Year 6

Maths

This week in Year 6 we have competed our unit of work on reflections and transformations. We have looked at how to reflect shapes in different mirror lines and have revised our knowledge of coordinates to solve problems. 

English

In English we have been revising our reading skills by looking at a range of comprehension questions using VIPERS. 

Science

In Science we continued our work on electricity and investigated how the number of batteries within a circuit effects the volume of a buzzer. 

We also had a great time with ScootFit on Tuesday afternoon and at the KS2 disco on Wednesday!

English

This week in Year 6 we have continued writing our narratives. We have looked at how to include a range of figurative language in our writing to describe the setting. We have also looked at how to link our sentences and paragraphs when moving from first person to third person.

Maths

In Maths we have been revising our use of coordinates and looking at how to draw and read coordinates in all four quadrants. We also used our knowledge of coordinates and shape to solve problems like the one below. 

Science

For Science we continued our work on electricity and looked at a range of components within a circuit. We investigated how components change when a circuit is adapted. 

We also had a visit from PC Drew who announced the winners of the parking poster competition. All winners were presented with a certificate and a fantastic ‘Challenge Coin’ from Chief Inspector Charlie Routley.

There were some fantastic outfits for our aspirations month!

Another busy week in Y6!

English

In English we have continued our work on narrative writing and have looked at how to build tension and atmosphere using short sentences. We have also looked at how to describe the weather to create mood. 

Maths

For Maths we have been looking at using our knowledge of angles in a triangle and quadrilateral to calculate missing values. We have been using ruler and protractors to draw shapes accurately and have been learning about the different parts of a circle. 

BBC bitesize has lots of further revision for these areas - click the links below:

Parts of a circle

Angles around a point

Science

In Science we looked at how to use scientific symbols when accurately drawing electrical ciucuits.