Onyx Class 2024 - 2025

Miss Norris

Year 6 Teacher
Deputy Headteacher
Key Stage 2 Lead
English and Curriculum Lead

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A very warm welcome to the Onyx class page!

We have lots of exciting learning ahead of us this year! Year six is not only the last year for our children to enjoy their time here at Little Leigh, but also very important in preparing them for their journey onwards and upwards to high school. The Year 6 children hold many different roles of responsibility and leadership, as the oldest children in the school. Our aim is that they leave us as responsible citizens, confident individuals and successful learners. I am sure they are going to do a wonderful job in being excellent role models for our younger children.

In addition to myself, we will be joined every morning by Mr Richards. Mrs Tomlinson will be taking the class on a Thursday. Our PE sessions are on a Tuesday and Thursday so don't forget to come to school in your pe kit on that day!

If you have any questions or queries please don't hesitate to contact me. Please keep checking Twitter and Facebook to follow our learning!

Miss Norris

Autumn Term

As Writers...

Stars at morning, better take warning.
Stars at night, hope is in sight.

This half term we will be using the text 'Star of Fear, Star of Hope' to inspire our writing. Set during the World War II Nazi occupation of France, this is a powerful story of friendship, fear, and the hope we must always hold dear. This story will lead to rangeof writing outcomes, whilst building up to a flashback narrative from another character's point of view.

As Readers...

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In our shared reading lessons we will explore a range of fiction, non-fiction and poetry texts linked to our history work around World War 2. Through our reading sessions we will develop our word reading and comprehension skills. All of these texts are rich with vocabulary and will help us develop strategies to be proficient and confident readers as well as supporting us to develop our historical subject knowledge.

As Historians...

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In our History lessons, we will be looking at World War 2 with a specific focus on the Battle of Britain. We will be answering the key enquiry question: 'How did World War 2 impact the lives of people in Britain?' In this unit, we will learn about the start of the war and then look at some key events such as the evacuation of Dunkirk, The Battle of Britain and The Blitz. We'll also explore how these events affected the lives of people in Britain. We will finish the unit by creating a final outcome in our discovery books.

As Artists...

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In our Art lessons this half term, we will be exploring identity. We'll explore how artists use various aspects of their identity, creating imagery which explores many different aspects within one image by using layers and juxtaposition. We will listen to how the artists construct their work, before working physically in drawing and collage or digitally on a tablet to make our own layered and constructed portraits.

As Scientists...

Our focus for this half term is 'Animals Including Humans.' This unit will cover the following:

identifying and naming the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood
recognising the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function
describing the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans.

As Mathematicians....

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This half term the mathematical concepts Year 6 will be covering, will be:

Place Valure
Addition and Subtraction
Multiplication and Division

Click on the links below to practise at home:

BBC Bitesize - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

I See Maths - https://www.iseemaths.com

Maths Playground - https://www.mathplayground.com/grade_6_games.html

Topmarks - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/11-14-years/number

NRICH - Maths at home - https://nrich.maths.org/14580

Whole Class Reading

Each week the children take part both whole class reading sessions with the class teacher. We will work together in this session to read extracts of text and develop our deduction and inference skills through specific and targeted questions. As well as this, it is important that you are regularly reading with your child and we advise that you read 10-15 minutes per day with them. Whilst listening to your child, try to ask them questions about events that have happened so far, characters thoughts and motives and to make accurate predictions based on the text.

P.E. Lessons

This half term, our P.E. sessions will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please ensure that your child comes to school in their PE kit on those days.

During the winter months, it is advisable that children bring with them warmer clothes for their outdoor sessions.

Please ensure that all P.E. clothing is labelled clearly to avoid any confusion!

Homework

Homework will be set every Friday to be completed by the following Wednesday. Each week the children will have a piece of Maths and English homework to complete to consolidate learning and to prepare them for the SATs tests in May. Please ensure homework is completed on time and returned to school in time for marking.

If you have any issues regarding the homework set then please don't hesitate to contact me and I will do my best to resolve the issue.