Whitley And Eggborough Community Primary School

Oak Class - Year 6

Teacher: Mrs E Mckeown

email: eshaw@whitley.n-yorks.sch.uk

Google Classroom Code: nnt5oxl

Ways to support your child with reading at home.

Whitley & Eggborough Community Primary School

Spring 2

Oak Class

Mrs Mckeown and Mrs Holt (teaching assistant).

Mission

This term we are exploring the Geography, History, Art, RE and Music of China. We will learn about the Shang Dynasty in our History lessons and how life would have been there during ancient times. We will explore what the people did and their beliefs, linking in our knowledge of world religions. In Geography, we will learn about the physical and human features of China as well as exploring modern China in terms of population, economics and culture. In Art, we will learn about different Chinese art and have a go at modelling using clay.

Science

In Science this term, we are learning about the circulatory system. We will be studying the key organs involved in this process, how they work and learning key vocabulary.

Our Class book

This term, we are reading 'Darwin's Dragons' an exciting tale set in the Galapagos Islands. It beautifully combines fiction and non-fiction, drawing on our previous learning about evolution.

English

In English, we will be using our text to write exciting dragon poetry, based on an idea of our own and using lots of poetic features and high-level vocabulary. We will also produce a non-chronological report about the Galapagos Islands, by conducting research and using formal tone.

We will focus on specific grammar and spelling, which links to each genre of writing - mainly focusing on use of different types of subordinate clauses, cohesion in writing and parenthesis punctuation.

Homework

Mission homework booklets will be handed out and put onto the google classroom - these are creative tasks and will earn pupil's merits if shared via online pictures. English and Maths homework will be uploaded onto the google classroom each Friday, to be completed by the following Friday.

Spellings

There will be a spelling test on a Friday on a weekly basis.

The Login for Spelling Shed will also be shared with the children so that they can practice spellings at home on a range of online activities.

Times Tables

Timestable rockstar logins will be provided. This is a fun online resource for children to practice their times tables.

Reading

We encourage reading as much as possible and kindly ask that you record any reading done at home in the yellow homework diaries.

Reading books will be changed when your child has finished their reading book.

PE this half term will be on a Tuesday and Thursday, please come into school in your PE kit on these days and take into account the weather.

If you have any queries, don’t hesitate to contact me at

.mckeown@whitley.n-yorks.sch.uk

Mission Homework Booklet