Lincolnshire

A typical week in Lincolnshire 6:

This week in Lincolnshire 6

Week beginning Monday 22nd April

This week has been another exciting one - we are really getting into our class book now - some of the writing that has been inspired by it has been just wonderful to read. The children are producing such carefully thought-out descriptive writing as many of you will seen during parents' evening. 

In science, we continue our learning on Light Theory and have begun to understand how light travels through experiments with torches, light boxes and mirrors. We have also learnt about the Electromagnetic Spectrum and the other forms of light that make up the spectrum, such as microwaves and infrared.

In history, we continued to explore the causes of World War 2 - this time, we focused on the various leaders and the alliances they made with each other to form the Allied and Axis Powers. The children looked at maps to consolidate their learning and understand how geography influenced t

We hope you all have a wonderful weekend,

Miss Aldis and Miss Gow. 

Home Learning

Home learning and spellings will be set each week on a Thursday and will be due in the following Tuesday. 

Times Tables Rockstars! 

To keep practising the multiplication taught in class, and challenging yourself to keep the ones you already know fresh, don’t forget to log into your Times Tables Rockstars account. 

https://play.ttrockstars.com/

Rapid recall of multiplication is essential for success in maths and Times Tables Rockstars gives children self-confidence, recognition and motivation to improve.  Challenge yourself to beat your score, build your knowledge and watch your confidence sore, as you become a Rockstar!

Please ask your class teacher if you need replacement log in details.

Please work through the activities below, as we will be working on these skills in our lessons: 

Maths

Have a go at practising your arithmetic below.

Grammar

To consolidate the children's knowledge and understanding of grammar, for home learning they need to complete the sheet home  which contains a range of questions. There is a copy below if needed:

Spelling: 

In Year 6, the children are in different spelling groups. If your child is unsure who their spelling teacher is, please ask.  Please practise your spelling words as part of your home learning. Our spelling test will be on a Wednesday.

In addition, please find some information to support your child at home with their spellings: https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/english/primary-spelling/

Also attached is the 100 most common words that your child is expected to know by the end of Year 6 (please see below). 

Reading

Children should be reading every night at home. ​​This should be recorded on Boom Reader at least once a week by a parent or carer.​​ Instructions on how to log on to Boom Reader have been sent home in your child's bag. Boom Reader can also be downloaded as an app. Please ask if you have any questions.

https//boomreader.co.uk

Please note: pupil login details have changed slightly due to an upgrade that has taken place on the Accelerated Reader platform. Pupil login details (user name and password) should now be enter in all lower case (no capital letters at all). These login details are used each time your child quizzes a school reading book which carries an accelerated reading quiz code.

Music Knowledge Organiser

Below is the music knowledge organiser for this term's music topic. To help with their in-class learning, please can the children read over this each week.