Friday 4th October 2024

During our English lessons this week, we revised the features of a diary entry. We have written 2 diary entries from Mr Tom, showing how his feelings changed as he got to know Willie. We have included feelings and some of us have tried hard to write using the language Mr Tom would have used.

In our maths lessons, we have been solving multiplication problems. We have also partitioned larger numbers, using factors, to help us.

As part of our topic work, we have started to research the Battle of Britain. We have thought about what it would have been like for people living in the cities and how they prepared by building Anderson shelters.

Friday 27th September 2024

This week, we have been using factors and multiples to complete calculations in maths. We have also explored divisibility tests.

In English, we have used expanded noun phrases to describe the characters in the book we are reading. We have also started to use a wider range of punctuation.

During Art this week, we created drawings based on fruit, in preparation for our Harvest Assembly later this term.

 Friday 20th September 2024

In maths this week we have been continuing to calculate with place value.  We have rounded numbers and started to explore negative numbers in different contexts.

In English, we have written letters from Willie's cruel mother. We have also written descriptions of a room which could belong to Mr Tom, although some of us thought it was Winston Churchill's.

During Science this week, we experimented with torches to see how light travels. We created shadows and started planning our own experiment.

  

Friday 13th September

This week, year 6 children have done very well to complete the 11+selection tests. 

In maths, we have continued to explore place value. We have partitioned numbers and used our mental arithmetic skills to add and subtract up to 1, 000, 000. We have also used formal pencil and paper methods.

In English, we have started reading our class novel Goodnight Mr Tom. We explored the setting and discussed some of the historical features, such as putting blackouts on the windows and the need to carry a gas mask. We have started writing letters from Willie, an evacuee, to his mother in London.

We are enjoying learning facts about World War 2 in History and in PE, we have been developing flexibility and stamina (see the photos!).

   

Friday 6th September

Welcome back to school and welcome to Year 6!

We hope you had a lovely summer break, and we are looking forward to lots of exciting learning this year.

From the whole of the year, 6 team.