1. Welcome to the Spring Term in Year 6. We have a very busy term ahead of us in the run up to Easter. We have some exciting artistic activities planned and we will be getting ready for our SATs tests at the beginning of the Summer Term Mr Keen and Mrs Billingsley

2. Fiction and Poetry: i) Narrative (story writing) ii) Longer classic poetry, including narrative poetry. iii) Play scripts Non-Fiction: i) non-chronological reports (i.e. to Describe and classify); ii) Explanations iii) Persuasive Texts iv) Play scripts Place Value, ordering, rounding. Understanding x and ÷. Money and ‘real life’ problems. Fractions, decimals and percentages Shape and space.. Measures, including problems. Ratio and proportion. Handling Data. Using a calculator. Mental and paper strategies for + and -. Reasoning about numbers. Micro-organisms How we Hear Growing up / Puberty

3. Team Games, dance and Gymnastics How the a variety of artists saw the world. How art can mean different things to different people. How ‘pop artists’ used everyday objects in their work. How ICT can help us to research, perform and record creative information. How to compose impressionist music. How to make a listening collage. How to record and perform our work. How to use gestures and movement We’ll also be finding out how different art forms and different cultures and countries influence each other. Signs and symbols within religions Citizenship and children’s rights Percussion

4. Friday- Literacy and Numeracy homework handed out Both due in on Wednesday. Children will continue to be informed of the school clubs. Any changes will be discussed in school assembly Any homework to support other curriculum subjects will be set as required Spelling patterns will continue to be taught in school but not tested weekly. We will continue to monitor free writing for spelling checks. We have planned PE sessions in the hall during the week. Please can you ensure that a PE kit is sent into school and left in school during each half term. We will send PE kits home at each half term break for washing.