Welcome to Year 6 Penguins and Elephants
Year 6 teachers
If you need any support please contact us: Miss Hickton - shickton@greenwoodprimary.org.uk
Mrs Annia - hannia@greenwoodprimary.org.uk
Mrs Fryatt - rfryatt@greenwoodprimary.org.uk
Latest News
Ashfield Transition - A message from Ashfield to Year 6
Times Tables Rock Stars Guinness World Record Challenge
(Click on your name for your certificate)
Upcoming Zoom meeting: 03.06.20 at 11am
Click here for instructions on how to join
Times Tables Rock Stars
Daily Resources
Monday 1st June Maths Questions Answers English Guided Reading PHSE PowerPoint Who Am I?
Tuesday 2nd June Maths Questions Answers English Guided Reading Spelling dictation Like me or Like me Not
Wednesday 3rd June Maths Questions Answers English Guided Reading Jobs quiz
Thursday 4th June Maths Questions Answers English Guided Reading SPAG - word mat Job card activity
Friday 5th June Maths Clues English Guided Reading
Daily resources
Monday 18th May Maths Questions Answers Reading English
Tuesday 19th May Maths Questions Answers Reading English Dictation Look/Cover/Write/Check
Wednesday 20th May Maths Questions Answers Reading English
Thursday 21st May Maths Questions Answers Reading English SPAG
Friday 22nd May Maths Clues Reading English
Free choice extra curriculum tasks/choices
1. If any of your are thinking about your transition to secondary school, there is a lovely link here to the BBC Bitesize website which shows you two videos about transition with a nice activity to try too. Click here
2. Year 6 Passport - We've highlighted the ones we've completed so far. Click Year 6 Passport.
3. Art - Self-Portraits with a twist, here are some amazing examples so far. 
4. Click on the link to get access to a free audio book from David Walliams. He is releasing a new one every day! https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/
5. ART Zentangles
6. A FUNNY COMIC - THE LOO ROLL CHRONICLES... complete your own comic.
7.Science Horrid Hands ! Information sheet here Activity Pack page 5, page 6 Pepper germs experiment for home, pages 8-12 family quiz and pages 13/ 14 colouring. We would like you to do page 5 and 6 if you can. The rest is for fun. Email your teachers if you take photos of the experiment and we can share on here.
9.Emily P has also created her own Reading Comprehension word meaning questions. The text is quite advanced so it is a challenge for you, she has loved this book. CLICK HERE
10.Mindfulness colouring. Here are a few to click, load and print; animal colouring, mixed pack, William Morris themed and 'Who is William Morris?' Information sheet
11.Booklet to use if directed by a teacher and websites are not accessible click here
Websites for other resources
Maths
TT Rockstars - https://ttrockstars.com/
White Rose (some free resources) https://whiterosemaths.com/resources/schemes-of-learning/primary-sols/
http://www.kidsmathgamesonline.com/
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ - Hit the button is a xtable game
https://www.teachitprimary.co.uk/maths-resources
http://www.math-exercises-for-kids.com/
https://uk.ixl.com/math/year-6
https://www.planbee.com/uks2-home-learning-pack-maths (Need to add to basket but it is free)
Ask Alexa to ‘test me on maths’
English
Pobble365
Once upon a Picture
www.twinkl.co.uk/offer - Free log in for 1 month with PARENTSTWINKLHELPS code
http://www.funenglishgames.com/readinggames.html
https://www.planbee.com/uks2-home-learning-pack-english (Need to add to basket but it is free)
Reading
Pobble365
Once upon a Picture
www.twinkl.co.uk/offer - Free log in for 1 month with PARENTSTWINKLHELPS code
http://www.funenglishgames.com/readinggames.html
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/ additional details on letter
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/oxford-owl-videos/
https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/ - Need to register but thousands of books where you can read an extract to see if you like the book.
PE
Yoga - https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga & https://www.cosmickids.com/
PE game ideas (some are free and some to buy) - www.thepeshed.com/pe-game-ideas
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/pe/pe.htm
https://sparkpe.org/free-lesson-downloads
https://www.gophersport.com/blog/no-gym-no-field-no-problem/
http://www.mrgym.com/SmallSpace.htm
Art
COSTS https://www.planbee.com/art/ks2-art
http://www.thegrid.org.uk/learning/art/ks1-2/resources/#5
French
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/mfl/mfl_french.htm
Duolingo app
Other websites
https://www.teachingideas.co.uk/subjects/games
Google – Topmarks
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk
https://www.planbee.com/free-teaching-resources/free-home-learning-packs
www.twinkl.co.uk/offer - Free log in for 1 month with PARENTSTWINKLHELPS code
https://www.planbee.com/other/freebees
Pobble365
Once upon a Picture
Booklet with activities for all year groups FREE DOWNLOAD TTS à http://www.tts-group.co.uk/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-TTSSharedLibrary/default/vaea75f5663a038b8658d258fd198e57ce70b35d6/images/homepage/My_Activity_Book_Yrs_7_11.pdf?version=1,584,037,589,000
Year 6 Latest News
- Welcome back!
- Please remember to return your home - school diaries signed with all the usual start of term letters.
- Please ensure PE kit is in school every day! PE is officially on a Wednesday but sports happens frequently at Greenwood so leave kit in school.
- If you want to make our delicious Viking flatbread at home then click here for the recipe. Why not experiment by adding sugar or even rasins!
The Year 6 Team
Our teachers are Mrs Annia, Mrs Fryatt and Mrs Hickton;
Our Teaching Assistants are Mrs. Younger, Mr Clemerson, Mrs Preistley, Mrs Wyatt and Miss Crampton.
Topics
Our main topics this year are:
Autumn 1- World War 2
Autumn 2- Vikings and Anglo Saxons and War poetry
Spring - The Heart and Pig Heart Boy
Summer 1 - SATs revision and Science
Summer 2-The Mayans
Behaviour
In year six good behaviour and being role models for the rest of the school is extremely important. As a class, we have created our own charter which all the children have signed to say they agree to.
SATs DATES
SATs 2020- The children are expected to sit their SATS in the week beginning 11th May 2020
| Date | Paper | |
| Monday 11th May 2020 | SPAG- spelling, punctuation and grammar paper | |
| Tuesday 12th May 2019 | Reading Test | |
| Wednesday 13th May 2019 | Maths paper 1 and Maths paper 2 | |
| Thursday 14th May 2019 | Maths paper 3 |
Please note that throughout the year we have to collect evidence to inform our teacher assessments for writing, maths, reading and science.
Boostering
This half term, after-school booster sessions will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15pm to 4pm.
All of the adults are boostering the children on SPAG, Reading and Mathematics.
'Flexi-boosters' also take place on a daily basis during school time in afternoons to assist the children in their learning. Children are also boostered in assembly times and some children are invited for booster in a morning from 8:30am.
Homework
We must stress the importance of completing ALL the homework we ask your child to complete.
1. All children should read daily. Even if your child is a confident reader, they should be reading independently to encourage a love of books and a greater understanding of the written word. Children should record their daily reading in their reading record. There are five spaces in the book for each week. If children are not reading regularly then they will be asked to attend a reading catch up session one playtime a week.
2. All children will receive weekly spellings. These will be usually be set on a Monday and tested the following Monday and are linked to past spellings for the SATs and spelling patterns for year six. This is now an important part of the new spelling, punctuation and grammar test (SPAG) (worth 20 marks out of 70 in the test).
3. Each Friday, the children will receive a piece of literacy and numeracy homework, which will be due to be handed in on the following Wednesday. Any children who do not complete the homework on time will do so during Wednesday playtime instead.
Times Tables Rockstars
All children now have a log on for Time Tables Rockstars. This is a multiplication skills online game that we have invested in to increase recall of up to 12x table. We create regular battles with other year groups and amongst Year 6 for this. Please support children playing at home. Children have their log in details in their reading diaries if they forget them.
Physical Education (PE)
PE is on Wednesday afternoons each week with Mrs Aspinall.
At all times your child will need an indoor and outdoor PE kit in school.
Indoor PE kit is a white T-shirt, dark shorts (black or navy blue) and trainers or plimsolls.
Outdoor PE kit is a white T-shirt, dark jogging bottoms (black or navy blue), dark sweatshirt and trainers. Jewellery must not be worn on PE days.
If your child can not take part in PE for medical reasons a letter should be sent to Mrs Aspinall.
Also on Wednesdays your child will be taught a one hour session on the Holocaust by Mrs Younger. This is extremely important as it links to the trips we are going on in the Autumn term.
Useful websites
Below is a list of websites to help your child in preparation for their SAT's
Please note although web pages have been checked for accuracy we can not be responsible for the content.
English
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/engindex.html
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2literacy.html
http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/lookcover/lookcover.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/spelling_grammar/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/reading/
http://www.supersummary.com/grammar-guide/
Maths
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/index.html
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/Key-Stage-2.html
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/ordering-and-sequencing-numbers
London Residential
In May we hope to go on our amazing London visit! We can not wait to visit; Wembley Stadium, The London Eye, The Rainforest café, The theatre to see WICKED and The Warner Brothers Studio Tour. We will have an information evening about this nearer the time, please don't hesitate to contact any of the team if you have questions before this.
