Year 6 Home learning 

1. We would like the children to create a poster that explains what a compound sentence is and what coordinating conjunctions are.  Year 6 have learnt this week!  This home learning is due on Thursday 13th November. 

2. Please can the children bring a strong carrier bag into school by Thursday 13th November.  The children will be bringing their old year 5 books home. 

3. We have also set a MyON reading challenge for the Year 6 children.  We would like them to read one or both books set on MyOn that are about Vikings! Click here to access MyOn https://www.myon.co.uk/login/index.html The children’s AR username and Password will let them access MyOn. This home learning can be completed at any point this term.  

Messages 

Team Cyan successfully moved classrooms on Friday!  The children will still arrive and leave via the same Year 6 entrance.  

Please can the children bring in wellies for their outdoor play at lunchtime. 

Whole School Home Learning 

🎄 Christmas Card Competition 🎄 

Our school has been invited to take part in the annual Christmas card competition organised by our local MP, Polly Billington. 

Children are encouraged to create a festive design, and the winning cards will be printed and shared with businesses and organisations across East Thanet, as well as Members of Parliament in Westminster — spreading festive cheer far and wide! 

Competition Categories 

• Under 7 years 

• Under 11 years 

A template sheet has been provided. 
Children should complete their Christmas card design on the back of this sheet. Please note, all designs should be hand drawn on A4 paper with colouring pencils, crayons, felt-tips pens or paint. Please do not use glitter, sequins, or digital artwork. 

Consent 

A permission form will be sent home to allow your child to take part. 
At no stage will full names be used; however, winners’ first names, ages and school names will be shared. 

Please complete and return the form along with your child’s artwork on the back of the consent form. 

Deadline 

Entries must be returned to school by Wednesday 12th November. 

We can’t wait to see the wonderful designs our children create! 
Thank you for your support — and good luck to all our young artists! 🎨✨ 

If you have any further questions, please do get in touch.  

Important dates:  

Important Dates for Term 2 

11th November – Service Uniform Day, children are allowed to wear their service uniforms into school 

12th November – Individual School Photos 

14th November – Children in need – This year is a challenge yourself theme. We are challenging the children to come into school wearing as many spots as possible! 

14th November – Year 6 Come Dine with me (Cyan 12.30, Turquoise and Cobalt 12.40) 

24th November – Book Fair all week 

10th December – Christmas Fair 3.15pm-4.15pm 

15th December – No PE this week 

17th December – Year 3, 4, 5, and 6 Christmas Party Day – children to wear Party Clothes to school 

17th December – Christmas Dinner Day 

18th December – Christmas Jumper Day 

18th December – Final day at school; school finishes at 2pm and there will be no after-school club 

English 

This week, the children learnt more about the characters in the book Skellig.  They spent time describing ‘the man in the garage’, focusing on his appearance, personality and how he speaks.  In their SPaG lessons, the children revisited compound sentences and that two simple sentences are joined together with a coordinating conjunction.  

Reading for Pleasure 

The children looked at nursery rhymes this week and their true meanings!  

Maths 

This week, the children worked hard to show their understanding of time.  Analogue, digital, 12 and 24 hour time and then problems linked to time.  Next week, the children will look at fractions next week.

Thematic 

This week we learnt more about the Vikings.  The children made Viking ships and learnt why and where they invaded.  The children then learnt about the Danelaw and how the Vikings arrived and what they raided! Next week, the children will learn about safer relationships in their PSHE lessons.