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Welcome to the Y6 Class Page - Ms Merriman

Welcome to a new year! We have a busy few months ahead of us in preparation for SATs.

Literacy

This half term we are focussing on developing our writing skills in y6.

Reading and writing will be based upon William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. This tragic tale of two star cross’d lovers whose deaths bring about the end of their families’ war is one of the best loved stories of all time.

The children will be looking at developing various skills in writing and how to apply them under timed conditions.

Numeracy

We will be practising our mental maths skills and looking at how to improve our using and applying maths skills.

Alexander the Apothecary from Romeo and Juliet is looking for a new apprentice. We have to show off our maths skills to help him. Our Learning will be about rounding temperatures and decimals, storing Solids, liquids and gases for him and keeping timetables to record temperatures.

Science

We will be investigating the topic of

We also have a HUGE Solids, liquids and gases project to embark on this half term that will finish off with an exhibition to show parents, teachers and other children.

Topic

Geography: We will be learning about H2O (water) in our topic and how rivers are made, formed, flow, change and begin.

ICT: Researching Rivers using the internet and gathering information.

Art: Our paintings and drawing will be about how we can represent Solids, liquids and gases.

PE: Dance - We are dancing as Solids, liquids and gases - using our science knowledge top show how they move (or don't), and act.