This week's Learning in Year 6 at a glance!
Year 6Learning Link: Great Expectations |
We have great expectations of the children this term; they will have many opportunities to be excellent role models in school beginning with applying for roles on the School Council. This term our learning centres around The Victorians with a particular focus on crime and punishment in this era. Using the book ‘Street Child’ by Berlie Doherty, we will investigate Victorian life for the poor and delve into the depths of Victorian London before investigating a Victorian Christmas. Artwork inspired by William Morris will fill our walls and there will be an extra special Christmas decoration lighting up your home this year. |
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St. Mary: Mrs Sharpe – mrssharpe@st-thomas.surrey.sch.uk Mrs Bond – mrsbond@st-thomas.surrey.sch.uk St. Louise: Mrs Lewis – mrslewis@st-thomas.surrey.sch.uk |
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Year Group Reminders |
Week Commencing: Monday 8th December 2025 Week B Tuesday: PE for both classes Friday 12th December: DT day Please send in a small glass jar or ramekin as we will be making lanterns for our advent service. Upcoming dates this term:
Cold weather: Please can you send children into school with gloves and hats to wear during break, lunch and PE Lessons please. Base layers for sports are appropriate on PE days and ideally would be Navy blue in colour. School tracksuit trousers are to be worn in the winter to replace PE shorts. You will need in school: • A named water bottle, fruit or vegetable snack • A coat (every day - we will go outside whatever the weather!) • A sweatshirt even on warm days as the doors and windows to classes will be kept open • A confident and positive attitude shining through a huge smile! |
Homework |
Homework We ask that the children continue to read every day, recording their reading in their homework diaries. Please complete Spring workout 1 in the CGP books. These were sent home on Friday 5th December and will be due in to mark on Friday 12th December. |
Reading for Pleasure |
Poetry anthology |
RE |
Prophecy and Promise How and why does the Magnificat prayer form radical expectations of the Messiah? A focus on the song of praise that Mary sings – known as the Magnificat – or Mary’s canticle of praise. Reflecting on the links to Miriam and her songs of praise as well as the Old Testament. |
English |
English To apply persuasive techniques to my writing To plan writing in the 1st person for a flashback story To understand key features of a flashback To check and edit my writing Master Readers This half term we will be reading Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Rauf. Text: Boy at the Back of the Class Monday: Whole class reading of text Tuesday: Book club: Predict what what will happen Question to improve understanding Explain meaning of the words in context Summarise main ideas Wednesday: Modelled comprehension Thursday: Assessed comprehension Friday: Review, respond and chapter reading. During February half term, you may be interested to know that ‘Boy At The Back Of The Class’ is coming to the Rose theatre in Kingston. Several of our children attended this theatre production two years ago and recommended it. Please see the link below. https://www.rosetheatre.org/whats-on/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-yb8l |
SPAG |
Identifying and using speech marks and subjunctive verb form. |
Maths |
Fractions To apply mental arithmetic strategies effectively To add and subtract any two fractions How can I add together mixed numbers? How can I subtract mixed numbers? |
DT |
Christmas decorations To sew a circuit and a christmas decoration using a blanket and running stitch. |
Computing |
Coding To explain that selection can control the flow of a program |
History |
n/a DT day |
Science |
Light What is refraction? When might we see it in our daily lives? |
French |
To write the Christmas story. |
Music |
We will refine our songs for the Advent Service, focussing on performance skills including posture, breathing, and diction. |
PE |
Fitness Pupils will continue to work on elements of their fitness including speed balance. Pupils will complete a fitness plan and make improvements based on data they have collected. Basketball Create and use a variety of tactics to help a team. Create and use space to help a team. (GD Self-referee and make tactical decisions) Hockey Select and apply different movement skills to lose a defender. Use marking, and/or interception to improve defending. Use knowledge of rules to your advantage e.g. side-line pass. |
Learning for Life |
How can I be assertive? |