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 Facebook and Instagram to follow our learning!

Miss Norris

Spring Term 2

As Writers...

This half term, we will be using the text 'Island' by Jason Chin to inspire our writing. This book tells the story of Charles Darwin and his visit to the Galapagos Islands almost 200 years ago, where he discovered a land filled with plants and animals that could not be found anywhere else on earth. Thoroughly researched and filled with intricate and beautiful paintings, this extraordinary book is an epic saga of the life of an island born of fire, rising to greatness, its decline, and finally the emergence of life on new islands.

As Readers...

In our shared reading lessons we will explore the text 'The Explorer' by Katherine Rundell. This text will complement our English text nicely and will also help us to develop our reading fluency and comprehension skills. This text is rich with vocabulary and will help us develop strategies to be proficient and confident readers as well as supporting us to develop our subject knowledge. 

As Geographers...

In our Geography lessons, we will be looking at climate change. We will be answering the key enquiry question: 'What role can we play in protecting our future?' In this unit, we will explore what climate change is, the causes of climate change and the effect is it having on the planet. As well as this, we will consider how we can live more sustainably. We will finish the unit by creating a final outcome in our discovery books. 

As Design Technologists...

In our Design Technology lessons this half term, we will be designing and making a steady handgame using our knowledge of electrical circuits. We'll start by considering the audience for the product, before designing and making it. Once the product has been made, we will evaluate how successful the product is against a success criteria. 

As Scientists...

Our focus for this half term is 'Evolution and Inheritance.' This unit will cover the following objectives:

• Recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago
• Recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents.
• Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution.

As Mathematicians....

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

• Fractions, decimals and percentages
• Ratio
• Geometry

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