Year 6 Weekly Learning Update

It has been another busy and exciting week in Year 6! Here is a look at what we have been learning across the curriculum.

In English, we have been exploring how dialogue can be used to reveal a character’s emotions and feelings. We have also been consolidating our use of colons to link two clauses. We have now finished learning our model text and are looking forward to applying what we have learned to our own writing.

In Maths, we have been learning about factors and multiples  - two mathematical terms that are often confused! We identified divisibility rules and explored prime numbers. We also learnt that composite numbers are whole numbers greater than 1 that have more than two factors.

In Guided Reading, to mark Deaf Awareness Week, we thought about what it means to be an ally. We read an article exploring different ways we can support people who are deaf or hard of hearing and considered how we can promote greater understanding and inclusion.

In RE, we focused on the theme of forgiveness. We explored Luke 23:33–34, when Jesus, as he was dying on the cross, said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” We discussed what this teaches Christians about forgiveness and considered how we can apply this message to situations in our own lives.

In DT, we have finished designing our playgrounds! We have made sure that our designs are fun and safe, while including somewhere to hide, something to climb and something that moves. We can’t wait to see our designs brought to life next week!

In PSHE, we thought about the advice we could offer to someone experiencing friendship difficulties. This gave us an opportunity to develop our problem-solving skills and consider positive ways to navigate friendship issues, while recognising when it is important to seek support from an adult.

In Geography, we learnt how to use grid references to help us map out the journey we will take through Rickmansworth during our upcoming Geography field trip on Wednesday 30th September. We are looking forward to putting our map-reading skills into practice!

In Spelling, we explored the -cial and -tial suffixes. We learnt that -cial is generally used when the suffix follows a vowel, while -tial is generally used when it follows a consonant. We practised applying these rules to help us spell words accurately.

We can't wait for you to see the Harvest Festival next Thursday at St Mary's Church.

Well done, Year 6, for another fantastic week of learning! We are excited to see what next week brings.

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Homework

English - continuing looking at colons and identifying them within a sentence. Complete the Doodle Learning by the evening of Thursday 1st October.

Maths - To identify common factors and common multiples. Complete the Doodle Learning by the evening of Thursday 1st October.

Spelling - Doodle Assignment looking at -cial and -tial suffixes to be completed by the evening of THursday 1st October.

Reading - reading 5 times a week and a stamp will be awarded on a Friday morning.

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Dates for your Diary

Our Harvest Festival is on Thursday. Please drop the children directly to the church for 8:45am in smart uniform.

Tuesday 29th September - Y5  & Y6 Multisports Event - Selected pupils

Monday 28th September - Watford Schools Trust visiting Year 6

Wednesday 30th September - 8:50 - Class Rep meeting

Wednesday 30th September - pm - Field Study in Rickmansworth

Thursday 1st October - 9:00 - 10:00 - Harvest Festival at St Mary's Church - Years 1 to 6.  Drop off at the church (smart uniform)

Thursday 1st October - MTS Day

Monday 5th October - Hockey Skills Festival for selected pupils

Tuesday 6th October - morning - Individual and sibling photographs (smart uniform for Years 1 to 6)

Thursday 8th October - Enrichment morning at Harefield School with Gymnastics • Art • DT • Drama

Monday 12th October - Pop Lacrosse Skills Training for selected pupils

Wednesday 14th October - Class trip - Imperial War Museum

Wednesday 21st October - 15:15 - 15:45 - Years 3 to 6 - Book Look

Sunday 8th November - 16:00 - 18:30 - PTA Fireworks

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Emails sent this week

Year 6 Imperial War Museum Class Trip

Young Voices audience tickets - choir

Year 6 Sports day at Merchant Taylors

Year 6 Field Study for Geography – Rickmansworth Town Centre

Iced coffees and pastries

Ice Lolly sale

Year 5 & 6 Multisport for selected pupils

Keeping our school site safe