Welcome to Year 6
Welcome to the final term of the year from all of the Year 6 team. We are excited to jump into teaching and learning.
‘How can we be ready for change?’
Our key text this half term is The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow.
About the book:
Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to high school. Nate is ready for it all, knowing his best friend PS is at his side - they’ve been inseparable since Nursery.
But when they are put in two different classes and PS finds a new friend in Turner, the school bully, Nate's world turns upside-down. As he struggles to make sense of this and forge new friendships, he’s dealt another blow when his youngest brother, Dylan is rushed into hospital.
His new teacher, Mr Joshua, sees a spark inside of Nate that’s lit by his love of reading and writing and shows him how to use this to process what’s going on. But with so much working against him, and anger rising inside him, will this be enough?
A powerful and lyrical story about finding your place in the world and the people that matter within it.
Over the half term, we will also be learning:
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MATHS – Consolidation
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SCIENCE – Living things and their habitats
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GEOGRAPHY – Comparing the Galapagos, the Alps and Nottinghamshire
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DT – Food and nutrition
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ART – Fashion design (painting)
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PSHE – Relationships 2
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PE – Circuit training and cricket
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MUSIC - Dona nobis pacem
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SPANISH – This is me, homes and houses, sports, my best day ever
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COMPUTING – Variables in games, introduction to spreadsheets, 3D modelling
PE and Outdoor Learning
In the Summer term, PE takes place on a Wednesday and also PE/Outdoor learning take place on alternate Monday afternoons. PE kits consist of PLAIN black shorts or jogging bottoms, PLAIN white t-shirt, and trainers.
Children will need to come to school in their school uniform and bring their PE kit to get changed into. Children will also need to bring their Outdoor Learning kit to get changed into with wellies in a separate bag.
Please see the timetable for this half term below:
Homework in Year 6
Homework will be sent home on FRIDAYS and must be returned by the following WEDNESDAY.
The homework for this half term will be as follows (your child will also write this in their communication diary for each week)
Reading
Each week, we ask that all children read with somebody at home at least three times a week. This could be any adult or an older sibling or friend. Please sign their diary and add a comment. Every little bit of reading really does help children on the learning journey.
Spelling and Grammar
We also ask that the children practise their weekly spellings which can be found below. We conduct a spelling quiz each week as part of a dictation lesson, and these words form part of our English teaching for the week. Children will also be asked to complete pages in their CGP revision books each week, these will link closely with what is being taught in-school.
Maths
A vital aspect of Maths is that the children have a secure recall of times tables, so we ask that they spend some time each week on TT Rockstars practising these. To support with children’s learning, school has purchased a set of CGP revision books for each child for Maths, teachers will set specific pages which link to the learning being done in-school.
