Welcome to Year 6M (The Oompa Loompas)
“The minimum requirement is maximum effort!”
Hello and welcome to the Year 6M class page! My name is Mr Maclean and I am teacher for the Oompa Loompa class. Miss Holt also teaches our class every Monday, Tuesday and Friday afternoon. Mrs Armitage also works in our classroom every day, as well as Mrs Wyllie who helps to support us with our English, mathematics and reading. In class, we are learning to enjoy, respect and succeed in all the work we do! We are going to be learning about lots of exciting things this half term.
We are going to be learning about lots of exciting things this half term. In English, we are studying the classic novel, 'The Wizard of Oz'. In mathematics this half term, we will be learning a range of different skills, including: fractions, ratio and proportion, geometry, statistics, algebra and measurements .
Mr Maclean, Miss Holt and Mrs Armitage
Reading
Children will have a reading book chosen by themselves, which is appropriate to their reading level. Accompanying these books are their reading diaries, where you can write comments on their reading daily. Your child will also be given many opportunities throughout the week to read a variety of texts and will then undertake an online quiz to assess their understanding of the text.
PPA Time
Mr Maclean will be teaching in class most days. On Monday, Tuesday and Friday afternoon, Miss Holt will be teaching the class, looking at subjects such as: science, French, music, PE and RE.
Homework
In Year 6, children are expected to complete two pieces of homework a week.
Your child has been provided a login for the app, SATs Companion. They must use their login details in order to access the English and mathematics materials that are added each week. Details about homework will be explained to the children on a Friday and the work will need to be completed for the following Friday.
Spellings
Weekly spellings will be handed out every Monday. You should practise these throughout the week, to be tested on these for the Friday morning!
PE
P.E. will take place on Friday afternoons in 6M. Please ensure that you have the correct P.E. kit each week, which will be used for outdoor sessions. P.E. kits will remain in school, until half term when they can be returned home to wash.
SNACK
It is important to note your child can bring a healthy snack at break times such as fruit, or vegetables and milk. We also encourage your child to water to drink in class throughout the day, but they may bring something else to drink with their packed lunch. In addition to this, school will be providing a piece of fruit daily for each child.
Class Novel
Our Class Novel for this half term is 'The Wizard of Oz' by L. Frank Baum
TRADE AND ECONOMICS
Our geography work for this term will be all about the theme of the 'Trade and Economics'. The children will be studying countries that have trade links with the United Kingdom, what imports and exports are, as well as understanding what a global supply chain actually is!
WORLD WAR II
Our history lessons this half term is all about World War II. The children will be focusing their learning on what life was like for an evacuee during the war, through the use of a wide range of primary source materials. We will be presenting our findings on how childhood in the UK in 1940 differs from UK childhood in 2024.
P.S.H.E.
Our P.S.H.E. topic for this half term will be about 'Rights and Respect'. The children will learn all about understanding British laws. They will be be learning about ways to save money and how to live in an environmentally sustainable way.
R.E.
Our R.E. topic for this half term is Hinduism. We will be welcoming a Hindu visitor into our lesson to learn more about their religious beliefs.
SCIENCE
We are learning all about Electricity in our science topic this half term. We will be carrying out scientific investigations which focus on variations in how components function.
OUR TRIP TO UCLAN (FORENSICS AND POLICING)
OUR LONG TERM PLAN FOR THE YEAR...
OUR CURRICULUM MAP FOR THIS TERM...
Here is our Curriculum Map for Spring Term...
This is what we looked at in the Autumn Term...
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Here are our common exception words for this year...
