Year 6
Welcome to Year 6!
Mr Killick, Miss Arnott, Miss Richings, Miss Smith and Miss Holmes are so proud of how well the pupils have been demonstrating our Edgewick Values - Be Kind, Be Ready and Be Respectful.
In Year 6 we focus, work hard, and support one another to achieve our very best. Our main aim is for each child to achieve their full potential, both academically, and in the development of their character and personal attributes.
Please find below some Year 6 expectations:
The more you read the more you know, the more you know the more places you'll go!
Reading
The children know how important reading is and we ask that they read each day for a minimum of 20 minutes. The children will need to record this in their reading journals which should be brought to school every day.
Homework
Homework is set on a Friday to be returned the following Thursday. Marked Arithmatic papers go home weekly, please go through them with your child and practise any questions they get wrong.
PE/Positive Impact
The children will have PE on Wednesday and Positive Impact on Fridays.
So far this year...
Our first topic focussed all around World War 1! We looked at the impact on our City, did some fabulous D&T. Then we were incredibly excited about our Shakespeare topic. Our local history topic followed in the footsteps of the bard around Stratford. Each class formed an acting company and learned to perform a Shakespeare play (this year they were The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet). With live workshop training from established Shakespearean actors, after learning and much practise, each class performed their play live on stage at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry to a live audience as part of the schools Shakespeare Festival, in what has been one of the highlights of the year! Throughout the year, reading and writing skills are sharpening, becoming more precise in answers and more specific about choice of vocabulary and grammar. Maths has focussed on place value, the four operations and fraction.
Coming up...
This term, we will look at Extreme Environments, which means learning how animals are classified and how they adapt to their environment. We will also lookk at some of the most dangerous and inhospitable places on our plaent and find out what makes sustaining life their so challenging. With one eye looking forward to the SATs in May, work on reading comprehension and grammar is ongoing, while maths will focus on ratio, algebra, percentages and statistics.
