We have had a great first week in Year 6, getting to know our classes and reuniting with familiar faces!

English

We started this term, as always, with a non-fiction focus, exploring Climate Change. The children used a range of sources to take notes and finally, create a non-chronological report detailing the cause and effects of this phenomenon.

Next week, we will begin reading our text, Floodland and write letters and diary entries based on the early events in the book.

Maths

This term has kicked off with a focus on integers and decimals as the children solved a range of place value questions and demonstrated their understanding using manipulatives.

Next week, we will move on to rounding and the application of rounding to a range of contexts.  

 

Thematic Curriculum

This week had a Personal Development focus as we explored responsible communication online and the British Values.

Next week, we will begin our topic Darwin’s Delights by learning about the explorer’s life.

 

Homework

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

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

- 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.

Key Dates:

Tuesday 10^th September: Meet the Teacher at 3.15pm in the school hall

Thursday 12^th September: Kent Test

Have a great weekend!

The Year 6 team