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:
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Expertly selected books for 11, 12 and 13 year old children (lovereading4kids.co.uk)
It’s History week!
What are we learning this week?
English –
This week, we will be celebrating Poetry Week across Key Stage 2 (Years 3-6). Please see the outline of our week below. Our lessons will primarily be based on George the Poet.
This half term, our class read will be Holes, by Louis Sachar.
Maths –
| Lesson 1 | LO: I can solve calculations that may involve brackets and multiple operations. |
| Lesson 2 | LO: I can apply knowledge of the distributive law when adding or subtracting division expressions that have a common divisor. |
| Lesson 3 | LO: I know what a mean average is and understand its importance. |
| Lesson 4 | LO: I can calculate the mean from a set of data. |
| Lesson 5 | LO: I know when it is appropriate to represent data as a mean average. |
History –
Our topic for the next couple of weeks shall be Local History. Our learning objectives this week are:
- L.O. To build an overview of world history (transport).
- L.O. To investigate and interpret the past (school history).
- L.O. To understand chronology.
PE –
QE2 – Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Tower – Tuesdays and Fridays
It’s History week!
What are we learning this week?
English –
This term, our English lessons will be based on the core text Rose Blanche, by Roberto Innocenti. Our learning objectives this week are:
- L.O. To identify and use parenthesis accurately.
- L.O. To plan a non-chronological report.
- L.O. To write a non-chronological report.
- L.O. To edit and up-level my writing.
This half term, our class read will be Holes, by Louis Sachar.
Maths –
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Lesson 1 |
LO: I can divide any three or four digit number by a two digit divisor using short or long division. |
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Lesson 2 |
LO: I can express remainders as proper fraction remainders or as a decimal-fraction equation. |
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Lesson 3 |
LO: I can identify common multiples |
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Lesson 4 |
LO: I can identify common factors |
| Lesson 5 |
LO: I can identify square and cubed numbers. |
History –
Our topic for the next couple of weeks shall be Local History. Our learning objectives this week are:
- L.O. To investigate and interpret the past (Surrey Street).
- L.O. To build an overview of world history (transport).
Science –
This week, we shall be planning an investigation to test what might affect the brightness of a bulb.
PE –
QE2 – Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Tower – Tuesdays and Fridays
Key dates –
13th October – Year 6 Height and Weight check