Class 6
Year 2021-22
The following is a brief list of things that the pupils will need to know this year.
PE outside on Monday.
PE outside on Thursday.
Spellings will be given on Friday and tested the following Friday.
Homework will be posted on Fridays. This will usually involve some form of reading, maths and on occasions a writing activity.
Also, there will be additional help posted during the week in the form of websites to visit for areas covered that pupils might want to consolidate or reassure themselves with.
Y6 Production of Star Warts
5th and 6th July 2022
Pupils are aware of what costumes/clothes they will need.
Year 6 Sports Week Activities
Each day this week we have completed several dance routines that we are going to showcase in our end of year production.
Monday:
Orienteering afternoon.
Y6 were involve in crossing the swap, being letters and words with their bodies, completing netball numbers and star events to culminate an an overall winner who were Team 3. Olivier, Ben, Jared and Belle, congratulations to you all.
Tuesday:
Sports Day:
In the morning pupils participated in standing long jump, seated throw, egg and spoon and bean bag throw. Later that day they completed track running events. The overall school winners were Blue (Fountains). Well done to all those who were in that team.
Wednesday:
Rounders:
A great session of rounders was played out between 3 teams with Team 1 winning overall. There were some fantastic catches and hits as well as periods of fielding.
Thursday:
Boxersize:
Something a little bit different but quite a work out.
Badminton:
With the weather being so nice and windless we opted for a bit of badminton outside. It was great fun.
Boules:
To cool down between games of badminton pupils enjoyed games of boules in the shade.
Friday:
Golf:
We may have tried crazy golf, but what about real golf? Well today we tried and we were quite successful. Having practised putting and striking for distance we designed our own course and played it.
Badminton, Boxersize and volleyball:
Some of our favourites appeared again today by choice of the pupils.
Bug Hotels
Y6 spent the day with the mission of creating Bug Hotels for our wildlife area. First, they investigated what mini beasts were living around the school grounds and in what type of habitats. They recorded species and habitats to inform their ideas and choices later in the day. Back in class, they designed their ideal bug hotels and came up with some interesting names. The afternoon was spent making and adapting bug hotels with a variety of recyclable materials.
Creating bug hotels on Monday 23rd May
Y6 are going to be creating some bug hotels which will be situated on our school field to enhance Science topics. For this to happen, we are going to be visited by the energy team from Doncaster. They will deliver a workshop about mini beasts and habitats and then will work with Y6 to create the hotels.
You could support this by donating any of the following:
dead wood, twigs, bark or logs
leaves
straw or hay
old broken pot plant pots
pine cones
corrugated card board/ thick cardboard tubes
If you are able to help then you could drop items off at reception or at the bin area in front of school. Pupils should bring protective gardening gloves if they or you have any and suitable footwear if the weather is wet (wellies). Own clothes suitable for gardening work would also be acceptable for this day.
Many thanks in advance for your support.
Science website
Our topic is about light. Use the following to support your learning.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z3nnb9q
Need help with line graphs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z7rcwmn/articles/zqv8bqt
A huge well done to all pupils who sat their SAT tests this week. You have done your best and should be proud of your efforts.
SATS Timetable for next week
Monday 9 May
English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 1: questions
English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 2: spelling
Tuesday 10 May
English reading
Wednesday 11 May
Mathematics Paper 1: arithmetic
Mathematics Paper 2: reasoning
Thursday 12 May
Mathematics Paper 3: reasoning
Ratio
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zsq7hyc
2-D and 3-D shapes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zt7xk2p
Residential in Lindisfarne
Excited pupils in year 6 set off on their residential on Tuesday. Their first stop was at Beamish. There, they explored the Victorian School, sweet shop, mine, fair ground, dentist and travelled on a tram. Things were very different in the past!
After arriving on the island time was spent exploring and looking at the scenery. Next up was adventures on the water. Much fun was had! Time was also spent on the island finding out what happened there and who lived there.
Keep your mental maths sharp
Use Top Marks Daily 10
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
Grammar games
https://www.arcademics.com/games/frog
Holiday Homework
Go through your test papers. Have a go at any you got wrong and make a note of what you would like to revise when we return.
Spellings to be tested Thursday 14th April
Words with endings which sound like /shuhl/ after a consonant letter
Partial, confidential, essential, substantial, torrential, sequential, potential, spatial, martial, influential
Words with a ‘soft c’ spelt /ce/
Cemetery, certificate, celebrate, necessary, deceased, December, sacrifice, hindrance, nuisance, prejudice
Spellings to be tested 8th April
Statutory Spelling Challenge Words
Attached, available, average, competition, conscience, controversy, correspond, embarrass, especially, exaggerate,
Words with endings which sound like /shuhl/ after a vowel letter
Official, special, artificial, social, racial, crucial, facial, beneficial, superficial, antisocial
Show case afternoon.
What a great afternoon we had in Year 6, sharing our work about the learning we have been doing on Natural Disasters. Parents and visitors were involved in numerous activities, spread out across the 10 disasters that the children had become experts in. Activities included a volcanic eruption demonstration, quizzes, word searches, picture puzzles, informative diagrams, putting labels on the correct parts and even a hurricane demonstration. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon and from parents reactions, they did too. Thank you to those who were able to attend the event and to the pupils for their hard work.
Help, support and extra work needed on measures? Then try the following
Length and distance: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4nsgk7
Weight and mass: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z9sfr82
Area and volume: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zjbg87h
Spellings to be tested Friday 1st April
Word families based on common words, showing how words are related in form and meaning
Commit, committee, transmit, submit, commitment, emit, permit, intermittent, omit, unremitting
Word families based on common words, showing how words are related in form and meaning
Interrupt, interfere, intercept, interject, intertwine, interim, internal, intersperse, interloper, interest
Crucial Crew
Y6 visited Crucial Crew this week to learn about keeping safe in the wider community and their responsibilities as they grow older. They worked through various scenarios such as; arson, road safety, bus travel, how a court works, the dangers of organised crime gangs, emergency first aid, fire safety and knife and hate crime. I must say, that the amount of new knowledge learned was fantastic. The pupils were engaged, participated well and asked questions. Their behaviour was excellent. Thank you to the people at the venue and to those who helped on the trip and to Y6 for making it enjoyable.
Spellings to be tested Friday 25th March
Words with a long /e/ sound spelt ‘ie’ or ‘ei’ after c (and exceptions)
Siege, niece, grief, chief, fiend, shriek, believe, achieve, convenience, mischievous
Words with the long /e/ sound spelt ‘ie’ or ‘ei’ after c (and exceptions)
Deceive, conceive, receive, perceive, ceiling, receipt, protein, caffeine, seize, neither
Need help with algebra try the following
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zghp34j/articles/z2qmrwx
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zghp34j/articles/zjs9whv
Spellings to be tested Friday 18th March
Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words ending in –fer
Referring, referred, referral, reference, referee, preferring, preferred, preference, transferring, transference
Hyphens
Non-stick, non-stop, non-violent, co-education, co-operate, anti-clockwise, mini-beast
Practise you fraction, decimal and percentages using
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/120/match_fractions_decimals_and_percentages#.UCdcd2MsCEY
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znjqtfr/articles/zsgwq6f
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znjqtfr/articles/z8ws3k7
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znjqtfr/articles/zcfyw6f
Spellings to be tested Friday 11th March
Creating diminutives using prefixes micro or mini
Minibus, miniskirt, miniscule, minibeast, minicab, minimum, microscope, microchip, microphone, microwave
Spellings ei or ie
Eight, weight, height, freight, fried, niece, piece, shield, grieve, thieves
Need help with relative clauses?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zkcd7sg
Spellings to be tested Friday 4th March 2022
Word families based on common words, showing how words are related in form and meaning
Suggest, digest, congestion, gesture, gestation, lightning, daylight, enlighten, twilight, limelight
Spell words with silent letters
Knuckle, knickers, knight, knife, gnomes, gnat, rhyme, rhubarb, whine, chemist, whirl, plumb,
24.2.22
More practise and help on
Comparing and ordering decimals
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhdwxnb/articles/zgn7wnb
Making a whole
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhdwxnb/articles/z7sx7yc
Equivalent decimals of halves and quarters
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhdwxnb/articles/zstqdp3
What is a percentage?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znjqtfr/articles/z8ws3k7
How to calculate percentage
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znjqtfr/articles/zcfyw6f
21.2.22
Need help on 24 hour clock?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zxqfp4j
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z44mqfr
Spellings to be tested on Friday 25th February
Using the suffix –ful
Wishful, hopeful, sorrowful, painful, successful, hateful, forgetful, beautiful, resentful, pitiful, merciful
Word families based on common words, showing how words are related in form and meaning
Temperature, temper, temperament, tempered, variety, vary, variation, varied, variable, variance
10.2.22
Year 6 Handball Competition
Following on from our unit on handball we finished with a mini tournament. 4 teams played each other once in a league with points being awarded for wins and draws. The contest was very close and there was plenty of skill on show. After the event Team2 were crowned the winners.
The team consisted of the following: Dorian, Lauren, Cruz, Oliver, Mia, and Tayzer
Well done to all who participated.
For any extra support from this weeks work try the following:
Decimals
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zsjqtfr/articles/zsbd7p3
https://www.mathplayground.com/ASB_Puppy_Chase_Decimals.html
https://www.mathplayground.com/galaxypalsdecimals.html
Spelling games
https://ictgames.com/mobilePage/spookySpellings/index.html
Spellings for Friday 11th February
Suffix –ing
Overtaking, partaking, examining, painstaking, dragging, dropping, blasting, disgusting, dreaming, ploughing
Words ending in –ably
Adorably, valuably, believably, considerably, tolerably, changeably, noticeably dependably, comfortably, reasonably
For more help with co-ordinates
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zgthvcw/articles/z96k9qt
https://www.mathsisfun.com/data/click-coordinate.html
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/469/Coordinates-Alien-Attack
Spellings to be tested Friday 4th February
Words ending in –ness
Fairness, tidiness, loveliness, silliness, nastiness, wickedness, worthlessness, willingness, carelessness, foolishness, absent-mindedness
Words ending in –able
Adorable, valuable, advisable, believable, desirable, excitable, knowledgeable, likeable, changeable, noticeable
Spellings to be tested Friday 28th January 2022
-ious, -ous
Infectious, previous, obvious, tedious, serious, glorious, curious, poisonous, generous, prosperous,
Words ending in –able
Applicable, tolerable, operable, considerable, dependable, comfortable, reasonable, perishable, breakable, fashionable
Our New Topics this Term will include Electricity and Natural Disasters
For additional information and knowledge gathering try some of the following
Electricity
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z2882hv
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zq99q6f
Natural Disasters
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvsfr82/articles/znm7vk7
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvsfr82/articles/zd4rmfr
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z849q6f/articles/z7dkhbk
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z849q6f/articles/zvsp92p
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z849q6f/articles/zd9cxyc
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z849q6f/articles/zj89t39
Spellings to be tested Friday 21st January
Hyphens: To join compound adjectives to avoid ambiguity
man-eating, little-used, rock-bottom, wide-eyed, pig-headed, tight-fisted, cold-hearted, stone-faced, green-eyed, short-tempered
Suffix – er
Teacher, reader, driver, farmer, Londoner, islander, villager, voyager, manager, teenager, baker
Spellings to be tested Friday 14th January
Suffixes –ing, -ed,-en
Write, written, hope, hoping, hum, humming, ride, riding, ridden, carry, carrying, carried, disgust, disgusted, train, training
Hyphens: To join a prefix ending in a vowel to a root word beginning with a vowel.
co-operate, co-ordinate, co-own, co-author, re-enter, re-educate, re-examine, re-evaluate, re-energise, re-elect
Spellings for Friday 10th December 2021
Words that sound the same but are spelt differently-homophones
Beach, beech, grate, great, herd, heard, knight, night, peace, piece, right, write, steel, steal, cereal, serial,
Adjectives ending in -ent into nouns ending in -ence/ -ency
Innocent, innocence, decent, decency, excellent, excellence confident, confidence, existent, existence
Science we are covering in our topic
Microorganisms
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zfxxsbk/articles/zsgtrwx
Animal classification
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zn22pv4
Need help?
Multiplying fractions
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhdwxnb/articles/z8fyv4j
Fractions quiz
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhdwxnb/articles/zyrj7ty
Imperial measurements
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4nsgk7/articles/zwbndxs
Inverted commas - speech marks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/ztcp97h
Spellings to be tested on 3rd December 2021
-tion
inflation, vibration, dictation, temptation, education, expectation, conservation, creation, variation, pronunciation, punctuation, communication
Adjectives ending in -ant into nouns ending in -ance/ -ancy
observant, observance, expectant, expectancy, hesitant, hesitancy, tolerant, tolerance, relevant, relevance
Find out more about World War 1
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zqhyb9q
24.11.21
Need help with English?
How to use bullet points
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/z2yydxs
How to use brackets
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zg6xb82
Need help with Maths
How to simplify fractions
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhdwxnb/articles/zcdgxfr
Adding and subtracting fractions
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhdwxnb/articles/z9n4k7h
Spellings for Week ending 26th November
-tion
Correction, construction, production, variation, resurrection, creation, pollination, examination, education
Year 6 words
Homophones & Near Homophones: Nouns that end in -ce/-cy and verbs that end in -se/-sy
Advice, advise, device, devise, licence(noun), license(verb), practice(noun), practise(verb), prophecy(noun), prophesy(verb)
17.11.21
English support
Hyphens and dashes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zg8gbk7
Ellipses
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zpgjy4j
Maths support
Nets
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zt7xk2p/articles/z247tv4
Unit and mixed fractions
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhdwxnb/articles/zxcfjty
Order of operations
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zm982hv/articles/z4xnscw
Spellings to be tested on Friday 19th November
Suffix -tion
reaction, subtraction, electrocution, promotion, devotion, composition,
ambition,
Year 6 specific words
aggressive, hostile, awkward, obstinate, desperate, frantic,
disastrous, calamitous, marvellous, spectacular
10.11.21 If you want help with semi colons
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zshfdxs
Commas in sentences
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zc773k7
Square and cube numbers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zyhs7p3/articles/z2ndsrd
Multiples and factors
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/multiples-and-factors
8.11.21 Austerfield Trip
We travelled to Austerfield today to support our science work about adaptation and habitats.
First, we identified different habitats and sorted animals to where we thought they lived. We discussed why they were suited and how they had adapted to their habitats.
Then we walked around the reserve, finding footprints of various animals, fur, and other signs of what creatures might live there. We turned logs to find mini beasts and looked in trees for nests. The reserve has different habitats, evergreen woods, deciduous woods, ponds, sandy areas and grassland.
Following this we went into the animal house to get hands on with some real life creatures. These included giant millipedes, toads, cockroaches, stick insects, and snakes. The pupils really enjoyed the visit and learned alot.
Thank you to all staff involved , both at the centre and at school.
Spellings for 12th November
Words ending in y
Most base words just add y. Example crisp - crispy
Some double the last letter and add y. Example run - runny
Some ending in e drop the and add y. Example grease - greasy
crispy, smelly, cheeky, watery, fussy, fully, furry, fatty, runny, nutty,
greasy, hazy, lazy, smoky, stony
3.11.21 Need help with contractions?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zcyv4qt
Apostrophes for possession?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zx9ydxs
Factors?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zfq7hyc/articles/zp6wfcw
Prime numbers?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zfq7hyc/articles/z2q26fr
14.10.21 If you need any extra help or practice
Expanded noun phrases
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/z3nfw6f
Fronted adverbials
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zp937p3
Division with remainders
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z36tyrd/articles/zcjh8mn
Short division
ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z36tyrd/articles/zgxdfcw
Spellings for week ending 5.11.21
-er and -est
quicker, quickest, nicer, nicest, riper, ripest, ruder, rudest, thinner, thinnest, happier, happiest, chillier, chilliest, crazier, craziest, luckier, luckiest
8.10.21
Spellings to be tested Friday 15th October 2021
Suffix –ing
Spending, enjoying, leading, writing, driving, deciding, staring, hating, coming, amazing, raising, running, clapping, planning, slipping, winning, sitting
Read for 20-30 minutes each day.
We are looking at writing a newspaper report over the coming weeks so if you can read articles and look at the features used then that would be beneficial to you.
5.10.21 Need extra help and practice
Subordinating conjunctions
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zqk37p3
Coordinating conjunctions
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/z9wvqhv
4.10.21 Basketball Competition.
Following a series of lessons practising various aspects of basketball including dribbling, passing and shooting we competed in a mini tournament. We split into 6 teams and played each other once. Each game was played in good spirit showing a good degree of fairness. Team members chose their own person of the tournament for their teams. They were as follows: Ollie, Luca, Dorian, Tayzer, Alisha, Anish and Kajus.
The winning team were Team 4: Adam, Anish, Jared, Akal and Ayten. Well done to you!
Spellings for 8th October
Adorable, adorably, applicable, considerable, considerably, changeable, forcible, dependable, comfortable, enjoyable, horrible, horribly, incredible, incredibly
Read for 20-30 minutes each day.
We are looking at writing a newspaper report over the coming weeks so if you can read articles and look at the features used then that would be beneficial to you.
29.9.21
Need extra practise?
Relative clauses
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zsrt4qt
Modal verbs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zps4pbk
Prepositions
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zw38srd
Multiplication and division
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z36tyrd
24.9.21 Homework to be done for Wednesday 29th
Maths: Complete the Maths sheets.
English: Read through the word examples for different types of word and grammatical terms that we will be looking at this year.
Complete the Grammar Hammer sheet.
Read for 20-30 minutes each day if possible.
Science: Research one of the scientists, Anaximander of Miletus, Empedocles, Epicurus, Zhang Zhou, Augiustine of Hippo, Al-Jahiz, Tusi, Ibn Khaldun, Alfred Walace, Erasmus Darwin, Pierre Louis Maupertuis about their ideas on evolution. Record on your sheet.
Spellings to be tested on Friday 1st October
Independence, independent, innocence, innocent, obedience, obedient, observance, observant, substance, tolerance, tolerant
22.9.21
Revision for column addition.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zy2mn39/articles/z3kmrwx
Revision for column subtraction.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zy2mn39/articles/zc78srd
Revision for factors, multiples and prime numbers.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zfq7hyc
Revision of passive verbs verbs.https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zsx2b82
A reminder to find 10 facts about the Captain of the Titanic.
Read for 20-30 minutes per day.
Adverbs revision
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zgsgxfr
Spellings to be tested on Friday 24th September
Expectant, hesitant, hesitancy, decent, decency, frequent, frequency, confident, confidence, assistance, assistant
16.9.21 Maths Practice on negative numbers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znwj6sg/articles/zxthnbk
https://embed.mangahigh.com/minusminers?locale=en-gb&guestMode=true
15.9.21 Homework
Find out at least 10 facts about the Captain of the Titanic, Captain Edward John Smith to support our biography writing in English. To be handed in on 22nd September.
14.9.21 Maths support and practice: Rounding
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zh8dmp3/articles/zpx2qty
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/rocket-rounding
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/589/Rounding-Shoot-Out
14.9.21 English support and practice: Verbs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zpxhdxs
Homework 10.9.21
To be done for Monday
Find and record 10 interesting facts about Charles Darwin.
Read for 20 to 30 minutes a day.
Spellings to be tested on Friday 17th September
Spelling Rule 38 - Endings which sound like /ʃəl/ (e.g. social, crucial... etc.)
official, special, artificial, partial, confidential, essential, beneficial, commercial, crucial, social, initial, potential
Homework 8.9.21
Use BBC Bitesize
Have a go at pronouns
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/z37xrwx
Review place value
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zsjqtfr/articles/z9w3g82
Spellings to be tested on Friday 10th September
Spelling Rule 37 - Endings which sound like /???s/ spelt –cious or –tious
ambitious, cautious, conscious, delicious, fictitious, infectious, malicious, nutritious, precious, superstitious, surreptitious, suspicious, unconscious, vicious