Year 6

Miss Daly

Autumn 2018

Below is an outline plan of what the children in Year 6 will be studying this term.

 

English – History WW2 Topic – Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian

 

 

 

        

 

 

  

 

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Using our novel, the children will cover:

  • Recounts

  • Biographies

  • Autobiographies

  • Persuasive letters and advertisements

  • Diary entries

  • Flashbacks

  • Comprehension work.

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Mathematics – During the autumn term we will be covering:

Week 1: Number and place value

Week 2: Addition & Subtraction

Week 3: Properties of shapes

Week 4: Multiplication & division

Week 5: Fractions

Week 6: Position & direction

Week 7: Addition & Subtraction

Week 8: Decimals

Week 9: Measurement (length)

Week 10: Multiplication & division

Week 11: Fractions (including decimals & percentages)

Week 12: Measurement (time)

 

R.E

Loving – Domestic Church/Family

Vocation & Commitment – Baptism/Confirmation

Expectations – Advent/Christmas

 

Science

Living things and their habitats

-Classifying animals

-Identifying characteristics and adaptations

-Identifying helpful and harmful micro-organisms

-Mould Investigation

 

Animals including humans

-Creating a model of the human heart

-Identifying and labelling structures of the lungs

-Creating a model of the human lungs

-Components of the blood

 

 

PE 

Please ensure the children have the correct PE equipment for lessons.
 

Indoor – black pumps, tee-shirt and blue shorts

Outdoor - as above but the children may wear trainers if they wish

 

 

Homework

Monday – Spellings & English homework. (Due in Friday)

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Friday – Maths Homework. (Due Monday).

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Weekly Reading homework – varies for each child depending on their reading day. Please read with your children. Your child is then to complete a piece of reading homework linked to the reading book they have read. This is to be brought back on their reading day.

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Also the children have access to the RM Easimaths, Sumdog and Purple Mash learning platforms for reinforcement and extension.

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Dinner money

If the children wish to stay for lunch the cost is £2.10 per day (£10:50 per week to be paid on Monday) in a sealed envelop with the child name on the front.  Hot dinners can be paid for in advance if you wish.

 

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