Year 6 Mexico

Welcome to Mexico Class

Mrs Campbell and Mrs McCulloch will be working with the children in Year 6 until Christmas.

This term, our learning includes the following:

English 

Our book is called ‘Star of Fear, Star of Hope’.

We are learning to:
• Use expanded noun phrases to convey complicated information concisely  

• Use passive verbs

• Link ideas across paragraphs using a wider range of cohesive devices

• Integrate dialogue to convey character and advance the action

Maths

We're kicking off the year with getting a solid understanding of place value all the way up to 10,000,000 and will be recapping the 4 operations (addition, subtraction, division, multiplication).

Science

In Science, we will be exploring electricity.

PSHE

VIPS - Exploring important relationships and people in your life.

Computing

Within computing this term we will be exploring our digital literacy and internet searching skills as well as E-Safety on Natterhub. 

Geography

We will be learning about Mexico and the Americas and will be having a celebration of Day of the Dead at the end of October.

PE

iMove - Pupils will explore a range of increasingly complex actions within sports.

PE day is Monday so please wear your PE kit.

French

In French this term we will be building on our phonetical knowledge as well as key words within a school. 

Music

Our music this half term will be listening and responding to a range of musical styles, as well as our weekly whole-school singing sessions.

Home Learning

We encourage all home learning based on our current units of work alongside children completing weekly sessions on Times Table Rocks Stars and Spelling Shed.