Autumn Term 2021
We are a Year 6 Class.
Mrs Jones is our teacher and Mrs Russell and Miss Woods are our Teaching Assistants.
Our team works closely with Mrs Rowley and Mrs Mansfield to support all our Year 6 children.
Welcome to Year 6
Homework will be set regularly, using the school learning platform where possible. We ask that children in Sandringham Class read at home every day and complete book quizzes regularly. We also expect them to use their Times Tables Rock Stars log in a few times each week. We believe that children who have a rapid recall of times tables fnd the maths work in Years 5 and 6 much eaasier as so much of the work relies on these facts.
Autumn Term -
Oue topic title is Land of the Free. This will allow us to study the human and physical geography of the United State of America as well as look at some important cultural ideas from the USA. We will be encouraging the children to read books by American authors and those set in the USA.
English
Our class read is Holes by Louis Sachar. Most of our English work will be based on this book, our focus will be on the more challenging vocabulary and on answering questions by refering carefully to the text.
Maths
Maths covers a range of areas, some which we review and others we are learning about for the first time. We have spent time working on place value and calculations.
Our Medium Term Plan (MTP) provides more detail about what we are learning about this Autumn Term.
PE
We have one PE session each week, which is swimming,. This is on a Thursday morning.
RE
We will be learning about Christianity, particularly the importance of the incarnation of God.
French
Across the school, we are learning about places we might visit. Our focus will be using the correct article to go with the noun, as well as being able to read and write in French as well as speak it.
Art and DT
Our work in art will be based on the portatraits by an American artist, WE will be looking at the concept of power and identity as well as considering ways in which we can repeat and reflect patterns. In DT, we will be studying the importance of symbols on totem poles in Native American culture. We will think about usingthis symbolism to represnet ourselve.
All children in Sandringham Class will be transfering the secondary education at the end of this academic year. We strongly suggest that children and parents make the most of opportunies to visit (in whatever form that is offered this year) the secondary schools which they are considering for thier child. Please contact Mrs Jones or Mrs Rowley if you would like to chat through the options open to you. Usually, the deadline for school applications is 31st October, but please check the information which will come home with your child in September. The link below may help with any further questions:
Please use these websites to help your child at home.
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10