English

This week, we used a video of a Viking settlement coupled with our text as a stimulus for a setting description packed with figurative language. We also undertook a close read of a particular page in the text, highlighting powerful word choice to create blackout poetry.

On Tuesday, we had a special lesson to mark Anti-Bullying week. Every class in the school joined an online lesson hosted by CBBC and created poetry based on the theme of respect.

 

Maths

This week we completed our work on the order of operations and dived into the world of algebra!

Next week our algebraic focus continues as we express missing number problems algebraically.

Thematic Curriculum

This week, to kick off our Thematic Curriculum topic My Home, My Country, the children learnt when the Viking Age was in relation to previous historical periods they have explored. We then drew maps to show Viking homelands and Viking settlements, before created video news reports detailing the raid at Lindisfarne in AD 793.

 

Next week we will learn about significant figures from the time including Alfred the Great, Edward the Confessor and King Cnut.

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 taken their Term 2 AR Star Reader assessment and their ZPD can be found on their AR account. They will also receive a sticker next week 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.

Welcome (renaissance-go.com) 

- 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.

-New for this year: Sir Linkalot

Access details:

To access it on a laptop, PC, Mac or Chromebook:

1. Type in the browser itself where you normally type www (not a search engine)...app.sirlinkalot.org (with no Ws before it)
2. Click on 'More' (top right)
3. Click on 'Sign in'
4. The access code is UJS2024

Have a great weekend!

The Year 6 team