[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”10″ border_color=”#0914eb” ]What are we learning this week?[/dropshadowbox]

Maths – We shall be looking at the four operations this week.

English – Over this half term, our lessons shall be based on our class reading book Goodnight Mister Tom and our topic The Second World War. This week, we shall be identifying the key features of a biography, boxing up a biography, editing and up levelling an existing biography, planning and beginning to write our biography based on Neville Chamberlain.

Science – Our topic this half term is Electricity. This week, we shall be looking at how to light a light bulb.

PSHE – We shall be learning about New Beginnings.

RE – Our RE lessons shall be taught by Mrs Forde. This half term’s unit is Buddhism.

Spanish – We shall be presenting our Spanish research projects that we have been working on for 2 weeks.

PE –  PE will be held on Fridays, where we will be starting our unit on Basketball. Year 6 will be going swimming on Tuesdays.

History – This week, we shall be continuing to look at ‘evacuation during WW2’. We shall be writing a letter as an evacuee as well as learning why children were evacuated during the Second World War.

Computing – We shall be starting our online safety unit.

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”10″ border_color=”#0914eb” ]What are we learning this week?[/dropshadowbox]

Maths – We shall be looking at rounding and comparing and ordering numbers up to ten million.

English – Over this half term, our lessons shall be based on our class reading book Goodnight Mister Tom. This week, we shall be looking at setting description. We shall be using the five senses to build descriptions of a city and countryside image. This will lead us to writing a diary entry (in the role of William Beech) comparing his experiences in London with his new home, in the town of Little Weirworld, after being evacuated.

Science – Our topic this half term is Electricity. This week, we shall be looking at electrical symbols needed in a circuit and key vocabulary.

PSHE – We shall be learning about The Lily Project and how we can help support this charity.

Spanish – We shall be starting our unit “All about us”.

PE –  PE will be held on Fridays, where we will be starting our unit on Basketball. Year 6 will be going swimming on Tuesdays.

History – This week, we shall be looking at ‘evacuation during WW2’. We shall be writing a letter as an evacuee as well as learning why children were evacuated during the Second World War.

Computing – We shall be starting our online safety unit.

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”10″ border_color=”#12f7ae” ]Year 6 booster sessions[/dropshadowbox]

Mondays (until 4:30pm) – Maths booster

Thursdays (until 4:30pm_ – English booster