Wildcat Class

Class teacher’s welcome

Welcome to Wildcat class page. We are very excited for the year ahead in Year 6 and have lots of exciting lessons and experiences to look forward to. As parents/carers, you play a vital role in supporting your child’s journey through Year 6. This year is an important milestone for your child’s education, as it marks their final year in primary school before transitioning to secondary school. We hope that you will find this class page useful in supporting your child through this journey.

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Curriculum news

Spring 2 Curriculum Newsletter

 

During Spring 2 we will be continuing to look at the year 5/6 statutory spelling words alongside:

  • ‘ible’ and ‘able’ spelling patterns
  • Plural nouns

 

Home learning projects

  • Create a spreadsheet with a data set of your choice – can you make bar and pie charts to go with it?
  • Create a floor plan using area and perimeter – consider scale factors of enlargement
  • Arithmetic practice
  • Write your own mini ‘thriller’ story
  • Create a piece of art using recycled materials.
  • Eco-hero action plan!

How parents/carers could help

  • Read with your child on a regular basis
  • Encourage positive routines
  • Support with home learning projects
  • Develop independence and organisation for each day
  • Help to expand your child’s vocabulary within everyday conversation
  • Exposure to a variety of text types

Dates for the diary

 

Spring 2

19th March – Residential information evening to parents 4:30pm

24th March – Bradford School Prom at St George’s Hall (by sign-up)

Summer 1

14th – 17th April – Residential

11th – 14th May – SATs Week

15th May – SATs completion celebration day

19th May – Brownlee Triathlon (TBC)

20th May – STARs event

 

Further dates to be added throughout the year.

 

 

 

Links to support learning

Reading

Please encourage your child to read daily for a minimum of 20 minutes. At least 3 school book reading sessions per week should be recorded in the school Reading Record. Children should all have a school reading book (that can be changed regularly) but should be encouraged to read other material as well.

Read more about English in Y6 in the National Curriculum Programmes of Study

Does your child not know what to read next? Here is a link to ‘100 Books To Read Before You Leave Primary School’.  Sheet 1   Sheet 2    Sheet 3    Sheet 4   Sheet 5

 

Spelling

Please find links to the Statutory Spelling list for Year 3 and 4, and Year 5 and 6. These could be printed at home to help your child practise and retain these tricky spellings.

 

Maths

Times Table Rock Stars (children have their login details) – Children should be practicing recall speed of all times tables.

Read more about maths in Y6 in the National Curriculum Programmes of Study

Calculation policy for Year 6 can be found here

 

Just for fun!

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