Author: Kate Watson

Welcome back to a new year in Year 6 with Miss Wheeler and Miss Powell We hope you have had a lovely summer! Curriculum: It’s All Greek to Me!
This term, we will be reading ‘Who let the Gods out?’ by Maz Evans. The children will join ‘Elliott Hooper’ as he ventures into the unknown world of the Greek Gods to succeed in his quest. This will give us the opportunity to explore the beliefs and cultures of the Ancient Greeks through a focus on Greek mythology and the three generations of Greek Gods. Furthermore, the children will study the legacy of Ancient Greece by exploring Greek architecture, the Olympic Games, systems of government including democracy. During our geography unit, the children will explore internation tourism through an indepth case study of Greece.

Maths
In maths this term, we will be revising and building on our place value and calculation knowledge. In addition to this, we will be teaching Geometry which explores angles and shape.

Reading
Please ensure your child is reading at least 3 times per week at home. This needs to be recorded in their home reading records to ensure they earn team points on a Friday. Children also receive team points for achieving 100% on Accelerated Reader quizzes.

English In English, we will focus on the development and applications of the Children’s grammatical, punctuation and spelling skills through a range of text types including a diary entry, character description and newspaper report. There will be a focus on building children’s retrieval and inference skills through a range of text genres along with en- couraging them to develop a wealth of vocabulary.

For both Hawk Owls and Eagle Owls, PE will be on a Thursday and Friday. Please wear outdoor PE kit which should be suitable for all-weather on these specified days. Children must be able to remove their own earrings or have them removed at home.
New spelling lists will be given to children on a Friday ready for a test the following Friday. Please support children in practising weekly spellings on Spelling Shed and using a range of other strategies to support recollection and application of spelling rules.
Please support your children in completing TT Rockstars weekly to consolidate and extend their rapid recall of times table number facts.
Please ensure your child brings their reading record and reading book daily. This may be carried into school or be brought in their book bag.

Art and DT
During this term, we will be exploring the work of Antoni Gaudi in order to design and create mosaics based on the Ancient Greeks. We will also study the origins and purpose of Greek pottery to inspire clay modelling creations. After studying the zodiac constellations, the children will design, make and evaluate their own constellation light frames using woodwork skills.

Science
In science this term, we will be learning about light and electricity. The children will be building on their prior year 4 knowledge. The children will explore the concept of light through investigations and will develop and apply their working scientifically skills through building circuits in electricity.