Welcome to Eagle Class
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 and Miss Worts is our Teaching Assistant.
English
In English, we will be basing the majority of our work this term around the books War Horse by Michael Morpurgo and Here We Are by Oliver Jeffers. 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 three 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 their reading records weekly, and if they have finished their book and read at least three 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.
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 Tuesday 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)
Our first focus in Healthy Minds this term will be a short unit on lockdown recovery, ensuring that we know methods to maintain personal mental health and wellbeing. Following this, we will learn about living in the wider world, investigating different types of relationships; how and why they change over time; and the role that negotiation has in all relationships
Homework
Homework will be communicated through Google Classroom. This will include weekly spellings, comprehension, times tables practice and maths work. The times tables practice will be 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 would usually aim to be on the door after school to provide an easy point of access, however this is not going to be possible for the time being. At present, please contact me through ClassDojo available. If you would prefer a face-to-face meeting, it may be possible to organise a virtual meeting through Google Meet.
Supporting Your Child at Home
www.bbc.com/education/levels/zbr9wmn - Key Stage 2 BBC Bitesize
Sex and Relationships Education (SRE)
We teach SRE in the Summer Term through a week-long series of lessons. The purpose is to ensure that children leave primary school with an understanding of the biology, as well as an appreciation of what makes a healthy relationship with peers and family members. If you would like to discuss the contents of the week, please arrange to speak to Miss Capon in school.
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. Topics of parent workshops over the past year have included:
Dates for any organised sessions will be posted on the school website.
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 most days after school to provide an easy point of access, and ClassDojo is available as an additional means of communication if a face-to-face meeting is not possible or appropriate.
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 Miss Capon to see when would be a suitable time for you to visit the class. We are very grateful for any assistance.
Supporting Your Child at Home
www.bbc.com/education/levels/zbr9wmn - Key Stage 2 BBC Bitesize
Links of interest:
Key Stage 2 Teacher Assessment Document
English Appendix 1: Spelling
English Appendix 2: Grammar, Vocabulary and Punctuation
Our Team
Your Class Teacher is Mr Owens and Miss Worts is our Teaching Assistant.
English
In English, we will be basing the majority of our work this term around the books War Horse by Michael Morpurgo and Here We Are by Oliver Jeffers. 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 three 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 their reading records weekly, and if they have finished their book and read at least three 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.
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 Tuesday 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)
Our first focus in Healthy Minds this term will be a short unit on lockdown recovery, ensuring that we know methods to maintain personal mental health and wellbeing. Following this, we will learn about living in the wider world, investigating different types of relationships; how and why they change over time; and the role that negotiation has in all relationships
Homework
Homework will be communicated through Google Classroom. This will include weekly spellings, comprehension, times tables practice and maths work. The times tables practice will be 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 would usually aim to be on the door after school to provide an easy point of access, however this is not going to be possible for the time being. At present, please contact me through ClassDojo available. If you would prefer a face-to-face meeting, it may be possible to organise a virtual meeting through Google Meet.
Supporting Your Child at Home
www.bbc.com/education/levels/zbr9wmn - Key Stage 2 BBC Bitesize
Sex and Relationships Education (SRE)
We teach SRE in the Summer Term through a week-long series of lessons. The purpose is to ensure that children leave primary school with an understanding of the biology, as well as an appreciation of what makes a healthy relationship with peers and family members. If you would like to discuss the contents of the week, please arrange to speak to Miss Capon in school.
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. Topics of parent workshops over the past year have included:
- E-Safety and Keeping Children Safe Online
- Subject Knowledge – What do we learn about in Year 6?
- Preparation for Key Stage 2 Assessment
- What do we learn about during Sex and Relationships Education?
- The Year 6 Residential
Dates for any organised sessions will be posted on the school website.
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 most days after school to provide an easy point of access, and ClassDojo is available as an additional means of communication if a face-to-face meeting is not possible or appropriate.
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 Miss Capon to see when would be a suitable time for you to visit the class. We are very grateful for any assistance.
Supporting Your Child at Home
www.bbc.com/education/levels/zbr9wmn - Key Stage 2 BBC Bitesize
Links of interest:
Key Stage 2 Teacher Assessment Document
English Appendix 1: Spelling
English Appendix 2: Grammar, Vocabulary and Punctuation
