Year 6

Welcome to Year 6

AUTUMN 2

This half-term in Year 6, we will be studying the continent of North America: further developing our mapping skills, identifying climate zones and making comparisons between the climates of different countries, identifying time zones, and comparing human and physical features.

Our English topic has a fiction reading and writing focus and is centred around the book, ‘Grimm Tales’ written by Philip Pullman. During this topic, we will be exploring the ‘real’ versions of fairy tales, analysing their common characteristics, looking at characterisation, and planning and writing our own tales in the style of The Brothers Grimm.We will also be reading ‘The Explorer’ an adventure study written by Katherine Rundell.

In mathematics, we are studying division methods, problem solving and reasoning using all four operations, factors and multiples, prime numbers, square and cubed numbers, followed by fractions, decimals and percentages.

For further information about this half term’s topics, have a look at our topic web.

GENERAL INFORMATION

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

PE will take place every Wednesday afternoon this half term.

READING, SPELLING AND HOMEWORK

The children have been given reading books to take home which can be changed as often as necessary. Please encourage your child to read regularly and complete their home-reading record. Children will also be set Reading Eggspress assignments periodically to complete at home in order to develop their comprehension skills.

Spellings will be given out at the start of each week and our weekly spelling test will be on Friday. It is important that the children are supported in learning their spellings for approximately 10 to 15 minutes each evening.

The children will receive mathematics and English homework on alternate weeks. Homework will be sent on a Friday to be completed and returned by Tuesday.

A​utumn 2 - Topic Web