Year 6 - Spring 2 - Week 1
Date: 25th Feb 2022 @ 11:26am
Our first week back after a half-term break and we are already fully in the swing of things again!
In Maths, we have revisited fractions, decimals and percentages and ensured that we are able to make clear connections between the three. We have worked on various problems which have required us to apply our knowledge and understanding in these areas and are now feeling even more confident than we were before half-term. Well done, Year 6! On Tuesday, following requests from some children, we also learned about the mean and how to find the average of a group of numbers. The children showed great focus here and most were able to master the method in just one lesson!
In Reading, we have focused on particular skills: scanning and inferring. The children’s understanding of different styles of comprehension questions is improving daily and it has been wonderful to see them reflecting on the progress they have made since September.
In SPaG, we have focused on the tenses: simple, progressive and perfect. On Thursday, the children enjoyed listening to songs about each tense and also learning how to make zines to record their notes. Many children said they would like to create more zines in the future for other topics in different subjects!
As artists, we have continued to practise our sketching techniques. Linked to our PSHE lessons arounds self-love and body image last-half term, the focus for Tuesday’s Art lesson was to draw a self-portrait. The children learned about the symmetry of a face and how to sketch different facial features, while also considering tone and proportions. To ensure that we remember to celebrate our unique features, we will be continuing to refine our self-portraits next week and also moving into different styles of sketching, including caricatures of ourselves.
The children were very excited to start their swimming lessons on Wednesday. Although the first session was more of a re-introduction into the sessions with some initial assessments taking place, we were grateful that we were able to have these opportunities again following Covid-related restrictions and are already looking forward to next week’s session!
In terms of sports, a special ‘well done’ to those boys who took part in the football match against English Martyrs on Thursday and the boys and girls who participated in the indoor athletics competition at Greenbank High School on Friday. You continue to make us all proud at Trinity St. Peter’s.
Please ensure you have read the letter regarding SATs that was sent out to parents this evening (Friday) and have checked that your child has come home with their CGP books for additional support. Homework tasks have been set for this week, but as always, there is the option of further learning through SATs Companion, my Virtual Classroom and now these additional revision books.
Have a great weekend, everyone!