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WELCOME TO THE SUMMER TERM IN YEAR  6!

2024-2025

Maths:  During our Maths lessons, we will be learning about how to find the mean, as well as focussing on how to find the angles within a polygon. We will also familiarise ourselves with how to calculate the volume of a shape, as well as the area of a triangle. Furthermore, the children will start to become more familiar with how to identify scale factor and solve problems involving statistics by analysing charts and graphs.

English: In English, we will be studying the book Manfish; we will be using the book to inspire our own poetry, persuasive and biographical writing. We will also be carrying out role-play for a radio broadcast. In SPAG, we will continue to try to include the passive voice and formal and informal vocabulary within our written work.

Project:

The Wonder of it all! This topic has a Science focus, in which the children will learn about the changes a human will go through as it develops to old age. The children will become more familiar with the human circulatory system, learning about the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood. We will also learn about how nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans.

Is Slavery a thing of the past? In this unit, we will be investigationg the transportation of slaves to other countries and learning about the conditions faced by them. We will also be finding out about the significance of the slave trade to British life. In Geography, we will be identifying key places in relation to the slave trade. 

PE Please can all PE Kits be in school throughout the school week. Our PE sessions will take place on a Thursday and Friday throughout this term. All children are to come to school wearing their PE tops on their PE days. Please can all items be clearly labelled. Please note, most of our PE sessions will be outside so the children need to bring appropriate footwear.

Water bottles Please can all children bring in a labelled water bottle for them to use throughout their day at school.

Homework Homework will be set online for both Maths and English. Maths and English homework will be set on alternate weeks but Spellings and Rockstars practise will be set weekly. Homework will be set on a Friday and due on a Wednesday.

Reading It is expected that children will read at home every day; please encourage children to log this in their planners. Children do not need to read to an adult for each session and independent reading is more that suitable however there is a joy in sharing a book with a family member, younger sibling or friend so please do encourage this where possible.

Planners/ Messages Should you need to speak to me please either write a note in your child’s planner or contact the school office who will either pass the message to me or arrange for me to contact you. Please ensure if you write a note for me in your child’s planner, they come into school with it in their hand to guarantee I see the message.