Maple Tree Class - Year 6
INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
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Year 6 Maple is taught by Miss Bairstow with support from Mrs Senior.
ROUTINES
HOME READING: This will be central to your child’s learning this year. The expectation in Year 5 and 6 is that children read at least 5 times per week. Please record the book and page number in your child’s reading record. If your child has a Reading Plus account, they can also log in and practise this at home.
HOMEWORK: Homework will be given on a Friday to be handed in the following Wednesday.
PE: Maple Tree Class have P.E on Monday and Tuesday. Please make sure your child comes to school in their P.E kit on P.E days. They may wear navy tracksuit bottoms and a Rufford Park hoodie or school jumper over the top. Earrings must be removed for P.E unless recently pierced. If your child cannot remove their own earrings please make sure they come to school without them on the days of their P.E lessons.
Spring Curriculum Overview: Mountains and Rivers - I wonder what similarities and differences there are between my region and the Western USA?
- English: Pupils will be developing their writing skills by writing a non-chronological report, an adventure story and a newspaper report.
- Reading: Our class reader is 'King of the Cloud Forests' by Michael Morpurgo. Pupils will be reading through this text and answering a range of questions to support their comprehension. In addition, the children will be completing a range of comprehension-based activities linked to the topic.
- Maths:
- Ratio
- Algebra
- Decimals
- Fractions, decimals and percentages
- Area, perimeter and volume
- Statistics
- Science: Properties and changes of materials
- Computing: Computer Science
- Y6 Music: Singing with Mr Jennings/Dona Nobis Pacem
- Art: North American Art (landscapes)
- Geography: Comparing two regions: Yorkshire and Western USA
- PE: Tag rugby
- RE: Why do some people go on pilgrimage?
- PSHE: Rights and Responsibilities and Keeping Myself Safe
- French: Weather/My Home
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