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Spiritus Ad Surgere - Let Our Spirits Soar High

Year 6 - Iguana Class

 

Welcome to Iguana Class

 

Our teacher is Mrs Pursey; our T.A is Mr Dickens.

Term 4

Wow! We're halfway through the year! Where is the time going?

This term we will be answering the Geography enquiry:

Why are mountains so important? 

 This enquiry introduces pupils to the physical and human importance of a biome that covers one-fifth of the world’s land surface. The study of mountains enables pupils to comprehend key concepts of physical geography, such as plate tectonics and the formation of different rock types, as well as erosion and geological deep time. This develops on from prior learning of tectonic plates and rock formation in their learning of earthquakes and volcanoes. 

We will finish reading 'The Girl Who Speaks Bear', before moving onto non-fiction for a couple of weeks, all about Mount Everest.

P.E: This continues to be on a Monday afternoon, where we will be working on our team building skills. Pupils need to wear their school uniforms and bring their P.E kit in a bag. Please ensure they have the correct kit, including trainers.  A reminder that earrings must be removed before P.E. 

Forest School: You will have seen there has been a change to Forest School this term, to enable all children to gain the most from their time learning outdoors. Iguana Class will not be having Forest School for the first three weeks of the term. We will then begin our three week block from Tuesday 12th March. It will be in the afternoon so pupils need to wear their school uniform to school and bring in a change of clothes and footwear suitable for getting dirty; wellies and waterproofs for wet days; and warmer clothing for the colder weather.

Term 3

I hope 2024 proves to be a successful year for all.

This term we returned to history and sought to answer the enquiry question:

What does the census tell us about our local area?

During this enquiry, we learnt about what the census is, why it is completed and how the information can be used. We looked initially at some other areas within England to fully enhance our understanding and inference, before homing in on our local area and learnt about the Barton Court mansion inhabitants from 1851.

We continued to read "The Girl who Speaks Bear" by Sophie Anderson. The children appeared to  enjoy this text and were keen to have a chance to read the characters aloud, captivated by the plot.

Term 2

This term was a Geography focus, answering the enquiry question: 

What is a river?

During this enquiry we looked at the main physical and human features and functions of rivers and the impact that river flooding can have on local environments and communities. We had the opportunity to undertake field work on the River Stour locally, where the children were able to use nets to see what used the river as a habitat and any other items were in there: it proved to be a very clean river. They also sketched the river and surroundings and discussed the current.

We started reading "The Girl who Speaks Bear" by Sophie Anderson.

 

Term 1

We started the year with a history focus and looked at the enquiry:

What was the impact of World War 2 on the people of Britain?

The children have studied British history in chronological order. This built on their prior knowledge of events affecting people’s lives. They utilised the skills taught throughout their history learning and developed their understanding of the historical concepts. We will be introducing many Substantive Concepts which underpin the history enquiries over their Primary education.

Our reading text was "Letters from the Lighthouse" by Emma Carroll. This book is a work of fiction, set during World War 2. 

 

Reminders will be sent about Forest School and P.E on Class Dojo, as well as information shared about the learning. Any queries or questions please message me using Class Dojo.

The Term 4 knowledge organiser below provides information on our learning enquiry for this term.

Teachers can be contacted via Class Dojo if you have any questions or queries regarding the home learning. 

Please click here to access extra phonics, reading and spelling resources.

Please click here to access links to other useful home learning resources published online.

If you are unsure of any log in details please contact the teacher through Class Dojo or email office@pilgrims-way.kent.sch.uk