Year 6

Year 6 @ Mount Street Primary School

Welcome to the Spring Term 

This is a short but very busy term as we rapidly approach SATS, which commence on 8^th May 2023 - a meeting will be held this term to tell you more about this. Let's see what we are going to be learning this term!

Reading

This term, we will be continuing to develop our love of reading and our author focus will be on Michael Morpurgo and his book 'Running Wild'.

Mrs Hibbert  will be working each day to teach the children with Ms Pooley working to support the class in the mornings.  As ever, if you have any questions or queries, please do get in touch via Dojo or the school office.  We will always do our best to answer any questions while ensuring that your child is happy in school.

English

All of our writing this term is based around our class book ‘Running Wild’, by Michael Morpurgo and our topic: Globalisation.  We will be writing persuasive letters,  balanced arguments, non-chronological reports, mystery stories, free form poetry and recounts.  Within all our writing, we will be working on a range of grammatical features including the use of colons and semi colons to join clauses, passive voice, the subjunctive form, parenthesis, relative clauses expanded noun phrases and the power of three.

Maths

This first half of term, we will be calculating ratios before moving on to focus on algebra, substituting numbers for letters and solving simple one step and two step problems.  We will the move on to decimals, multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 100 and converting them to fractions. After half term, this will be followed by converting fractions to percentages and calculating percentages of amounts. We will focus to calculating perimeter, area and volume before finishing the term with statistics and data handling.

Geography

This term's geography will focus on the various aspects of Globalisation.  We will look at trade, pollution, ethical purchasing, climate change, deforestation, Fair Trade, and global communication. 

DT

Our DT will be linked to our topic as we will be using Fair Trade products to cook during the second half of term.

 Science

We start by studying Evolution and Inheritance and looking at how plants and animals have evolved and adapted over time depending on the environmental factors that they have encountered.   After half term, our focus will shift to 'living things and their habitats,' where we will study Carl Linnaeus and his system of classifying plants and animals.  We will end our topic with a visit to Dartmoor Zoo – planned for the final week of term. 

P.E.

During the first half of term we will focus on invasion games and gymnastics. 

R.E.

The first half of term will consider what Atheist and Agnostics think and believe whilst the second half of term will focus on the Christian understanding of the Easter Story.

Art

We will be studying Kandinsky and creating our own Kandinsky-inspired pictures.

Computing

In computing, we will be looking into ‘Big Data’ and the use of bar codes and QR codes.  After half term, we will be researching the history of computers.

French

We will focus on vocabulary associated with our bedrooms, recapping on the numbers to 100 and learning about a French city.

Music

We will be learning to beat box and write our own rap lyrics linked to global warming.

Class Admin 

Home learning: This will be set at the following times:

Maths – Monday to be handed in on Friday.

English – Wednesday to be handed in on the following Tuesday.

Reading – 10 minutes reading daily. We ask that an adult signs the reading diary and it is handed in at least once per week.

Games and PE:

Children will need their PE kit in school all week however, games is now on a Monday and PE on Thursday. We will be focusing on invasion games and gymnastic balances this term.

Kit:         Trainers, white shirt, blue shorts, football socks.

In colder weather, a plain tracksuit should be worn outdoors for games.

Please ensure that all items of clothing are named. A small named bag containing your PE kit is all that is necessary, as cloakroom space is limited. 

Please come in to see me if you want to discuss anything regarding your child's education, health or welfare. 

Useful information:

Home learning: This will be set at the following times:

Maths – Monday to be handed in on Friday.

English – Wednesday to be handed in on the following Tuesday.

Reading – 20 minutes reading daily. We ask that an adult signs the reading diary and it is handed in at least once per week.   Pupils are able to complete quizzes at home for AR at the following website:  https://ukhosted41.renlearn.co.uk/2236527. The children know their logins and so should be able to access this from home. 

Spellings:  Set on Teams on a Monday ready for a Friday spelling test.

Games and PE.

Children will need their PE kit in school all week however, games is on Monday and PE on Thursday 

Kit:         Trainers, white shirt, blue or black shorts, football socks.

In colder weather, a plain tracksuit should be worn outdoors for games.

Please ensure that all items of clothing are named. A small named bag containing your PE kit is all that is necessary, as cloakroom space is limited.

Reading for pleasure:  Remember that you can complete Accelerated Reader quizzes at home if you don't have time to do it in school.  Use this link: Welcome to Renaissance Place (renlearn.co.uk)

Useful Links

Maths

History 

English

Here are some great maths resources - for young and old!

What is long multiplication?