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Year 6 News & Dates

Autumn Term is coming to a Christmassy close!

Here's some important dates and information:

 

THERE IS NO MORE HOMEWORK UNTIL THE NEW YEAR!

 

Friday 6th December Christmas Fair from 2pm.

You can pick up your child from class at this time.

 

Wednesday 18th December PM - Christmas Party for Y6. Bring an extra packed lunch of treats and a drink. This can be sharable! Please bring in any spare Christmas decorations to make the tables look extra sparkly. We have a competition for best dressed table and encourage pupils to team up and make home-made decorations!

 

Friday 20th December - final day!

Pupils may come in a Christmas jumper and bring a toy to play with in the morning. We are writing an exciting Christmas adventure story for different audiences. Pupils will read their Christmas stories to groups of younger children, spreading Christmas cheer across the school :-)

 

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PLEASE SAVE SMALL CARDBOARD BOXES AND CARDBOARD ENVELOPES FOR OUR DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY TOPIC.

Anything smaller than a shoe box will be perfect!

We are creating a Christmas scene with moving characters all controlled by a rotating mechanism: cams and followers! 

 

 

Get ahead on MathsWatch (link at the foot of the page)!

Maybe you will win the first MathsWatch chocolate prize at Christmas!

 

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The topics for Autumn 2 for Year 6 are:

English: Designing and writing about an inspirational, unbelievable gadget that you know everyone will want for Christmas! Class text: The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket and books linked to technology and gadgets.

Maths - continuing the Four Number Operations and moving on to Fractions. Practise fractions and percentages on MathsWatch.

Science: Electricity - circuit diagrams and components.

Art - impressionism - works by Freda Kahlo

Design and Technology - wheels, followers and cams - creating moving parts.

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Every day, pupils will need:

- Clear, reusable water bottle

- Book Bag

- PE kit should now be worn for school on Tuesdays. This is the usual school kit of plain white T-shirt and dark shorts or plain dark leggings. Pupils may wear their school jumper or a plain dark hoodie.

All pupils have a bookband reading book which also comes home daily. Please read three times per week for at least 15 minutes on different days.

Library books come home on Fridays.

Pupils may bring a fresh fruit snack to eat at break. No other snacks please.

If your child brings a mobile phone to school, it must be switched off in the school grounds and put in our safe place in the classroom.

 

 

 

 

 

Recognition Awards

Autumn 1

  
   

 

 

 

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THERE IS NO FURTHER HOMEWORK UNTIL THE NEW YEAR 2025!

 

Homework goes out on a Thursday to be handed in (with your 3 reads) the following Tuesday morning. There is no set homework this holiday, but there's always reading and MathsWatch activities!

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Spellings

A2 WKS 6 & 7

         

 

 

 

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Spellings to always be learning:

 

 

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Stretch your learning with MathsWatch video tutorials.

Search for:

number operations and place values

1) Watch the video. Pause when asked.

2) Answer the questions. Mark with your tutor.

Try the extensions if you need more challenge.

Try: percentages and any fractions activities.

Win a prize at Christmas for watching the most videos and answering the most questions!

 

 

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See the learning links section at the bottom of this page for more activities.

 

📖 Reading ðŸ“š
  

Please keep your Reading Record up to date.
In Key Stage 2, Three Reads is part of weekly Thursday to Tuesday Homework.

 

 

 

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