Year 6 - Spring 1 - Week 2
Date: 13th Jan 2023 @ 5:24pm
Our first full week of school in 2023 and it has certainly been a busy one!
On Monday, the children entered class to the sound of some eerie noises with candles lit all around. They thought carefully about what they could hear and the images that came to mind before thinking of expanded noun phrases would help describe their thoughts. Having been informed of their writing objective for the week, the children then immersed themselves in the horror genre, focusing on attention to detail when describing a setting and aiming to include particular punctuation and grammar goals such as semicolons. Now that have improved our pace of writing, the majority of pupils managed to finish their pieces by the end of the week…and they are fantastic!
In Maths, Mr King’s group focused on conversions between fractions, decimals and percentages before moving onto algebra later in the week. The children picked up the fundamental concepts very quickly and were able to solve some tricky equations in a short space of time – well done! We will be continuing to challenge ourselves with this topic next week. Mrs Martin’s group has focused on a variety of number facts and topics such as: calculations including decimals; square and cube numbers. They will be continuing to work on their arithmetic skills next week.
On Wednesday, the children took part in our SPaG version of Channel 4’s ‘Million Pound Drop’ game. In pairs, the children came up with their own personas and backstories before taking part in ten rounds – the goal being to keep all their money safe by answering the series of questions correctly. This was a good opportunity to consolidate learning and identify areas for development. Many children were eliminated during the round on the subjunctive form, so we will be working on that in the near future!
In Science this week, the children continued their learning about electricity by learning about three types of variables: independent, dependent and control variables. They then designed their own investigations and chose what their independent and control variables would be. They will be carrying out their investigations next week.
In Computing, we used Make Code to follow algorithms that would allow us to make and tweak various games. Geography saw us completing fact files on Uganda – ready to compare the town of Kalule with our village of Formby next week – while PE gave us two dodgeball sessions as part of trials for the school team. Overall, it has been an action-packed week!
The children are aware of how to access their homework for next week – either on SATs Companion or in their books. Spellings have also been set. If your child is accessing their homework through SATs Companion and needs additional support, please remind them that there are support videos attached to the tasks.
If your child has been selected to represent the school in dodgeball or table tennis over the next two weeks, they should have come home with a letter today. The parents of those children who are interested in being trialled for an upcoming swimming gala will have received a letter on School Spider this afternoon.
Have a great weekend, everyone!