We have two year 6 classes- Miss Grant and Mrs Sampson & Mrs Martin

     Miss Grant- Owls          Mrs Sampson &

                                       Mrs Martin- Robins  

Support Staff - Mrs O'Hare and Mrs Dallimore.

Welcome to Year 6!

We hope you have all had a great break. Please can you make sure that your child has a water bottle and that they have their name on everything so that jumpers and cardigans left on the school field can be reunited with their owners!.

We would also like to remind you that toys and valuables, including fiddle toys, should be kept at home to avoid distractions and prevent items from being lost.

When the children have PE, they should continue to wear their Bitham Brook PE kit into school with the school jumper over the top (if weather conditions require a jumper).  

Children are able to bring in their own pencil cases this year, if they choose to. However, we do ask that these are small and only contain essential school stationery. Any valuables or toys/fidget toys should be left at home. Please note that pencil cases are not a requirement; all stationery will continue to be provided by school.

PE Days

Tuesday- Breakdancing
Wednesday-Netball
 

Please note the Bitham Brook PE kit is a plain white t-shirt and black shorts/leggings/tracksuit with daps/trainers. Other sports clothing is not acceptable as it is important that, as a school, we have pride in our appearance. Please could children also ensure jewellery is removed for the lesson or prior to coming to school.

Skychasers

Year 6 learning this term

Maths

In maths, we will be learning about place value. The children will be comparing and ordering numbers as well as rounding them to the nearest million.

Reading

Our book this term is called Sky Chasers by Emma Carroll. This is an historical novel set in 17th century France, and loosely based on the invention of the hot air balloon. The book centres on two very different characters who form an unlikely friendship and develop a prototype for the first balloon flight, engaging in many adventures along the way. The children are already familiar with Emma Carroll, having studied her in Letters from a Lighthouse in Year 5.

Writing

Our first writing unit will be based around recapping year 5 foundational knowledge of sentence structure and punctuation. Our second unit of writing will be linked to our class book, ‘Skychasers’ and we will be writing a historical narrative.

RE

We will be considering why the resurrection is significant for Christians.

Science

In science, we will be looking at Animals including Humans. We will be learning about circulation, including knowledge of the circulatory system.

 Computing

We will start the term by looking at e-safety and then will go on to learning about blogging and publishing our own blogs.

Geography

We will be learning about the importance of energy resources. We will compare how energy is produced using fossil and renewable energy sources and consider the actions humans can take to reduce waste.

PE

In PE, we will be focussing on the sport of Netball. We will be enhancing skills previously learnt and building towards game tactics.

PSHE

Our PSHE topic this term is called ‘all about me’. In this unit, children will learn about how they see themselves and the world – and how the world sees them.

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