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Welcome to Class 6S
Your class teacher is Ms Silcock.
Jo Goode will be working with us too.
PE days are Mondays and Wednesdays
It’s the SUMMER TERM! The last term at Westborough for the Year 6 children. We aim to make wonderful memories as we prepare the children for transition to their secondary schools in September.
This half term is a very busy time for Year 6.
Until the SATs week, we will be preparing for these important tests every morning. Afternoon lessons remain unchanged.
SATs week is from Monday 13th May to Thursday 16th May.
Everyone in school for those 4 days please.
English writing
Plan and write a narrative; a missing chapter from ‘The Explorer’.
How characters can be conveyed through the use of dialogue
Use techniques to build cohesion within and across paragraphs
Poetry Assessing the effectiveness of their own and others’ writing
-Proposing changes to vocabulary, grammar and punctuation to enhance effects and clarify meaning
-Perform their own compositions, using appropriate intonation, volume, and movement so that meaning is clear
Reading
Focussed reading lessons with class teachers working on skills
The Explorer Katherine Rundell- to complete
SPaG
Using expanded noun phrases to convey complicated information concisely
-Selecting appropriate grammar and vocabulary, understanding how such choices can change and enhance meaning.
Punctuation ! : ; - ….. ‘ ‘ ( ) . ,
SCIENCE Evolution and Inheritance. Darwin, adaptation, inherited characteristics.
Maths
Continued revision of mathematical concepts and problem solving (reasoning)
History
The importance of the development of the railways and the effect upon Britain
PSHE
Human reproduction and birth
Peer pressure and how to seek advice
Increasing independence
Managing transition to year 7
Art
Printing
DT Mechanical systems Automata toys
RE If God is everywhere, why go to a place of worship?