Class Teacher Blog
Class Teachers for Year 6 Classes:
Miss C Dowding
Miss J Foster
Teaching Assistants for Year 6 Class:
Mrs S Walker
Mrs B Imbulana
PE days:
Tuesdays: Indoor PE
Fridays: Outdoor PE
Class emails:
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 18.09.23
We started the week completing baseline assessments.
History:
In history, we learnt about famous Arctic explorers Robert Falcon-Scott and Roald Amundsen who raced to get to the South Pole first. Children watched a video and read information about them and used what they had learnt to create story map about their expeditions, focussing on how one of the team members sacrificed himself to the cold in order not to slow the others down.
English:
In English, we looked at the CIOUS and TIOUS spelling string and understanding model verbs - could, should, would, can, will, must. This will link to our pieces of writing to persuade which will we start next week.
Maths:
Towards the end of the week, in maths, we continued with multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000 before moving on to calculating the difference between negative numbers.
French
In French, this week we have been learning how to use the verb faire with different pronouns. It’s a tricky verb because it is irregular. To practice go to:
Faire (to do/make) — Present Tense (French verbs conjugated by Learn French With Alexa) up to 3.20 but you can go on and listen to the many ways you can use faire.
Next Week’s Learning – wb 25.09.23
History:
Next week in topic, we will be comparing past and present Arctic explorers and expeditions and using this to plan and write an explanation text about how humans can survive in the Arctic the following week.
English:
Following up from history this week, we will be planning a persuasive letter pretending we are Falcon-Scott, writing to our team mate to persuade him to not sacrifice himself. We will be writing these towards the end of the week so keep an eye out for work in our gallery.
Maths:
In maths, we will continue looking at negative numbers and we will be using the column method to add and subtract numbers, including ones with exchanging as well as moving on to multiplying by a one digit number.
In music, we will be continuing to use Soundtrap to create our own online music piece.
Next week in French, we will be writing about what our friends are doing using different pronouns.
Class Teacher Awards – 22.09.23
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Janson and Tyler
Sycamore: Joanna and Avie
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 23.09.22
We have sent a SATs letter out regarding the CGP books that you can purchase and we order for the children, if you would like another letter please let us know!
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week’s Learning – wb 11.09.23
Maths
In maths, we have been rounding numbers up to 1,000,000. We also recapped how to multiply by 10, 100 and 1000, including decimal numbers.
English
In English, we looked at the features of persuasive texts and have been using this learning to begin to write our own persuasive leaflets to convince people to save the polar regions from melting. Next week you will be able to see these in our gallery section!
Geography
In Geography, we have been learning about how global warming and climate change affects the polar regions. We looked at key vocabulary - manage and sustain and what this means in relation to the environment. We also looked at what the problems are that affect our planet and finding solutions to these.
In music, we continued learning how to use Soundtrap, a programme to make music online.
Bonjour! This week we looked at how to say the verbs jouer – to play and faire – to do/go. We began to match them with different sports and hobbies. To revise the sports that you can use with either faire or jouer using this video: Sport Words in French Part 1 (basic French vocabulary from Learn French With Alexa) - YouTube
Next Week’s Learning – wb 19.09.22
History
In History next week, we are going to learn about Arctic Explorers - Amundsen and Falcon-Scott - who raced to the South Pole.
English
In English, next week we will be exploring more persuasion and we will be writing a letter to persuade an explorer to continue on the Adventure!
Maths
In maths, we will continue with multiplying and dividing by 10,100 and 1000. Then then we are going to learn about negative numbers and how to find the difference between them.
In music, we will be continuing to use Soundtrap to create our own online music piece.
In French next week, we will revise how to use the verb jouer with pronouns and then look at the irregular verb Faire.
Class Teacher Awards – 15.09.23
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: Danica and Yusuf
Sycamore: Brooke and Chase
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 15.09.23
Please endeavour to keep up with Residential payments! Please speak to us if you have any issues or concerns relating to this.
Next week, we will be sending out letters regarding SATs CGP books and an upcoming trip.
Finally, Year 6 will be completing baseline assessments next week, this is nothing to worry about for the children, it is just to see where they currently are at the start of the academic year.
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
This Week's Learning – wb 04.09.2023
English
In English, we have been learning about the similarities and differences between the Polar Regions. Children used their Winbooks and ipads to do their research and then wrote comparative information reports to present what they had found out.
Maths
In maths, we have been continuing with place value and used greater than and less than to compare numbers. We then used this knowledge to solve problems in partners using counters. We will continue to focus on place value next week, looking at Roman numerals and rounding.
French
Bonjour! This half term we will be learning about how to say what hobbies we like and revising how to talk about ourselves. This week, we have been saying positive adjectives to describe ourselves and our friends. You could ask your child to recall some of the adjectives and how they might describe you and other members of the family.
Geography
In geography this week, we used Atlas’s to locate the Polar Regions on our own maps. We labelled the seven continents as well as the equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn and the Prime Meridian.
Next Week’s Learning – wb 11.09.23
Science
We will be learning about how animals have adapted to live in their environment and compared animals in the polar regions with animals in the desert.
English
Next week in topic, we will be learning about global warming and how we can make a change to save our precious earth. We will then be using what we have learnt about global warming to discuss how the polar regions are being affected. Children will be writing their own persuasive leaflets to convince people to save these areas from melting.
Maths
In maths, we will be learning to round numbers to 10, 100 and 1000 and multiply and divide numbers by 10, 100 and 1000.
In music, we will be continuing to learn how to use Soundtrap, a programme to make music online.
In French, we will be learning some new hobbies and revising some sports.
Class Teacher Awards – 08.09.23
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ this week are…
Willow: LLayne and Eliza
Sycamore: Lenny and Max
Well done to you all!
Parent/Carer Information - 08.09.23
We have a few reminders this week:
- Please could you start to collect some junk modelling, such as cardboard, plastic, bubble wrap etc – we are going to be building tents in our last week of school before half term!
- Please endeavour to keep up with payments for the Year 6 residential – if you are having any problems, please just let one of us know.
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails:
willowclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
sycamoreclass@cirrustrust.onmicrosoft.com
Welcome to Year 6! We hope you all had a wonderful summer break and are raring to go for the year ahead – we have lots of fun things planned!
We have numerous adults working within Year 6 this year:
Miss Foster and Miss Dowding are the class teachers, and we have Mrs Walker as our wonderful teaching assistant and Mrs Imbulana.
This term, our topic is Polar Regions, where we will be learning all about the Arctic, including famous expeditions, animal adaptations, global warming and much more! We begin this week by locating the polar regions on a world map and will be busy creating some polar region themed documentaries – don’t forget to come into school dressed as an Arctic explorer on Tuesday 5th September so you can truly play the part!
Just a few reminders:
- All children must be in school no later than 8.45. Gates will open at 8.35 every morning. Pick up time will be 3.20 for Key Stage 2.
- Our PE days this year are Tuesdays for indoor PE and Fridays for outdoor PE. Please send children to school dressed in their PE kit on these days, similar to how we did last year.
If you have any questions, please contact us by ringing the school or using the class emails: