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STAFF:
Miss M Manly, Mrs J Morris, Mrs K Ozard, Miss N Phillipson, Mr E Schuman, Mr L Ainscough, Mrs K Lewin
UPCOMING EVENTS...:
Year 6 Meet the Teacher - Thursday 7th September 2.30pm.
Parents are warmly invited to meet the teachers. We are looking forward to meeting you.
Winter Hill Trip - Tuesday 3rd October
World War Workshop - Monday 23rd October
PE DAY:
Our PE day in Year 6 is Wednesday. Please ensure that your child brings in their full PE uniform on Wednesday.
READING:
Please bring your reading book to school every day so we can read with you.
Please read a few pages at home every day and ask an adult to sign your reading record.
Y6 Curriculum.
Our creative curriculum is driven by the 4Cs of communication, conflict, conservation and culture which meets the needs of our diverse school community. It is designed to inspire an enthusiasm for learning, engaging with and learning about challenging 21st century issues, dealing with tomorrow’s issues today.
Y6 are Navigators
AUTUMN TERM 1 - THEME OVERVIEW
In Autumn Term 1, our theme is "Wars of the World” which is a thematic unit, based on conflicts past and present, with a key focus on history and geography. Pupils will learn about the root causes of war and have an understanding of its impact, focusing on the two World Wars in particular. They will also learn about civil wars and look at examples, before focusing on present day warfare. pacifism and the importance of peace will also form part of the theme.
CURRICULUM LETTER
Here is out curriculum letter for the first half term which provides an overview of the children's learning for all subjects.
Year 6 Curriculum Autumn 2023
SPELLINGS
Here is our spelling overview for the first half term (Autumn 1). Spellings tests are carried out on Wednesdays and new spellings are taught and handed out to the children to take home. Please ensure that your child practices and learns the spelling pattern/rule each week to help improve their general spelling when writing. Please note that dates are not included in the overview. As an example, week 1 spellings are handed out on week 1 and then children carry out the test on week 2 (the following week) and so on.
YEAR 6 AUTUMN 1 SPELLINGS 2023
ENGLISH AND READING
Our class novel for Autumn Term 1 is Letters from the Lighthouse by Emma Carroll. The genre is historical fiction and all of our English lessons will be based around this book.
Year 6 Five Class Reads
In Year 6, our five class reads for Autumn Term 1 are: If the World Were 100 People by Jackie McCann | Wisp by Zana Fraillon | Dreams of Freedom by Amnesty International | Where the Poppies Now Grow by Hilary Robinson | When I Was a Child by Andy StantonIf the World Were 100 People by Jackie McCann | Wisp by Zana Fraillon | Dreams of Freedom by Amnesty International | Where the Poppies Now Grow by Hilary Robinson | When I Was a Child by Andy Stanton
PHOTOGRAPHS
Take a look at some of the fun and exciting things we have done this half term...
SCIENCE - Comparative and Fair Test
We have been learning about light and how it travels and then thought about how reflective materials are. We placed different t materials inside a 'blackout' bucket and shone a torch inside. We looked through a 'spy hole' to see how well we could see each materials and rated using a scale of 0 - 10.
SCIENCE - Exploring.
We learned about how light travels by setting up a practical experiment. We used black cards with holes in the centre and a target. We aimed a torch through the holes when lined up and were able to light up the target. When the holes were misaligned, the target was not lit up. We drew diagrams showing how light appears to travel in straight lines.
MATHS - Practical work with Gattegno charts.
We were using Gattegno charts to explore multiplying and dividing by 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000 and 100,000. We used counters to help us work through the chart.
HISTORY AND ENGLISH (Speaking and Listening)
As part of our learning about World War 2, we researched different people from Bolton who lived during that war. We then explored their thoughts and feelings through 'hotseating' which involves reole-playing those people in an interview scenario.
HISTORY - The American Civil War.
We leanred about what a civil war is and found out about some famous ones that have taken place in history. We then learned more about The Americal Civil War and researched some of the key figures involved. We shared our findings with the rest of the class.
GEOGRAPHY - Current wars of the world.
We learned more about war and about current conflicts in the world. We used a conflict tracker website to find out where there is current conflict and labelled on a world map. We then found out more details about why the war is happening.
SATs practice - following this link enables you to download previous SATs papers which your child can use to revise.
EXTRA LEARNING:
Here are some apps our children have logins for at home. These apps will help support their learning in school. The times tables are particularly helpful to help improve speed at their times tables, ready for the Year 4 test in June.
MATHSFLEX TIMESTABLE ROCKSTARS READING EGGS
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https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0 | https://ttrockstars.com/ | https://readingeggs.co.uk/
We have put together some useful websites that will help support your learning.
Click on the picture and it will take you directly to the website.
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TAKE A LOOK AT LAST YEAR
WEEKLY SPELLINGS
Year 6 Spring 2 Spellings Overview
PE DAYS
PE is now on a Tuesday with Commando Joe and on a Friday with the 6S team. Please make sure you have the correct PE kit in school on both days.
In the first couple of weeks of Spring 1 the children revisited invasion games and practised the skills of attacking and defending. Here are a few photo's of what they got upto.
READING
We are currently embracing the love of reading for pleasure, and as such are enjoying being read to by your children every day in school. For this to continue - please ensure your child brings their reading book to school every day and take every opportunity to listen to them read at home too. This could be reading to grown-ups or even sharing a bedtime story with a younger sibling.
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING THIS TERM
Year 6 Summer Curriculum Letter
THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
We are currently learning about the circulatory system and the different components of blood. To help the children visualise what this might look like, we made blood using a range of household items, including; food colouring, cereal, mini marshmallows and water! Who knew blood could be so tasty!
Y6S Science Experiment - Making blood
WHITE BLOOD CELL SUPERHEROES
The children have been getting creative to showcase their understanding of how white blood cells act as 'superheroes' in our bodies, keeping us healthy by fighting viruses and bacteria.
Y6S White Blood Cells Comic Strips
PE HAS TAKEN US BACK IN TIME TO WWII
Year 6 have been transported back in time to WWII where they have learned the Lambeth Walk. They all thoroughly enjoyed this and got into the team spirit. Doing the Lambeth Walk......Hey!
Y6S PE - Lambeth Walk
READING AFTERNOON
On Monday our wonderful parents came into school to read with us in the library. Here are some photos of our lovely afternoon.
CHRISTMAS FUN!
In preparation for Christmas we have been making cards for the elderly. These will be delivered to homes across the local area in December.
PE - AUTUMN 2
In PE in Autumn 2 we have been looking at invasion games. Here are some pictures of us getting to grips with hockey sticks, basketballs and footballs.
Y6 PE AUT 2
REMEMBRANCE DAY
Although it wasn't Sunday, Year 6 walked to Bolton town hall for the annual remembrance of those who fought in the wars.
MUSEUM TRIP
As part of our theme topic 'War of the Worlds' we enjoyed a trip to the Imperial War Museum in Manchester. We saw thousands of genuine artifacts from the war. It was fascinating!
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