Dear Parents,
The snow and ice activities
continue in the Junior
Department Snow
Park
This week, all the children have
been working with number sequences; some have managed to use term-to-term and
position-to-term definition of a sequence and write an expression for the nth
term of an arithmetic sequence. Many children have been learning how to plot
the graphs of linear functions and recognise that equations of the form y = mx
+ c, correspond to straight line graphs. Other children have been studying
coordinates in all the four quadrants – a super week’s work!
The Merchant of Venice continues
to captivate Year 6 pupils; engaging with this play has raised many social
issues that we are discussing in class; racial prejudice, greed and compassion.
Inspired by our visit to see Carmen and the Globe Theatre, we shall be
constructing our own ‘puppet display’ next week, which may explain my request
for Barbie, Ken and Action Man dolls!
In Literacy, we are trying to
master the P.E.E (point, evidence and explanation) technique to be able to
present ideas effectively. This
Assessment Focus Three (AF3) – to deduce, infer or interpret information,
events or ideas is an area that causes angst for many students.
Thank you for your positive
feedback to my blog. Obviously, I am still on a ‘learning curve’ but, with the
children’s motivation towards it and your enjoyment of it, the blog is now very
much part of Year 6 life. As you are aware, the week’s homework, spellings
lists and the Home School Book are regular features; I am also trying to
include ‘instant’ links to work that we are currently undertaking in class, to
support your child’s learning and enjoyment.
We have a busy few weeks ahead
with two outings before the half-term; please make a note of the date of our
outing to the Hergé
Museum
Enjoy the weekend.
Kind regards,
Mrs T
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