Cross Gates
Primary School
Aspire, Learn, Succeed
Cross Gates
Primary School
Aspire, Learn, Succeed
Year 6
Hello and welcome to Blackman Class! We are named after the British author Malorie Blackman and will be working on several texts by this author through out the year. We hope that you are as excited as we are for the upcoming year.
The adults who work in our class are:
- Miss Wilson
- Miss Cantwell
We also work very closely with:
- Mrs Pavey
- Mrs Hanif
- Mrs Middleton
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries throughout the year.
Key notices:
PE: Monday and Thursday.
- The children need to bring a full PE kit and water bottle on these days. Earrings must be removed or (if freshly pierced) the children need to bring in tape to cover them up. Adults in school will not remove earrings or provide tape.
Homework:
- Every Friday the children will take home a list of spellings and a maths focus to work on at home. They will be quizzed on these the following Friday. Please work on these at home so that the children are fully prepared for the quiz.
- Reading daily for at least 20minutes. Please sign reading logs.
- TT Rockstars - please access this as often as possible at home.
- Purple Mash - all children can access this learning tool from home.
Summer Term
Spring Term
Open doors year 6
Science: microorganism yeast investigation
Computing: Creating PowerPoints
Geography: Investigating global trade
Drama: exploring The Jabberwocky
World Book Day
World Book Day: Reading with Reception
Maths: Exploring the volume of cuboids
Reading: Improving vocabulary by using Skellig and Heads Up
Science: Investigating classification keys
Geography: Investigating trade by playing different trading games
Art: Mixed media
KPMG Trip
Reading: Drama freeze frame
Penalty shootout: Attendance reward
Science: Finding out about the components of blood by making our own!
Autumn Term
Science: Learning about the heart with our visitor Dr.Adam
DT: Exploring and designing steady hand games
PE: gymnastics with Mr K
Maths: dividing fractions using multi-link and bar models
Science: creating the heart and circulatory system with out bodies
PE: working on our badminton skills
Geography: continuing to work on our atlas skills.
Drama: we are getting more and more confident in our lessons with Dazzle
Year 6: Battle of the band WINNERS
Geography (Rivers): Atlas work
Hello and welcome back.
We hope that you all had a great half term and are ready to continue making excellent progress for the remainder of the Autumn Term.
Please see the newsletter (Autumn 2) and knowledge organisers (Science & Geography) to give you an overview of what we will be focusing on this half term.
Class Assembly
Art: Perspective drawing inspired by Lowry
Armley Mills Trip
Exploring circuits during science
Grammar: Using laptops to work on our SPAG skills.
Using the corridor timeline in history
Exploring maths games
Working together to round numbers in maths
High School Applications: It is vital that you apply for a high school place by the deadline of 31st October 2023. Visits to local high schools are encouraged so that you can see the schools in our local area. Apply online using the link below.