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 19th October 2020

October 18, 2020

What are we learning this week?

Maths –

This week we will learn to:

Simplify fractions

Order fractions

Add fractions

 

English –

Edit and up level an existing diary entry. Then, we shall plan, write and edit a diary entry as ‘Peter’ from our core text, Pax by Sara Pennypacker.

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Science –

Light Bulb Cartoon Character With A Bright Idea Royalty Free Cliparts, Vectors, And Stock Illustration. Image 21311652.

We will be planning our investigation-

What affects the brightness of a bulb?

 

RE-

We will be looking at a story of the Monkey King (a story Siddhartha Gautama told once he became known as the Buddha).

The Monkey King Buddhist Story Word Mat (teacher made)

PE

Children should come to school in their full PE kit with their Howard Primary School jumper on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

History

We shall be continuing to look at evacuation.

 

RHE

To name the main male and female internal and external
reproductive parts, using the correct terminology.

Week beginning 12th October 2020

October 13, 2020

What are we learning this week?

Maths –

I can find common multiples, common factors, prime numbers, square and cubed numbers.

English –

We shall be continuing to build our descriptive vocabulary using the 5 senses and a variety of WW2 stimuli. We shall also identify and evaluate the key features of a diary.

The Five Senses In Arabic - Kaleela

War and Peace Shed - THE LITERACY SHED

Science –

Light Bulb Cartoon Character With A Bright Idea Royalty Free Cliparts, Vectors, And Stock Illustration. Image 21311652.

We will be learning all about circuit symbols.

FREE! - Scientific Circuit Symbols Mat | Science Symbols

 

RE-

We shall be continuing to learn about the 4 Noble Truths.

What is Buddhism? - BBC Bitesize

PE

Children should come to school in their full PE kit with their Howard Primary School jumper on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

History

We shall be sharing our primary and secondary source homework and starting to look at evacuation.

 

RHE

We shall be discussing how our bodies change throughout puberty.