This year your teachers are:

Mr Walker – Class Teacher

Ms Payne - Teaching Assistant

Ms Fowles - Teaching Assistant

Miss Stairmand – Teaching Assistant

PE will take place every Friday this half term, when you will complete tennis and outdoor adventurous activities lessons.

For PE sessions please bring the following:

- Black shorts, leggings or jogging bottoms

- White t-shirt or polo shirt

- Black pumps or trainers

It is usually best to leave your child's PE kit at school for the half-term so that it is always available to use.

It is important that your child brings their reading book into school each day as the days on which they will be able to read with an adult may change from time to time. It is also crucial that you listen to your child read each evening and ensure that you sign their reading record highlighting what they have read and how they performed.

Within this class children are given time every day where they can complete a quiz on accelerated reader and change their book.

Homework will be set on a Friday through our online learning platform, SeeSaw. This will be spellings and their English and Maths will be completed via the assessments within the educational game 'Prodigy' The links for which are placed below:

https://app.seesaw.me/#/login

https://sso.prodigygame.com 

All homework should be completed by the following Friday and will be checked by your teacher on this day. Please make sure that if you are having difficulties with the homework, that you contact your class teacher with plenty of time so that they can assist your child in its completion. In addition, the school also run a homework club which can really help support those children that struggle completing their tasks independently.

Year 6 - Summer 2

Ancient Egyptians

As mathematicians, we will:

• Complete a mathematical project.
• Research possible holiday destinations, comparing climates to decide where and when they want to go on holiday. Then complete a climate graph for their chosen destination.
• Solve comparison problems using the four operations with money.
• Research accommodation at their chosen destination, comparing the cost of different hotels as well as different catering options.
• Research possible activities and also food at their chosen destination.
• Research and plan their journeys to and from the airport to ensure they arrive on time for their flight and the cost is included in their budget.
• Create a persuasive brochure or presentation using all the information collected to try to persuade their parents/carers to take them on their dream holiday.

As writers, we will be able to:

• To write in the style of Mr Men and Little Miss books
• To create a playful narrative voice using repeated openings, comic lists and humour. 
• To show character traits through repeated actions and consequences rather than only description.
• To use dialogue so helper characters give advice or challenge the main character and move the plot forward.
• To connect ideas across the story using time adverbials, repeated motifs, pronouns and cause/effect links.
• To write a controlled moral ending that links directly to the character's original trait and dilemma.

As geographers and world explorers we will answer the questions:

• Where is Ancient Egypt in relation to the UK? 
• What can we learn about the climate in Egypt? 
• Why is the River Nile so important to the Egyptian economy? 
• What powers the Egyptian economy? 
• Why is Egypt a popular tourist destination?
• What are the positive and negative impacts of tourism?
• How can tourism be done in a sustainable way?

As historians we will:

• When was Ancient Egypt in relation to other early civilisations? 
• What did Egyptians believe about life after death? 
• What role did religion play in the lives of Ancient Egyptians?
• What was the structure of Ancient Egyptian society? 
• Why were the Ancient Egyptians ahead of their time?
• What were some of the significant achievements of the Ancient Egyptians and how is this evident today? 

As children who learn about the wider world we will find out:

• What are the different types of relationships and about what constitutes a positive, healthy relationship?
• What are personal boundaries?
• To understand the changes that happen to boys and girls during puberty.
• To understand how a baby is made.

As learners of RE we will be exploring the questions:

• Belief in God: what patterns can we see in our local area, our country and our world? 
• What do we mean by agnostic, atheist or theist? 
• How can psychology help us understand what people mean when they think about the idea of God?  
• What can we learn from theology about the idea of God? 
• Why do some people believe that God does not exist? 
• Why do some people believe in God and some people not?   

As scientists, we will be able to:

• Recall key knowledge from previous units.
• Apply knowledge in new contexts.

When working scientifically, pupils will be able to:

• Carry out a full scientific enquiry.

As linguists in Spanish, we will be able to:

• Use contextual clues and knowledge of grammar to deduce meaning and translate sentences.
• Describe the Ancient Maya people using evidence to justify conclusions.
• Deduce the meaning of directional language and follow simple directions.
• Interpret directional language to navigate around a Maya city.
• Apply knowledge of directional and descriptive language to write clues for a treasure hunt around a Maya city.

As designers in Design Technology, we will:

• Find out who wore Ancient Egyptian Sandals.
• Design and make a prototype.
• Learn the technique of gilding.
• Design and make an Egyptian sandal.

As musicians, we will be able to:

• Sing in time and in tune with other people and the backing track.
• Remember the lyrics to a song.
• Identify the structure of a piece of music and match this to non-standard notation.
• Improvise their own piece of music.
• Play a melody with reasonable accuracy.
• Perform with confidence and in time with others.
• Compose and play a melody using stave notation.
• Contribute meaningfully to the group performance and composition.
• Use hieroglyphic notation to show the structure of their piece.

As computer scientists we will be able to:

• Explain what AI is and its basic functions.
• Identify real-life applications of AI that are commonly used in everyday life.
• Identify how AI understands and processes text and image prompts.
• Generate and refine prompts to achieve the best possible response from AI.
• Identify how AI generates code and how it can be useful in web design.
• Identify how AI can be a useful starting point for a project.
• Explain the key ethical considerations of AI.
• Debate the potential of AI replacing human roles, presenting well-structured arguments.

As athletes we will be able to:

Tennis 

• Grip a racket and get into sideways positions to strike the ball.
• Control where I hit the ball.
• Play deft shots near the net within a small area.
• Volley accurately on my backhand
• Smash and lob.
• Play a competitive game using a range of ground strokes. 

OAA

• Use non-verbal communication to solve problems
• Work with a partner to navigate successfully across and through obstacles while blindfolded.
• Think creatively to find solutions to challenges.
• Work together in a small group to solve problems.
• Demonstrate teamwork and a good level of communication to complete a group task.
• Communicate positively with other members of my team.