Welcome to our Year 6 class page

Summer 1🌞

🌞It's the Summer 1 half term already!  We've got a wonderfully busy time ahead of us including our SATs 12-16 May and our residential to Walesby. 🌞

What are we learning this half term?

Our new topic is geography based "Raging Rivers" We will be able to name and locate counties and cities of the United Kingdom, geographical regions and their identifying human and physical characteristics, key topographical features (including hills, mountains, coasts and rivers) 

Our class book will continue to be "Who Let the Gods Out?" by Maz Evans. When a shooting star crashes to earth, it lands Eliot smack bang in the path of Virgo - a young Zodiac goddess on a mission. But when the pair accidentally release Thanatos, a wicked death daemon imprisoned beneath Stonehenge, they've got nowhere to turn for help but to the old Olympian gods.  We will use this text to inspire our writing.  We will continue to develop our reading comprehension skills using VIPERS - I have placed details of this on our page, please scroll down to read more

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In R.E. as we look at the people of God and ask ourselves: How can following God bring freedom and justice?

In DT this half term we will be using our previous learning in science about light and making periscopes.

In PE, which will be on Friday afternoon, we will focus on games and Forest School.  Please ensure P.E. kits and Forest School clothing are kept in school all week, including outdoor trainers, as we may have other opportunities.

Our ICT continues with a unit on quizzing -  and we will continue to build on our previous on-line safety learning. With regard to on-line safety and using social media, we continue to talk with the children about using social media in an appropriate way and understanding their responsibilities. One of of our computing units was based around on-line safety and we will continue to remind the children of what was learned and I hope you can too.  

We continue our music lessons this half term as we develop our skills in composing.

We have a very busy half term planned, Aspire Club will continue to be every Thursday 3.30 - 4.30, the last one on Thursday 8 May. 

Should you at any time need to discuss anything please do contact me and we could meet after school, alternatively please leave a message on the class g-mail account: tickhillfoljambe@gmail.com

Mrs Lowe

What are Vipers?

VIPERS is an acronym to aid the recall of the 6 reading domains as part of the UK’s reading curriculum.  They are the key areas which we feel children need to know and understand in order to improve their comprehension of texts.

VIPERS stands for

Vocabulary

Inference

Prediction

Explanation

Retrieval

Sequence or Summarise

Spring 2

I can't believe we are starting our Spring 2 half term!  Spring is definitely here, as I write I can see snowdrops and crocuses in the garden as well as some hellebores, it feels like Summer may not be too far away. What are we learning this half term?

Our new topic is history based "What legacy did the Ancient Greeks leave?" We will learn about the legacy of democracy and architecture as well as theatre and medicine. 

Our class book will be "Who Let the Gods Out?" by Maz Evans. When a shooting star crashes to earth, it lands Eliot smack bang in the path of Virgo - a young Zodiac goddess on a mission. But when the pair accidentally release Thanatos, a wicked death daemon imprisoned beneath Stonehenge, they've got nowhere to turn for help but to the old Olympian gods.  We will use this text to inspire our writing.  We will continue to develop our reading comprehension skills using VIPERS - I have placed details of this on our page, please scroll down to read more

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In R.E. as we look towards Easter we will be asking the question why do Christians believe Jesus is the Messiah?

In DT this half term we will be developing our skills in clay work as we create ancient Greek artefacts.

In PE, which will be on Friday afternoon, we will focus on multi-skills and tennis.  Please ensure P.E. kits are kept in school all week, including outdoor trainers, as we may have other opportunities.

Our ICT continues with a unit on text adventures -  and we will continue to build on our previous on-line safety learning. With regard to on-line safety and using social media, we continue to talk with the children about using social media in an appropriate way and understanding their responsibilities. One of of our computing units was based around on-line safety and we will continue to remind the children of what was learned and I hope you can too.  

In French our new unit is "Let's go shopping".  We will build on our previous learning to create sentences- both written and spoken as well as learn about the culture of shopping in France, the use of Euros as well as phrases to help us shop.

We have a very busy half term planned, Aspire Club will be every Thursday 3.30 - 4.30.

Should you at any time need to discuss anything please do contact me and we could meet after school, alternatively please leave a message on the class g-mail account: tickhillfoljambe@gmail.com

Mrs Lowe

Spring 1

Happy New Year and welcome back to our Spring 1 half term. We have a busy and fun time ahead of us with lots of exciting activities.

What are we learning in Spring 1?

This half term our topic is science based - "What's it like inside me?" We will identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood, recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way our bodies function as well as describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans.

Our class text is Pig Heart Boy by Mallorie Blackman. A powerful story about friendship, loyalty and family around this topical and controversial issue.

We will continue to develop our reading comprehension skills using VIPERS - I have placed details of this on our page, please scroll down to read more and use to help your child with their reading comprehension skills.

We will have double PE on Thursday afternoons (indoor and outdoor), please ensure correct PE kit is kept in school all half term as we may have other opportunities.

Homework will be given out on Friday to be returned the following Friday when we will all check it together.  Please never stress over homework, if you are struggling come and talk to us.

Should you at any time need to discuss anything please do contact me and we could meet after school, alternatively please leave a message on the class e-mail account or with the school office. 

Mrs Lowe

Autumn 1: Ancient Mayans

Welcome back! I hope you have all had a restful holiday and are ready to hit the ground running. Our first topic of the year focuses upon the mysterious history of the Ancient Maya. Mathswill revisit place value, English will look focus upon setting descriptions and letters whilst our new text is the book Holes. Luckily, our science superstar Mrs. Dixon will be teaching us all about electricity this term. I am looking forward to a wonderful term full of hard work, focus and as much independence as possible. 

Thanks, 

Mr. D