YEAR 6

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English -  We have been continuing to read 'Letters from the Lighthouse' and writing a persuasive letter trying to convince the Mayor to show kindness and understanding to the German pilot who crashed his plane near the village. 

Maths - Children have been learning about area, perimeter and volume of compound shapes.  We have then started working on Geometry - working out the angles of shapes.

Geography -  Our topic this term is thinking about 'Where does our energy come from?' Children have been thinking about the different sources of energy, whether they are renewable or non-renewable and the benefits and drawbacks of each type.

Art -  Children have been continuing with portrait work - using layers of different media to build their self-portraits.

PE - In gymnastics children have been trying paired balances.

English -  Alongside next week's practice SATS we will be recapping different areas of grammar.

Maths - We will continue with our geometry topic and will then move onto look at shape.

Geography - We will consider how the USA generates energy and compare this to how the UK generates energy.

Art - Children will be experimenting with using digital backgrounds for their portraits alongside a variety of different media.