Year 6 Spring Newsletter
Maths
This term, pupils will learn about Conversion, Measurements, Shapes, Angles, and Coordinates in addtion to Arithmetic skills. Mental arithmetic skills will be developed through daily fluency each morning. We encourage parents to practice maths skills at home with their children such as: times tables, telling the time, counting money and working out change when at the shops. In addition, pupils should be using My Maths and Timetable Rockstars as advised by the teachers.
Literacy
The children will be reading and working with a variety of texts including “Once” by Morris Gleitzman, "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes. Pupils will read aloud, develop comprehension skills, form opinions and discuss their views. Spelling, punctuation and grammar will be taught weekly within each unit of work. In addition to these lessons, the children will have writing sessions where they will develop their writing skills and build up to writing an extended piece of writing relating to the work they have covered in their English or Topic lessons during the week.
Reading
Spellings
Spellings will be tested weekly in class with children having the opportunity to practice the vocabulary that they struggled with between lessons.
Reading Record
Year 6 children will have a digital internal reading record that is updated by the classroom teachers. Once the children have finished a book they will answer a 5 question test on the book they have chosen to assess comprehension. If the children are unable to answer all 5 questions then they are given the opportunity to search for the answers in the book and try again.
MFL
During French lessons this term, children will be continuing to learn to talk about and describe themselves, this will include learning vocabulary related to clothes, parts of the body, sports, pets, school and actions. They will also learn the vocabulary for months of the year, days of the week and seasons.
History
The children will be learning about World War 2 - from the causes of the War, to its completion and the impact it had on the survivors.
Music
The children will be continuing to sing, play and compose music to perform together. They will study:
- WW2 - Music of the Era and the history of Music from 1945 onwards.
- Influential British Musicians.
- Shakespeare - Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest.
RE
The children will be learning about Jesus as a Healer and the miracles he performed, they will also learn about his Crucifixion.
Art + D/T
Art - The children will be learning about Pop Art and its most influential artists.
D/T - The children will be learning about Cooking, Seasonal Ingredients, and Food Hygiene.
PE
Pupils will be learning Invasion games and Tennis. Their lessons will continue to be on Mondays.
PSHE
The children will be learning about Citizenship and about their Economic Well-being.
Computing
The children will be learning about Spreadsheets and their important applications.
Science
The children will learning about the Classification of Living Things.
Homework
To help them prepare for High School, homework will be set on Google Classroom everyday (Monday to Friday). Your child will have 4 tasks to complete each night (Arithmetic, Reasoning, SPAG and Vocabulary). They should complete these tasks in the pink homework book . The answers will be posted in Google Classroom the following day for self-assessment. Your children should alert their class teacher to any section that they struggled with to receive additional support. The class teacher will periodically ask for the homework books to be brought in for a homework audit and children who have not been completing the homework will do so in their breaktimes. They also need to read daily and use BUG CLUB at least 3 times a week, which will help improve their comprehension skills.
Children are free to use their classrooms from 8.30am to do their homework if they are struggling with internet at home or simply want a quiet environment.
SATS
Throughout the year, we will be preparing the children for the SATs exams which will take place during the week beginning 13th May 2024. These exams will assess the children's understanding of Maths, spelling, punctuation and grammar as well as their comprehension of texts. The children's writing will be teacher assessed.
They will have access to a number of online platforms to aid their preparation - which will be provided by the school as the year progresses.
Please ensure they use these on a regular basis. If you wish to purchase revision material, then all major book sellers carry a variety of study aids for End of Key Stage 2 Assessments.