Year 6 Term 5 Natural Disasters

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Year 6 Term 5 Natural Disasters
This term in year 6 we will be focussing on
consolidating the skills we have already learned
through revision-style lessons, in preparation
for the Key Stage 2 assessments (SATs) in
May. As Mathematicians we will be reviewing and
extending our understanding of converting
measures, including capacity, mass and length
word problems involving time and fractions,
decimals and percentages. We have a weekly mental
maths test on a Wednesday which we mark together,
as a class children are encouraged to share
their mental strategies and approaches during
this time. We will also be continuing to review
and extend our understanding of number and word
problems during afternoon small group sessions.
Please continue to practise times tables to
support in-class learning. As Readers and
Writers we will be continuing with our study of
the classic text, Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie. We
will be using the book as a stimulus for our own
writing, with a particular focus on persuasive
techniques and narrative this term. We will be
developing our use of formal writing techniques
widening our vocabulary through examining the
novels use of language and writing our own
narratives based upon the book. Many thanks for
your continued encouragement of your childs
reading. Children should continue to read every
day at home, please, and recording this in their
reading records. We would like to take this
opportunity to thank you for supporting your
childrens maths revision during the Easter
holidays. As you know, this is a really important
term for year 6, as Key Stage 2 assessments will
take place in the week beginning 11th May. The
children have been working really hard in class
and their home learning has really supported
this. Keep up the great work!
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Year 6 Term 4Natural Disasters

• Through our learning journey...
• As geographers we will be extending our
  understanding of plate tectonics through our
  study of earthquakes.
• We will use maps to locate and explore the
  features of earthquakes, including their
  geographical location.
• Finally, we will be looking at earthquakes from a
  human geography perspective, thinking about
  evacuation emergency procedures and survival in
  affected areas.
• As artists and designers we will be looking at
  how earthquakes are depicted in art. We will be
  using our sketch books to plan, sketch and design
  our own earthquake art.
• We will improve our mastery of art and design
  techniques, including drawing and collage.
• Please remember homework and reading records is
  due in on Monday each week

Homework We will hand out homework and spellings
for the week on a Wednesday and expect it to be
handed in on a Monday. Practise of times tables
and spellings is also expected to take place each
week. In year 6, children are expected to do 40
minutes homework in each subject every
week. This term, children need to pick at least 5
tasks from the homework sheet stuck into their
books. Children are able to choose whichever 5
tasks they want. We suggest the children tick off
and date the tasks as they complete them. Maths
and spelling homework will be sent separately
each week. If children do not hand in their
homework by Tuesday morning at the latest for
whatever reason they will be expected to come
to Amazing Achievers club on Tuesday lunchtime
to complete their homework.