Welcome to Year 6

Miss Treasure

Miss Treasure Mr Thompson

Geography: What is life like in the Alps?

During this half term, our Geography lessons will focus on what life is like in the Alps. We will locate the countries that the mountain range covers, look at the human and physcal features of the Alps, focus on Innsbruck and then compare Innsbruck to Weaverham.

English:

In the first part of the Spring Term, our English lessons will focus on the book: Shackleton's Journey by William Grill. We will research Antarctica and write journal entries from the expedition, focussing on a range of writing skills.

Mastery Keys - National Curriculum expectations

Distinguishing between the language of speech and writing.
Recognising vocabulary and structures for formal speech and writing, including subjunctive forms.
Using passive verbs.
Using semi-colons to mark boundaries between independent clauses.

Feature Keys - vocabulary, manipulating sentences and tense, structure

Select the appropriate style to engage the audience
Engage reader through use of detail, description, feelings and opinions
Use thematic language specific to the subject
Use a wide range of cohesive devices e.g. conjunctions, synonyms, adverbials, punctuation
Use verb tenses consistently and correctly

Class reading book: The Explorer

Maths:

In the Spring Term, children will look at a range of mathematical concepts:

Decimals - place value of decimals, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
Fractions, decimals and percentages - equivalents, ordering and percentages of amounts
Area, Perimeter and volume - triangles, parallellograms and volume of cubiods
Statistics - line graphs, pie charts and the mean
Geometry - shape
Homework

Homework will be set each Friday for the following Friday. Children will be given a page of English and a page of Maths from their revision books. Reading is also still a big focus and children should aim to have at least 3 recorded reads a week - thhis can also include Reading Plus.