Y6- Zebra

As Term 2 draws to a close, the children of Zebra class have been learning about shape in Maths and making some shocking discoveries about Father Christmas while writing explanation texts in English.

Congratulations to our top six dojo earners for the term, who enjoyed coming the end of term breakfast, cooked for them by Mr Moore. Those who didn't manage to get themselves a place this term will have another chance next term.

Enjoy the break and come back ready to learn on 7th January 2020!

This week Zebra class have been learning about writing explanation texts as well as multiplying and dividing decimals.

The spellings for next week's test (13.12.19) are:

achieve
muscle
yacht
system
sincere
accommodate
temperature
signature
pronunciation
hindrance
 

This week, children in both of the year 6 classes thoroughly enjoyed Food Friday, where we had halloumi with a variety of dips.

We have also been learning about circuits in science and dividing fractions in maths.

The spellings for next week's test (6.12.19) are:

equip
interrupt
variety
stomach
relevant
definite
environment
immediate
necessary
sincerely
 

This week the children have been learning about percentages in maths and writing poetry about the slave trade in English. They have also been learning about how to stay safe when using electricity.

The spellings for the test on 29.11.19 are:

vicious
precious
delicious
cautious
ambitious
suspicious
conscious
malicious
infectious
fictitious
 

Thank you to all parents and carers who came to parents evening this week.

Zebra class enjoyed their trip to the cinema today.

The next spelling test will take place on 22.11.19. The words to be practised are:

forty

occur

vehicle

vegetable

develop

amateur

available

individual

lightning

opportunity

Thank you to all parents and carers who were able to make it to Zebra's class assembly. The children really appreciated having such an enthusiastic audience and were very proud to be able to share their learning experiences. While I would normally post what we have been getting up to this week, the assembly has probably given you a fairly clear idea.

The spellings for next week's test (Thursday 24/10/19) are:

suggest
shoulder
familiar
recognise
thorough
nuisance
awkward
disastrous
equipment
language
 

Please don't forget that the Zebra class assembly is on Thursday 10th October 2019. We are looking forward to seeing some of the parents there.

This week we have been learning about how to write a balanced argument in English and learning about fractions in maths. We have also been learning about abstract art.

The spellings for next week's test  (18.10.19) are:

precious
delicious
atrocious
suspicious
spacious
ambitious
infectious
cautious
nutritious
conscientious
 

Thank you to all parents who have encouraged reading at home this week, as we have had our best week yet in this regard.

This week, Zebra class have been working on area and perimeter in maths and practising our narrative writing technique. In topic, we have been learning about the slave trade, while we have been learning about light in science.

The spellings for next week's test, which will be on Friday 11th October are:

refer
prefer
transfer
referred
preferred
transferred
transferring
referral
preference
reference
 

This week Zebra class have enjoyed a fantastic trip to learn life skills.

We have been looking at expanded noun phrases and using challenging vocabulary in English. In maths we have been refreshing our multiplication and division skills.

Many children had clearly been practising their spellings at home this week, which is fantastic. Our spellings for next week's test are:

horrible

terrible

possible

edible

sensible

adorable

forgivable

valuable

identifiable

disposable

Please remember to encourage your child to read at least three times a week at home.

This week in English we have written a non-chronological report and even had a visit in class from a leopard gecko! In maths we have been learning about negative numbers, and times when they might affect us in the real world.

We are looking forward to our life skills trip next week.

Our spellings for this week are:

bargain
persuade
embarrass
criticise
correspond
appreciate
committee
government
parliament
conscience
 

The test for these spellings will take place on Friday 27th September 2019.

Please remember to encourage your children to read a minimum of three times per week.

Welcome to the page for Zebra class.

As a new addition to Barley Close, I am looking forward to working with my class over the course of the next academic year. I look forward to working alongside Mrs Duggan and Mrs G, who will be supporting the children of Zebra class in their learning.

During term one, PE will take place on a Wednesday afternoon. Please ensure that children are wearing appropriate PE kit when they arrive at school on Wednesday. Swimming will take place on Thursday mornings, so children will need to bring appropriate swimwear and a towel. On these days, please ensure that long hair is tied back and that children are not wearing earrings.

I would appreciate your support in encouraging the children to read regularly (at least three times a week) at home. It will also be important for the children to practise their spellings at home ready for the spelling test on Fridays.

This term our class text will be Holes  by Louis Sachar, in which wrongly convicted Stanley Yelnats is sent to Camp Green Lake to dig holes in the blistering heat.