Year 6 Newsletter

Summer 1 2016
This week sees the start of your childs final term at Harris Primary School and Im sure that it will
be a very busy and successful one. SATs week will commence on Monday 9 th May. I will send home a
reminder of the timetable next week. The topic this half term is Art Attack. This will be linked
to many areas of the curriculum and will allow the children to learn more about the arts and
research areas that are of particular interest to them. A parents briefing for Robinwood will be
held in Year 6 after school on Wednesday 25th May for half an hour. The children are welcome to
stay.

Literacy
Persuasive writing
Play-scripts
Recounts
Ways to help
Listen to them read each night, discuss their
book choices and views about the books they
read.
Maths
Place value
Times tables from 12x12
Ratio
Measuring and drawing angles
Ways to help
Ensuring the children can read and write numbers up to 1 million.
Science
Ways to help
Animals including humans
Ways to help
Discussing the different systems of the body and their functions.

Creative Curriculum
Computing Animation
Access to movie maker either at home or at the library.
RE Buddhism
Discuss meditation techniques
Art and Design - Exploring and recreating the work of a chosen painter.
Provide opportunities to develop knowledge of different styles of art and painting.
PE- Cricket, Rounders and Athletics.
Promote a healthy lifestyle.
Geography- Rivers
Encourage your child to carry out further research on these topics.
French Musical instruments
Use basic phrases in the home.
Music musical processes
Listen to different styles of music identifying patterns.
PSHE Good to be me
Promoting a positive personal image focusing on strengths.
SEAL- Positive relationships
Encourage your child to talk about circle time discussions.

Homework
The children will continue to get a Maths challenge each night and a weekly reading target.
Additional Literacy and Maths activities may be set at different times with deadlines recorded in
the homework books. There will also continue to be a weekly spelling and mental Maths test on a
Friday. If there is a problem with completing homework then please write a note in your childs
book. I appreciate family life can be very busy.
Water Fight (Dont tell Mrs Gregory ssh!) The children are not making it up, we really will have a
water fight on the school field on Friday 13th May. Children should come to school in uniform but
will need: A full change of clothes, a towel and a super soaker. This is a bit of light relief at the
end of Sats week.

Finally, thank-you for your continued support. Please do not hesitate to contact me if there is
something you wish to discuss either in person, by phone or via email at c.hough@harris.lancs.sch.uk
Regards
Mr. Hough