Welcome to Year 6 

Class teacher: Mrs Forouzandeh

 

 

Our Topic: World at War

Our value this half-term: Generosity

 

 

Our Key Learnings for this week:

 

English:

At the beginning of the week, we focused on spelling and learnt how to apply spelling rules accurately when writing words. The children then practised using these words within their English lessons. They also improved their analytical skills by identifying a range of grammar features within a text. In addition, the children learnt about active and passive voice, expanded their vocabulary and planned their extended write in preparation for beginning their diary entries.

Guided Reading: 

For reading, the children have started reading Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian. They have had the opportunity to explore new vocabulary, enjoy reading together as a whole class and engage in peer and group discussions. These activities have helped them develop their prediction, inference and comprehension skills.  The children also improved their dictionary skills by finding new vocabulary in the text and creating their own sentences using the words.

Maths:

In Year 6, we began the term with our baseline assessments before moving on to our maths unit on place value up to 1,000,000. The children learnt how to read, write, order and compare numbers up to 10,000,000 and understood the value of each digit within these large numbers.  The children also learnt how to read and locate numbers on a number line and order them in ascending and descending order. They also found out how to multiply and divide numbers by 10, 100 and 1,000.

Music:

In Music, the children learnt songs from both World War I and World War II and discussed the purpose of each song during wartime. They listened to It's a Long Way to Tipperary and Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag from World War I and The White Cliffs of Dover and We'll Meet Again from World War II. The children compared the two wars and discussed how they affected people's lives.

PE:

In PE, we focused on dribbling skills in football, learning how to use the inside, outside, laces and sole of our feet to control and dribble the ball effectively.

Science:

In Science, children learnt about friction and how different materials and surfaces create different amounts of friction. They experimented by pulling a 1 kg object across sandpaper, wood and rubber surfaces. Using a Newton meter (force meter), they measured the force needed to move the object on each surface. The children repeated each test twice to make sure it was a fair test and to check whether their results were reliable.

Religious Education:

In RE, the children read the Creation story from Genesis 1 and learnt that God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh day. They discussed the order of creation and reflected on why the story is important to Christians.