Year 6AW

This Autumn term our History topic will be The Vikings. This is such an exciting and interesting topic which we’re sure the children will love learning about. We’ll learn all about how the Viking’s invaded Britain, their way of life and why they are an important aspect of British history. In Geography, we will be learning about deserts of the world. This is a fascinating unit of work which will explore the locations of deserts, biomes and life in these inhospitable environments.

For our Literacy we will be looking at writing formal application letters, diary entries and stories based on the novel The Boy at the Back of the Class. We will focus on how to use vocabulary to make the reader feel a certain emotion as well creating a beautifully descriptive narrative. We will also use a range of punctuation to expand sentences and clauses.

In Maths, we’ll look at place value and the four operations (division, subtraction, addition and multiplication). We will also be focussing on being able to reason worded problems around our mathematical knowledge. We will also practice arithmetic every week to build up confidence with SATs style questions.

Reading is extremely important this year and children should read for 10 minutes everyday. We have a range of books at school which children are welcome to take home. Some pupils may feel independent enough to read on their own in Year 6, if this is the case with your child, please discuss with them what they are reading. Homework will be set every Friday and include learning from the week and spellings.

We look forward to an amazing final year at Unity and we are very excited to help your children be the best they can be!