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 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 relative clauses accurately.
- L.O. To use hot-seating to develop my understanding.
- L.O. To take part in a debate.
- L.O. To evaluate character development.
- L.O. To write a diary entry.
This half term, our class read will be Holes, by Louis Sachar.
Maths –
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Lesson 1
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LO: To multiply two numbers, where one is a multiple of 10, 100 or 1,000.
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Lesson 2
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LO: I can multiply two digit numbers by partitioning one of the factors and adding the products.
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Lesson 3
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LO: I understand that long multiplication is an algorithm involving multiplication.
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Lesson 4
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LO: To multiply numbers where one factor is a composite number.
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Lesson 5
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LO: I know that any two or three digit dividend can be divided by a two-digit divisor by skip counting.
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History –
Our topic for the next couple of weeks shall be Local History. Our learning objectives this week are:
- L.O. To ask questions about the past.
- L.O. To investigate places.
Weather permitting, we are hoping to take the year group out on a local history walk on Wednesday. If it rains, we shall rearrange for the next week.
Science –
This week, we shall be learning about circuit symbols and predicting if circuits will work.
PE –
QE2 – Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Tower – Tuesdays and Fridays
It’s Computing 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:
- To identify and evaluate the key features of an informal letter.
- To plan and write an informal letter.
- 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
Reasoning 3 Assessment (PIXL)
Lesson 2
LO: I can use models to support problems with two unknowns and one solution.
Lesson 3
LO: To begin to use trial by error to solve problems.
Lesson 4
Arithmetic Assessment (PIXL)
Lesson 5
Long multiplication (4-digits by 2-digits)
Computing –
This week, we shall be looking specifically at online safety. We shall be learning about cyberbullying, how to de-escalate digital drama and how to find our media balance.
Science –
This week, we shall be learning about conductors and insulators.
PE –
QE2 – Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Tower – Tuesdays and Fridays