Welcome to Kestrel Class
Teacher: Miss Walker
Teaching Assistants: Miss Pomfret, Mrs Jamieson and Miss Dixon
Welcome to the final half term in Y6! It is wonderful to have the children back looking great in their school uniform and ready to learn.
Class Timetable
English
This half term we are reading The Matchbox Diary.
This is a story which deals with the topics of immigration and acceptance. A grandfather recalls his life in 1930s Italy and the family journey to America to find the 'American Dream'.
Writing Opportunities:
Letter from father
Descriptive setting of the embarking on the Ship
Maths
The children will be working on Y7 topics to help them as move onto High School.
Supported by Maths4Everyone with a focus on : -
Negative numbers
Algebra
Ratio
Geography learning challenges:
Can I understand and read maps?
Why do we need latitude and longitude?
What are four and six figure grid references and how do we use them?
How can I precisely locate locations and landmarks as a geographer?
What are ordnance survey maps and how do we use them?
Science learning challenges:
Properties of materials
What properties do materials have?
What is a solution and what is a mixture?
How can we separate materials from a mixture?
How can we separate materials from a solution?
What is a reversible and irreversible change?
RE learning challenges:
What matters most to Humanists and Christians?
Who is a Humanist?
What codes for living do non-religious people use?
What values matter most to Christians?
How do humans and Christians know how to act?
Curriculum plan