This week’s Learning in Year 6 at a glance !

Year 6

Learning Link: 

Our Dream World

Mr Jones (Fri) – mrjones@st-thomas.surrey.sch.uk 

St. Louise: Mrs Lewis – mrslewis@st-thomas.surrey.sch.uk

Curriculum Evening Presentation

Year Group Reminders

Week B

Please refer to the Spring Term Newsletter on the website for more details about this term.

Weekly reminders:

Monday: 6M PE

Thursday: PE for both classes

Other reminders:

Please ensure your child has a fully equipped pencil case including a pen, pencil, ruler, rubber and glue stick. Please check and sign reading diaries each week.

SATs preparation – 16 weeks of online videos covering aspects of Maths

https://vocabularyninja.co.uk/16-weeks-to-sats/

Mock SATs week. All of the tests will take place in the morning before break, with the exception of Wednesday when we have a second test after break time. All equipment is provided.

Monday – Grammar and Spelling Papers

Tuesday – Reading Comprehension Paper

Wednesday – Arithmetic and Reasoning Paper 1

Thursday – Reasoning Paper 2

Any general reminders:

Please ensure your child has a fully equipped pencil case including a pen, pencil, ruler, rubber and glue stick. Please check and sign reading diaries each week.

You will also need:

• 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!

Reading for Pleasure

RE

LQ: Did Jesus receive a fair trial?

Children will gather and consider the evidence from John’s gospel about the nature of Jesus’ trial and consider some historical facts about how Jesus’ trial was conducted.

English

LC: To use paragraphs to structure my writing.

The children will do this by writing a travel agent report into the new land the man has arrived in.

LC: To discuss themes and symbols within a book.

LC: To explore the features of direct speech.

Master Readers

Text: The Boy at the back of the class by Onjali Q.Rauf

Monday:  Whole class reading of text & vocabulary focus

Tuesday: Modelled comprehension & Book club

Wednesday: SATs past paper question strategy

Thursday: SATs past paper question strategy

Friday:  Edit, review & continued chapters.

Applying the spelling rules from KS2 in our Mock SATS.

Grammar

To embed the use of KS2 Grammar learnt in our Mock SATS.

There will not be a separate spelling test this week, the words given out on Friday 7th will be tested on Friday 21st March.

Maths

Measure perimeter, area and volume

LC: Estimate and find the area of triangles

In this lesson, children will apply their knowledge of area to estimate and find the area of triangles by counting squares.

LC: To apply arithmetic skills

LC: To estimate and find the area of right-angled triangles

In this lesson, children will find the area of right-angled triangles. They will understand that the area of a triangle is half the area of a rectangle with the same height and width.

LC: To find the area of any triangle

In this lesson, children will apply their knowledge of area to calculate the area of any triangle.

LC: To find the area of a parallelogram

In this lesson, children will learn how a parallelogram can be rearranged into a rectangle to derive the formula for calculating the shape’s area.

Please continue to use TT Rock Stars where possible to keep up fluency and ensure your child is proficient with their times table facts.

Science

LC: To plan and investigate pulse rate and how exercise affects it

DT

Children will use their analysis of vegetables from the previous lesson to establish a taste profile and recipe for their scones.

Computing

Children will consider what they already know about web pages and websites and how they are structured

Geography

French

Music

Skills being developed:

?       Learning about 12 bar-blues with inspiration from James Brown.

?       Using dynamics and articulation to explore playing in fuller detail with more sophistication.

PE

Understand what counter balance and counter tension is and show examples with a partner. Combine and perform gymnastic actions, shapes and balances with control and fluency. Create and perform sequences with varied movements and holds.

Suggest changes and use feedback to improve a sequence.

Tag Rugby

Children will learn how to position themselves for a backwards throw and how to control the ball when catching and throwing.

Use skills and strategy to outwit the opponent. Applying different movements and skills under pressure. Use space to support teammates. Vary types of attacking play to avoid predictable play.

Badminton

Using different types of shots/clears and racket movements within the game to keep advantage and gain points. To serve effectively, use tactics when needed and begin to self-manage a game with an opponent.

Learning for Life

Homework

We ask that children practise the words at home at least 3 times during the week (in this book) and then write a paragraph (or more) to demonstrate their understanding of the new spelling vocabulary.

The paragraph should be at least 5 sentences long, punctuated accurately, and each sentence should contain at least one of the spelling words.

The children may choose to write a story, a newspaper report, a comic strip or any genre of their choosing – choose something different each week.

These spellings will be tested each week in a dictation.

Going deeper:

Add more of your own words to the list that follow the spelling rule.

Look up the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Include the specific grammar element given by the teacher each week in the paragraph.

Dictation and homework due: Friday

CGP:

Please complete the weekly workout set! This will be set on Friday 14th March and due on Friday 21st March.  This week the children will need to complete Spring Workouts 10 for Maths and English in the CGP Books.