Welcome to our Year 6 class page

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

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

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