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Damascus
Welcome to Damascus class - Year 6
Teachers: Mrs Judson
Mrs Rafferty (Wednesday morning)
French: Mrs Hudson
PE: Mrs Burnell
Music: Mrs O’Sullivan
TA: Mrs White
SEN TAs: Mrs Shaieb, Mrs Irvine, Mrs Stepney
Our topics: | ||
Autumn | Spring | Summer |
Ancient Greece | War! | Masters of Disasters |
Living things and their habitats
Animals including humans | Evolution and inheritance
| Electricity
Light |
RE topics using 'Come and See' | ||
Loving Vocation and Commitment Expectations Judaism | Sources Unity Death and New Life | Witnesses Healing Common Good Islam |
All our topics are cross curricular. | ||
Summer Term Topic: This term our topic is Masters of Disasters. We will be learning about:
We will use a variety of stories, poems and information texts in English that link to our topic. We will also use Art, DT and Music to deepen our understanding of the topic. |
What should your child bring to school each day?
If your child brings a rucksack, please make sure it is small as our cloakroom space is very limited. School Uniform - All school uniform must be clearly labelled. |
Homework | ||
Reading and Reading Journal | Try to read every day, and regularly with an adult so that you can talk about your reading.
Weekly reading comprehension exercise. | Set on Fridays. Hand in on Thursdays. |
Spelling | We will learn spelling rules and patterns in class. You will also have a weekly list of High Frequency Words, homophones and National Curriculum words to practise at home. The list will contain a mixture of words to revise and new words. Make sure you know the meanings of these words and can use them in sentences. Learn the spellings in your own chosen style using the spelling strategies and spelling activities suggested on our homework page. You do not need to hand this work in. The best way to learn spellings is little and often. | Spellings will be introduced on Wednesdays and assessed the following Wednesday. |
Project | Independent project. | Hand in on Friday 15th July |
Times Tables | Keep practising all the times tables regularly in order to maintain your speed. The best way to learn times tables is little and often. I will set competitions on Times Table Rock Stars. There are links to other online games below. | Ongoing - Average 5 minutes each day |
PE Summer Term - Wednesdays and Fridays Please wear PE kit to school on these days. |
Times Tables Keep practising these regularly to keep up your speed and fluency. We will practise them regularly in class using games and activities. You can use Times Table Rock Stars. These websites are also useful: https://www.timestables.co.uk/ https://mathsframe.co.uk/ |
Handwriting and Presentation Please ensure that all homework is presented well This link shows animations for each letter if you are unsure of the formation: https://www.teachhandwriting.co.uk/continuous-cursive-beginners-choice-3.html |
Reading The children will be exposed to a range of quality fiction, non-fiction and poetry texts in class. They need to read as often and as widely as possible at home in order to build up their reading stamina. Recommended reading lists for year 6: https://www.booksfortopics.com/year-6 |
Class Saint Our class saint is St Paul. We will learn about his life and how we can be like him. |
Parents’ Evenings There will be parents’ evenings in the Autumn and Spring terms. In the Summer term, parents will receive a written report. |
House Points The children can collect house points for effort, work and behaviour. Each half term, the house with the most house points will have a non-uniform day. |
Birthdays On your child’s birthday, we ask that they do not bring sweets for their friends, but if they would like to donate a book to the class for the book corner instead, then it would be greatly appreciated. They can also come to school in their own clothes on their birthday, or on the nearest school day if their birthday falls at the weekend. |
SATS SATS will take place from 9th – 12th May 2022. PGL PGL will take place from 16th – 20th May 2022. |
| Please come and see us if you have any information, questions or concerns regarding your child. |