25.10.24

 Year 6,

I say this every year at this point, and probably did to you this time last year, but I genuinely cannot believe how quick this half term has gone. Being a slightly longer half term than usual, I am sure that you are all as ready as we are for this break and I trust you will get plenty of rest before returning and the hard work continues.

 

It was a pleasure to speak to those of your parents who I managed to see this week, listening to your thoughts and getting to share with them the progress that you have already made so far in year 6. Now it is up to you to remember and work hard on meeting your targets for the rest of the year in order to achieve everything that you want to.

 

You have worked extremely hard this half term. This week alone, you have: written explanation texts in English; calculated with the order of operations and solved multi-step problems in maths; explored crime and punishment in the early modern period in history; drawn a self portrait in art; and shared some fantastic projects (those who haven’t yet will get to on the first couple of days back). But as you know, I am greedy and will be wanting even more hard work from you after the break!

 

 

In English when we return, we will begin more creative writing and poetry inspired by ‘The Promise’.

 

In maths, we will be moving onto working with fractions.

 

In our foundation subjects, we will be completing our history topic on crime and punishment by looking at the Victorian era, and then beginning our geography topic on population.

In computing, we will be learning about how web pages are formed and creating some of our own (no coding required at this point), considering the safety aspects alongside this.

 

We will be spending a couple of sessions on photomontages in art, and then move onto design and technology with a focus on fabrics and stitching to create an item.

 

This week I have set you your standard home learning, with pages 23 and 24 in maths and pages 4 and 5 in poetry comprehension. These are due on the Monday we return.

Reminders

On Saturday 2nd November, we are having our annual fireworks night - it would be great to see you there. 

 You have PE on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday so make sure you have your kits in on these days.

  You should be:

 -        Reading 5 times a week and completing a reading journal activity once a week

 -        Practising spellings each week between the pre-test and test; writing spellings at least 5 times and writing them into sentences in your Home Learning Journal (set on Monday and completed for Friday)

 -        Completing the piece of English and piece of Maths set each week (set on Wednesday and completed for Monday)

 -        Practising maths on Sumdog

Have a lovely, restful break and see you all when we return.

 

Mrs Cresswell 😊

 

Spellings wc21.10.24

     This week, you have spellings focussed on turning root words into adjectives using the suffix -tious and -cious, alongside some commonly homophone errors. Please practise them on the practice sheet provided and put them into sentences in your Home Learning Journal.  

Mrs Stevenson’s group have their individual spellings to be tested and reviewed on Friday. You are to complete the same tasks of practising on the sheet provided and putting them into sentences in your Home Learning Journal for Friday. 

Your sentences and practice sheets will be checked on Friday. Please ensure you complete these with the focus you would have in class - avoiding spelling errors, making sure sentences make sense, and having the basics such as capital letters and full stops. 

Please underline the spelling in each sentence. 

vicious

delicious

precious

malicious

suspicious

ambitious

infectious

cautious

nutritious

fictitious

whose

who's

seen

scene

weather

18.10.24

 Year 6,

Where has the week gone? This week, in English, you have worked with ‘being’ verbs and planned an explanation text on how hurricanes are formed. In maths, you have focused on division, revising short division and beginning long division – great perseverance with this! In RE, you continued to consider the elements of the 8-fold-path, and in PSHE you thought about how you can overcome obstacles to improve your learning.

Next week is the final week of this half term.

In English, you will be writing your explanation text.

In maths, you will be working on problem solving (including multi-step problems).

In art, you will be drawing your self portraits using the skills you have developed this half term.

In history, you will be studying crime and punishment in the early modern period.

In science, you will be finishing your experiments and drawing conclusions from this.  

Your homework this weekend is found on pages 22 and 27 in maths and is the 3 Parent Consultation questions for English. I expect to see the maths on Monday (as well as your project) but you have until Wednesday for the English this week.  In case you have lost the sheet, the questions are as follows:

·       What have you enjoyed about and learned in Year 6 so far?

·       What do you want to achieve this year?

·       What do you think that you need to improve in, in order to achieve your goals?

All About Me project.

This project is to be completed over the next few weeks and the focus will be on presenting yourself to the world how you really want everyone to see you. There are many different ways that you may present this –as a poster and/or shoebox, or through a self-portrait but the choice really is yours. This project is an opportunity to share YOU and what makes you tick with your friends, so the more effort you put in, the better the final outcome will be and the more you will get out of this process. Just remember though, I will be disappointed if, after this length of time, you turn up with just a few items that you have grabbed together at the last minute or even just a scribbled note of paper written the night before the deadline. Enjoy the freedom that you have with this though and I really look forward to what you all produce at the end of it. The deadline for completion will be Monday 21st October, when you will be presenting your completed projects to the class.

 

Reminders

You have PE on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday so make sure you have your kits in on these days.

 

 You should be:

-        Reading 5 times a week and completing a reading journal activity once a week

-        Practising spellings each week between the pre-test and test; writing spellings at least 5 times and writing them into sentences in your Home Learning Journal (set on Monday and completed for Friday)

-        Completing the piece of English and piece of Maths set each week (set on Wednesday and completed for Monday)

-        Practising maths on Sumdog

-        Completing the half termly project

 

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Cresswell 😊

 

 

Spellings wc14.10.24

    This week, you have spellings focussed on turning root words into adjectives using the suffix -ous, alongside some commonly misspelt words for the extension. Please practise them on the practice sheet provided and put them into sentences in your Home Learning Journal.  

Mrs Stevenson’s group have their individual spellings to be tested and reviewed on Friday. You are to complete the same tasks of practising on the sheet provided and putting them into sentences in your Home Learning Journal for Friday. 

Your sentences and practice sheets will be checked on Friday. Please ensure you complete these with the focus you would have in class - avoiding spelling errors, making sure sentences make sense, and having the basics such as capital letters and full stops. 

Please underline the spelling in each sentence. 

adventure

adventurous

continue

continuous

outrage

outrageous

courage

courageous

mystery

mysterious

wreckage

knuckle

wreath

pterodactyl

wrestler

11.10.24

 Year 6,

You have had quite the week. You have completed a set of SATs papers and you showed great determination and resilience in doing this. Well done for your attitude and thoughtful questions around SATs. These will be really useful for me to see what you are confident in and what we need to spend more time on. This week, you have also begun studying the eight-fold path in RE, considered how packets move across networks in Computing, and investigated crime and punishment in medieval and Tudor times in history (with an additional bit of learning on King Henry VIII as you were so interested). You also did incredibly well on Sumdog as a class, with a couple of you coming in the top 100 students in the competition of over 1000, and the class coming top on one day, and 3rd on another!

Next week will return to a more normal timetable.

In maths, you will be working on division in many different forms.

In English, you will work on your understanding of verbs in grammar, and will be using your new interest in natural disasters to research and plan an explanation text linked to them.

In RE, you will continue to study the 8-fold path in Buddhism.

History will involve the study of medieval crime and punishment in more detail.

In art, you will work on sketching mouths and apply what you have learnt so far for the sketching of facial features, and will begin creating self-portraits.

 

Your homework this weekend is found on pages 18-19 in maths and 12-13 in English.

You were also introduced to the BBC 500 word challenge this week. This is optional and to be completed at home, submitted by your adult if you wish. I have included the link to the information for you or your adult to look at if you are interested – some of you had great ideas in the lesson today.

Information page: 500 Words 2024 - BBC Teach  

 

All About Me project.

This project is to be completed over the next few weeks and the focus will be on presenting yourself to the world how you really want everyone to see you. There are many different ways that you may present this –as a poster and/or shoebox, or through a self-portrait but the choice really is yours. This project is an opportunity to share YOU and what makes you tick with your friends, so the more effort you put in, the better the final outcome will be and the more you will get out of this process. Just remember though, I will be disappointed if, after this length of time, you turn up with just a few items that you have grabbed together at the last minute or even just a scribbled note of paper written the night before the deadline. Enjoy the freedom that you have with this though and I really look forward to what you all produce at the end of it. The deadline for completion will be Monday 21st October, when you will be presenting your completed projects to the class.

 

Reminders

You have PE on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday so make sure you have your kits in on these days.

 

 You should be:

-        Reading 5 times a week and completing a reading journal activity once a week

-        Practising spellings each week between the pre-test and test; writing spellings at least 5 times and writing them into sentences in your Home Learning Journal (set on Monday and completed for Friday)

-        Completing the piece of English and piece of Maths set each week (set on Wednesday and completed for Monday)

-        Practising maths on Sumdog

-        Completing the half termly project

 

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Cresswell 😊

 

Spellings wc7.10.24

     This week, you have spellings from the practise SATs papers you sat. For the extension, should you need it, there are some less common words for emotions. Please practise them on the practice sheet provided and put them into sentences in your Home Learning Journal.  

Mrs Stevenson’s group have their individual spellings to be tested and reviewed on Friday. You are to complete the same tasks of practising on the sheet provided and putting them into sentences in your Home Learning Journal for Friday. 

Your sentences and practice sheets will be checked on Friday. Please ensure you complete these with the focus you would have in class - avoiding spelling errors, making sure sentences make sense, and having the basics such as capital letters and full stops. 

Please underline the spelling in each sentence. 

thumb

trouble

mixture

portable

dough

science

attention

obtained

weightless

council

suffered

typical

usually

cautious

essential

vague

adventurous

architect

descendant

inconceivable 

Ext:

incensed

sanguine

despondent

euphoric

jittery

4.10.24

 Year 6,

How have we already entered October? In maths, you have studied factors, square and cube numbers, and multiplication for four by two-digit numbers. In English, you have written some beautiful letters in the role of Siddhartha Gautama writing to his son. Science this week has involved some rather creative and terrifying new creatures and their classification. You also did an amazing job at the Harvest Festival.

Next week will also be busy.

In maths and English next week, we will be carrying out some assessments during the week in order to identify any areas of your learning in grammar, reading, arithmetic and mathematical reasoning to focus on for the rest of the term.

In computing, you will continue your work on networks and addresses.

In RE, you will study the 8-fold path in Buddhism.

History will involve the study of medieval crime and punishment.

In art, you will apply what you have learnt so far for the sketching of facial features, and will begin creating self-portraits.

 

Your homework this weekend is found on pages 16-17 in maths and 10-11 in English.

 

All About Me project.

This project is to be completed over the next few weeks and the focus will be on presenting yourself to the world how you really want everyone to see you. There are many different ways that you may present this –as a poster and/or shoebox, or through a self-portrait but the choice really is yours. This project is an opportunity to share YOU and what makes you tick with your friends, so the more effort you put in, the better the final outcome will be and the more you will get out of this process. Just remember though, I will be disappointed if, after this length of time, you turn up with just a few items that you have grabbed together at the last minute or even just a scribbled note of paper written the night before the deadline. Enjoy the freedom that you have with this though and I really look forward to what you all produce at the end of it. The deadline for completion will be Monday 21st October, when you will be presenting your completed projects to the class.

 

Reminders

Monday is Sharing Assembly for those of you participating.       

You have PE on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday so make sure you have your kits in on these days.

 We will be continuing our Scholastic Book Fair on Monday and Tuesday for those of you that have not been able to visit yet.

 

 You should be:

-        Reading 5 times a week and completing a reading journal activity once a week

-        Practising spellings each week between the pre-test and test; writing spellings at least 5 times and writing them into sentences in your Home Learning Journal (set on Monday and completed for Friday)

-        Completing the piece of English and piece of Maths set each week (set on Wednesday and completed for Monday)

-        Practising maths on Sumdog

-        Completing the half termly project

 

Considering how tired you have been saying you are, please have a restful and enjoyable weekend and we will see you all next week.

Mrs Cresswell 😊