W E L C O M E T O T H E Y E A R 6 C L A S S P A G E
Welcome to Year 6!
We have had a fantastic first part to our spring term, exploring our topic, Mapping the World. This half-term we will continue learning about cartography and how we can use maps to understand the world we live in.
Year 6 is the last of your primary school journey, it's full of: fun, laughter and hard work - but we will get through this together!
If your child is a member of our class, please familiarise yourself with this page as we will post updates and showcase all the fantastic work the children have been creating.
Please check out Class Dojos for weekly updates of all the exciting learning we get up to!
For any queries or questions, please don't hesitate to speak to me at the end of the school day.
Miss Cunningham, Mr McCay and Miss Cairns
This half-term we are... GEOGRAPHERS
We will be developing our knowledge of geographical and fieldwork skills through understanding maps and their uses. We will learn about the different types of maps, such as: physical, political, topographic and thermal.
We will use information and work provided to us by cartographers and explore how they have tried to map the world!
Our geographical learning journey:
Lesson 1 – What can maps tell us about the world?
Lesson 2 – How can you locate places on maps?
Lesson 3 – How do you read an ordinance survey?
Lesson 4 – Can you plan fieldwork?
Lesson 5 – Can you carry out fieldwork?
Lesson 6 – Can you present your fieldwork findings?
K E Y V O C A B U L A R Y
border | distortion | human feature | landmass | projection |
compass | equator | latitude | longitude | Prime Meridian |
eastings | grid reference | location | northings | research |
presentation | conclusion | analyse | fieldwork | explore |
collection | data | plan | agency | physical feature |
We will continue to prepare
for these end of Key Stage 2
tests throughout the day and
in morning and after school
boosters thank you so much
for attending all these
sessions so far this year!
Important Reminders
Spellings
Spellings for the week will go out with the children on Monday and we will do a spelling test on Friday. Please encourage your child to practice their spellings at home as there will be DOJO points available to children that have worked hard!
PE
Our PE day is: Monday.
Please come to school in your PE kit on a Monday morning and bring your school uniform with you.
Homework
Children will be given homework on a Friday and it will be due back in on the following Monday - DOJO points will be awarded to children that give their homework in on time!
Reading
It is so incredibly important to read at home! When you have read at home and get your record signed by an adult you can collect stickers on our class chart! The more stickers you get, the more chance of some amazing prizes!
Uniform!
We have a beautiful uniform at St Mary's and we pride ourselves on our fantastic appearance. Please make sure you attend school in the correct uniform, always looking lovely and neat!
Useful links for you at home!