What another fantastic week of learning in Year 6, highlighted by Wednesday’s Wow Day! Our Viking Day was thoroughly enjoyed by children and adults alike—from building their own longboats to creating Viking crafts. A huge thank you to parents for supporting this amazing day through the children’s brilliant outfits.

   

📚 English

This week, the children completed their Viking quest narratives, focusing on weaving description and dialogue throughout their writing—a key skill for achieving the expected standard by the end of Year 6. Towards the end of the week, they began researching and planning a non-fiction piece about Viking longboats.

➗ Maths

The children continued their essential unit on fractions, which will run until Christmas. Next week, they will deepen their understanding in these key areas:

• Compare and order fractions with different denominators
• Add and subtract fractions with different denominators
• Convert between improper fractions and mixed numbers
• Begin multiplying fractions and mixed numbers
• Explore relationships between equivalent fractions, decimals, and percentages
• Confidently add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions, simplifying answers
• Calculate equivalent fractions, decimals, and percentages

🌍 Thematic Curriculum

Wow Day dominated our thematic learning this week! The children explored the Lindisfarne Raid, a pivotal event in Viking history, and designed their own Viking shields. They also created Trollen craft artefacts and built their own longboats—bringing history to life in a truly memorable way.

📘 Homework Reminders

Please support your child with the following weekly tasks:

• Reading: Aim to read together at least three times a week.
• Times Table Rock Stars: Play three times weekly to build fluency.
• Accelerated Reader: Children have a ZPD to guide book choices. After finishing a book, they should complete a quiz—either at school or at home.
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• Spelling: Practise five words using the Look, Say, Cover, Write method.
• Mathletics: Homework has been set and is due by next Friday.
• Thematic Homework: Choose from the homework menu and complete tasks in the provided book.

Christmas Art Competition

It’s that wonderful time of year again and what better way to celebrate than with some Christmas creativity!

This year, we’re inviting all pupils to take part in our Christmas Art Competition, with the brief of creating a Christmas decoration inspired by an artist or art style.

Your challenge is to design and make a decoration that shows both the spirit of Christmas and a link to an artist or artistic style. You can use any materials you like — card, paint, collage, recycled objects, fabric, glitter, or anything that makes your decoration shine!

Here are some ideas to inspire you, some of which we will discuss in our Christmas art assembly

• Pieter Bruegel the Elder – create a cosy winter village scene full of people and snow.
• Edward Burne-Jones (Pre-Raphaelite) – design a stained-glass-style angel using colour and pattern.
• Andy Warhol – make a Pop Art decoration with bright colours and repeating Christmas shapes.
• Yayoi Kusama – cover your bauble or star in dots and patterns like twinkling Christmas lights.
• Georgia O’Keeffe – take inspiration from nature — holly leaves, snowflakes, pinecones, or stars.
• Banksy – design something that shares a message of kindness, peace, or togetherness

To Enter:

1. Create your decoration linked to an artist or style.
2. Hand it in to Mr Mason or your class teacher, who will pass it on to him.
3. Make sure to include your name and class somewhere on your work.
4. Deadline: The last day of this term.

All entries will be displayed on our school Christmas tree art display, so everyone can admire your creativity. There will be prizes for outstanding entries. Winners will be announced in our next Art Assembly!

 

We hope you all have a relaxing and enjoyable weekend. Thank you for your continued support!
– The Year 6 Team