Year 6 have been extremely busy in the final week before their Fairthorne Manor adventure, applying strategies for addition and subtraction and learning how to pickpocket!

Could you draw a bar model to represent and solve this problem:

‘A cup of tea and a biscuit cost £1.30. A cup of tea costs 60p more than a biscuit. How much does a biscuit cost?’

After using counters to represent similar problems surrounding boys and girls in the playground, children were able to show what the cup of tea problem looked like. Maybe you could have a go!

We have been totally immersed in Dickens within our writing and guided reading sessions, culminating in acting out and explaining how to pick a pocket. Be on your guard – a Year 6 child may be sizing you up from the shadows of the playground!

We hope all have a restful weekend, prior to an action packed week ahead!

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The Year 6 Team