This year you are lucky enough to have:

Miss White-class teacher

Mrs Payne-teaching assistant and PPA cover on Tuesday PM

Wednesdays-Handball

Friday-Tag Rugby 

For PE sessions please refer to the uniform policy. Children can wear any clothing appropriate for doing sport.

It is usually best to leave your child's PE kit in school for the half-term so that it is always available to use.

Children complete a star reading test every term which gives them a new 'ZPD'. This is a code which corresponds to a book suitable for the reading level of your child. It is important that your child brings their reading book into school each day. Once your child finishes their book, they will complete a quiz testing how well they have understood the book. Their word count is logged and if they get all of the questions right on the quiz, they join the '100 per cent club'!  It is also crucial that you listen to your child read each evening and ensure that you sign their reading record highlighting what they have read and how they performed.

Within this class reading records will be checked and books changed once quizzes are completed.

Homework will be set on a Tuesday through our online learning platform, SeeSaw. A link for which is placed below:

https://app.seesaw.me/#/login

All homework should be completed by the following Monday and will be checked by your teacher on this day. Please make sure that if you are having difficulties with the homework, that you contact your class teacher with plenty of time so that they can assist your child in its completion. In addition, the school also run a homework club which can really help support those children that struggle completing their tasks independently.

Year 6 - Spring 1

Mountains and Rivers 

As mathematicians, we will:

• Represent and solve equations, including missing number problems, finding pairs of values, and systematically enumerating combinations involving two variables.
• Use place value knowledge up to three decimal places, including multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1,000, and rounding answers to specified degrees of accuracy.
• Solve multi-step problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, including calculations with decimals, selecting appropriate methods and explaining your reasoning.
• Use and apply efficient written methods for multiplication and division where answers include decimal places.
• Understand, compare and calculate with fractions, decimals and percentages, including simplifying fractions, finding equivalents, ordering values, and solving percentage problems in a range of contexts.

As children who learn about the wider World we will answer the following questions:

• How can I connect with global issues? 
• What rights do people have, and who does not have their rights met?
• How can you identify cultural practices that go against British law and Universal Human Rights? 
• Why is it important to keep personal boundaries and respect the right to privacy?
• What is life like for people in other countries, and how are their values and customs different from ours?
• How can we work with others to make the world a better place?
• What does it mean to set up an enterprise, and how can we start developing enterprise skills?
• How does the media present information, and how can we critique it?

As learners of RE we will be exploring the Big Question:

Why do Hindus want to be good?

We will answer the questions:

• Who or what is Brahman?
• What is Atman? What can be learnt about Atman through a Hindu story?
• What is samsara?
• Why is Atman important?
• What else is important?
• How might dharma affect the way someone lives their life?
• What is ahimsa, and how does it affect the lives of Hindu people?
• Why do Hindus try to be good?

As scientists we will be able to answer:

• How are organisms classified using the Linnaeus system?
• How can you group and classify cold-blooded vertebrates based on their common characteristics?
• How can you group and classify warm-blooded vertebrates based on their common characteristics?
• How do we classify invertebrates?  
• How is the plant kingdom organised based on shared characteristics?
• What is the definition of a micro-organism, and how can they be classified based on their characteristics?

As linguists in Spanish, we will be able to:

• To interpret and translate opinions about household tasks.
• To find and categorise vocabulary from descriptions of different household jobs conducted by robots. 
• To describe a robot's purpose in a home using verbs and adverbs.
• To write a descriptive text in Spanish about an invented robot. 
• To describe the functions of a robot using a persuasive advert. 

As geographers and world explorers we will:

As artists, we will explore the questions:

• What techniques and inspirations were used by the Japanese artists of the Edo period?
• How does Hokusai’s artwork: Great Wave of Kanawawa represent the Edo period?
• How can we design our very own monoprint artwork using layering techniques?

As writers we will…

• Distinguish between the language of speech and writing • Recognise vocabulary and structures for formal speech and writing, including subjunctive forms
•  Use passive verbs
•  Use semi-colons to mark boundaries between   independent clauses
• Use language carefully to influence the reader’s opinion of a character, place or situation
• Use archaic language
• Use paragraphs to vary pace and emphasis
• Use dialogue to explain the plot, reveal new information, show character or relationships or to convey mood
• Give clues to the reader about when the story takes place - what characters are wearing, buildings, horse drawn carriage rather than cars etc

As historians we will…

• Question whether Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a superhero
• Analyse his achievements and historical impact

As design technologists we will…

• Think like engineers to explore how bridges are strengthened
• Investigate and test structural designs using practical experiments
• Apply our learning to design a scaled bridge prototype
• Use CAD software to refine and present our designs
• Evaluate our work and suggest improvements based on testing