Class 6 2019 - 2020

Welcome to Class 6

Teacher: Mrs Grealis

Our Learning

Our R.E topic this half term is 'The Kingdom of God.' We will explore the Kingdom of God and reflect on its meaning through exploring various parables. The children will learn about the values that we can demonstrate to show our commimtent to the Kingdom of God and consider ways in which they can share the Good News that everyone is invited into the Kingdom of God.

English

Our text this half term is Star of Fear, Star of Hope. We will build on the knowledge of World War II, that we explored last year, to find out about life from the prospective of a young girl. The children will reinforce last year's objectives while learning about passive sentences, cohesion throughout their writing and how to use a flashback.

'Floodlands' by Marcus Sedgwick will be our Guided Reading text for the next term, with which we will develop our retrieval and inference skills. We will also be enjoying the book 'Wonder' by R.J.Palacio as our class reader.

We actively encourage all children to read as much as possible as home. Please help to support our in class learning by encouraging your child to read a range of genres reguarly at home. Some children will have a reading book that is provided by school and some children will be able to choose their own appropriate books. Everybody is encouraged to have a 'Reading for Pleasure' book.

Spelling tests will be held weekly (on Thursdays). It is important that all children are practising their spelling patterns throughout the week to ensure that they go into their long term memory.

PE

Please ensure your child has a full, named PE kit in school everyday.Please provide trainers as they are more suitable for outdoor sessions than pumps; you may also wish to purchase a school tracksuit for throughout the winter months. 

Homework

Maths and English homework is given out every Thursday and should be returned by the following Monday.

Useful websites to support home learning: 

• My Maths 
• SPAG.com 
• Times Table Rockstars

We encourage all pupils to access these websites on a weekly (and sometimes daily) basis. If you have difficulty accessing the internet or these websites at home, please let me know and I will arrange a time for your child to access the school's computing suite.

Communication 

I am always happy to discuss any worries, concerns or general queries you may have. Please feel free to see me after school, once all children have been dismissed, or make an appointment through the school office. 

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