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