Cam Woodfield Junior School

Classes

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Year 6

Welcome to Year 6

Our theme this term is: 'New York, New York'

In the Autumn Term, we will be travelling back in time to the 1920s, where we will be immersing ourselves into the hustle and bustle of New York city. During this theme, we will focus upon topics such as the 'Great Crash', immigration, political changes and how the USA compares to Great Britain. To help us unpick these topics, we will be reading 'The Good Thieves' by Katherine Rundell in English, a modern narrative which features Vita Marlowe, a young girl who sets out on a risky adventure on the streets of New York, determined to right a wrong. What challenges might Vita face along the way?

Key Information

We will have PE lessons on a Tuesday and Thursday this year. Please ensure that your child's PE kit is named and in school at all times as we sometimes have additional sessions too. This term, we will also be having swimming sessions on a Thursday in place of our in-school PE session. Redwood Class are swimming first, followed by Maple later in the year.

Reading

Children are expected to be reading at home at least 3 times per week and record this in their reading record. We will be checking weekly how the children get on with this.

Times tables

Children are encouraged to continue using TimesTable Rockstars at home 3 times per week. Every child has their username and password to enable them to log in. This will be checked in school, if you have any problems logging in, please speak to the class teacher. Of course, there are also many other ways to practice you multiplication facts alongside.

Purple Mash

The children have access to Purple Mash which they can use whenever they want. This platform can be used to support them in completing their weekly theme homework.

Weekly homework

Each week, the children are set a piece of homework to be completed by the following Friday. Usually, the homework pieces have a 1 week deadline, but this is occasionally extended due to the time and effort required of the task set. If you have any questions about the homework task, please do not hesitate to contact the class teacher.