Week beginning 21st September 2020

Wow! What a busy few weeks it has been! The children are all settling in very well and have adapted fantastically to all of the new routines that we have had to adopted this year.

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#f9d162″ border_width=”5″ border_color=”#0b0b0b” ]Meet the Year 6 team:[/dropshadowbox]

QE2 Class

Miss Blackford – Class Teacher and Year Group Leader

Mrs Jackson – Classroom Teaching Assistant

Miss Benariba – Classroom Teaching Assistant

 

Tower Class

Miss J. Handley – Class Teacher

Mrs Thambi – Classroom Teaching Assistant

Miss Ancell – Classroom Teaching Assistant

 

We are also very fortunate enough to have a number of other adults working with us this year, including: Miss Robinson, Mrs Grundey, Mrs Glenn and Miss S. Handley.

 

What are we learning this week?

Maths

We are focusing on column addition .

English

We shall be using the Power of Reading scheme at Howard Primary School, this year. Our core text for this half term is called Pax, by Sara Pennypacker. Because the Power of Reading relies on the element of surprise for the children, our learning objectives cannot be published in advance, but we will be focusing on analysing character, writing in role and reading aloud for debate and discussion. The children are hooked on the book already. What will happen to Peter and Pax next…?

 

Reading

Our year group’s class reader is Carrie’s War – by Nina Bawden. Here is a little teaser…

Carrie and her younger brother Nick are evacuated to Wales to spend the war years with the dour Mr Evans and his sister ‘Auntie’ Lou. Carrie and Nick spend much of their time at Druid’s Bottom – a mysterious house where Hepzibah, the housekeeper, tells them strange stories about skulls and curses. Carrie and Nick settle into their new lives…and then Carrie does something she’ll regret for years to come.

 

In our weekly reading comprehension sessions, we are focusing on skimming and scanning to answer retrieval questions.

 

Science

This term’s focus is Electricity. This week we will look at which components are needed to complete a circuit.

 

History

Our History topic, for the Autumn term, is World War Two. This week we shall be looking at key individuals and dates. We shall also be discussing some of the causes that led to the outbreak of war.

 

PE

Our PE days are Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Children are expected to wear full PE kit into school on these days. On Tuesdays they will take part in Dance and on Wednesdays they will have Tennis.

RE

Our topic this half term is Buddhism. This week, we will be looking at the life of Siddharta Gautama.

 

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#62eef9″ border_width=”5″ border_color=”#0b0b0b” ]Homework timetable: [/dropshadowbox]

Monday: Mathletics tasks set and due the following Monday.

Thursday: Spelling Frame tasks set and due the following Thursday.

Friday: Fiction Express – Read the next chapter, complete the quiz and vote by Tuesday.

Additional homework tasks will be set on Google Classroom in due course.