Tower

Welcome all Year 6 parents and pupils.

  I am Miss Mayley, the Year 6 class teacher, and our TA is Mrs Thambiayah.

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)

 

Week beginning 13th November

November 8, 2017

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Maths-We will learning how to find fractions of amounts, find the whole and convert fractions into decimals

English-  This week we will be writing a film review of Queen of Katwe (the film we are seeing at the cinema).

Science-We will be studying Sound! What a noisy classroom we will have!!!

P.E-We will be going swimming this week with Mrs Swift.  Please remember swimming costumes and towels!

Our second PE lesson will be gymnastics in the hall.  Only plimsolls or bare feet are allowed.

Topic-The topic for this term is World War 2.  This will continue throughout the Autumn term by Mrs Adams.  Last week we had a visitor to our classroom who spoke to us about being evacuated during World War 2.  It was so interesting to hear what she had to say.

R.E-We will be continuing our work on Buddhism with Mrs Adams.

Computing-We will be learning how to create our own APP with Mr Govinden.

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Please continue to keep your Children’s University passport up to date with activities you did over half term.
The Children’s University is an amazing programme that encourages your child to take part in a wide variety of activities both in and outside school that will enrich their lives and give them access to activities they wouldn’t usually have.  We would like as many children in Year 6 as possible to purchase a Children’s University passport (£2 from Miss Handley) and start collecting stamps.  Clubs that they participate in both in school and outside school will stamp their passport and once they have received 30 stamps they will be recognised at a formal graduation ceremony.  Children in the past have met the Mayor of Croydon at this event and other important people within the community.

It is a great way for children to develop more than just academic skills and be recognised for all the extra-curricular activities that they do.  This can include sports clubs, drama clubs, arts and crafts clubs, brownies, scouts, volunteering with the Lily Trust at school, supporting the school with whole community projects and many more.

Make sure your child has their bike in school if they have signed up to the Bike ability course this week and have had their bikes checked.

Congratulations to all the children who received their first WOW (Walk Once a Week) badge from the JTA.

Thank you to all the children who entered the Bully Buster badge competition.  The winning design will be announced soon.

Congratulations to Oliver who received a Merit card this week for the amazing additional work he has done at home to help him learn more about the Science work they are covering in class.

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14th November-Trip to the cinema.  A packed lunch is required.

20th November-24th November-The Whitgift Primary Project.  A packed lunch will be required every day as we will be working at Whitgift school all week.

9th December-The School Fayre

15th December-Christmas lunch and Christmas jumper day

18th December- Year 6 Christmas performance 6pm in the School Hall

19th December – Class Party

20th December – Break up for Christmas

Week beginning 6th November

November 1, 2017

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#db50f4″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]What we are learning[/dropshadowbox]

Maths-We will learning how to add and subtract fractions

English-  This week we will be continuing to use the film ‘The Piano’ to write the story

Science-We will be studying Sound! What a noisy classroom we will have!!!

P.E-We will be going swimming this week with Mrs Swift.  Please remember swimming costumes and towels!

Our second PE lesson will be gymnastics in the hall.  Only plimsolls or bare feet are allowed.

Topic-The topic for this term is World War 2.  This will continue throughout the Autumn term by Mrs Adams.

R.E-We will be starting our work on Buddhism with Mrs Adams.

Computing-We will be learning how to create our own APP with Mr Govinden.

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#db50f4″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Important Information[/dropshadowbox]

Please continue to keep your Children’s University passport up to date with activities you did over half term.
The Children’s University is an amazing programme that encourages your child to take part in a wide variety of activities both in and outside school that will enrich their lives and give them access to activities they wouldn’t usually have.  We would like as many children in Year 6 as possible to purchase a Children’s University passport (£2 from Miss Handley) and start collecting stamps.  Clubs that they participate in both in school and outside school will stamp their passport and once they have received 30 stamps they will be recognised at a formal graduation ceremony.  Children in the past have met the Mayor of Croydon at this event and other important people within the community.

It is a great way for children to develop more than just academic skills and be recognised for all the extra-curricular activities that they do.  This can include sports clubs, drama clubs, arts and crafts clubs, brownies, scouts, volunteering with the Lily Trust at school, supporting the school with whole community projects and many more.

Make sure your child has their bike in school if they have signed up to the Bike ability course this week and have had their bikes checked.

Congratulations to Zainab, Shai, Reem and Jaima who helped run the first Bully Buster assembly last Tuesday.

Congratulations to Andrea, Tom, Oliwia and Layla who have attended their first JTA (Junior Travel ambassadors) meeting this week and have some exciting ideas for this half term.

The Bully Buster competition is now up and running.  All badge competition entries must be handed in by Tuesday 7th November.  If you haven’t had your template, ask one of the Year 6 Bully Busters.

Don’t forget to log on to the Class Dojo and see how your child is doing.