English

This week, the children have really enjoyed reading our English text of the term, Floodland. They have worked to empathise with the characters, writing letters using modal verbs and emotive language.

Next we will work towards writing a setting description of the cathedral, first drawing our own visualisations and generating ambitious words and phrases.

Maths

This week we have focused on rounding numbers to a required degree of accuracy. The children have also explored a range of addition strategies in order to choose the most efficient method for a calculation.  

Next week, we will explore efficient methods of subtraction before moving on to multiplication and division.   

 

Thematic Curriculum

This week, we started our work looking at the life and works of Charles Darwin. The children researched a range of explorers before presenting their finding to the class. They then learnt all about the famous naturalist’s life in order to create their own fact files.

Next week, we look closer at Darwin’s voyage on the H.M.S Beagle and his discoveries.

 

Homework

- Please read with your child at least 3 times a week.

- Children should be playing TTRS at least 3 times a week to build their confidence and fluency with times table knowledge.

- Children have been given a ZPD to help them identify the correct books for their reading level. Once your child has read their book, they will need to complete a quiz on it before getting a new one. These quizzes can be done either in school or at home on Accelerated Reader using the log-in codes found in their reading records.

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- Mathletics homework has also been set for the children to complete by next Friday.

- Please see the homework menu attached for our thematic homework. This can be completed in the homework book provided if you wish.

Have a great weekend!

The Year 6 team