Autumn Parent Newsletter

 

Welcome Year 6 parents to the Autumn term at St Bees Primary School.

 I hope you will find the following information useful. It is a brief outline of the areas we will be studying this term. If you would like to speak to me, on any matter at all, then you can call the school or e-mail me at

shansen@stbeesvillage.cumbria.sch.uk   I check my e-mails on a regular basis and will get back to you as soon as possible.

 

Maths

Number and place value: Place value & rounding.

Addition and Subtraction: Mental |& written methods with large numbers.

Multiplication and division: multiples, factors & prime numbers.

Geometry: Circles and angles

Units of measure: read, write & convert between standard units

Fractions: comparing and ordering

Fractions (including decimals & percentages), multiplying and dividing decimal numbers

Order of operations

Geometry: 2D & 3D shapes

Statistics: Pie charts

 

English

Fantasy stories

Significant authors

Recounts

Instructions & explanations

Poetry

Science

Light

Electricity

History

World War 2 in Europe & The Battle of Britain

Geography

As well as cross-curricular links to our History topic, studying the areas under the allies and axis etc... we will be investigating The UK's National Parks.

We will also be studying P.E, French, Music, R.E and ICT, a very busy term! Mrs Robertson will be teaching ICT  this year on Thursday afternoons. Our P.E. coach, Brian Dawson, will teach PE on Tuesday afternoons while I am released for planning, preparation and assessment time. 

Please make an appointment to see me at the office if you wish to speak about any aspect of your child's schooling.

Here's to a wonderful year!

Mrs Hansen

 

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