New opportunities ahead…
We have had another busy week, getting to grips with fractions and empathising with Ernest Shackleton’s predicament whilst on board his ship, Endurance. We have also completed our Easter Unit in RE, which has enabled the children to answer in greater depth our big question – ‘Why is the Resurrection such an important event for Christians?’
There is a lot to look forward to in the coming weeks either side of half-term – a Brazilian dance workshop next Friday awaits, led by a qualified expert (certainly not Mr P or Mr L!). Following this, after half-term, the children have a European Day on Friday 11th June, where a Euros football tournament will be hosted and a European country discovery day will take place in class.
It is great that we have been able to secure a day for each class at the Andrew Simpson Centre in June and early July. This is a venue that is in high demand at the moment from schools requesting day trips, so it is brilliant that we have this organised. A letter for this is being sent out in the next few days on parentmail. The price for the whole day with four activities is £37 – details of how to pay are enclosed in the parentmail.
Wishing you all a great weekend
The Year 6 Team
Co-ordinating our Diaries
Hi everyone!
We’ve had another fantastic week in Year 6, developing our skills with co-ordinates and showing off our writing talents using a form of our choosing, with the stimulus being our Peter Ashley day visit.
This afternoon, the teachers played a ‘fun prank’ on the children, where they had to debate whether school uniform at St Peter’s should be abolished! They didn’t realise that, after forming their ideas and opinions, they had to speak publically, presenting their point of view. AND, that the topic was a little untruthful! We could not maintain our poker face when we were further challenged about the origins of the statement and whether it was going to be a possibility.
Please remember to keep the homework trickling in by Tuesday each week and remember to talk with your child about the home-learning words and phrases they have been given.
Have an enjoyable weekend!
The Year 6 Team
PUSHING OUR BOUNDARIES AT THE FORT!
Year 6 had a great morning at the Peter Ashley Centre, taking part in Archery, Bouldering and Assault Course activities. The main aim of the visit was to push themselves outside of their current ‘zone of comfort’, building confidence in their ability and skill. As you can see below, the bouldering was a particularly challenging aspect of the visit.
Housekeeping Week!
With our first week of summer term behind us, it is time to remind everyone of a few fundamentals for year 6:
- Homework is handed out on a Wednesday now and it has to be handed back in by the following Tuesday.
- Spellings are also handed out on a Wednesday and children will be tested on the following Wednesday.
- Home Learning words and phrases for discussion will also be handed out with the homework. Adults are reminded to really talk through the chosen words and phrases for the week as this aims to really cement new language and vocabulary into the minds of the children, so that it becomes ‘transferable language’ that they can then apply into their writing and discussion in class.
These days for handing out homework have had to change due to afternoon interventions that happen on a Monday and Tuesday, which means there is a lack of time to talk through and hand out the homework.
Children are reminded that they should be practising their home CGP SATs booklets that have been purchased by their parents. These continue to be an invaluable resource that will really help the child build confidence in their learning and in their independence.
On top of this, children have been asked which books out of their six ‘Must-Reads’ for the year they have read already, and these results have been recorded in the classroom! Parents, please keep encouraging your child to read and enjoy the books from the six ‘Must Reads!’
The children have also re-commenced the Reading Book Journal review (yellow book they bring home) where the children write a short review of the book they have read OR the pages/chapters they have read so far. They bring these yellow books in every other Wednesday, and the first Wednesday to bring in the book is Weds, 28th April.
Lastly, the children are going to enjoy a morning out at Peter Ashley Activity Centre on Tuesday 4th May (Penguins – Mr Land) OR Wednesday 5th May Seals – Mr Pratley), depending on your class. Please re-read the Parentmail to make yourselves well-acquainted with what you need to provide your child with on that day.
Have a great weekend,
The Year 6 Team
YEAR 6 HOME LEARNING w/b 25.1.21
Hello! If you are having difficulty accessing our learning on teams you will find all of our lessons, links and tasks for each day below. For any more help – remember you can email your teacher via the school office.
MONDAY
MATHS
ENGLISH
WRITING
writing lesson Mon 25 1 Tues 26 1 CT Trickling of thinking and writing
GR
GR Thurs 21 1 to Mon 25 1 21 Book Review Oranges In No Man’s Land
SPELLINGS FOR THE WEEK
Spellings and exploration tasks for week of 25 1 21
TOPIC
Topic lesson 3 and 4 for week of 18 1 21 Greek Gods note making
TUESDAY
MATHS
ENGLISH
WRITING
writing lesson Friday 22 1 21 Mon 25 1 21
GR
GR for Tues 26 1 21 to Thurs 28 1 21
SCIENCE
WEDNESDAY
MATHS
ENGLISH
WRITING
writing lesson Weds 27 1 Reflecting as writer
GR
GR for Tues 26 1 21 to Thurs 28 1 21
RE
THURSDAY
MATHS
ENGLISH
WRITING
GR
PE
FRIDAY
MATHS
ENGLISH
WRITING
GR
YEAR 6 HOME LEARNING w/b 18.1.21
Hello! You may be here if you are having difficulty logging into the MS Teams provision. Never fear – click on the links to find the work set for this week.
Monday
Maths
MONDAY MATHS LEARNING OVERVIEW
mon 18 SUPPORT TASKS – MISSING ANGLES ON A LINE
MON 18 MAIN TASKS – FIND THE VALUE OF MISSING ANGLES
ENGLISH
GR Mon 18 1 21 Spellings and exploration tasks for week of 18 1 21 home vocab words for week of 18 1 21
TOPIC
Topic week of 18 1 21 Powerful Athens
TUESDAY
MATHS
Tue 19 SUPPORT TASK – Identifying triangles
ENGLISH
GR Tues 19 1 21 Self marking of Chap 18 Qs
RE
revelations 1 – The character of Saul
WEDNESDAY
MATHS
Wednesday Maths Learning Links
ENGLISH
writing lesson Weds 20 1 21 ONE HOUR
GR Tues 19 1 21 and Weds 20 1 21 Chapter 18 and questions
SCIENCE
Science for week of 18 1 21 lesson 2 of Evolution unit
THURSDAY
MATHS
Thursday Missing Angles MAIN and CHALLENGE Tasks (with answers)
Thursday Missing Angles SUPPORT TASKS
ENGLISH
writing lesson Thursday 21 1 21 Friday 22 1 21 Mon 25 1 21
GR Thurs 21 1 21 and Fri 22 1 21 Book Review Oranges In No Man’s Land
ART
FRIDAY
MATHS
ENGLISH
writing lesson Friday 22 1 21 Mon 25 1 21
GR Thurs 21 1 to Mon 25 1 21 Book Review Oranges In No Man’s Land
NO WIDER CURRICULUM LESSONS TODAY AS IT IS FRIDAY!
Lockdown learning w/b 11/1/21
If you are having difficulty accessing your learning via Microsoft Teams, you can find it using the links below:
MONDAY
MATHS
Main Maths Tasks Monday 11 Jan
ENGLISH
Spellings and exploration tasks for week of 11 1 21
home vocab words for week of 11 1 21
Mon 11 1 21 Chapter 15 and questions
TOPIC
Topic week of 11 1 21 Powerful Athens
TUESDAY
MATHS
ENGLISH
home vocab words for week of 11 1 21
Tues 12 1 21 Chap 16 and questions
SCIENCE
WEDNESDAY LEARNING
ENGLISH
writing lesson 13 1 21Weds 13 1 21
self marking Chap 15 and 16 with teacher
MATHS
WEDNESDAY 13TH JAN MATHS LEARNING
RE
RE lockdown Christmas learning
THURSDAY
SUPPORT LESSON TASKS Thursday 14
ENGLISH
PE
FRIDAY
MATHS
Support task number 2 ROUNDING DECIMALS Fri
Support task number 1 SUPPORT TASKS Fri 15
MAIN TASKS – FRACTIONS PROBLEMS FRI
ENGLISH
ri 15 1 21 Chapter 17 and questions
Great to be back together!
We have had a wonderful last-half of the week where the children quickly picked-up where they left off two weeks ago! We are really happy that everyone is safe and well.
Christmas Jumper day was good fun and we are looking forward to getting more into the Christmas spirit next week!
Reminders
Monday 14th December: Children will need to bring a packed lunch today as the hall is being used by KS1 for their Christmas Dinners.
Tuesday 15th December: Christmas lunch and STEM Day in Year 6.
Home learning update
Hello Year 6 pupils and parents
If you have come to the blog in seach of home learning resources for the self-isolation period, please be advised that these are now located in pupils’ Microsoft Teams accounts. Details of this, together with pupil emails and logins were sent out via parentmail recently.
Please contact the school office if you require further assistance.
Stay well,
The Year 6 Team
The power of the media!
The children this week have been thinking about the power of the media in a range of different ways.
We have been unpicking aspects of recent speeches given by Joe Biden and how his message of peace and unity relates to the ideals of our Creation Unit in RE – this has been an interesting exercise and the children enjoyed applying their Creation knowledge to current, real-world issues. On top of this, Year 6 have written a persuasive letter to the BBC requesting that more documentaries and television programmes reveal wolves in a more positive light. Again, this has been an enriching process where the children have acquired new subject-specific knowledge about wolves. Their composition and output has really ramped up!
Children have continued to develop their sending and receiving skills in netball, practising ‘the pivot’ to orientate their position better before passing. The girls certainly ‘out pivoted’ the boys this week!
Reminders
- There are still a couple of weeks until the reading passports are due in. Get stuck into it!
- It has been great to see what children have been reading at home through their on-going book reviews – keep aiming to complete a review every two weeks.
- Ideally, children should be making their way through their second ‘must read book’ of the year (out of six books)
- If you have yet to book your virtual parents evening slot, remember to!
Have a good weekend,
The Year 6 Team