writing poetry based on the story and identifying what makes a good substitution story.

Shakespeare Stories: Amazon.co.uk: Leon Garfield, Michael Foreman: 9780140389388: Books  Macbeth The Graphic Novel: Plain Text British English: Amazon.co.uk: William Shakespeare, Clive Bryant, Jon Haward, Gary Erskine, John McDonald, Karen Wenborn, Nigel Dobbyn, Jo Wheeler: Books  Macbeth (A Shakespeare Story): Amazon.co.uk: Andrew Matthews, William Shakespeare, Tony Ross: 8601200716023: Books

Class reading book – 

Orange for the Sunsets: Amazon.co.uk: Athaide, Tina: Books

 

Maths – We shall be continuing to revisit and secure our number and place value knowledge.

Science – We shall be starting our new topic of Evolution and Inheritance.

PE

QE2 – Tuesdays and Thursdays

Tower – Tuesdays and Wednesdays

Please remember to wear your full PE kit on days that you have a PE lesson.

Geography – We shall comparing life in the UK vs Japan.

RHE – We shall be continuing with our learning about reproduction.

Music – We shall be composing a school song.

RE – We shall be looking at pilgrimage.

 

Key dates:

Parents’ evening this week will be held 4th May – 7th May. Please check your emails for your School Cloud link.