LITERACY
In Literacy this week we will be continuing a fantastic unit of work on Shakespeare’s Macbeth. This week we will be moving further into the play, encountering Lady Macbeth and investigating the complicated emotions and motivations that the characters share. We will use drama to get under the characters’ skins and consider the impact of the witches’ prophesies.
KEY VOCABULARY
Hurly-burly, heath, thane, fair and foul, rapt
MATHS
In Maths this week we will be learning about fractions. We will begin by revisiting our learning from earlier in the term, checking our understanding of ordering and simplifying fractions. We will then move onto multiplying and dividing fractions, and then finish by looking at their relationship with decimals and percentages.
KEY VOCABULARY
Numerator, denominator
THEMED LEARNING
This term our new Themed Learning topic is water. This will be a unit that will involve a great deal of practical scientific investigation and the study of some challenging geographical case studies. In the next few weeks we will be looking at the issue of water scarcity across the globe and how communities overcome these challenges. We will also be beginning some scientific investigations into the properties of water. Other students will be using their art skills with batik to make a beautiful cushion.
KEY VOCABULARY
Physical scarcity, economic scarcity, abundance
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AND DIGITAL LITERACY
This week the children will use a new touch typing program and will continue to learn the coding language ‘Python’.
KEY VOCABULARY
Touch-typing, coding, Python
PSHCE
In PSHCE this week we will focus further on fostering new relationships, creating rules and expectations for the group and how to work together successfully. We will reflect on what we achieved last term and discuss new personal targets for the term ahead. We have welcomed some new children to Year 6 and will discuss how we can continue to be helpful in settling them into their new school.
KEY VOCABULARY
Targets, goals, aims, kind, helpful, responsible citizens
MANDARIN
Y6 C1
Topic: Lesson 15 Neighbours -Text 2
Key Sentences: The“把” sentence. / “v+ing + noun”
Key words: 把ba，吵醒chaoxing， 声sheng，注意zhuyi，办法banfa”.
Homework: Paper sheet.
Y6 C2
Topic: Writing of Lesson. 13 ‘House’, prepare for Mandarin speech show.
Students will be encourage to write about their “house” and meanwhile prepare for their upcoming Mandarin speech show.
Homework: Revision worksheet
Y6 C3
Topic: Lesson 6-Sickness-Text 2
Student will learn how to describe common symptoms
Homework: Mandarin Speech Show preparation
Y6 C4
Topic: Lesson 10 Time-Text 2
Student will be able to tell the time
Homework: Worksheet
Y6 MND06CN
本周我们在课堂上讲解作文习作，并进行中文演讲秀的选拔活动。
作业：练习册。
MFL
Year 6 French – Dr. Cattel / Mme McConnon
Next week we will be preparing posters for International week on foods eaten in different francophone countries.
Homework: to draw and describe in French a sandwich that reflects your country. The sandwiches descriptors and pictures will be given to Miss Jess for her to pick one that she would like to eat.
Year 5/6 Spanish - Ms Martinez
Next week we will begin to learn about hobbies, and learn the use of the phoneme j.
Homework: On Linguascope and Rockalingua, revise the vocabulary for weather.
Year 5/6 Spanish - Ms Caldwell
