Welcome to Year 6
Opal Class!
No two opals are the same, which describes the adults and children in opal class brilliantly. We are all unique with different talents and strengths - making opal class a diverse and exciting place to be!
The teaching team this year comprises of: Mrs Kelly, Mrs Jepson and Mrs Mulnier. Our midday supervisor is Mrs Clark.
We are excited to work with you all and hope to create lots of wonderful memories in what is your final year at primary school!
Meet the Teacher Presentation - This links to the powerpoint from the meet the teacher event from the summer term.
Important dates!
- Tuesday 4th November - Back to school
- Tuesday 11th November - Remembrance Service
- Friday 14th November - Children in Need
- Wednesday 3rd December - Expert Group
- Thursday 4th December 9am - our class assembly.
- Friday 19th December - Last Day of Term
Autumn 2 - Our learning.
English - We will continue reading our class text of Percy Jackson and basing our work around this. We'll also be completing some work around the theme of remembrance.
Maths - In maths we will be focusing on fractions across this half term including adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing a fraction!
Geography - Throughout Geography this half term, we will be learning about rivers including the different features and how they are formed.
Computing - This half term we will be learning about computing networks.
RE - Our knowledge block for this half term explores what it is like for Muslims living in Britain today.
Science - Our knowledge block for this half term is all about light
PSHCE - Our PSHCE this half term centres around Relationships and Sex Education.
Spanish - 'El Coleigo' - School subjects, preferences and times when they are studied.
Design and Technology- Our focus is cooking. The children will design, plan and create a meal, which they will then cook.
PE - Monday and Thursday are our PE sessions for this half term.
Knowledge Organisers.
These are linked to the knowledge blocks we are learning and include important key facts the children need to know and refer to in their work.
Homework.
Homework will be set weekly on a Friday. It will then need to be completed and in school the following Friday or before.
A piece or English or maths will be set each week. It maybe a paper based task or an online activity. Paper based activities will be stuck into homework books. Children will be given login details for online tasks.
Reading - Children are expected to read 3 times a week either to an adult or to themselves. This needs to be recorded in the children's planners. Planners and reading books need to be in school every day. Children will be rewarded for reading three times each week with merits and entry into the reading raffle.
Timestables - These are vital to progress in maths. Children are expected to practice tables using TT Rockstars at home regularly.
Spellings - These are set each Friday and then tested the following Friday. Again, these are vital to children's progress in English and in improving their vocabulary and quality of their writing.
Spellings.
All children will be given a copy of this overview in the first full week of term. It will be stuck into their planners.
Some children will be given personalised spellings in the first full week back.
Autumn Term 1 - Spelling overview for MOST pupils.
Please keep in touch!
- Please keep a close eye on the class webpage for a wealth of information that is updated regularly.
- Link up to class dojo for up-to-date messages and announcements, you can contact me here too.
- My email is: ekelly@dovedale.derbyshire.sch.uk