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)
It’s RE week!
What are we learning this week?
English –
This half term, our English lessons will be centred around our core text Rooftoppers, by Katherine Rundell. Our learning objectives for this week are:
- To identify and evaluate the key features of a newspaper report.
- To plan a newspaper report.
- To write a newspaper report.
- To edit and up-level my work.
This half term, we shall be continuing our class read Holes, by Louis Sachar.
Maths –
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Lesson 1 |
LO: I can add mixed number fractions with unrelated denominators. |
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Lesson 2 |
144 Club Quiz Arithmetic assessment (30 mins) |
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Lesson 3 |
LO: I can subtract fractions less than one with related and unrelated denominators. |
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Lesson 4 |
LO: I can subtract fractions greater than one with related denominators. |
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Lesson 5 |
LO: I can subtract mixed number fractions with unrelated denominators. |
DT –
This week, we shall be evaluating existing, popular brands of cookies. Then, in teams, we shall be researching a recipe. Then, we shall be working out which ingredients we shall need to gather for next week.
PE –
QE2 – Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Tower – Tuesdays and Fridays
It’s RE week!
What are we learning this week?
English –
This half term, our English lessons will be centred around our core text Rooftoppers, by Katherine Rundell. Our learning objectives for this week are:
- To use a range of expanded noun phrases to help visualise a text.
- To build character profiles.
- To begin compiling a range of character descriptions.
- To write a poem.
This half term, we shall be continuing our class read Holes, by Louis Sachar.
Maths –
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Lesson 1 |
LO: I can use common factors and multiples to simplify fractions. |
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Lesson 2 |
LO: I can compare and order fractions (>1) on a number line . |
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Lesson 3 |
LO: I can add fractions with the unrelated denominators less than 1. |
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Lesson 4 |
LO: I can add fractions with mixed number and unrelated denominators. |
RE –
Our unit this half term will be exploring Authority and Worship within Buddhism. Our key learning questions, this week, are:
- What does the word Buddha mean?
- Why is the Buddha special to Buddhists?
- Who was Siddhartha Gautama?
- What caused him to seek enlightenment?
- How did the Buddha become enlightened?
- What are the features of a Buddhist shrine?
PE –
QE2 – Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Tower – Tuesdays and Fridays