St William of York Catholic Primary School
Welcome back – we hope you all had a restful Easter break and are looking forward to the summer term.
The SATs will soon be upon us, please see below for a reminder of the timetable.
Date |
Activity |
Monday 13 May 2019 |
English grammar, punctuation and spelling papers 1 and 2 |
Tuesday 14 May 2019 |
English reading |
Wednesday 15 May 2019 |
Mathematics papers 1 and 2 |
Thursday 16 May 2019 |
Mathematics paper 3 |
Please note – our SATs clubs (before and after school) will finish the week before SATs i.e. the last club will be on the morning of Thursday 9th May.
It is vital that your child is in school on time for the week of the tests. Please support the children in ensuring this. Thank you.
Topics for the summer term are as follows:
RE
Literacy
Our novel for this term is ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar.
We will also be studying the work of William Shakespeare.
Work derived from the texts will include:
Numeracy
Geometry: properties of shape; measuring and drawing angles accurately; comparing and classifying geometric shapes; position and direction; statistics, including interpreting and drawing pie charts.
Science
Living things and their habitats.
Art and Design
Using sketch books to design a variety of maps; creating digital maps.
DT
Textiles and mouldable materials.
Geography
Mapping skills; study of Jamaica; recognizing geographical features.
History
The Mayan civilisation.
Computing
Wearable technology/graphics.
Spanish
Focus on sport
Music
Bob Marley style (reggae).
PE
Athletics and rounders
Just a reminder that our SATs club starts after school next Tuesday, 5th March from 3.15 - 4.15pm.
Please follow the link below to view a glossary of terms for English.
Thank you
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/244216/English_Glossary.pdf
As you know, this term is very busy in Year 6. Please make sure that your child is not late to school as they might miss something very important. Thank you for your support.
We've added some useful links below to support SATs preparation at home. We ask that the children don't try any papers from 2014 onwards as we will be using these at school. Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions!
https://www.sats-papers.co.uk/
https://www.examninja.co.uk/tips/sats-revision/
English Revision
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zv48q6f
http://www.educationquizzes.com/ks2/english/
Maths Revision
https://www.mathsisfun.com/ (good for revising formal methods of calculation, including fractions)
Just a reminder that we are holding a parents' information meeting for our trip to Robin Wood on Wednesday 30th January at 3.30pm.
See you there!
Welcome back!
We hope you all had a lovely Christmas and wish you all the very best for 2019.
Spring Term Topics 2019
Please see our curriculum map (below) for further information.
RE
Following the 'Come and See' scheme of work, our topics for this term are:
Sources
Unity
Death and New Life
Literacy
Throughout the spring term, the children will be studying ‘The Man Who Walked Between the Towers’, by Mordicai Gerstein; ‘The Giant’s Necklace’, by Michael Morpurgo and ‘The Watertower’, by Gary Crew and Steve Woolman.
In preparation for the Key Stage 2 tests, SPaG and written work will include:
Numeracy
Concepts covered will include:
Basic skills practice/revision in both literacy and numeracy will continue throughout the term.
Science
The children will learn about evolution and inheritance
Art
The children will develop control techniques using cardboard and modroc.
Design and Technology
Design and make a healthy snack wrap.
Computing
Spanish
Work will include the research of differences between European and South American homes and lifestyles; describing rooms; presenting information about opinions and future aspirations.
Music
Improvisation and composition
PE
Hockey and dance
Homework
Homework routines will continue from the autumn term. Additional homework may be given to support preparation for the tests.
SATs
We intend to run after school clubs to support SATs revision – we will send out information in due course.
This year’s SATs tests will take place during the week commencing 13th May 2019. Please see below for the timetable:
Date |
Activity |
Monday 13 May 2019 |
English grammar, punctuation and spelling papers 1 and 2 |
Tuesday 14 May 2019 |
English reading |
Wednesday 15 May 2019 |
Mathematics papers 1 and 2 |
Thursday 16 May 2019 |
Mathematics paper 3 |
Topics for Autumn Term 2018
RE
Domestic Church – Family - Loving
Baptism/Confirmation – Belonging - Vocation and Commitment
Advent/Christmas – Loving - Expectations.
Literacy
Our class novel is Private Peaceful by Michael Murpurgo. We will also be studying war poetry and persuasive texts. Written work derived from this will include:
Throughout the units taught, the children will be taught the following basic skills:
Active and passive voice, cohesion, formal and informal speech, question tags, synonyms and antonyms, clauses, proofreading, semi-colons and colons.
Numeracy
Science
Electricity, Light, Animals including humans.
Computing
Young Authors – creating storyboards and eBooks.
Stocks and Shares – analysing data and developing ‘office’ skills.
Online safety – ongoing.
Geography
Developing mapping skills.
History
What was the impact of WW1 on the people of Liverpool?
Art
WW1 artist Paul Nash, with particular focus on his style, drawing and painting skills.
DT
Using electrical and mechanical components to design and make a working torch.
Spanish
Sentence building – read and write sentences with connectives.
Music
Rhythm and pulse, notation and vocabulary.
PE
Netball (defending and attacking) and gymnastics (balance and sequence). Our PE day is Thursday - please send kits in as soon as possible.
As you know, homework is an important part of consolidating the children’s knowledge of what they learn in school. The children will receive spellings and punctuation or grammar based homework on Mondays, to be returned on Thursdays. Additionally, they will receive comprehension and numeracy homework on Fridays, to be returned on Mondays.
Many thanks for your support, we will see you soon.
Mrs Nevin and Miss Fearon