As Year 6 arrive safely for their residential trip at Arethusa, here is the plan for the week - lots more photo opportunities to follow we think! Make sure you check this page and the St_JamesYear6 twitter feed for up-to-date shots of all the action.

The Standards and Testing Agency recently published an information leaflet regarding testing of Year 6 children, please click here or see the bottom of the page to download a copy. The leaflet, together with the video posted below, provide information about the purpose of the tests, how parents can best support their children and how results will be reported.

Useful websites

Maths

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/ordering-and-sequencing-numbers

https://claritymaths.uk/games/

Grammar & Spelling

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar

Spelling

http://spellingframe.co.uk/

Reading

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/reading

Arithmetic Practice Papers

https://www.emaths.co.uk/index.php/student-resources/past-papers/ks2-sat-2016-practice-papers/category/arithmetic-2

Reasoning Practice Papers

https://www.emaths.co.uk/index.php/student-resources/past-papers/ks2-sat-2016-practice-papers/category/reasoning

The video below is a summary of the Key Stage 2 tests that Year 6 pupils will take. 

Topic

Homework

Homework will be given out on a Friday and is due to be returned by Wednesday. There will be a large emphasis on homework in year 6 this year, children will often be required to a text from our SATs reading text books and complete questions from what they have read.  Homework shall usually consist of spellings, a maths activity, a grammar task and a reading task.

Spellings for Autumn term 1 are attached below. 

We ask that children read every day and input this into their reading journal.

PE this year will be on a Thursday afternoon. 

You can follow Year 6 on Twitter using St_JamesYear6. This will be a great way to keep up-to-date with daily goings on in year 6. 

Books that could help you study at home:
                              

Online apps and games you could try:





Times Tables and Number bonds in decimals:
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Bus stop division:
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/school_booster/busstopdivision.html
Word Problems:
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/wordproblems/y6matha.html
Practise skimming and scanning and answering exactly what the questions asks
:https://www.jumpstart.com/free-online-3d-virtual-world-for-kids.aspx?pid=js&cid=futureland
Practise writing complex sentences:
http://www.sentenceplay.co.uk/DroppingIn.html
Practise proof reading sentences for the correct punctuation:http://www.sentenceplay.co.uk/SentenceDoctor.html