Welcome to Year 5/6

In Year 5/6, Mrs Reynolds and Mrs Sheppard are the class teachers and we are supported by Mr Webb, Mrs Davies, Miss Rizzo and Mrs Lewis. 

Our PE days this term (Term 5) are Mondays (Rounders) and Fridays (Tennis). Please come to school wearing your kit on these days.

This term our parent sharing DEAR time will be Tuesday morning- please note this will not take place w/c 12th May due to SATs. Our Forest School afternoon will be Thursday 22nd May. 

Topic

Our topic for Terms 5 and 6 is Britain at War. 

This project teaches children about the causes, events and consequences of the First and Second World Wars, the influence of new inventions on warfare, how life in Great Britain was affected and the legacy of the wars in the post-war period.

The topic will also flow through our wider curriculum as we explore:

• In English, we will explore short stories, personal recounts (letters) and newspaper reports.  
• In Art we will studying distortion and abstraction. 
• In Science we will learning about Evolution and Inheritance. 
• In French, we are excited to spend time with our French pen pals who are visiting and learning how to talk about ourselves and the world we live in. 
• In RE, we will be exploring the Kumbh Mela
• In PSHE, we will be continuing the theme of healthy me and will begin to look at relationships

In Maths, we will be covering the following areas.

• Algebra 
• Ratio, scaling and proportion 
• Time and measure
• Problem solving using the four operations 

Homework

Year 6 homework (CGP books) are set on a Wednesday and due in the following Wednesday. 

Doodle maths and spelling shed assignments are set on a Monday. 
 

Reading – pupils read a ‘scheme’ book (or novel if free-reader) with an adult at least five times a week. 

DoodleMaths and DoodleTables – pupils will be set activities to complete, based on in-class learning that week. These will be set each Monday. 

Spelling Shed - children will have access to Spelling Shed’s online platform where weekly spelling lists, set by the class teacher, can be found as well as games and activities to learn the spellings learnt in class. 

Useful links to support learning at home:

BBC Bitesize

Reading Challenge - Share what you are reading at home here.

SATs Revision

• KS2 English SATs paper - Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling - Year 6 Practice - BBC Bitesize
• KS2 SATs Maths Paper - Arithmetic - Year 6 Practice - BBC Bitesize
• KS2 English SATs paper - Reading - Year 6 Practice - BBC Bitesize

Other White Rose workbooks