Autumn Term 2 2014 Year 6 Curriculum GREAT LINFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL Newsletter ASPIRE THRIVE ENJOY ACHEIVE Important Dates: 12th November—Able Writer’s Day 14th November—Children in Need 27th November—Inset Day 28th November—Inset Day 2nd December—Christmas Fayre 18th December—Disco 19th December—Last Day of Half Term 5th January—First Day of Spring Term KEY TEXTS Over this half term our key focus will be a mastery of writing through looking at the books: The Time Machine by H.G. Wells and A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Through these units we will be looking at non-chronological reports and stories set in Victorian Times. HOME LEARNING Yet again we have been really impressed with the quality of home learning projects this half term. We were delighted to see so much effort put in by everyone who created a time machine. MATHEMATICS We will be exploring a range of mathematic principles over this half term including properties of shape, measurements and using / applying data. There will be a big focus on putting all of the work children undertake in class into realistic application and trying to develop the children’s understanding of how the mathematics they learn in the classroom can be applied into the real world. SCIENCE READING Our learning in Science this half term will provide the children with an opportunity to pair their research and presentation skills. We will be finding out about Earth, Space and Light and presenting our findings in creative ways. SPELLING This half term we will be continuing to practice our spellings daily and testing ourselves regularly. Everyone has been putting in a great deal of effort and showing a superb amount of improvement. Reading is very important to us at GLPS and this Half Term we will be continuing our strong start of regular reading in Year Six. Reading will happen everyday, both in guided groups and independently. Our children will be encouraged to share books they have enjoyed with each other, in hopes of further developing their love of reading. Reading is not an additional activity, but a vitally important part of everyday life in school. Reading books and records have gone home, so please carry on with your children’s reading at home. Please come and talk to Mr Baker or Mr Dixon if you have any questions or suggestions. COMPUTING This year our computing will be focused around creating a mobile phone application. This will teach the children skills in market rePE search, business planning and of course, programming. We will be researching the Our PE sessions this half term will continue to be on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. One of these sessions will capabilities of modern mobile phones and the features we can use to create our unique “Apps”. be taught by our PE specialist from Premier Sports and outdoor activities will be taught by Sgt. Mac. In PRIDE OF PENMANSHIP order to make the most of these sessions, please ensure that you child has a suitable kit in school on In year 6 we are developing a Pride of Penmanship. We will be using a range of creative techniques to these days including suitable trainers for outdoor master the art of Penmanship. sports. NEW SCHOOL WEBSITE We have an exciting new school website! We will be regularly uploading pictures of what the children have been doing along with pieces of work to share in our achievements. Visit: www.greatlinfordprimary.org.uk Thank you for your continued support. Mr Baker and Mr Dixon