Literacy!

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P.E. & Forest School!

Basic skills punctuation, grammar, sentences structure, descriptive writing.! Guided reading sessions, concentrating on comprehension (test style) and Library sessions.! Kensukes Kingdom Class reader.! Plays of Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and ! A Midsummer Nights Dream.! Drama/Performing Arts.! Spelling patterns and rules.! Extended writing (covering a number of genres).!

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Spring 1 Topic: Gallery (Art)!

P.E. - Gymnastic skills/Games! ! Forest school Outdoor skills, problem solving, links to class learning as much as possible to take learning outside the classrooms.! Forest schools will take place on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays most weeks, but we recommend that their full kit remains in school all week.! PE days may vary, so we ask for appropriate PE kit to be in school

ENGAGE! Visit Art Galleries! Carry out experimental work and different techniques! Explore art history! DEVELOP! Study different art periods! Develop art skills further! Develop sketch book skills! INNOVATE! Set up and run their own gallery, producing the work, displaying it, describing it, inviting an audience and keep a photographic record to blog at school (parents and friends will be invited)! EXPRESS! Review and reect upon work carried out!

! Spring 2 Topic: Beast Creator (Science)! !

Numeracy (Including Homework)!

Counting, partitioning and calculating! number patterns! place value! addition and subtraction! Securing number facts and understanding shape! properties of number and shape! solve one and two step problems! doubling and halving! Handling data and measures! collect organise and present data! understand and use metric units and abbreviations! interpret divisions on a scale! Calculating, measuring and understanding shape! solve problems involving money and measures! read time to the nearest minute! use position and direction! Securing number facts, relationships and calculating! consolidate multiplication facts up to 10x10! recognise equivalent decimals and fractions! nd fractions of number, shape or quantities!

Year 6!
Staff!

ENGAGE! Visit the buttery farm/Insect house! Take photographs and make sketches! Research different types of creatures! Watch documentaries! DEVELOP! Classify a range of creatures/insects! Make models of creatures/insects! INNOVATE! Act as a genetic scientist to create a super mini beast! EXPRESS! Create a presentation to explain their mini beasts! Write explanation texts!

66 minute club and weekly mental maths tests.! Home work based on class work done that week.! Sent home on a Friday, due in the following Tuesday.!

Mr Clarke Class 6C &Year Leader! Mrs Guest Class 6G! Mr Sheehan Class 6S! Mrs Evans Teaching Assistant! Mrs Blackwell Teaching Assistant! Mrs Hopley Teaching Assistant! Mrs Dewell PPA (cover)! Ms Milnthorpe PPA (cover)! Mr Crees Forest School! Mrs Green Inclusion Manager! Mrs Phillips Learning Mentor! Tim Atkins Learning Mentor

Important Autumn Dates

9th Jan! ! 11th Feb! 13th Feb ! 14th Feb! 24th Feb! 12/13th March! 10th April! 11th April !

Gallery visit / London! Parents evening (4-6pm)! Parents evening (5-7pm)! Break-up for half term! Spring Term 2 begins! Language Alive! Easter Service! Break-up for Easter holidays!

(Other events to be added as the term progresses)!