Welcome to Queen Elizabeth 2 Class
Welcome all Year 6 parents and pupils.
Class Teacher: Miss Blackford
Teaching assistants: Mrs Jackson & Mr Cellmer
Recommended reading books for Year 6:
Best Books for Year 6 | Ages 10-11 Recommended Reads | BooksForTopics
Expertly selected books for 9 and 10 year old children (lovereading4kids.co.uk)
Expertly selected books for 11, 12 and 13 year old children (lovereading4kids.co.uk)
A big thank you to all those who attended one of our SATs preparation meetings.
This week is known as Shakespeare Week. Throughout the course of the week, the children shall be taking part in some engaging, Shakespeare-themed activities.
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Maths – We will be looking at long multiplication and division.
English – This week, we shall be creating a character profile of Juliet by studying the quotes from Shakespeare’s original text, Romeo and Juliet. Using this profile, we are going to be planning, writing and editing a letter from Juliet to her father (Lord Capulet) pleading with him to stop the marriage to Count Paris.
Reading – We shall be continuing with developing our comprehension skills. Our class reading books this week are:
This half term, to like with our key text in our English lessons – Romeo and Juliet – we have chosen to read a series of short, condensed Shakespeare stories that have been adapted by Andrew Matthews and Tony Ross. This fantastic collection allows children to understand the plot lines across a range of genres: tragedies, comedies and histories to allow them to make links within the texts.
Science – We shall be continuing to look at nutrition this week. We shall be creating posters to encourage people to maintain a balanced diet.
Key dates –
Parents evening – 17th March
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Maths – We shall be looking at multiplying and dividing fractions.
English – This half term, we shall be basing our lessons from the Andrew Matthews’ adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. This week, we shall be starting our new unit of letter writing. We shall be identifying the key features of a formal letter, evaluating the key features of a selection of letters, editing and up-levelling existing letters and editing and up-levelling a letter by Lysander (from A Midsummer Night’s Dream) using Shakespearean language. We shall also be looking at the past progressive tense in SPAG sessions.
Science – We are looking at nutritional values in food.
History – We shall be finishing our double page biography spreads about Anne Frank.
PE – Our sessions this week are as follows:
Tuesdays – Gymnastics
Thursdays (Tower) /Fridays (QE2) – Pilates
Geography – To understand the use of Ordnance Survey symbols.
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Parents evening – 12th and 17th March 2020
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”10″ border_color=”#aa41f5″ ]What are we learning this week?[/dropshadowbox]
Maths – We shall be looking at ratio and proportion this week.
English – This half term, we shall be basing our lessons from the Andrew Matthews’ adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. Using the story, as well as the modern rap retelling, we shall be: boxing up the key events and then writing a poem.
Science – We are continuing to write our explanation text about how the heart works.
History – We shall be finishing our double page biography spreads about Anne Frank.
PE – Our sessions this week are as follows:
Tuesdays – Gymnastics
Thursdays (Tower) /Fridays (QE2) – Pilates
Geography – To understand the use of Ordnance Survey symbols.
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”10″ border_color=”#41f5cf” ]Key dates: [/dropshadowbox]
Parents evening – 12th and 17th March 2020
We hope that you have all had a lovely half term!
Our learning this week:
Maths – We shall be looking at ration and proportion, over the next two weeks.
English – First, we shall be editing our Holes substitution stories. Our next unit will be based on a Shakespeare classic, Romeo and Juliet. We shall be getting to know the story by completing story maps and hot-seating activities.
Science – We shall be continuing to write our explanation text about how the heart works.
History – Based on our independent research, we shall be writing a biography about Anne Frank.
PE – Swimming is now finished. Our Tuesday PE session will be gymnastics and our secon d session this week (Thursday for Tower and Friday for QE2) shall be boxercise.
A huge well done to all the helpers -both adults and children- for all of your support at the Spring Fayre last Friday. Tyler announced in assembly that they managed to raise a huge £512.06 profit! That’s incredible!
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Just a reminder that Miss Handley will be teaching Maths in both Year 6 classes and Miss Blackford will be teaching both classes’ English lessons.
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Maths – This week’s maths learning objectives are to:
- transform and rotate shapes across four quadrants.
English – This week, we shall be continuing with our narrative unit. We shall building appropriate figurative language through a clip from Holes, to build setting description; then, we shall be writing and editing a substitution story based on our innovated character’s arrival to the infamous Camp Green Lake!
Science – As part of our unit on Animals, including humans, over the next few lessons we shall be writing an explanation text on the circulatory system.
PE – On Tuesday this week, we shall have gymnastics. During our second lesson this week (Thursday for Tower and Friday for QE2) we shall be continuing with our boxercise sessions.
Reading – We shall be continuing to read our class text, Holes. We shall be completing activities based on improving our explanation, retrieval and interpretation skills.
Geography – This term, we will be learning all about Scandinavia. This week’s learning objectives are:
• To explore the physical features of Norway
• To create maps using a key
SPAG – We shall be focusing on revising some of the key Year 6 grammar across our English sessions and with Miss Blackford this week. We shall also be looking at words containing the letter string ough in our spelling sessions.
Key dates –
Parents’ evening – 12th and 17th March (subject to change by class teachers).
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”10″ border_color=”#c241fb” ]Just a quick reminder – We shall be visiting Kew Gardens on Monday 3rd February. Please make sure that your child has: a waterproof coat, sensible shoes, a packed lunch and water. We should be back before the end of the school day.[/dropshadowbox]
Over the next few weeks, Miss Handley will be teaching Maths in both Year 6 classes and Miss Blackford will be teaching both classes’ English lessons.
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Maths – This week’s maths learning objectives are to:
- use simple formulae
- generate and describe linear number sequences
- express missing number problems algebraically
- find pairs of numbers that satisfy an equation with 2 unknowns
- enumerate possibilities of combinations of 2 variables
English – This week, we shall be continuing with our narrative unit. We shall be retelling Stanley’s arrival at Camp Green lake, boxing up the key sections and then creating a story map. We shall then be using this to plan our innovated character’s arrival.
Science – As part of our unit on Animals, including humans, our learning objectives are:
- To know how the blood is pumped around the body.
- To know the main parts of the circulatory system and know the job of the blood and blood vessels.
- I can explain what the circulatory system is.
- I can identify the main parts of the circulatory system are the blood, heart and blood vessels.
- I can explain how oxygen gets into our blood stream and to the rest of the body
- talking.
PE – This is our last swimming lesson this week. On Fridays, we shall be learning Boxercise.
Reading – We shall be continuing to read our class text, Holes. We shall be completing activities based on improving our explanation, retrieval and interpretation skills.
Geography – This term, we will be learning all about Scandinavia. This week’s learning objectives are:
• To explore the physical features of Norway
• To create maps using a key
Key dates –
Parents’ evening – 12th and 17th March (subject to change by class teachers).
Over the next few weeks, Miss Handley will be teaching Maths in both Year 6 classes and Miss Blackford will be teaching both classes’ English lessons.
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Maths – This week’s maths learning objectives are:
- Compare fractions with unrelated denominators using equivalence;
- Know decimal equivalents for halves, quarters, fifths, eighths, tenths and hundredths;
- Use mental division strategies to find non-unit fractions of amounts;
- Recognise equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages;
- Find percentages of amounts;
- Calculate and interpret the mean as an average.
English – This week, we shall be finishing writing our non-chronological reports. Once complete we shall we moving on to our new unit by creating character profiles based on Stanley, from Holes, and innovating our own character to join Camp Green Lake.
Science – As part of our unit on Animals, including humans, our learning objectives are:
- To know how the blood is pumped around the body.
- To know the main parts of the circulatory system and know the job of the blood and blood vessels.
- I can explain what the circulatory system is.
- I can identify the main parts of the circulatory system are the blood, heart and blood vessels.
- I can explain how oxygen gets into our blood stream and to the rest of the body
- talking.
PE – Swimming is on this week. On Fridays, we shall be learning Boxercise.
Reading – We shall be continuing to read our class text, Holes. We shall be completing activities based on improving our explanation, retrieval and interpretation skills.
Geography – This term, we will be learning all about Scandinavia. This week’s learning objectives are:
• To understand key aspects of the climate zones of Scandinavia.
• To understand the position and significance of the Arctic circle
• Use graphs to identify physical features.
History – We shall be learning about the Holocaust.
Key dates – We shall be visiting Kew Gardens on Monday 3rd February 2020.
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Maths – This week’s maths learning objectives are:
- Use place value to add and subtract numbers with 3 decimal places;
- Multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1000;
- Round numbers with 3 decimal places to the nearest whole, tenth and hundredth;
- Use written addition to add numbers with 3 decimal places in context of measures (litres, km, kg);
- Use rounding to estimate totals and round answers to a given level of accuracy.
English – This week, we shall be starting our new unit of Non-chronological reports. We shall be basing our learning this half term on our class text, Holes by Louis Sachar. This week, we shall be planning, writing and editing our non-chronological reports based on a rattlesnake.
Science – We shall be starting our new unit Animals, including humans.
PE – Swimming is on this week. On Fridays, we shall be doing boxercise sessions.
Reading – We shall be continuing to read our class text, Holes. We shall be completing some skimming activities this week, as well as completing a past reading paper.
Geography – This term, we will be learning all about Scandinavia. This week’s learning objectives are:
• To understand key aspects of the climate zones of Scandinavia.
• To understand the position and significance of the Arctic circle
• Use graphs to identify physical features.
History – We shall be learning about how the role of propaganda during WW2.
Key dates – We shall be visiting Kew Gardens on Monday 3rd February 2020.
The children, and all adults, thoroughly enjoyed our trip to see Goodnight Mister Tom at BFI Southbank last week. As well as watching the film, we took part in an interactive workshop looking at different aspects of WW2 – using literary film clips to support our learning.
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Maths – We shall be looking place value over the next couple of weeks, including:
- Place value in 7-digit numbers (PV + and -, compare numbers)
- Add and subtract 1, 10, 100, 1000, 10,000, 100,000 and 1,000,000 to/from 7-digit numbers
- Place 7-digit nos on number lines and round to the nearest 10,000, 100,000 or 1,000,000
- Calculate intervals across zero
English – This week, we shall be starting our new unit of Non-chronological reports. We shall be basing our learning this half term on our class text, Holes by Louis Sachar. This week, we shall be identifying and evaluating key features as well as editing and up-levelling an existing non-chronological report.
Science – We shall be continuing our topic of Light. We shall be planning and conducting an investigation to look at what affects the size of a shadow.
PE – Swimming returns this week. On Fridays, we shall be starting our new unit- boxercise.
Reading – We shall be continuing to read our class text, Holes. We shall be completing some skimming activities this week, as well as completing a past reading paper.
Geography – We shall be starting our new unit – learning all about Scandinavia. This week, we shall be using maps to locate countries and major cities.
History – We shall be learning about how the role of women changed during WW2.
Key dates – We shall be visiting Kew Gardens on Monday 3rd February 2020.
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”10″ border_color=”#f62222″ ]Years 5 and 6 Carol Concert.[/dropshadowbox]
Tuesday 17th December 2019 – 2:15pm
St. Andrew’s Church
Class parties shall be held on Wednesday 18th December, in the afternoon. Your child should have brought home a letter asking for donations of food and drink. Please return the slip as soon as possible.
We break up at 3:30pm on Thursday 19th December 2019 and return to school on Monday 6th January.
On behalf on the Year 6 Team, we hope you have a lovely Christmas holiday.