Dear Parents,

Over the next few weeks we will be following a unit of work on a theme which focuses on our understanding of history.  This will be about the “big historical picture” – putting all the children’s knowledge and understanding of different times and places into a timeline.

After looking at recent history through events that happened in your child’s lifetime we will be going back in time to study in more detail Britain since the 1930s with a particular focus on World War 2.  We will be using research and presentation skills in ICT.

History – we will be finding out:

How historical time can be recorded, how we can sort, sequence and order the past and what happened through history.

Geography – we will be finding out:

Where in the world events in history took place and how to locate these places on an atlas.

Art – we will be finding out:

How history can be told through art and how the work of some artists help us to understand history.

If you have any items at home that would help us to learn about the events of World War 2, we would be really pleased if you would allow us to show them to the class.  Many thanks to those who have already provided resources for us to look at.  The life stories are extremely interesting to both pupils and staff!

Numeracy

We are following the Numeracy Framework covering a range of topics this term, including long multiplication, use of a calculator, using the language of probability and calculating likelihood as a fraction, decimal or percentage, co-ordinates and reflections.

Literacy

The class have just completed a unit of work on The Lost Thing where the children have been trying to extend their vocabulary choices to think of “Wow Words” worthy of a Year 6 pupil.  In the poetry unit the children will be learning to write their own poems in response to different issues in the news. 

PE

Our PE lessons are still on a Monday morning and Friday afternoon.  Please ensure your child has the correct PE kit for school, including footwear.

Homework

Learning Logs will be set on Thursdays and due back in on Wednesdays.  Spellings are also set on Thursdays and are tested on the following Thursday.  Children should be bringing home their list of spellings for the week with their Learning Logs.

You can now access both Learning Log instructions and Spelling lists for each week on the Learning Platform that all Year 6 pupils have access to.

https://enable.lpplus.net/schools/harpole

Every Year 6 child has a username and password for this site.

Reminder - our Class assembly is on the last day of this term on Friday 12^th February at 2.30pm

If you have any questions about the contents of this newsletter or any other issues, please do not hesitate to contact me either by phoning the school, calling into the classroom or making a note in your child’s reading record book.

Mr Lee Harlin

Year 6 Class Teacher