Mulberry Class - Year 6
At Tiptree Heath we are: Ready, Respectful, Safe
What we have been up to:
What we have been up to:
Our Year 6 Curriculum
Autumn Term (WW2):
History:
Geography:
Science:
Spring Term (The Americas):
Geography:
History:
Science:
Summer Term (Ancient Egyptians):
History:
Science:
Our Topic
World War II
Our topic for the Autumn Term is World War 2.
As part of this topic we will be learning about the key events in World War 2, how the war started and ended and the main countries involved. We will be finding out which countries were axis and allied powers and the locations of significant events and battles. We will be learning about evacuation and finding out what life was like for a child during this time. We will also be looking at rationing and how this affected people, as well as designing our own World War 2 recipes. We will identify the impact of WW2 on Britain and how people on the Home Front contributed to the war effort. As part of this topic, we will also be looking at Goodnight Mr Tom and completing a range of activities based on this.
Our Science units this term are ‘Light’ and ‘Electricity’. As part of our light unit we will be finding out about how light travels and reflects off different surfaces. We will be discussing how this helps us to see objects and also explaining why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them. Within our electricity unit we will be identifying symbols and components of a circuit, identifying how the voltage of a circuit will affect the brightness of a lamp or volume of a buzzer and creating our own circuits with switches.
Our maths units this term are: Number: Place Value, Number: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division, Number: Fractions and Measurement: Converting Units.
Our English Units are: Informal letter writing, Rondelet Poems, Character stories, Diary Writing, Newspaper Reports and Instructions.
Information for Parents
Start time: 8:45am
End time: 3:15pm
Thursday and Friday are our PE days. Earrings must be taken out and long hair tied back for P.E sessions.
Google Classroom
Here is a link to a video version of the log in guide emailed out with the children's log ins and here is another guide for parents to support their child using Google Classroom
Weekly Homework
For a copy of the homework sheet this week, click here.
English Homework: Have a go at the 5-for-5 Reading test three. This should be timed to 5 minutes.
Optional further homework: Complete the 'Rationing' activity set on Purple Mash.
Here are some further spelling lists you could practise:
100 High Frequency Words, 200 next High Frequency Words, Year 3/4 Statutory Word List, Year 5/6 Statutory Word List
Read at least three times each week.
Your number of reads will be added up every week so that we can reward you with a Bronze (50 reads), Silver (100 reads) or Gold (200 reads) badge.
Can you collect them all?
For a list of recommended reads for Year 6 click here
Maths Homework this week: Have a go at the 'dividing 4 digit numbers by a 2-digit number' activity sheet. This should be timed to 5 minutes.
Optional Extra Maths: Complete garage games on TTRockstars.
Useful websites:
Maths:
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-6/
https://uk.ixl.com/math/year-6
Times tables games and activities
English:
GPS: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhrrd2p
Curriculum:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks2/zvh3jhv
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/this-terms-topics
https://classroom.thenational.academy/schedule-by-year/year-6
Science:
https://www.stem.org.uk/home-learning
Geography:
https://world-geography-games.com/
https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/
PSHE:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround
Languages:
Greater Depth Learning
Follow these links to find resources, activities and games for working at Greater Depth in:
Tollesbury Lightship Residential
Monday:
Today we had our first introductions to the Lightship. All the children have been able to look around the ship and have settled well into their cabins. Each day, the children have cabin inspections and jobs to complete around the ship. This afternoon, we went powerboat sailing and had an evening walk after dinner.
Tuesday:
The children had a good night settled in their cabins and enjoyed a cooked breakfast before the days activities. Today we have completed a lightvessel tour, seamanship skills and a marsh discovery activity this morning; this afternoon the children have done sailing or archery. They will swap round to complete the other activity tomorrow.
Wednesday:
This morning the children completed team building games, working together to solve a variety of puzzles. These games were completed in their jobs groups. At meal times, the children all have jobs to complete on board the ship. There are 4 groups who take turns to lay the tables, do the washing up and clean the saloon. This afternoon the children completed either sailing or archery, depending on the activity they completed yesterday. Our evening activity today was a quiz where the children took part in different rounds including general knowledge, modelling with Play-Doh for their team to guess their creations and even a paper aeroplane round.
Thursday:
Today the children have completed kayaking and high ropes activities. Our evening activity today was a sports night where they took part in king ball and dodgeball games.
Powerboat Trip:
Tuesday Archery:
Lightvessel Tour and Miscellaneous:
Seamanship Skills and Marsh Discovery:
Tuesday Sailing:
General:
Team Building Games:
Wednesday Sailing:
Wednesday Archery:
Around the Ship:
Kayaking:
High Ropes:
