Autumn 1 Week 2 

We have had a busy week in Year 6! In Maths, we have been rounding numbers to powers of 10. We have also been rounding decimals to the nearest whole number, nearest one decimal place and nearest two decimal places. In English, we have been analysing the main character of our text (William). We have placed adjectives on a zone of relevance and explained why we have placed them in each zone. We have also discussed William’s feelings about a key event in the book and written a recount. In Science, we have been learning about the characteristics of different groups of invertebrates. We have learnt about annelids, molluscs, insects, crustaceans and arachnids. In History, we have been doing some chronology work. We have identified where key events that happened during the Kingdom of Benin would be on a timeline. In RE, we have been comparing life to a journey. We took part in an interactive video from Bishop Philip and then reflected on our own life journeys so far. In PE, we have started our volleyball skills. We worked on serving, passing and the spike! We have also enjoyed our life education session in PSHE. 

Autumn 1 Week 1 

We have had a great first few days in Year 6. In Maths, we have started with place value. We have been revisiting the value of digits in numbers to read and write numbers up to one million. We have also been looking at number lines and using our knowledge to order and compare numbers. In English, we have started to look at our focus text The Boy who Harnessed the Wind. We have identified unfamiliar vocabulary from the text and investigated the meaning of these words. In Science, we have been looking at the five main groups of vertebrates and their characteristics. In History, we have started to learn about the Kingdom of Benin. We thought about what we would like to know about it and used the iPads to do some research. In Art, we have been doing some sketching. We found out that Art in Benin often features animals that the people thought were good representations of their Obas (Kings). We chose animals that we thought were good representations of a king or queen to draw. In French, we recapped the days of the week. Finally, in PE, we did some circuit training in the sunshine!