Welcome to Eagle Class
Mr G Owens
Year 6 Class Teacher |
Mrs D Thompson
Support Staff |
Mr T Hankins Support Staff |
Our class philosophy is “Education is too important to be taken seriously.” In Year 6, we work hard to ensure that everyone enjoys coming to school and develops a love of learning.
Our Team
Your Class Teacher is Mr Owens. Mrs Thompson and Mr Hankins support in our classroom.
English
In English, we will be basing the majority of our work this term around the book War Horse by Michael Morpurgo. Through this, we will work on objectives for reading, writing, spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Reading
Our reading focus will be a combination of retrieval, reasoning and inference skill focus with reading at speed.
In Upper Key Stage 2, we focus mainly on comprehension, deduction and reasoning as opposed to decoding. For the majority of children, this is where the greater need is in reading. Where personalised provision is required, we will also support in word level reading.
We recommend that you try to read with your child as often as possible, ideally at least four times per week. Whilst reading, you can focus on word reading alone, ask retrieval questions (where the answer is obvious in the text) or ask inference questions (where the answer is implied in the text).
We aim to check reading records weekly. If children have finished their book and read at least four times in the week, they will be moved to the next book in the reading scheme. Remember, school reading books are important for progressing in the reading levels, but the best practice for a developing reader is to read as many different genres and text types as possible.
Reading is, of course, a vital skill for your child’s development and a skill which provides access to other areas of learning.
Maths
This term, we will be learning about place value; addition and subtraction; multiplication and division; and geometry. We are following the White Rose Hub approach to maths, meaning that topics will be covered in blocks at depth.
History, Geography and Science
In Year 6, we spend odd terms (Autumn 1, Spring 1 and Summer 1) learning about science and even terms (Autumn 2, Spring 2 and Summer 2) learning about history and geography. This allows us to explore our topics much deeper way.
This half term, we will be learning about animals including humans. We will focus on the effects of diet, exercise, lifestyle and drugs on the way our bodies work. We will then look at how water and nutrients are transported around the human body and investigate the human circulatory system, finding out about its components and their functions.
As we are reading War Horse in English, we will also have a bonus learning opportunity to explore the history of World War 1.
R.E.
In R.E. will be focusing on the Key Question "Are the Saints Encouraging Role Models?" This will cover what it means to be a good role model and looking at who we see as our role models. We will then investigate a variety of Saints and discuss whether they are positive role models, giving reasons for our opinions. Through this unit, we will attempt to come to a description of the perfect role model.
P.E.
We have P.E. twice a week: on Monday and Friday. The timetable is not set in stone, so keep an eye on ClassDojo for any changes to this. As children start to hit puberty during Upper Key Stage 2, it is also important that PE kits are taken home to be washed after all PE lessons.
Healthy Minds (PSHE and Citizenship)
This term, we will be focusing on mental health and wellbeing. Through links with computing, we will look at keeping personal information safe and managing time online. Through links with science, we will investigate drug use, the law and the media. Further to this, we will be learning about personal mental health, regulations and choices.
Homework
Homework will be communicated through Google Classroom. The exact nature of this is currently under review. Times tables practice will be communicated through Times Table Rockstars and the maths homework will either be through Mathletics or MyMaths.
Parent Workshops
We aim to offer a variety of parent workshops through the year in order to offer help and advice in supporting your children. The purpose of these sessions will be decided through the year in order to ensure that they best match the needs of the class.
In Year 6, we aim to hold parent sessions on:
Parent Partnership
I am always happy to discuss anything with parents and carers to help to support children in learning or to provide pastoral support. I aim to be on the door after school to provide an easy point of access. If this is not possible, please contact me through ClassDojo. If you would prefer a face-to-face meeting, please contact the office to arrange this.
If you are interested in supporting the class, either regularly or for a standalone session, with your time for reading or a particular skill you have please contact Mr Owens to see when a suitable time would be for you to visit the class. We are very grateful for any assistance and look forward to welcoming visitors back into our classroom!
Supporting Your Child at Home
www.bbc.com/education/levels/zbr9wmn - Key Stage 2 BBC Bitesize
Our Team
Your Class Teacher is Mr Owens. Mrs Thompson and Mr Hankins support in our classroom.
English
In English, we will be basing the majority of our work this term around the book War Horse by Michael Morpurgo. Through this, we will work on objectives for reading, writing, spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Reading
Our reading focus will be a combination of retrieval, reasoning and inference skill focus with reading at speed.
In Upper Key Stage 2, we focus mainly on comprehension, deduction and reasoning as opposed to decoding. For the majority of children, this is where the greater need is in reading. Where personalised provision is required, we will also support in word level reading.
We recommend that you try to read with your child as often as possible, ideally at least four times per week. Whilst reading, you can focus on word reading alone, ask retrieval questions (where the answer is obvious in the text) or ask inference questions (where the answer is implied in the text).
We aim to check reading records weekly. If children have finished their book and read at least four times in the week, they will be moved to the next book in the reading scheme. Remember, school reading books are important for progressing in the reading levels, but the best practice for a developing reader is to read as many different genres and text types as possible.
Reading is, of course, a vital skill for your child’s development and a skill which provides access to other areas of learning.
Maths
This term, we will be learning about place value; addition and subtraction; multiplication and division; and geometry. We are following the White Rose Hub approach to maths, meaning that topics will be covered in blocks at depth.
History, Geography and Science
In Year 6, we spend odd terms (Autumn 1, Spring 1 and Summer 1) learning about science and even terms (Autumn 2, Spring 2 and Summer 2) learning about history and geography. This allows us to explore our topics much deeper way.
This half term, we will be learning about animals including humans. We will focus on the effects of diet, exercise, lifestyle and drugs on the way our bodies work. We will then look at how water and nutrients are transported around the human body and investigate the human circulatory system, finding out about its components and their functions.
As we are reading War Horse in English, we will also have a bonus learning opportunity to explore the history of World War 1.
R.E.
In R.E. will be focusing on the Key Question "Are the Saints Encouraging Role Models?" This will cover what it means to be a good role model and looking at who we see as our role models. We will then investigate a variety of Saints and discuss whether they are positive role models, giving reasons for our opinions. Through this unit, we will attempt to come to a description of the perfect role model.
P.E.
We have P.E. twice a week: on Monday and Friday. The timetable is not set in stone, so keep an eye on ClassDojo for any changes to this. As children start to hit puberty during Upper Key Stage 2, it is also important that PE kits are taken home to be washed after all PE lessons.
Healthy Minds (PSHE and Citizenship)
This term, we will be focusing on mental health and wellbeing. Through links with computing, we will look at keeping personal information safe and managing time online. Through links with science, we will investigate drug use, the law and the media. Further to this, we will be learning about personal mental health, regulations and choices.
Homework
Homework will be communicated through Google Classroom. The exact nature of this is currently under review. Times tables practice will be communicated through Times Table Rockstars and the maths homework will either be through Mathletics or MyMaths.
Parent Workshops
We aim to offer a variety of parent workshops through the year in order to offer help and advice in supporting your children. The purpose of these sessions will be decided through the year in order to ensure that they best match the needs of the class.
In Year 6, we aim to hold parent sessions on:
- PGL residential activity trip briefing
- Assessment in Year 6: what to expect and how to support your child
- Relationships and Sex Education parent workshop
Parent Partnership
I am always happy to discuss anything with parents and carers to help to support children in learning or to provide pastoral support. I aim to be on the door after school to provide an easy point of access. If this is not possible, please contact me through ClassDojo. If you would prefer a face-to-face meeting, please contact the office to arrange this.
If you are interested in supporting the class, either regularly or for a standalone session, with your time for reading or a particular skill you have please contact Mr Owens to see when a suitable time would be for you to visit the class. We are very grateful for any assistance and look forward to welcoming visitors back into our classroom!
Supporting Your Child at Home
www.bbc.com/education/levels/zbr9wmn - Key Stage 2 BBC Bitesize
