Year 6 - Woodpecker Class

 

Welcome to Woodpecker class

Class teacher: Mrs Pursey.

Teaching assistants: Mr Hopgood Miss Nielson and Miss Yates.

Welcome back to term 2! 

This is a busy term, where we start by presenting the school with an assembly on remembrance and leading a 2-minute silence on 11th November. We have lots of things throughout this term,  including a fieldtrip to the local river, a trip to a pantomime and other festive treats, so please do keep an eye on Class Dojo.

Our Geography enquiry is 'What is a river?' 

Throughout this topic, we will be learning about how rivers are formed, their uses and the impact that they have on communities around the world. We will understand the physical and human features of different rivers and their environmental impact. 

We will immerse ourselves in information about rivers, both in fictional and non-fiction texts.

We start our reading lessons with Song of the river by Gill Lewis. This is a charming story about a girl and her mother relocating to the countryside, where they open a quaint little tearoom. Unfortunately, their dream is threatened by the local river. Can they come up with a solution to save the are and their tearooms?

Forest school

This term we will be alternating weekly for Forest School. Our forest school afternoons are Monday 11th November, Monday 25th November and Monday 9th December. Your child will need to come into school wearing their school uniform with a suitable change of clothes in a bag that you are happy to get dirty and wet. As the colder, wetter weather approaches, warmer clothing, coats and waterproofs will make the experience more comfortable.

We want to be able to enjoy the activities during lunch break on the field. For these activities we request wellies to be kept in school to utilise the outdoor learning spaces every day.

P.E

This term we will be doing P.E on a Wednesday afternoon. We are lucky to be supported by Team Theme during these lessons and will be learning Netball. Please send in P.E kit and trainers to change into for the lesson. For health and safety purposes, earrings should be removed and long hair up.

 

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 2 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