Welcome to Class 6

Welcome to the Class 6 page.

This term out topic will be about the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings. We will be looking carefully about where these different groups of people came from and why they settled in Britain. We start off learning about the 7 Kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon Britain, influential Kings under their rule, the importance of Danegeld and different crime and punishments that were used at the time. In English we will be reading the text Beowulf to link with our theme and will develop out setting and character descriptions using a range of writing features. Our maths topics will cover place value and the four formal operations this term as well as starting to improve our arithmetic skills.

Our science topic this half term will be living things and their habitats where we focus on grouping and classifying animals based on their characteristics and learn more about microorganisms.

This half term as we will be swimming on a Wednesday afternoon. Please ensure that your children come into school on this day wearing correct PE kit- a plain white t-shirt and plain navy blue or black shorts or jogging bottoms/ leggings and a jacket. They will also need to make sure that they have a swimming costume/ shorts, a towel, hairbrush and also a swimming cap if their hair goes in front of their eyes when wet.

Other important dates this half term:

Wednesday 1st October- Trip to Murton Park for Viking Settler immersive experience.