Cathcart Street Primary School

Year 6

AUTUMN TERM 1- 2024

Autumn 1

WELCOME BACK NEW YEAR 6's

We hope you had a wonderful holiday and a good long relax. Now it is time to get back into the swing of things as we start our journey towards SATs. That doesn't mean all work and no fun, but this is important time for you to make sure that you have the best knowledge and tools available for your entry into Year 7.

Below, you will find some very important information and links for Autumn 1

Homework:

Monday – Reading records to be handed in, then checked for home reading (4x a week).

Also, PE is on Monday, so don't forget your kit!!

You will complete your spelling test and new spellings will be handed out.

You will also be given 2 pieces of work which must be completed for the following Wednesday.

Overall, it is important to say that we are always here to help, so come and find us if you need anything at all!

Here’s to a happy and successful half term!

Miss Sheridan, Mrs Matchett and Miss Bartlett

Here are some important websites you will need access to during the term:

Hit the Button

TT Rock Stars

Language Angels

ENGLISH

During this half term, we will be developing our reading and writing through the text 'Rose Blanche' by Ian McEwan and Roberto Innocenti.

It is an exceptionally moving picture book in which the reader views the sorrow of war through a young girl’s eyes. Rose Blanche discovers a concentration camp full of children in the forest near her home town and silently takes food to them for the remainder of the war. Roberto Innocenti’s illustrations create a powerful and eloquent text.

SHARED READING

In Shared Reading, we are using a range of books, as part of the 'Steps to Read' programme.

CLASS READER

Our Class Reader, as voted for by the class children, will be ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne.

During World War II, 8-year-old Bruno and his family leave Berlin to take up residence near the concentration camp where his father has just become commandant. Unhappy and lonely, he wanders out behind his house one day and finds Shmuel, a Jewish boy of his age. Though the barbed-wire fence of the camp separates them, the boys begin a forbidden friendship, oblivious to the real nature of their surroundings.

MATHS

During this half term you will be completing activities covering the following mathematical areas: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication & Division

If you would like to do some pre-learning, please follow these links:

Defenders of Mathematica

Maths Invaders

Column Addition

+ - x ÷ Games

HISTORY

Year 6 will be focusing on History this half term, the focus being 'Modern Conflict. We will explore the build up to WW2, the war itself and its impact on Merseyside.

IWM Kids - WW2

Primary Homework Help WW2

Nat Geo kids WW2

Britannica Kids WW2

SCIENCE

Our Science theme this term is ‘Humans & Animals’. In this unit, children will investigate the human body, with a particular focus on the circulatory system and how it is affected by exercise.

Here are some great websites where you can do some home research activities:

BBC Bitesize - Circulatory System

Educational Quizzes - The Circulatory System

Kids Health

Siemens - The Human Body Game