Year 6

Miss Rainbow

Welcome to Year 6!

Welcome to Autumn Term 1 in Year 6. The year 6 teachers at school are Mrs Rainbow on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and Mrs Pearson on a Thursday and Friday. We also have Mrs Knowles, Mrs Pilkington and Miss Wheeler helping out in class. 

Year 6 Timetable

Homework will be handed out on a Thursday and needs to be returned to school the following Wednesday. 

What we will be learning in Autumn Term 1

Morning reading – Boy in the Tower

English – The Hobbit

You will be learning to write setting descriptions and how to use speech to advance action between characters.

Maths

With Mrs Rainbow – Place value and addition subtraction, multiplication and division

With Mrs Pearson – Place value and shape

Science

Animals and their habitats – You will be learning about how we classify living things and the scientist Carl Linnaeus.

Geography

South America – You will be learning all about the continent of South America and answering the question – why are there so many rainforests in South America?

Computing

Online safety – Learning how to navigate the internet in an informed, safe and respectful way.

Art

Painting and mixed media – artist study.

PE

Rugby – A specialist coach from Sales Sharks Rugby Club will coming in to work with you in your PE lessons.

RE

Hinduism

End of day book – Kensuke’s Kingdom


Young leaders

Don’t forget to complete your young leaders challenges at home. Look at the grid below for inspiration.

Young leaders picture


SATs revision support tools

If you would like to do any extra revision at home the following links will help.

Maths

Here are some website links to games which will support you with areas of maths you may find difficult. 

Link to SATs maths game

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zd2f7nb/articles/zn2y7nb

Link for arithmetic interactive practice

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/486/Y6-Arithmetic-Practice

Multiples and factors game

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/multiples-and-factors

Division practice

https://www.arcademics.com/games/demolition

Build a fraction game

https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/build-a-fraction/latest/build-a-fraction_en.html

Carroll diagrams

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/carroll-diagrams/multiples

Number sequences

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/42/sequences

Money two step problems

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/44/solve_2_step_money_problems_

English

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zkbkf4j/articles/zbm8scw

Spelling game – https://ictgames.com/mobilePage/lcwc/index.html

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