PSHE- SEEING THINGS FROM ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW

In PSHE this week, Year 6 had a lesson on trying to see a situation from another person´s point of view.  It is part of helping them to learn about conflict resolution and is an important part of understanding how to get on with others.  We looked at different scenarios to see how different situations can be interpreted by the different people in them.

This week's learning

English:

This week we have:

• Recapped parts of speech (word types) such as nouns, verbs, determiners, conjunctions etc.
• Revisited adverbs and adverbial phrases and practised using them to improve a simple sentence.
• Explored what makes a good summary and applied this to our work.
• Watched a short film and practised using our comprehension VIPERS skills, particularly how to summarise.
• Continued reading our class text LFTL
• Spelling test of cial/ tial and introduces this week´s words (common exception words).

Homework:

• Practise spellings of common exception words- use the grid given in first week for ideas
• Read to the * on page 60 of LFTL for Mon.
• The Blitz reading comprehension for Weds.

Maths

We have now moved on from place value (ordering, comparing, rounding, negative numbers) and have begun with the four operations, starting with addition and subtraction of integers.  We have refreshed our formal written method skills and have been using our knowledge of addition and subtraction to explore more challenging problems such as finding mystery numbers. 

• Eg.  I think of a number.  I add 200,000 then subtract half a million, then add quarter of a million.  Then I round to the nearest 10, which is 2 million and fifty.  What could be the number I was thinking of?

Homework:

• 3 levels of questions looking at addition and subtraction of integers.

THIS WEEK´S LEARNING

THIS WEEK´S LEARNING:

On top of the amazing learning experiences that Year 6 are currently enjoying in Puerto Rico, here is what they have been focusing on in class and homework.

English:

- Comprehension and vocabulary work when reading Letters From The Lighthouse.
- Reading and performing of ´The Gas Mask´by Pie Corbett, in preparation for analysis next week.
- cial/ tial words


Maths:
- Quiz to check prior learning


Homework:

- Continue to practise cial/ tial words
- Read to page 49 of LFTL for Monday
- Accelerated Reader daily reading

- Times Tables Rockstars

Out to sea

A great morning out at sea this morning, enough wind to get some sailing done both in the optimist and the raquero.  We're back for lunch now and will be out sailing again this afternoon.

More sailing 2019

Everyone has gone to bed after a walk to Amadores after dinner.  Everyone took an optimist out today around the harbour and tomorrow.....in the open sea!!  Sorry if your child is not in these photos but it's hard to get them all in one photo.  We will send more tomorrow!

Sailing 2019

We've arrived, the sun is out, sun cream is on and we're about to learn how to capsize!

This week's learning

English:

• We have been focusing on our comprehension skills (vocabulary, inference, predictions, explanations, retrieval and summarising) by analysing a picture linked to our topic.
• We have continued reading Letters From the Lighthouse and used inference and retrieval skills to describe one of the main characters.
• We have used our retrieval skills to find out how World War 2 began and then created a timeline.
• Spellings- testing of the -cious/ tious pattern (scores are in your child´s homework diary).  Introduction of -cial and -tial for next week.

Homework:

• Learn tial/cial pattern and complete handwriting and spelling practice activities.
• Read to page 33 of LFTL

Maths

• Reading and writing numbers up to 10 million
• Comparing and ordering numbers to 10 million
• Rounding numbers to required degree of accuracy (nearest 10, 100, 1000, 10 000 etc)
• Using negative numbers and calculating intervals across zero (using temperature, for example)

Homework:

• Reasoning and problem solving for rounding numbers (to be handed in by Wednesday 18th Sep)

Science

• A basic introduction to electricity and what electricity is (atoms, electrons, protons, neutrons, free electrons)

MEET THE TEACHER

Here are the main points of the Year 6 meet the teacher powerpoint.  The full version is on the school website in DOWNLOADS.

WELCOME BACK!

WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU ALL BACK AFTER THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS!

WE HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT FIRST WEEK!

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