Year 6RR

Year 6RR

Croeso - Welcome!

This is the 6AL class page

Information about last term is on a word document at the bottom of the page.

This half term our topic is …….

This topic has a science focus and teachers children about micro-organisms; focusing on bacteria, how it grows and the impact these can have on the human body. At the heart of this project children write scientific accounts and develop additional skills in writing and planning a sequenced script for an information animation.
In the innovate stage children apply their skills and understanding by creating a short information film to assist the NHS in combating the spread of a super virus.

In this project the children will learn:
About the conditions needed for bacteria to grow and spread;
The effect of micro-organisms on food and the human body;
How their bodies will change and how to maintain their own personal hygiene;
About significant individuals in history associated with important scientific developments;
How to write accounts of both real and imagined events;
How to use ICT to create animation.

Dates for your diary!

Monday 5th January - Training day
Tuesday 6th January – School opens for all
Monday 26th January – All week – Practice Tests Y2-Y6

Monday 9th February – Parent council meeting 7pm
Thursday 12th February – Film night
Friday 13th February – School closes & reports to parents

Monday 23rd February – School opens & Parents meetings all week
Tuesday 3rd March - Eisteddfod

Student of the week was...
Ellie D.... for excellent work in Welsh writing in the third person about a famous Welsh person. Da iawn Ellie... keep up the good work!

Previous winners:
Issy
Bethany
Louie
Caleb
Ella
Tasha
Bradley
Ethan

Reminders

Monday P.E.

WEEKLY HOMEWORK

Spellings will be given out and tested once a week on Tuesday. Homework is to be returned on Friday.

Reading is also included as part of the children’s homework. We expect them to read on a daily basis at home. A record of this needs to be kept in their planner and will be checked regularly.

Maths - Homework will be set on a Friday and is due in on a Monday. Homework will either be a sheet or set on MyMaths or Abacus. Your child will have a personal password for MyMaths and Abacus. There will be a mental maths/times table test each Tuesday.

News – On Monday your child needs to have notes on a news article that has interested them through the week. The notes need to enable them to write their own report in their own words on Monday morning.