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Year 6

Mrs Heyes-Basing (Mrs HB)  - Year 6 teacher

Mrs Ball & Mr Peck

Dear Parents/Carers,

Happy new year, I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas break and everyone is well rested and ready to hit the ground running for Spring Term. This term is obviously key in the build up to our SAT's which take place in early May.

Theme work

This term we will be learning about The Battle of Nantwich, looking at key figures in the English Civil War. There will be a particular focus on mapping the local area to demonstrate the movement of armies, how the local land affected the battle, alongside trade in the local are and how land use has changed. We will also be visiting Nantwich Museum to hear from local experts about it.

English

This term, we will be studying a variety of different high quality texts, looking at range of genres including suspense and writing in varied styles.

Reading

  Please read with your child 5 times per week and sign their diaries to reflect this.  

I will endeavour to check diaries every Monday and Friday, so please make sure your child brings their diary in on these days.

The children can take their accelerated reader quizzes throughout the week, so please remind your child to let a member of the Y6 team know when they have finished they book, and we will arrange a time to do this with them.

It is really important that the children are enjoying the book they are reading, so please get in touch with me if you feel that your child needs to change their book and I will help them to choose a new one. The benefits of regular reading are huge and developing this positive habit will support your child in their writing as well as develop their critical thinking and understanding.

Maths

We will be following the First 4 Maths scheme of work which runs alongside White Rose Maths with our main topics being fractions, decimals & percentages and geometry. There will also be daily fluency practice with a focus on number alongside a weekly times tables test. Once a fortnight we will be undertaking an arithmetic test also.

Science

 Our topics for this term are Living Things and habitats & Animals including Humans. In this topic the children will:

  • Describe how living things are classified.
  • Give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics
  • Identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood
  • Recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function
  • Describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans

PE 

PE will be taking place on Tuesday and Thursday -  the children will be able to come into school in their PE kit on those days. Please ensure that children are wearing the items listed in our school uniform policy and not wearing branded items. Year 6 are also allowed to wear their leavers hoody on these days. 

Homework

Homework will be sent home every Friday. This term we will continue with Times Tables Rockstar practice 5 times per week (for a minimum of ten minutes), reading five times per week, and spelling practice. There will also be CGP books sent home with set pages to complete which will then be marked in class

Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any queries.

Many thanks

Mrs Heyes-Basing