Adults in Year 6
Class 6H Teacher – Miss Hanks
Class 6H Teaching Assistant – Mrs Yeatman
Class 6N Teacher – Miss Noad
Class 6N Teaching Assistant – Mrs Burrell
6N Class Cover – Mrs Holland
Mathematics
- Times tables challenge, basic facts and arithmetic practice
- Number work including place value, ordering and rounding
- Addition and subtraction written strategies
- Multiplication and division written strategies, including long division
- Using knowledge of operations to solve problems involving the four operations
- Factors, multiples and primes
- Fractions, decimals and percentages
English
- Study a range of fiction and non-fiction linked with key texts – The Arrival (class text), Osmington letters & presentation, Can we save the tiger? (class text)
- Linked non-fiction writing in History and Science.
- Grammar – understanding word classes and sentence structure embedded within writing.
- Spelling Rules
- Reading sessions – working on deeper understanding of texts (VIPERS).
Science and Outdoor Learning
- Osmington Bay residential trip
- Looking at different habitats, classifying plants and animals.
- Light
- Gardening
History
- The Shang Dynasty
Geography
- Map work surrounding Osmington Bay and the Jurassic Coast
Computing
- E-Safety
- Programming – Scratch
Design & Technology
- Sewing: learning different stitches
- Creating a Christmas stocking
French
- This term we will be focusing on shape, size and colour.
- Myself
Art
- Chinese Art
- Gardens inspired by the work of Gustav Klimt. Exploring impressionist painting and the use of colour to present feeling and mood.
Art activities – Please keep an old shirt or apron in school at all times.
Music
- We will be using Sing Up units including a range of genre.
- We will be studying music from the Chinese culture.
Physical Education
- Netball
- Lacrosse
- Gymnastics
- Circuits
PE lessons will be on Tuesday and Thursday. PE kits to be worn into school on these days.
Religious Education
- Islam
- How religion influences and inspires people
- How our beliefs influence our approach to the world around us
- Christianity – Christmas Story
PSHE
- Class rules
- Dreams and goals
- Rights, respect and responsibility in a variety of scenarios
- Self-esteem and making good decisions
P4C (Philosophy for Children)
- P4C themes will vary according to the topics and interests of the children. With the teacher / teaching assistant as facilitator, the children will be working collaboratively to create relevant questions, give reasons for opinions and discuss the validity of those opinions, develop a sense of trust, tolerance and fair-mindedness and to promote reflective thinking.
Homework
- Homework task will be set weekly on Teams on Thursdays (approximately 30 minutes a week). This will cover various subjects such as Reading Comprehension, Maths Calculations, History/ Geography Quiz or Task, Science Quiz or Task, Arts Quiz or Task, Games Week, Half Term Review.
- Spelling activity from grid handed out each Thursday, due in the following Tuesday.
- Regular reading (5x per week minimum expectation)
- At least 20 minutes of times table rockstars or alternative times table activities linked on the website: https://oaklandsjunior-school.org.uk/helping-your-child-at-home-2/
Please check your child’s homework diary regularly and sign it at the end of each week. Make sure it is in school every day. These diaries are always checked on Mondays.
Key Dates
Osmington Presentation – Friday 25th September at 9:00am
Parents’ Evenings – Monday 5th & Wednesday 7th October
Harvest Assembly – Friday 9th October @ 2:15pm
Bikeability – week commencing Monday 9th November. Details to follow.
Decoration Day – Monday 30th November
Carol Service – Thursday 17th December
Christmas Jumper Day – Friday 18th December