Year 6
Activities for Year 6 During School Closure
Thank you for visiting our class blog page. Please find below specific activities for use at home during the school closure. The more routine and structure you can plan into your time at home, the better. You may decide to have a set timetable each day, e.g. English at 9am, Maths at 10am, etc. Alternatively, you might like to just have a list of different activities for the day/ week and tick them off when completed. As always, parents should be mindful and supervise children online in addition to being mindful of children taking part in a balance of traditional activity and on line activity during the day.
I will be updating this page weekly.
Please support your children as they complete activities, praising them for the effort they are putting in and when they have completed it, check it, share any successes and things they could do to improve.
If you need to contact me or would like to share pictures of some amazing learning, please email me: m.gannaway@st-lukes.hants.sch.uk and I will endeavour to reply as soon as possible. Thank you to those of you who have sent me some work. You can see some examples by clicking on the link below.
w/c 25th May
Regular updates on this week's ixl and Word Wheel champions, as well as a look at the letter 'H' and why it's hardly a letter at all.
Another massive thank you to those of you who have sent me work over the last few weeks. Please keep doing this, and for those of you who haven't yet - please do!!
If you need to contact me or would like to share pictures of some amazing learning, please email me: m.gannaway@st-lukes.hants.sch.uk and I will endeavour to reply as soon as possible.
I have left the previous weeks' activities in case you have not managed to complete them or should you wish to revisit these tasks.
w/c 18th May
21 May - Maths Questions (Audio).mp3
w/c 11th May
Year 7 - Priestlands School
A reminder that for those of you who will be at Priestlands next year, the Head Teacher has asked you to send in any questions that you have about what Year 7 and what Priestlands will be like. If you have any questions, please email me and I will forward them on. They will also be producing some learning packs for you to complete, which I will pass on to you as soon as I have them.
w/c 4th May
Regular updates on this week's ixl and Word Wheel champions, as well as a look at 'E's past: the naked letter that used to be a consonant!
w/c 27th April
Regular updates on this week's ixl and Word Wheel champions, as well as something fishy about the letter 'D'.
w/c 20th April
As we now enter what would have been the start of Summer term, I reveal the ixl and Word Wheel champions, as well as the surprising revelation that 'g' used to be the third letter of the alphabet.
w/c 13 April
As we enter what would have been the second week of the Easter holidays, some reflections from me including the surprising meaning of 'alphabet'!
w/c 30th March
W/c 23rd March
SUPPORT FOR HOMEWORK AND SAT'S REVISION - click the PDF Main File for Maths support and video tutorials.
Termly Newsletters & Information
Writing
The table below highlights the text types and texts that we are learning in Year 6. The table will be updated and added to throughout the year. Please download the texts and story maps as familiarity with them will help during the writing process.
| Date | Text Type | Text Title | |
| Autumn texts | Non-chronological report | The Yellow-spotted Lizard | |
| Defeating the Monster story | Diving for the Brick | ||
| A warning story (Greek myth) | Wings | ||
| Spring texts | Setting and Character | Macbeth | |
| Balanced Argument | Macbeth | ||
| Persuasive Text | Macbeth | ||
| Newspaper Report | Macbeth | ||
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Diary | Macbeth | |
| Blog | Macbeth | ||
| Advertising Brochure / Guide Book | Macbeth | ||
| Summer Texts | Mystery Story | The Red Herring | |
| Poetry |
Year 6 Suggested Reading
Great list of suggested books for Year 6 children here:
100 best books for 9-11 year-olds here from the book trust:
The government have published a list of words that they expect years 5 & 6 to be able to spell. You will find it helpful for revising in the lead-up to SATs. Please encourage your child to make use of the 'Spelling Shed' website to help support the learning of these spellings, as well as their weekly spelling rule. Thank you. https://www.spellingshed.com
Maths No Problem
As a school, we place emphasis on teaching Maths using a Maths Mastery approach. We place emphasis on children learning to develop their fluency, reasoning and problem solving skills. We use Maths No Problem Maths Textbooks and Workbooks in school. To find out more, visit https://www.st-lukes.hants.sch.uk/click-here-for-parent-videos-for-singapore-maths/ to watch parent videos all about how we teach Maths at St Luke's.
The table below highlights the textbook and chapters that we are learning in Year 6. The table will be updated and added to throughout the year. If you wish to purchase a copy of the Maths No Problem Textbook A and B and Workbook A and B for your year group for use at home and also find out more about how Maths is taught in school, these are available to order at http://www.mathsnoproblem.co.uk/mathematics/primary-key-stage1-and-key-stage-2/maths-no-problem.html
We ask all parents to support children with learning their times tables at home; this is key to children being successful as Mathematicians.
Please also remember to make use of IXL https://uk.ixl.com/ and Times Tables Rock Stars https://ttrockstars.com to further support Maths at home.
| Date | Focus Textbook Chapter and Title |
| 04.09.2019 |
Chapter 1: Numbers to 10 million + start of year assessment |
| 11.09.2019 |
Chapter 1: Numbers to 10 million |
| 18.09.2019 |
Chapter 1: Numbers to 10 million |
| 23.09.2019 |
Kingswood Residential |
| 30.09.2019 |
Chapter 2: Four operations on whole numbers (+, -, x, / ) |
| 07.10.2019 |
Chapter 2: Four operations on whole numbers |
| 14.10.2019 |
Chapter 2: Four operations on whole numbers |
| 21.10.2019 |
Chapter 2: Four operations on whole numbers |
| 28.10.2019 | Autumn half-term |
| 05.11.2019 | Chapter 3: Fractions |
| 11.11.2019 | Chapter 3: Fractions |
| 18.11.2020 | Chapter3: Fractions |
| 25.11.2020 | Chapter 3: Fractions |
| 02.12.2019 | Chapter 4: Decimals |
| 09.12.2019 | Chapter 6: Word problems + Autumn term assessments |
| 16.12.2019 | Chapter 6: Word problems |
| Christmas holidays | |
| 06.01.2020 | Chapter 4: Decimals |
| 13.01.2020 | Chapter 4: Decimals |
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20.01.2020 |
Chapter 5: Measurements |
| 27.01.2020 | Chapter 8: Ratio |
| 03.02.2020 | Chapter 8: Ratio |
| 10.02.2020 | Chapter 9: Algebra |
| Spring half-term | |
| 24.02.2020 | Chapter 10: Area and Perimeter |
| 02.03.2020 | Chapter 11: Volume |
| 09.03.2020 | Chapter 12: Geometry |
| 16.03.2020 | Chapter 13: Position and Movement |
| 23.03.2020 | Chapter 14: Graphs & Averages |
| 30.03.2020 | Chapter 14: Graphs & Averages / Chapter 15 Negative Numbers |
| Easter holidays | |
| 20.04.2020 | Revision week |
| 27.04.2020 | Revision week |
| 04.05.2020 | Revision week |
| 11.05.2020 |
SAT's WEEK |
| 18.05.2020 |
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| 25.05.2020 | Summer Half- Term |
| 01.06.2020 | Transition Maths Work with Secondary Schools |
| 08.06.2020 |
Problem Solving and Maths Project Work |
Year 6 Parent Presentation
18.09 Brilliant Beginning to our Energy Project
We had a really interesting and informative visit to the Solent Solar Farm, where we saw nearly 10,000 solar panels in action. Did you know that it cost £2.6million to build...but that it will repay itself in 8 years? It produces enough energy for 650 homes (or the equivalent of a quarter of a million light bulbs). Is this the answer to our energy crisis? Y6 are certainly forming their own opinions on the matter...
KINGSWOOD RESIDENTIAL INFORMATION 2019
23.09.19 to the 27.09.19 Kingswood Residential
Y6 are looking forward to having an amazing time at 'Kingswood' this year, building their confidence and self-belief as they tackle various challenges and new experiences. We will share a small taste of our adventures on our return. For more details, come to the Y6 Class Assembly on the 11th October 2019.