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)
What are we learning this week?
English –
This week, we shall be continuing our new text, Shackleton’s Journey, by William Grill.
Our English lesson learning objectives this week are:
- To identify the key features of a motivational speech.
- To write a motivational speech.
- To edit and up-level my writing.
What is our class reading book?
We shall be starting our new text, Orange for the Sunsets, by Tina Athaide. We were very lucky to have a live Zoom session with her on World Book Day, where she introduced the book to us.
Science –
We shall be starting our new topic, Evolution and Inheritance. This week, we shall be eliciting our existing knowledge about this week.
PE –
This term, we are working on co-ordination and static balance.
Computing –
To create and design a year book.
History –
To compare role of the Queen to previous monarchs.
Other foundation subjects taught this week:
Art, Spanish, and PE.
What are we learning this week?
English –
This week, we shall be starting our brand new text, Shackleton’s Journey, by William Grill.
Our English lesson learning objectives this week are:
- To ask questions to improve my understanding.
- To build a character profile.
- To write a fact file based on my research.
What is our class reading book?
We shall be starting our new text, Orange for the Sunsets, by Tina Athaide. We were very lucky to have a live Zoom session with her on World Book Day, where she introduced the book to us.
Maths –
- To identify factors and multiples of a number
- To identify squared and cubed numbers
- To identify prime factors of a number
- To complete problem solving challenges using reasoning
Science –
We shall be starting our new topic, Evolution and Inheritance. This week, we shall be eliciting our existing knowledge about this week.
Spanish –
We shall be starting our new topic talking about School!
PE –
This term, we are working on co-ordination and static balance.
Computing –
To create and design a year book.