The children have really adjusted to their new classroom environment well, settling in to their new routines efficiently.
For English, the children have been looking at Narnia and refreshing their writing skills from before the summer holidays. They have been developing their reflective skills during this and are hopefully looking forward to their unit on Oliver Twist – a heritage text focus for them.
Kicking-off our History topic, Ancient Greece, Year 6 have explored atlases to locate Greece in the world, and they have zoomed-in on its climate, neighbouring countries and its degrees of latitude and longitude. They used their creative skills to express this information!
It was great to get outside for our weekly Tuesday PE where we began our cross-country unit of learning. After a few false starts, children improved quickly in how they used their moving body parts to jog more efficiently and for longer. As they will understand, this is the foundation of endurance running, which we will explore in the weeks to come.
A few reminders:
- Homework is handed out on Monday and due in by Friday.
- Weekly spellings will be tested on Friday.
- Vocabulary work (mainly in the form of discussing words) will be sent home on Mondays.
- A short activity will be set on Sumdog to develop fluency in maths.
We look forward to seeing you at the Year 6 Welcome Meeting at 5:30pm on Monday 23rd September.
Year 6 Team