Important messages

- Antibullying Week is next week

- 16.11.26 Individual photo day

- 18.11.26 Year 6 Height and Weight check

-20.11.26 Year 6 Come Dine With Me

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

English

This week, the children have worked on their sentence structure by including subordinating conjunctions in their writing.  Subordinating conjunctions join main clauses with subordinating clauses.  They used the mnemonic 'ISAWAWABUB' to remember the conjunctions.  We have all enjoyed reading more of our text, Skellig, and we asked questions that each character may say to better understand them.  As we learnt more about the mysterious man in the garage, we used hyphenated words to describe him.  Next week, we will work on Michael's dream sequence where we will work on sentence types.  

Maths

Using our multiplication skills from the previous week, the children found the area of rectilinear shapes by breaking them down into different rectangles before multiplying the length by the width.  They also found the areas of triangles and parallelograms.  Next week, we will be focussing on the skill of division before appyling our skills to solve division-based problems.  

Thematic

On Monday, the children learnt how ferocious Vikings sailed across the North Sea in longships.  We considered their advantages before making our own using cardboard.  From this, we discussed how Britain struggled for power between the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings and learnt about the Danelaw, an area of land controlled by the Vikings.  We wrote in role, encouraging fellow Vikings to come to the Danelaw.  On Thursday, we read about the three kings Edward the Confessor, Alfred the Great and King Canute and debated their impact on Britain.  Friday has been World Kindness Day.  We spent the day sharing compliments.  We also focused on the importance of being kind to ourselves.  As such, we learnt new skills, practised breathing techniques for our calming wellbeing and discussed what we would do in different scenarios.  Next week is PSHE Week, where the children will 'break the silence' when it comes to bullying.

Beach clean up

On Thursday, we thoroughly enjoyed walking down to Pegwell and taking part in a project that helped to clean up our local environment.  This is linked to our Bird Watch that we undertook last year.  The children worked well in teams and understood the impact that litter is having on the surrounding ecosystems.

Love to Learn

This week in thematic we learnt about the 3 kings (Edward the Confessor, Alfred the Great and Canute).  Please write a short factfile about them and give your opinion.  Who was the best king for England?  Why do you think this?