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)
Your child should ideally be reading at home for a minimum of 30 mins now everyday.
Where possible, your child should also have an opportunity t read aloud to someone else at least twice a week. The information below, gives you some examples of questions you may like to ask your child during their reading.
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Maths-We will be learning the value of each digit in a decimal, how to round decimals and how to multiply and divide decimals
English-Writing–We will continuing to look at Biographies and focusing on Anne Frank
Reading-We will be continuing to read Holes by Louis Sachar.
Science-We will be starting our new topic Electricity
History-We will be learning about the Holocaust and the impact it has had. For more information have a look at
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/history/index.html
R.E-We will be learning more about Buddhism this term.
Art-We will be studying silk paintings and making our own
P.E-Swimming starts on Tuesday 9th January 2018. In our other lesson we will be continuing with gymnastics and developing our balancing skills on apparatus.
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Congratulations to Xanin and Oliwia who received Merit cards this week.
Congratulations also to the whole class. It has been a great start to the New Year with everyone focused on their work. This is an important term as Year 6 will be focusing on their SATS which are in the Summer term. There are also some exciting opportunities this term for your children to develop other strengths as well as the academic subjects so stay tuned for more information.