Welcome back to a new year of school Swallow Class!
It is always a really exciting time starting Year 6 and enjoying the challenges and excitement that comes with the final year of primary school. This first term sees our class returning to school as the oldest in school, and so, in every aspect of school life, we will be focusing on ensuring that we are excellent role models to the younger year groups.
We have started a whole class novel approach to reading lessons this year and are enjoying getting our teeth stuck into ‘Goodnight Mister Tom’ by Michelle Magorian. It’s a lovely, and sad, story that provides plenty of opportunity for deepening our reading and thinking skills. Our writing will continue to be inspired by the work of other authors and we will be focusing on the link between the reader and the writer when authoring our own written work. Please see the term planner for an overview of the texts we will delve into.
In maths we will continue to further our fluency and problem solving across a range of topics, beginning the year with place value and number.
Our RE work begins with our ‘Creation and Covenant’ topic in which we will learn how individuals in The Bible and modern-day life have been transformed by faith.
We’ve made an excellent start to our swimming lessons and hope that the sun continues to shine on Wednesday afternoons until the half-term break!
We look forward to sharing our work with the rest of the school and with our families and friends as we enjoy our year as Swallows.
Thank you in advance for working in partnership with the Year 6 team to ensure your child is secondary ready.
Miss Ashton, Mrs O and Miss Phillpotts