🍂 Year 6 Autumn Term: Learning, Discovery & Adventure!

Year 6 are set for an action-packed Autumn Term full of creativity, curiosity, and challenge!

• English – From beating-the-monster tales to magical portal stories and lively debates, we’ll be sharpening our storytelling and discussion skills.
• Maths – Cracking place value, algebra, fractions, and percentages while becoming confident problem-solvers.
• History – Exploring World War I and the inspiring fight for equality with The Suffragettes.
• Geography & Science – From mapping the world to climate change and heart investigations, we’ll dive deep into discovery.
• RE – This term is all about Creation, exploring big questions about science and faith.
• Art, Music & Computing – Creating Renaissance-inspired masterpieces, learning jazz rhythms, and even designing our own computer games!
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With Forest School, tag rugby, gymnastics, and plenty of hands-on projects, Year 6 are ready for a term full of fun, challenge, and exciting new experiences

Recommended Websites and Apps

A selection of websites and apps used in the classroom to support and consolidate understanding of key concepts.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/ordering

A website with a great selection of maths and literacy based activities for all ages. Place Value Basketball and Funky Mummy are firm favourites for the children! Free to access and a great parent's area. 

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/

A selection of free interactive games to support your child’s developing phonic knowledge (some games do require a paid subscription).

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/

A great website with a range of free to access e-books, support and guidance for parents, a range of maths games and much more!

https://www.ictgames.com/

A selection of free to access interactive games to support home learning in all subjects. 

 https://www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk/

A good website with lots of useful resources. It is designed to raise standards of numeracy across the country for both children and adults and it has specific areas for parents who want to help their children.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwJx1NSineE

A video which clearly models and demonstrates the pure sounds of the English language. A great resource to support parents in modelling the correct articulation of each sound.