Year 6 - Cedar

Welcome To Our Year Six Class Page

Teacher: Mr Whitehead

Teaching Assistant: Mr Sutton

Welcome back after our two week half term break, what an exciting half term Year 6 have ahead of themselves in Summer 2! Our school value this half term is 'joy' so we are looking for children to demonstrate this value throughout the next seven weeks. With so many opportunities, we can't wait to see their light shine!

Please regularly look at your schoolbuddy account for the latest communication regarding any Year 6 events as there is a lot going on, especially we our exciting summer production of 'Matilda Jnr' in July.

If you would like to arrange to walk home from school please contact the office to provide permission. You can bring a phone into school so you have it available for walking home, however this must be handed in to Mr Whitehead as soon as you arrive into the classroom in the morning.

Please contact Mr Whitehead with any questions via info@stjohnsrc.net.

Transition days to secondary schools - please inform us via info@stjohnsrc.net about your child's date so we know not to expect them for either part or a whole day.

Spanish Exchange Visit (please see separate communication regarding any trips or details) - Tuesday 10th June - Tuesday 17th June

The Big Sing at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester (transport via tram) - Monday 23rd June

Matilda Jnr Show - Wednesday 16th July and Thursday 17th July

Leavers' Mass at St John's Church at 6pm - Tuesday 22nd July

Leavers' Assembly at school, 9.30am - Wednesday 23rd July

Finish for the year - Thursday 24th July

Summer 2 Curriculum

English

Reading: Transition Text (TBC)

Writing:

Ghyll Head Recount

'Sky Chasers' text: writing a dual perspective narrative

Maths

Problem solving 'real life' projects and tasks

Healing - Sacrament of the sick

World Faiths - focus on Hinduism

Science

Evolution:

recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago
recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents
identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution

Humanities

Geography Focus - South America

Computing

Creating Media - 3D Modelling

Rounders and Tennis

Art

Artist focus - Keith Haring

Creation of a T-shirt design

Spanish

Conversational Spanish with the Spanish Exchange visit

PSHE

Relationships and Health Education:

What changes happen in my life?

What happens in a loving relationship and what happens in a forced marriage

How is a baby made?

Music and Drama

Matilda Jnr

Physical Education

It's advisable to bring your PE kit into school and leave it on your peg. However, you will be changing into PE kit on the following days (and not coming into school with it on):

Monday
Tuesday

HOMEWORK

Please login into Atom Prime each week: https://atomlearning.com/prime

You will find your English and maths tasks on there. Have a go at the tasks set because it will not only adapt to your answers (to make sure it's at the right level for you) but also help you with where you went wrong.

You will be taking spellings home weekly - these reflect the rules we work on in class and any words you need to work on personally. Please learn these words so you can spell them accurately in your writing. It's also important to learn the following Year 5 and 6 statutory words:

Please ensure you are reading regularly at home using a book provided from school - we recommend 30 minutes a day. Please ensure that school books are returned regularly. This is monitored.