Year 6 – Neptune
Autumn Term 2022 Learning Overview
Class Newsletter Autumn Term 2022
Spring Term 2023 arithmetic practice papers https://mathsbot.com/primary/ks2?fbclid=IwAR0PVanyK__tglhQ6N-vdvxZw6U_S5MWRj9isQpnDhlfxkjnvo0LQ-CHB3k
ROBINWOOD 2022
SPRING TERM 2022
Happy New Year and welcome back.
This term is a busy one with lots of learning packed in. Reading remains a priority along with mental maths skills.
This term we will be learning about the Maya people, time zones, light and electricity, printing techniques and the beliefs of Humanists.
There will be some tutoring groups running both before and after school to boost key skills.
Myself (Mrs Walker) and Mrs Hockley will be teaching Year 6 and we will be joined with our new member of staff Mrs Sykes who will be in class on Thursday afternoons.
Autumn Term 2021
Hello and welcome to Year 6. I hope you have all had a restful summer and are ready to learn. This is a very important year with big challenges but also many fun and exciting events to look forward to.
Reading remains just as important as ever. In Class Neptune we expect Year 6 pupils to take on the challenge of reading more demanding texts and writing reviews of those books. We will continue to check reading journals to ensure pupils are reading daily and ask children to catch up on missed reading at break time.
Our class book will be The Invention of Hugo Cabret and lots of our learning will be based around the contents.
In school we will learn spellings through Spelling Shed which you can access at home using your current login details.
Homework will be maths based. Tasks will be set on My Maths on a Monday and you will have till the following Monday to complete it. When homework is not completed, you will be asked to complete the tasks during break times.
P.E will take place on a Tuesday and Thursday – please make sure that you have a kit in school on these days.
Thank you,
Mrs Walker
| Remembrance 2021 | |
| Christmas party fun 2021 |
SUMMER TERM 2021
Year 6 Home Learning Summer Term
Monday-Wednesday 12-14th July
| My maths
15 mins daily |
You will need to log into My Maths (details in planners) and complete one task each day. There will be 4 tasks in total which should take you around 15 minutes each. |
| Multiplication Rock Stars
10 mins daily |
Keep practicing multiplication tables. Play for 10 minutes each day. |
| Spelling Shed
10 mins |
Login and complete 10 minutes worth of spelling activities. |
| Reading
Daily 15 mins |
Please read every day. Preferably your school reading book but it doesn’t have to be. Do you have a younger brother or sister, if you do, why not hear them read or you could read to them. |
| English –Year 6 Grammar
30mins |
To explore simple and compound sentences
In this lesson, we will be learning about clauses, simple sentences, coordinating conjunctions and compound sentences. https://classroom.thenational.academy/summer-learning-support/lessons/to-explore-simple-and-compound-sentences-74tp8t |
| English- Year 6 Reading
30 mins |
To develop reading for pleasure through personal reflection
In this lesson, we will explore examples of genre in literature and consider how reading helps build empathy. We will explore the different kinds of reading we do each day and create a 24-hour reading log.https://classroom.thenational.academy/summer-learning-support/lessons/to-develop-reading-for-pleasure-74v3cd |
| ART – England poster | Design an inspirational poster
The England football team have performed exceptionally well in the Euros. Design a poster that celebrates their achievements. |
| PHSE: You are Awesome
(25 mins) |
TASK: What are your hopes and dreams for secondary school?
You will be there from when you’re 11 to maybe 16 or 18 years old. A lot will change in that time. Write down your thoughts about the following: • What do you hope you will achieve? • What kind of person do you hope you will become? • Write down three words that you hope people will say about you. |
Tuesday-Friday 6-9th July
Oh dear, here we are again home learning! But we are experts at it by now. Please do your best, to carry out as much work as you can. If you cannot print off word documents, it doesn’t matter: just record your work on paper. If you are struggling to get online, try to complete small amounts of work when you can. I have set you Maths and English activities to complete each day and the other activities you can do when suits you during the week. Start by reading all the work that needs to be completed and then plan out your 4 days. Try not to worry about the other stuff like; class trip, the play, the leavers’ assembly and getting ready for High School, we will sort it all out when we are back in school next week. Work hard and enjoy your week with your family – be nice to one another.
| My maths
15 mins daily |
You will need to log into My Maths (details in planners) and complete one task each day. There will be 4 tasks in total which should take you around 15 minutes each. |
| Multiplication Rock Stars
10 mins daily |
Keep practicing multiplication tables. Play for 10 minutes each day.
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| Spelling Shed
10 mins |
Login and complete 10 minutes worth of spelling activities. |
| Reading
Daily 15 mins |
Please read every day. Preferably your school reading book but it doesn’t have to be. Do you have a younger brother or sister, if you do, why not hear them read or you could read to them.
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| English- Year 6 Words of advice
1 hour 30 mins |
Produce a leaflet, poster or letter that you can give to a Year 5 child that will help them move into Year 6. Things you may like to include:* Activities/events that happen in 6
*Work with Buddies *Classroom survival tips *SAT survival tips * Equipment they will need * what they might learn This should take you about 1 hour and 30 minutes so spread it out over the week. Remember the year 6 writing standard and plan it out carefully.
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| Maths- Year 6 Budget Challenge
1 hour 30mins |
You have £50
1. You must feed you and a friend for a week. Plan your meals for 5 days. Eg. Monday: Breakfast: Cornflakes Lunch: Beans on toast Tea: Sausage and mash 2. Make a shopping list. 3. Access different online shops. Work out how much it is going to cost. Is it cheaper at some supermarkets than others? If so, by how much? 4. Do you have to get rid of anything? Do you have any money left over? 5. What will you do with any left over money? Buy treats/ more food? Save up for something bigger? If so – how long will it take for you to save up for that thing?
Spend a short amount of time on this each day (20 mins).
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| DT- Design a board game
1 hour 30 mins
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Have a look at the word document. It will give you some areas to think about and then design your own board game. If you have the resources at home, you could have a go at making it. You could spend hours on this if you get into your creative flow. |
| PHSE: You are Awesome
(25 mins) |
TASK: Identify three things that you say you ‘can’t do’. Write them down.
• Now write each thing down using a growth mindset approach. For example, ‘I can’t do maths’ turns into, ‘I am going to practise the things in maths that I can’t do yet’. • Think of something you’ve always wanted to get better at. Write it down. How could you practice that thing now? |
| Year 6 Leavers Play
(15 mins) |
Have a look at the script for the Leavers’ play. If you have lines to remember, please learn them. Leavers Assembly Script (1) |
See you in school Monday 12th July.
Year 6 Home Learning Summer Term
Monday 5th July
Hello Year 6, we are home learning once again. Hopefully, it will be for one day only. Please complete the following activities.
| My maths
30 mins |
You will need to log into My Maths (details in planners) and complete the two tasks: adding and subtracting word problems and multiplying decimals by whole numbers. |
| Multiplication Rock Stars
15 mins |
Keep practicing multiplication tables. Play for 15 minutes.
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| English- Reading for pleasure
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To develop reading for pleasure through book recommendations
In this lesson, we will develop reading for pleasure through book recommendations. We will focus on poetry, picture books and non-fiction. You will then generate your own recommendations to share with others. CLICK ON THE LINK https://classroom.thenational.academy/summer-learning-support/lessons/to-develop-reading-for-pleasure-through-book-recommendations-68u3cr
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| Spelling Shed
10 mins |
Login and complete 10 minutes worth of spelling activities. |
| French | Complete lesson 4. Saying what sports you do in different kinds of weather.
We are going to learn how to say some weather phrases and link them with sports. CLICK ON THE LINK |
Welcome back!
The Year 6 children have returned to school as if they have never been away and I am really proud of them. As they enter into their final term at Barlby Bridge, we will be focusing on preparation for High School. There will be a strong emphasis on key Literacy and Mathematics skills to enable the children to access the Year 7 curriculum in September. There are no Government SATs to sit, however we will still be using some of the test materials to assess the children’s readiness for High School and to identify any gaps in learning.
As is tradition, there will be a Year 6 Leavers’ Play, however, we are unsure how this will be performed due to the ever changing COVID restrictions. We will monitor Government and local authority guidelines and let you know nearer the time how we plan to share the play with you.
We are also aiming to offer the children a trip. The children will decide where they would like to go and social restrictions permitting we will be to arrange this.
The rest of the curriculum will be based on the school’s plan: in science, we will discover all about evolution and inheritance. We will go back in time and learn about the rituals and way of life of the Maya and maybe sample some delicious hot chocolate! Geography lessons will see us travelling around the world; studying an area in Europe and South America. We will also be making short films and board games.
In the coming weeks, there will be opportunity for you to attend a parent and teacher zoom meeting to discuss your child’s progress.
By the way the children look fabulous in their new summer hoodies (a big thank you to FOBBS for contributing £5 towards each one).
Thank You Mum
Returning to school – 8th March
Myself, Mrs Mac and Mrs Calvert can’t wait to see you all on Monday morning. Please remember to bring your home learning and your resource pack with you.
Week 8 Home Learning –BOOK WEEK
Hello everybody, welcome to Book Week, our last week of home learning – yippee. Most of the activities on the planner are book inspired. The school screen free day is on Wednesday – “Feel Valued Wednesday” and it’s all about taking care of yourself and being grateful. On Biscuit Friday, why not join me with a book and curl up in a quiet corner with a hot chocolate and a biscuit or two, or maybe three!
Zoom Catch-Up is scheduled for Monday 1:30pm
CLICK HERE for Home Learning Plan 01.03.2021
Look what we have been up to
Week 7 Home Learning
Welcome back everybody, hope you have had an enjoyable Half Term and are refuelled and ready to go! It is hopefully not too long before we are back in school together so please try to keep up all the amazing work you are doing for just a little longer. This week you will notice a few changes to the weekly planner as some topics come to an end new ones are beginning: there are French, PHSE and Art lessons this week. The whole school screen free day this week is Tuesday and the theme is Get Moving (see planner and below for suggested activities). We will be holding our second class zoom meeting on Monday at 1:30 pm. If you would like to join us but haven’t then please send your consent form to our class e-mail.
CLICK HERE for this week’s Home Learning Plan 22.02.2021
Maths answers for this week
Monday answers Wednesday answers Thursday answers Friday answers
Terrific Tuesday – GET MOVING
Try these you tube links for some impressive dance ideas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWTyO8npkOQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sxifR0Ltqk
See the ideas for for a family Olympics but I bet you have better ideas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY-HuoE3gfE
Look what we have been up to
BIG SHOUT OUT
to all parents and carers
thank you so much
we couldn’t do it without you!
Week 6 Home Learning
Hello my home learners,
Welcome to another week- this week you will notice a few changes to your home learning: as a school, we are adding a well-being day each week which aims to give you a break from sitting in front of a screen. The day will be different each week and there will be a choice of three activities linked to a theme: you can complete just one or all three.
Zoom Class Catch-ups, will also be a new feature where we can get together, say hi and have a chat. This week’s zoom chat is happening at 10am Monday. Biscuit Friday is still on the planner, to give us an excuse to celebrate reaching the end of the week with a biscuit or two!
By the way, you will need a bag of Skittles sweets for Friday.
This week’s well-being day is Magnificent Monday – Go Outdoors! See home learning plan for details.
CLICK HERE for this week’s home learning plan 8th Feb
GOLDEN TICKET LEADER BOARD
1st Lottie, 2nd Filip, 3rd Emelia, 4th Oliver Green, 5th Piotr
Maths answers for this week
Tuesday answers Wednesday answers Thursday answers Friday answers
Look what we have been up to this week
Week 5 Home Learning
Hello my home learners,
Welcome to another week- you’ve got this! You are in a routine now and you have Biscuit Friday to look forward too. This week, Biscuit Day will get your creative minds churning and will hopefully result in some great photographic opportunities: please email me photos so I can put them on the website.
You are doing a great job of home learning and Mrs Mac, Mrs Calvert and I are immensely proud of you. To celebrate our star home learners, we will be sending out certificates through the post so check your doormats this week- YOU could be one of our star learners!
CLICK here for this week’s Home Learning Plan 01.02.2021
GOLDEN TICKET LEADER BOARD 1st Oliver Green, 2nd Filip, 3rd Piotr, 4th Lottie, 5th Lucca
Maths answers for this week
Monday’s answers Tuesday’s answers Wednesday’s answers Thursday’s answers
Look what we have been up to this week.
Week 4 Home Learning
Hello wonderful Year 6s,
Welcome to week 4 of home learning. Last week felt really tough for me as I was finding it very hard to motivate myself. I am missing you all more than ever and I am desperate for us all to be together again in the classroom. You are all doing an amazing job learning from home and I know it can be very challenging at times. I feel that this week, we could all do with something to aim for, so I am bring back Biscuit Friday! On the planner for this week, I have chosen 2 activities for you to complete on Friday that don’t require the use of an electronic device. They are easy activities and should hopefully give you some down time. And of course in class tradition, maybe you could eat a biscuit or two – I know I will!
25.01.2021 CLICK HERE for this week’s Home Learning Plan
| GOLDEN TICKET LEADER BOARD | |
| 1st | Filip |
| 2nd | Piotr |
| 3rd | Lottie |
| 4th | Lucca |
| 5th | Emelia |
Look what we have been up to this week.
Week 3 Home Learning
18th January 2021
Hello everyone, welcome to week 3. This week, Mrs Mac and Bertie have taken on Mr Wood’s PE challenge: check out the weekly plans for more details. I can’t wait to see photographs of your work so please get in touch.
Week beginning 18th Jan 2021 Maths answers
Just a quick reminder: some of our teaching videos are supplied by Oak National Academy. You can access these videos on any device (smartphone, smart tv, tablet, laptop) you don’t need to log in or remember a password. Just follow these easy steps.
8. Click on the Lesson objective and then watch the video
Check out some of our home learning from week 3
Here are week beginnng 11th maths answers
Week 2 – 11th January 2021
I know what you are thinking, but no I haven’t gone mad-yet! Check out this week’s planning, to discover what I am doing!
Looking forward to seeing all your brilliant work from week 2 of home learning.
Edward has had a great first week of home learning: completing all the work; sending my photos; and he has been inspired by the Sherlock work in English enough to watch a Sherlock movie this weekend.
Year 6’s maths champion has been working hard: Piotr has not only completed all the week’s maths lessons but also an arithmetic test and several pages in his homework book – amazing!
What a professional poster from Emelia: she has used the acrostic “online safety” to ensure she persuades the reader to take important steps to stay safe when using the internet.
Great information posters from Alfie with a serious message.
5 golden tickets and a house point.
If you haven’t already sent me your maths worksheets for marking then use the links below to find the answers for week beginning 5th Jan 2021
More home learning from Neptune
I so want what Oliver is eating!
Fantastic computing skills- a very creative poster and he sent me lots of maths work too!
10 golden tickets and 2 house points
Keep up the good work.
Wonderful work from Jack and what amazing handwriting.
5 golden tickets and a house point.
Keep the pics coming Year 6
Brilliant poster from Lottie about how to stay safe when using the internet. Keep the photos coming. 5 golden tickets and a house point.
Wow! Our first photo of home learning – well done to Summer – 5 golden tickets and one house point.
Come on Year 6, are your posters as good as Summer’s?
Photo number 2: Emelia has been very busy with her Dad. This cake looks delicious.
Year 6 Home Learning Spring Term
2021
Hello my wonderful Year 6, happy New Year. 2021 hasn’t quite started as we all hoped but never mind, it won’t be long before you are back in school. It’s important that you continue to learn especially after all the hard work you put in last term. It would be a shame to forget all those key skills that you will require for High School. Below, you will find a link to your learning plan which begins today (Tuesday 5th). Each week this plan will be updated (probably on a Sunday)with your next lessons. The plan will be emailed to you and placed on the class page on the Barlby Bridge School website. The expectation is that you complete around 3 hours of work a day: one maths lesson, one English lesson (these follow a set sequence so please watch them in order or they will not make sense), one Curriculum lesson, read for 10 minutes, work on Spelling Shed for 10 minutes, work on Rock Stars for 10 minutes and complete some physical activity.
If you cannot access the learning links for whatever reason, I am sending home your homework books, both grammar and maths so you can choose a page a day to complete. I am also sending you an arithmetic paper which you could also complete if you are having problems with technology.
It would be great if you could keep in touch: drop me a short email each week to let me know how you are getting on.
Remember, all the login details you need are inside your planners. If you need to contact me, do so through the class email : neptune@barlbybridge.n-yorks.sch.uk
Keep learning,
Mrs Walker
Link to learning planner: 5th Jan 2021 05.01.21 Hybrid weekly planning lockdown
Hope you are all managing to get on with today’s home learning. You may have noticed that this week’s maths worksheets are not in your packs or added as a link onto the planner. See below for each day’s link. These links will be emailed to you too.
Tuesday maths sheet https://resources.whiterosemaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Y6-Spring-Block-1-WO1-Three-decimal-places-2019.pdf
Wednesday maths sheet https://resources.whiterosemaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Y6-Spring-Block-1-WO2-Multiply-by-10-100-and-1000-2019.pdf
Thursday maths sheet https://resources.whiterosemaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Y6-Spring-Block-1-WO3-Divide-by-10-100-and-1000-2019.pdf
Friday maths sheet https://resources.whiterosemaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Y6-Spring-Block-1-WO4-Multiply-decimals-by-integers-2019.pdf
Spring Term
Hello and welcome to 2021- let’s hope it is better year than 2020!
We have got an amazing term of learning ahead of us; there is so much going on.
Our class book will be Room 13 written by Robert Swindells. It is set in an area that should be familiar to us all. Reading, as always will have a big focus in class. Children will be encouraged to read for at least 10 minutes outside of school and to record it in school planners.
In History, we are learning about the ancient Maya and in Geography we are discovering how timezones around the world work. In Science, we will be investigating how light travels and how to design our own circuit board. And if that’s not enough, we will be: printing, pop-arting and shopping in French!
Homework will continue to be set on Mondays from the skills maths books and grammar practice books.
P.E will take place on Thursday with Mr Wood – please make sure that you have a kit in school on these days.
Early Bird maths club will continue three mornings a week with Mrs Macmanaman; and if you attend, please ensure you turn up on time.
Thank you, for your continuing support.
Year 6 Home Learning Plan
14th Oct – 20th Oct 2020
Click on the link to see the Year 6 home learning plan. This plan has been emailed to Year 6 parents.
Mrs Walker can be contacted at: neptune@barlbybridge.n-yorks.sch.uk
12.10.20 Hybrid weekly planning
Autumn Term
Hello and welcome to Year 6. I hope you have all had a restful summer and are ready to learn. This is a very important year with big challenges but also many fun and exciting events to look forward to.
Reading remains just as important as ever. In Class Neptune we expect Year 6 pupils to take on the challenge of reading more demanding texts and writing reviews of those books. We will continue to check reading journals to ensure pupils are reading daily and ask children to catch up on missed reading at break time.
Our class book will be The Invention of Hugo Cabret and lots of our learning will be based around the contents.
In school we will learn spellings through Spelling Shed which you can access at home using your current login details.
Homework will be maths based. Tasks are handed out on a Monday and can be returned any day before the following Monday. When homework is not completed, you will be asked to complete the tasks during break times.
P.E will take place on Thursday – please make sure that you have a kit in school on these days.
Thank you, for your continuing support.
Digging for carrots.
Learning about the circulatory system in science.
October 2020: Don’t forget to check out the virtual events ran by the local High Schools before you apply for Year 7 places.
Some excellent art work and writing about the class book- The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
