Next week in Year 6...

Week beginning: Monday 9th December 2024

Messages for this week:

PE Kits to be worn on Monday (Games) and Thursday (PE).  Hoodies can now be worn for PE and Games days :-)

HOMEWORK- Grammar, spelling, times tables :-)  Grammar homework to be in by Tuesday due to timetable change

Grid HW this half term - due in Monday 16th December

 

Homework: TT Rockstars sessions now set. 30 minutes of timestables - this can be done after school in blocks of time suited to your child's busy calendar !

GRAMMAR: 

Last week’s:  Page 16 Linking paragraphs with adverbials. Keeping skills sharp – page 46 and 47 Comma practice

This week’s:   None set

SPELLING:  Play 5 games – Week Thirteen– Words with the prefix over-  overbalance  overcook  overthrow  overpaid   overturned   overreact   overcoat   overtired  overslept  overlooked

 

TIMESTABLE ROCKSTARS - at least 30 mins per week

English

Text focus:  The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico - how time passes, how the characters change, character feelings, thoughts and actions, impact of the writing on the reader

Reading skills: Clockwork by Philip Pulman - investigating punctuation

Grammar focus: using a semi-colon in writing, using commas to aid the reader

Spelling focus:  Year 6 – Words with the prefix over

 

Maths:

Unit 7 Rounding and solving problems with numbers up to 7 digits

Unit 8 Draw, compose and decompose shapes

Geography:

The importance of music in cultural identity

DT:

Sew stockings - use running, back and whipping stitch

Science:

How we see

RE:

Learning to evaluate different Christmas traditions and celebrations in the light of their reference and relevance to Christian beliefs in Jesus

Games:

Basketball skills - Keeping possesssion