year 6 meet the teacher morning · 2019. 9. 19. · meet the teacher morning . year 6 •mature...
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Year 6 Meet the teacher morning
Year 6
• Mature• Responsible• Independent • Role models• Three morning groups
Our topics
Autumn 1 Revolution (The Victorians)
Autumn 2 Hola Mexico
Spring 1 A Child’s War (WW2)
Spring 2 Dawin’s Delights
Summer 1 Blood Heart
Summer 2 Tomorrow’s World
Our class texts
Autumn 1 Street Child by Berlie Doherty
Autumn 2 Holes by Louis Sachar
Spring 1 Goodnight Mr Tom by Michelle Magorian
Spring 2 Skyhawk by Gill Lewis
Summer 1 Pig Heart Boy by Malorie Blackman
Summer 2 Stormbreaker by Antony Horowitz
MathsAutumn • Place value of numbers to 10 million
• Rounding up to the nearest 10 million• D • Negative numbers • Written methods + - X ÷• Fractions, decimals and percentages
Spring • Converting units of measure, weight and distance • Angles • 2D shapes, area/perimeter • 3D shapes, volume/nets • Coordinates, translation, reflection, rotation • Algebra • Ratio and proportion • Statistics, pie charts, line graphs etc.
Summer • REVISION! • Make £5 Grow
Cyber- Safety
• A for Accepting • M for Meet • R for Reliable • S for Safe • T for Tell
https://www.childnet.com/resources/the-adventures-of-kara-winston-and-the-smart-crewhttp://www.kidsmart.org.uk/teachers/lessonplans.aspxhttps://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/2018
Homework
• Reading every day (record in reading diary)• Set Monday due Friday – Homework club available on a Tuesday lunch time. • English homework (grammar focus/reading comprehension/writing task) • Maths (Skills learnt/practiced that week) • Spellings- 6 words from the week’s spelling pattern 6 spellings from the Year
5 and 6 statutory word list • Expected that children hand their homework in on time • Encourage independence when completing at home
SATs booster:
On invite, children will be chosen to come along to an after school SATs booster to support their progress and to develop the skills needed in preparation for Secondary school – more to follow in Autumn 2…
Reading focus:
‘Look for a book’ Facebook group.
Sheet and plastic folder will be available in the office to put your book in and place around our local area for children to find
Things you can do to help your child…
• Encourage your child to read every night and record in their Reading Record and ask them questions about the book (question stems available on the website)
• Age-appropriate books (see website)
• Spelling homework
• Grammar homework
• Maths homework
• Times tables practice
• Spelling Shed https://play.spellingshed.com/
• Help your child focus on the ‘tricky bits’
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/parents/primary_support/
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn
Residential
- Mersea (Essex Outdoors)- Only Year 6s going- Catered- Range of climbing and ground based activities- Stay in cabins- Week 1st June- Cost similar to previous years (£250)- Letters will be going home soon