A very warm welcome to Violet class. We hope you have had a lovely summer and are feeling refreshed for the year ahead.

Maths and English

In English, we will continue to build on the reading and writing skills already learnt, developing extended writing, extending the use of grammar and perfecting our joint handwriting skills. Our unit focusses on learning how to show emotions in our writing, so we will be studying scary stories, love stories and poetry. This will involve studying campfire ghost stories, followed by three weeks of work on Shakespeare.

In Maths, Violet class will build on their knowledge of place value. They will learn how to order and calculate with decimal numbers to three decimal places, multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1000 and investigate prime and square numbers. Your child will develop their understanding of multiplication and division and learn the correct written method for these calculations.

Science: As part of our Science topic about the body, part of our work will involve dissecting a 'sheep pluck', which is the heart and lungs. If you have any concerns regarding this activity, please contact school by Monday 22nd September, but please be reassured that no child will be made to touch the plucks if they prefer not to.

To facilitate the above, we are asking parents for £1 towards the cost of the plucks-which can be handed to the office or through Parent Pay.

The experience of seeing organs is the key objective of the lesson.

P.E. is on a Monday and Wednesday.

Please ensure that your child comes to school wearing their PE kit on both occasions and this must be in line with the school uniform policy of no branded clothing- a simple white t-shirt and black shorts/tracksuit bottoms and trainers.  Children are to wear their school jumper/cardigan.

Wider curriculum

R.E - Believing - What do religions say to us when life gets hard?

Geography - Natural Resources

Science - Animals including humans.

Art - 3D Sculpture – Our exhibition 

Music - Sing Up- Hey Mr Miller!

Computing - Blogging

PHSE- Being Me in My World

P.E- Gymnastics + Handball

Homework will remain focused on the three areas: reading, multiplication and spelling.

Each Tuesday, your child will receive the new spellings for the week, and they will also be tested on their spellings.

The expectation is that at least 3 times a week, spellings and timetables are independently practised and children read at home with their reading booking being signed by an adult.

Reading records will be checked daily by an adult in school, and it is important that your child brings this in alongside their reading book every day.

In Year 6, children should read for a sustained amount of time in preparation for the end of Year 6 SATs, which will be around 20 minutes.  We ask that children read each evening, if possible, at least 3 times a week for a minimum of 10 minutes.

Whitworth Art Gallery

Year 6 have a trip to Whitworth Art Gallery on Thursday 23rd October and a letter will be going out about this later in the term.

Bikeability

For those who have signed up, Bikeability will take place the week beginning 29th September and your child will be allocated a date that they will need to bring in their bike.