Year 6 2024 - 2025
Mrs McDermott
Welcome to the Year 6 home page!
In Year 6 we most certainly have a work hard, play hard attitude! Our team consists of me -Mrs McDermott, Mrs Berge (Mon – Wed) and Miss Simpson (Thurs). On a Thursday when I have management time, Mrs Dobson will teach year 6 and this will be Science or maths.
Welcome back to Autumn 2. Year 6 have settled in beautifully to their new routines and are working incredibly hard, being extremely creative and most importantly having lots of fun together. This term children are learning all about the Vikings and their impact they had on Britain. We are investigating circuts in our Science topic Electricity. In maths, we will be exploring fractions. We are ecxited aout the new times tables games too (remember your tin/ packet to keep your individual cards in and if any parents would like to come into support this - brilliant!)
Thank you for ensuring all children have indoor and outdoor shoes for the start of the term. They are already the best class I have had at organising their cloakroom – long may this continue! Indoor shoes will stay in school on their chair. Children only need one pair of outdoor shoes that they will wear to and from school.
Make sure you keep an eye on the newsletter as I will be posting important information and updates and sharing photos of our activities from the week.
If you have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to contact me on Class6@deanvalley.cheshire.sch.uk or as always my door is always open for anyone who wants to chat face to face.
Mrs McDermott
Here is a wonderful website with book recommendations for all year groups.
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Reading Journal activities Autumn 2 |
Week 1 Wk beginning 4th November: Read as much information on the Vikings from information books and begin your Talk like an Expert presentation. You can chose areas of interest from the Viking topic to investigate in depth and share with your class. You might want to make your presentation interactive? Get the audience involved. Remember it is important when presenting, that you know and understand the subject you are talking about, try not to rely too heavily on reading PPT slides. However, they do make great visuals for your audience. Your talk like an expert doesn't need to be a PPT. You can present your research anyway you like and if you struggle public speaking, you could even make your very own fact book. Enjoy the research and be creative!
Week 2 Wk beginning 11th November: Continue to develop your Talk Like An Expert project. Games on Grammar shed.
Week 3 Wk beginning 18th November : SPAG.COM - same logins as last time. Remember to read each qurestion catrefully.
Week 4 Wk beginning 25th November: SPAG.COM - same logins as last time. Remember to read each qurestion catrefully.
Week 5 Wk beginning 2nd December: Rehearse your Talk Like an Expert Project ready to perform over the next two weeks. Reseach your questions that you developed about The Highway man.
Week 6: Rehearse your Talk like an Expert project ready to perform. Send to class6@deanvalley.cheshire.sch.uk
Begin your persuasive speech about your favourite book!
Week 7 Wk beginning 16th December: Persuasive speech why your favourite book should be the nations favourite!
Year 6 Important Information
MONDAY:
Reading journal homeowork set and returned the following week. Children have one whole week for their reading journal activity.
TUESDAY: Swimming kit required!
WEDNESDAY: Outdoor PE kit required (DV pe top, red or white top, black shorts or joggers and the school jumper and fleece. No football kits please).
Orchestra - instruments.
Maths homework sheet handed out and returned the following week. They have a whole week to complete this homework sheet).
THURSDAY:
FRIDAY:
All online homework to be complete This will reset again today.
Spelling test - these will be in line with their spell shed games
Children will have Music, spellings and handwriting, art and Forest school (on alternate weeks - ours begins 13/9/24)- all children must bring with them wellies and waterproofs to put on over their uniform. Failure to bring these will result in children missing forest school. Forest school dates can be found on school spider or the website calendar: Dean Valley Primary School: Our Events
TT ROCKSTARS and NUMBOTS reviewed to see weekly progress.
It is vital your children know their times tables as all the maths we access in maths is linked to the 36 key multiplication facts. Please try where possible to rehearse times tables out loud so they children remember them a little like a chant / song. This will help children to access the maths and become more fluent in problem solving :) We have a new system to help the children learn the facts they do not know and we are looking forward to seeing them make lots of progress in this area.
Things to remember:
- A positive mindset.
- School shoes/ indoor shoes will remain in shool and children can come to school in their outdoor shoes everyday.
- All children with long hair must wear it tied back.
- Children only need to bring the essentials into school every day – lunchbox and water bottle. They will be provided with all equipment. Children can leave their pencil case in school.
- Children are welcome to bring water bottles into the classroom to be kept under or next to desks.
- A suitable coat is vital as we will spend time outside every day, for daily miles, playtimes and other outdoor learning opportunities.
