Class 6

Welcome to Class 6! Croeso i Dosbarth 6!
Teacher: Mr Groucutt and Mrs Kupe  

 

Autumn Term 2023

 

Our value this half term is 'thankfulness'.

Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Thessalonians 5:18

 

 Our Creative Habit of Mind this half term is 'persistence'.

 

Remember

We have a Cardiff City Football coach teaching football until Half term on Tuesdays - please wear PE kit TUESDAYS until 24th October .

 

Our PE day is WEDNESDAY - please wear your PE kit to school every Wednesday.   PE kit is a white polo shirt (or your house colour) and grey or black shorts/joggers & trrainers.   Plain kits please, no patterns or large logos.

Reading books: every child has a reading book from our library and they may take them home to read.  Home reading books can be changed whenever necessary.  

 

Our context this term is "Radiant Rivers".

 We are going to study the diversity of life in our local river and compare it to the Ganges.  We kicked off our topic with a fabulous immersion day involving problem solving activities, visitors teaching us about Indian music and dance.  

   

   

 

 

Homework

Spellings Tests are every FRIDAY.  New words will no longer be sent home on paper.  All words will be displayed on Google Classroom. 

Click here to visit the Times Tables Rock Stars site to practice your tables....  who's going to be the first Rock Hero in your class?  Practice your maths skills by playing against other children all over the world. 

Click here to go to Spelling Shed to pratise your weekly spelling words.

 

HWB

Ask your teacher for your HWB password.  On Hwb you can...

  • access your personal Hwb email
  • use online Microsoft software (Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc)
  • use J2e
  • and much, much more.

Practise coding skills on Scratch

Multiplication Grid Game

Hit the Button

National Tests

Information for parents

Welsh Government guide for parents

Here is a link to the Welsh Government website where you can download sample tests:

Reading

Maths

This website has past test papers from England which can be printed: 

Useful Links

BBC Bitesize is free and has many activities to practice all aspects of the Literacy and Numeracy framework.

Use the areas for all countries in the UK: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education  

IXl maths has free units you can trial for a month: http://uk.ixl.com/  

Nessy reading and spelling has free access: http://www.nessy.com/  

Websites with fun games and activities

http://www.coolmath4kids.com/

http://www.ictgames.com/resources.html  

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting

http://www.maths-games.org/

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/literacy/index.htm

http://www.primarygames.com/reading.php

http://pbskids.org/games/reading/

http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html

http://www.knowledgeadventure.com/subject/reading-games/

http://www.smartygames.com/

Lots of great maths games

Google safe search for kids

Teach your monster to read

Fraction game