Deer Class
Class teacher’s welcome
Welcome to Deer class page. We are very excited for the year ahead in Year 6 and have lots of exciting lessons and experiences to look forward to. As parents/carers, you play a vital role in supporting your child’s journey through Year 6. This year is an important milestone for your child’s education, as it marks their final year in primary school before transitioning to secondary school. We hope that you will find this class page useful in supporting your child through this journey.
Curriculum news
At a glance – Autumn 1
Maths
Place Value – number to 10 million, Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication and Division
English
Reading – Rain Player, The Chocolate Tree, The Curse of the Maya
Writing – Narrative, alternative endings, information texts
Grammar focus on conjunctions, apostrophes, direct speech, fronted adverbials
Science – Human and Circulatory System
Identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood.
History – Maya Civilisation
The children will learn about the Maya Civilization and study how the Maya society differed from that of Britain.
French
Greetings, numbers, dates and days
Music – Shape Rhythms
Children to gain further understanding of rhythm and beat, including cup rhythms.
Computing
Computing systems and networks – communication and collaboration
PSHE
Me and my Relationships – maintaining healthy relationships
Religious Education
Was Jesus the Messiah?
Discuss why the idea of Jesus the Messiah – a saviour from God – is important in the world today, commenting on how this affects people’s lives.
Art – Mexican Art
Drawing skills
Day of the Dead mask creation using water colour techniques
Home learning recommendations
Reading: daily practice with your children
Arithmetic: times table and division facts practice
All children are encouraged to complete a home learning project to build on their classroom knowledge.
Optional projects:
Create a 3D Maya temple
Research the function of the nervous system
Make a ‘Day of the Dead’ headpiece or 3D mask
How parents/carers could help
- Read with your child on a regular basis
- Encourage positive routines
- Support with home learning projects
- Develop independence and organisation for each day
- Help to expand your child’s vocabulary within everyday conversation
- Exposure to a variety of text types
Dates for the diary – Autumn term
6th – 9th October – Y6 Bikeability
21st October – Y6 visit to York Chocolate Story
23rd October – Maya Convention to showcase learning (PM) parents/carers welcomed
Further dates to be added throughout the year.
Links to support learning
Reading
Please encourage your child to read daily for a minimum of 20 minutes. At least 3 reading sessions per week should be recorded in the school Reading Record. Children should all have a school reading book (that can be changed regularly) but should be encouraged to read other material as well.
Read more about English in Y6 in the National Curriculum Programmes of Study
Does your child not know what to read next? Here is a link to ‘100 Books To Read Before You Leave Primary School’. Sheet 1 Sheet 2 Sheet 3 Sheet 4 Sheet 5
Spelling
Please find links to the Statutory Spelling list for Year 3 and 4, and Year 5 and 6. These could be printed at home to help your child practise and retain these tricky spellings.
Maths
Times Table Rock Stars (children will have their login details and can access this through RM unify) – Children should be practicing recall speed of all times tables.
Read more about maths in Y6 in the National Curriculum Programmes of Study
Just for fun!