Year 6

Welcome to Year 6!

Welcome back to Year 6's final term here at St Mary's. The Year 6 team and I are determined to make this term as enjoyable, engaging and memorable as possible. More details of the many events and activities that Year 6 will be involved in coming soon!

The Year 6 Team:

Teacher: Mrs Taylor

Teaching Assistants: Mrs Clark & Mrs Sales

What have we been up to:

The Ickabog!

Our class text this term is The Ickabog by J.K. Rowling. We have only just started reading it but we are enjoying the story so far! Today we thought about the descriptions given of the Ickabog and created our own artwork imagining what the Ickabog looks like!

MFL DAY!

For MFL day we focused on the country of Brazil. In Brazil they speak Portuguese. We learnt how to greet people in Portuguese by saying 'Oi' or 'Ola'.

In the morning we spent time doing some research all about Brazil and made holiday leaflets. We researched where Brazil is in the world, what currency they use, what the climate is like, the animals and wildlife you might spot as well as what famous landmarks you may see!

We also spent the morning making Brazilian Brigadeiros which are like chocolate fudge balls covered in sprinkles! They were very tasty to eat!

In the afternoon, we did some art. We thought about which animals you might see in the Amazon Rainforest and used watercolours to create them. After, we choreographed our own samba dance! We rounded our day off by sharing what we had learnt with Reception Class via Google Classroom as they had also been learning about Brazil! It was great to share our learning!

Remote Learning Ideas:

Here are some additional activities that you might like to complete when you have finished the remote learning I have set for you on Google Classroom.

* Go on a walk and have your own family Forest School style session. Head to http://www.wildforestschool.org.uk/wild-activities for some ideas on what you and your family could get up to.

*Complete a Joe Wicks workout.

Try out some PE lessons provided by Game On.

*Head to the TopMarks website for some online maths and English games https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/ordering-and-sequencing

*Log on to Purple Mash. You can access a range of activities for every subject.

* Have a look at the curriculum letter below. You may like to do some extra research around one of our class topics.

*Complete a yoga class. You can find lots of free kids yoga sessions online.

*Read, read and read some more! Now is the perfect time to find a good book to snuggle up with!

Homework:

We will still be using the Google classroom to set homework, so do please keep checking. Homework will go out on a Thursday and is due in on Monday. If you find yourself having to self-isolate over the coming weeks, work will be available on the Google classroom.