Year 6 Home learning – TTRS competition next week – Year 5 and 6 will be battling against each other next week on TTRS.  Please can the children play TTRS at home as Year 6 would love to win! https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school

Please can the children bring in an empty plastic water bottle (not a reuseable bottle) for their science lesson on Tuesday. 

This week we would like the children to practise learning and performing a magic trick – Here is a link to some easy magic tricks that they could learn if they are struggling for ideas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV8x6CiFPiU   Year 6 will perform their chosen performance at the end of next week.  

Important Dates for Term 3   

• 12th January – Year 5 and 6 TTRS Battle begins this week! 

• Friday 6th February – KS2 Countdown assembly at 9am 

• Friday 6th February – NSPCC number day (Reception and KS1 children to come in dressed in number themed clothes/KS2 to come in dressed as a Times Table Rock Star) 

• Monday 9th February – Year 6 to visit Margate Mosque 

• Tuesday 10th February – Safer internet day  

• Friday 13th February – Non-school uniform day 

English 

Our new book in Term 3 is Leon and the Place Between by Angela McAllister.  This week, the children explored the book's images and spent time describing the outside and inside the book’s circus tent.  The children also experienced a magic show performed by Mr Oxlely and used their art skills to recreate the circus tent!

Maths 

This week, the children spent time converting units of measure (mm, cm, m, km; ml and l; g, kg, t) using their knowledge of multiplying and dividing by 10,100 and 1000. They also learnt how to convert miles to kilometres.  

PSHE in the afternoon. 

We have started Term 3 focusing on PSHE in our afternoon lessons.  This term is - Champions of Courage.  The Year 6 Champion of Courage is Marcus Rashford.  We discussed why Marcus is our Champion of Courage and what he petitioned for and successfully achieved to help children.   

Marcus Rashford is a British footballer who used his voice to campaign for free school meals for children in need. His actions changed government decisions and helped many families. We spent some time discussing: what is inequality? Why was Marcus brave to speak up? What problems do children face today? How can we make a difference in our community?