Year 6
Week Beginning 20th October
Wow, only one more week of term 1 left - it has flown by! Well done Year 6, we are so proud of how brilliantly you have settled this term and can't wait for the year ahead.
Worship theme of the week: CHALLENGES
Joshua 1:9 Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
Deuteronomy 31:6, 8 Be strong and bold; have no fear or dread of them, because it is the Lord your God who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not fail you or forsake you.
Curriculum news
In maths, we will be learning about calculation methods.
In geography, we will be learning all about sustainable living and how we can live sustainably.
In science, we will be conducting an experiment on micro-organisms.
In art, we will be looking at 'zentangle' patterns and incorporating them into our own city scapes.
In DT, we will be using computing aided design (CAD) to create our own cities on 'TinkerCad'.
In computing, we will be coding using the micro:bit.
My Maths
The My Maths tasks for this term are as follows: Negative numbers in context, Negative numbers 2, Very big numbers, Rounding and accuracy, Place value beyond 10,000, Addition and subtraction problems and Order of operations.
Key dates
Friday 24th October - Year 6 Parent outcome in the school hall at 1:30pm.
Friday 24th October - Break up for Half Term (normal pick up time)
Tuesday 11th November - Year 6 remembrance worship at 9am.
Wednesday 26th November - Online Parents’ Evening - 4pm - 7pm
Thursday 27th November - Online Parents’ Evening -3.30pm - 6pm
Thank you for your continued support!
Mr Slattery and Mrs Clark
Learning as a family in Jesus, through Love, Hope, and Forgiveness.
Matthew 19:26 “With God all things are possible.”
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Below are some resources you can use for optional additional activities if you so wish:
English reading activities
English reading activities should consist of reading an extract or short story and answering questions. Guidance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4Y_67GMkP4
- What are facts and opinions?
- What does an author do?
- What is inference?
2. https://www.everyschool.co.uk/english-key-stage-2-comprehension-2.html
- All activities through this link
3. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/reading
- All activities through this link
SPaG – Spelling punctuation and grammar activities
- SPaG exam questions
Your username and password are in the password pack you received from school.
- Apostrophes – Demo 1
- Apostrophes – Demo 2
- Homophone magic
- Is it a noun?
- You should be able to sign up for free and get some free questions.
- Glossary of Grammar terminology
- Grammar and punctuation information- click to be taken to the document
6. Year 5/6 spelling list - Y5 and 6 spelling list
Maths
Remember, MyMaths tasks will be set each week as identified in the weekly web update. Please ensure that you do the tasks set for the week. Remember, you also have access to Timetables Rockstars, too.
Remember, the Maths exam is split into three; one arithmetic paper and two reasoning papers. The arithmetic paper is more calculation based, whereas the reasoning focusses more on the application of these skills.
Arithmetic
https://myminimaths.co.uk/year-6-arithmetic-practice-paper-week-1/ - weekly arithmetic practise, very much in the style of the Year 6 tests.
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/486/Y6-Arithmetic-Practice - practice arithmetic; select how many questions you want to try.
Daily arithmetic can be downloaded here: 1-4 13-16 17-20 21-24 25-26 27-30 31-34 5-8 9-12.
Reasoning
https://thirdspacelearning.com/blog/year-6-maths-reasoning-questions-answers-ks2-sats/ - List of the different styles of reasoning/problem-solving questions.
https://mathsmadeeasy.co.uk/ks2-revision/maths-made-easy-ks2-sats-practice-papers/ - access to a range of free papers in a very similar style to the tests.
https://www.3minutemaths.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Quicktestreasoningyear6.pdf - Reasoning quick tests
https://thirdspacelearning.com/resources/year-6-rapid-reasoning-weeks-1-6/ - An excellent reasoning resource. You need to sign up for free, but then the download is also free.