Year 6 Curriculum Letter 11.09.20

 

Headteacher: Mrs L Nicolls

Friday 11th September 2020

Year 6 - Autumn Curriculum Newsletter

Welcome back to the Autumn Term, we hope you had a fabulous Summer! Hopefully, you find this letter informative; please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. We know that things have been different so far and we thank you for your patience and support. 

Homework:

Our expectation at Broadford is that every child should do the following every night:

● 15 minutes reading to themselves or an adult (signed in the reading record)

● 15 minutes practising spellings in their spelling book

● 15 minutes rehearsing times tables facts (including multiplication and division)

Mathletics and Times Table Rock Stars:

Every child has now received their login details for Mathletics and Times Table Rock Stars, which means they can access their accounts outside of school. Both websites offer valuable resources that can support your child’s learning in Maths so please encourage your child to use them.

Spellings:

Spellings will be given out on Mondays. The children should practise their words every evening. Spelling books must be brought in on Fridays, which is also when the weekly test happens. This will be closely monitored.

P.E and Art Lessons

Year 6 participate in P.E lessons on a Friday afternoon and will have Art and Design lessons on a Monday afternoon. Please ensure that your child comes into school every Friday in their P.E. kit.

Parental help

It is always extremely valuable to have parents who are able to volunteer time to help hear the children read, or support them with their times tables. If you think that you are able to give regular time to support the children then it would be warmly welcomed when things have settled down with COVID19. We will let you know when this can commence.  

Stay & Learn sessions

At the moment these cannot happen however we look forward to inviting you into our classes in the future.

Curriculum Information

We have included a summary of the topics which the children will be covering this term. If you would like to make any suggestions of what you or your child would like to learn, please inform your child’s class teacher as we welcome any suggestions you may have.

Thank you for your continued support, we look forward to the year ahead and are sure it will be full of fabulous learning experiences!

Miss Higgins Miss Broom

Year 6 Lead Lime Class Teacher

Almond Class Teacher

Autumn Term
	1st Half Term	2nd Half Term
Literacy	Holes and Skelligg Narrative writing  Non Fiction writing: Animal index	Floodland -  Narrative and character descriptions. Biography of a Monarch.
	Please fill in the reading journal after hearing your child read. For a good selection of children’s books, visit your local library. Useful web links: http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy/ http://durham.schooljotter.com/coxhoe/Curriculum+Links/Literacy
Maths	Number and calculation Arithmetic Maths problems and investigations	Fractions, decimals and percentages Arithmetic  Maths problems and investigations
	Please practise the times tables with your child. The school is continuing to focus on Mental maths this year and it would be of great help if your children could learn the strategies. Useful websites:  www.mymaths.co.uk www.mathszone.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/numeracy.shtml www.crickweb.co.uk/ks1numeracy.html
Computing	E safety and Technology in our lives	E safety and Programming
PSHE	New beginnings	Getting on and falling out
Science	Light	Electricity
History/Geography	Historical Leaders
RE	What will make our city and town a more respectful place?
PE	Netball, Football and Rugby
Art/Design and Technology	Clay sculpting	Exploring female painters
French	Ma Journee	Les Transports
Enrichment	Trips and enrichment days will be scheduled as soon as we know it is safe to do so.