Staff working with Year 6:

Miss Lock- Class Teacher

Mrs VanDuivenvoorde - RE, Humanities, in class and Groups

Señorita Andrea - Spanish

Mrs Kenyon - Music 

Mrs Muncaster - PSHCE, Art and Design & Technology 

Mrs Bester - Computing

Mr Carrington - PE

In Maths, this Autumn Term, children a have work matched and targeted to stretch and further their understanding. Within the new curriculum, children are encouraged to 'master' new concepts before moving on to more challenging mathematical content. This will entail lots of problem solving and providing lots of opportunities for the children to apply basic skills and number facts in more abstract and puzzle based tasks. An overview of the area to be covered this half term can be found below:

• place value of numbers up to 10,000,000
• ordering whole numbers and decimals
• interpreting number sequences involving decimals and negative numbers
• to instantly recall times tables to 12x12 and know the related division facts
• to recall equivalences between fractions, decimals and percentages
• to consolidate both mental and written methods for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
• to interpret line and scatter graphs, forming conclusions and hypotheses
• to calculate the value of missing angles in various situations
• to carry out investigations, applying key facts in problem based situations

In our English lessons, we will be looking this half term we will be linking our Literacy to our WW1 theme:

• Explore the novel 'Private Peaceful'
• Write a newspaper report  linked to the novel
• Write key scenes of the novel from different perspectives
• Non-Chronological Reports on Literacy Shed Videos
• Christmas Narratives 

Reading - It is hoped that your child will automatically choose to read on a daily basis.  They will be expected to read at home at least four times per week, for a period of 20 minutes. Some children may be asked to do reading/SPAG activities that are part of the Lexia Program.

During Autumn 1, we will be exploring the topic of: Living Things and Their Habitats.

Pupils who are secure will be able to:

• Define the term ‘organism’ and name the seven life processes of all living things.
• Describe the work of Carl Linnaeus. 
• Define the term ‘vertebrate’ and name the vertebrate groups.
• Describe the characteristics of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
• Compare the characteristics of the vertebrate groups. 
• Define the term ‘invertebrate’. 
• Describe the characteristics of worms, snails, spiders and insects. 
• Compare the characteristics of the invertebrate groups. 
• Name the plant groups. 
• Describe the characteristics of flowering plants, ferns, mosses and conifers. 
• Define the term ‘micro-organism’ and name some examples.

When working scientifically pupils who are secure will be able to:

• Use a classification key to group and identify organisms.
• Make a simple classification ke

In Year 6, your child will practise all the spellings from the Year 5 and 6 statutory lists. Your child should by now be secure with spelling words they learnt in the previous years at primary school. This is to prepare them for their spelling test as part of their SPaG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar) SAT. Spellings are also a crucial element when your child's independent writing is assessed.

 Wider Learning

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Our Christian value this half term is ... Friendship.

This term, in Year 6, we will be learning about the importance of Friendships. The children will look at ways they can have friendships and what makes a good friend and the impact it can have upon themselves and others.

In class we will be focusing on Christianity and exploring the question: 

Make sense of belief:
• Identify what type of text some Christians say Genesis 1 is, and
its purpose
• Taking account of the context, suggest what Genesis 1 might
mean, and compare their ideas with ways in which Christians
interpret it, showing awareness of different interpretations
Understand the impact:
• Make clear connections between Genesis 1 and Christian belief
about God as Creator
• Show understanding of why many Christians find science and
faith go together
Make connections:
• Identify key ideas arising from their study of Genesis 1 and
comment on how far these are helpful or inspiring, justifying
their responses
• Weigh up how far the Genesis 1 creation narrative is in conflict,
or is complementary, with a scientific account, giving good
reasons for their views.

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REMEMBER...

We can all help one another by listening, sharing our problems and being there for one another!

What are SATs?

The Standard Assessment Tests (otherwise known as SATs) check your child’s knowledge of the National Curriculum. The tests are compulsory for Year 6 students and they’re used to assess your child against age-related expectations.

Please read the information booklet below!

Essential Resources to help you in year 6!

Please use the following as a revision resource to help with your SAT's preparation.