WELCOME TO YEAR 6
MEET THE TEAM
Mr Byrne (Class 6.1)
Mr Keating (Class 6.2)
Mrs Stephens (M, T W am) & Mrs Jones (W pm, Th F) (Class 6.3)
Mrs Stephens is KS2 Leader
Year 6 support teachers: Mr Dawson, Mrs Fraser and Mrs Murray
Year 6 support assistants: Mrs Gould, Mrs Mills, Mrs Paines, Mrs Pawley, Mrs Porteous, Mr Smith and Mr Symmons
This page of the school website is used for letters, curriculum information and useful dates.
Please check your 'Class Story' on Class Dojo for all day-to-day information.
Welcome to Term 2
Our topic this term is
Time Travellers (World War 2)
TERMLY CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
DATES TO REMEMBER
30/10/2023 - INSET day
31/10/2023 - Start of term 2
Week beginning 6/11/2023 - Poppies on sale
14/11/2023- Open evening to look at books
16/11/2023 - Open evening to look at books
17/11/2023 - Children In Need
8/12/2023 - Carols on the playground
8/12/2023 - Christmas Jumper Day and Christmas dinner
11/12/2023 - Years 5 and 6 Christmas parties
14/12/2023 - Osborne Court Choir performance
15/12/2023 - End of term 2
E-Safety: Here is the link to the school scheme of work on e-safety.
Letters
Year 6 Classroom Displays
YEAR 6 CAMP
This year, year 6 will be visiting the Dean Field Study Centre in Parkend.
Here is the link to the Dean Field Study Centre:
https://www.bristol.gov.uk/residents/schools-learning-and-early-years/information-for-young-people-in-bristol/deanfield-outdoor-centre
SPELLING PRACTICE
We are no longer sending out weekly spelling lists. Spelling is practised in class and we are focusing on rules. The list above practises the common words needed for children in years 5 and 6.
If you would like to practise further activities with your child, Spelling Frame has some good activities and worksheets for practice. The link to the free website is below:
RAINBOW MATHS
Practice sheets
Name | |
---|---|
Level 1 Red x2 x5 x 10.docx | Download |
Level 10 Gold 12 x 12 mixed.docx | Download |
Level 2 Orange x2 x5 x 10 x 3.docx | Download |
Level 3 Yellow x2 x5 x10 x3 and x4.docx | Download |
Level 4 Green x2 x5 x10 x3 x4 x8.docx | Download |
Level 5 Blue x2 x5 x10 x3 x4 x8 x6.docx | Download |
Level 6 Indigo x2 x5 x10 x3 x4 x8 x6 x7.docx | Download |
Level 7 Violet x2 x5 x10 x3 x4 x8 x6 x7 x9.docx | Download |
Level 8 Bronze 10 x 10.docx | Download |
Level 9 Silver 12 x 12.docx | Download |
Year 6 will complete further extension sheets when they have completed the Rainbow maths tests.
These focus upon speed recall of other mental maths skills:
- Multiplying and Dividing by 10, 100 and 1000 with whole numbers and decimals
- Fractions of numbers
- Percentages of numbers
- Multiplying 3 numbers
- Multiplying decimals
- Square and Cube numbers
- BODMAS
USEFUL DOCUMENTS
HOMEWORK TASKS
Homework tasks for this term will be sent home in the children's homework books. There will be a termly topic sheet and weekly maths tasks for completion by Tuesday of each week.
MyMaths
Weekly maths tasks will be set on the MyMaths website/app. There will be a variety of SATS activities this term.
The login details are stmichaels14 cosine87
Your child will then need to login through 'My Portal' with their own details.
Link to maths page:
St Michael's CofE Primary School - Maths (stmichaelssg.co.uk)
USEFUL WEBSITES
https://www.mymaths.co.uk/ - For weekly homework tasks
https://ttrockstars.com/ - For times tables practice
https://primarygames.co.uk/pg3/ppods/powerpods.html - For learning equivalent decimals, percentages and fractions.
https://www.teachingtime.co.uk/draggames/sthec5.html - For games to help telling the time.
http://spellingframe.co.uk/ - There is a very good free website which can help to learn spelling patterns and common exception words
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn - Good website for all subjects with links to games and videos
Our Class Book this term is
Letters From Thd Lighthouse by Emma Carroll