Class Dennis
Welcome to Class 5 (Year 6)
Welcome back after the Christmas holidays.
In our class, we have our teacher Mrs Dennis and (on a morning) our amazing teaching assistant Miss Herring!
We are a class of 15, year 6 pupils.
This is obviously an extremely important time for our year 6 pupils, as it is their final year in primary school and they will be taking their SAT’s in May. We will all be working very hard throughout this year to do the best we can!
This term in…
English we will be basing our work around the wonderful book ‘Stormbreaker’ written by Anthony Horowitz. Using this we are studying spy/crime genres, diaries, letters, advertisements, narratives and much more!
Maths we are looking at our large unit of work about fractions, decimals and percentages, conversion of units of measure, shape and mental methods. We are enjoying practising our ‘Rock Star’ tables; trying to improve our speed with our times tables. It is our aim to become more proficient / fluent at applying our maths skills in problem solving and mathematical reasoning.
Science we are taking a look at Living Things and their Habitats and animals including humans.
History – in the second half-term, is linked to English and we will be researching facts about Crime and Punishment.
Art we will be linking to our science topic producing textile pieces to show microbes!
Geography – in the first half-term, our topic is looking Biomes (Specifically Hot deserts).
Spellings
Spellings are given out on a Tuesday and our test will be on the following Tuesday – it is extremely important that children practise and learn these.
Reading
Each child has an individual reading book and reading record. Reading of any type is very important as we only become good writers if we are good readers! Please encourage regular reading.
Homework
Homework is given out weekly, usually consisting of two separate subjects (consolidating previous learning, research or practical activities). Please ensure that your child returns their homework promptly.