Year 6
WELCOME TO YEAR 6!
The Year 6 team:
Zephaniah - Mrs Lear-Easdown
Blackman - Miss Morix
If you wish to contact the class teachers, please use the emails below:
smorix@widdenprimary.co.uk
cleareasdown@widdenprimary.co.uk
Summer Term Overview
This term, our Year 6 children will be focusing on consolidating their learning and building confidence as they prepare for their SATs.
In Mathematics, we will revisit and strengthen our understanding of the four operations using formal written methods. They will also focus on fractions, percentages and decimals, ensuring they are secure in these areas ahead of their SATs assessments.
Our English lessons will be inspired by the powerful picture book Rose Blanche by Roberto Innocenti. This text will support pupils in developing their writing skills across a range of genres. Children will produce explanations, non-chronological reports, and detailed descriptions of characters and settings. Throughout this work, they will be encouraged to think carefully about authorial intent, considering how language and structure can be used to influence the reader.
In Science, children will study Evolution and Inheritance, learning about how living things have changed over time and how characteristics are passed from one generation to the next. We will plan and conduct an experiment mirroring that of Charles Darwin and his Galapagos finches.
Our Geography topic, Where Our Food and Energy Comes From, will help pupils understand global supply chains, sustainability, and the importance of responsible consumption.
In addition, Year 6 will begin an exciting Music project this term. Pupils will have the opportunity to compose their own pieces of music, using a combination of instruments and digital technology to explore creativity and performance.
On the 22nd May, children are invited – along with parents – to attend the grand unveiling of their artwork in Sinope Street car park. This is a project we have been working on with FairShares in Gloucester. The final mural will contain images that the children have drawn or recommended and have been put together by an artist. We cannot wait!
Reading
Reading records are to be brought in daily. Please make sure that you are listening to your child read during the week and record this in their books.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Website Links
Some useful websites to support your children's learning:
Times Table Rock Stars - Times Tables Rock Stars is a maths programme that takes all the worry out of learning times tables and has a proven track record of boosting children's learning.
https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth
Class Dojo - Class Dojo is a global community of more than 50 million teachers and families who come together to share kids’ most important learning moments, in school and at home—through photos, videos, messages, and more.
https://www.classdojo.com/en-gb/
BBC Education have produced a whole host of materials for KS2. Follow the KS2 link and then select either Maths or English. Each area usually has an information section for reading, plus an activity and then quiz which is marked online. Some aspects require a subscription.