Y6 Magnolia
Welcome to Y6 Magnolia
#Y6Magnolia
Teacher: Mr Tumilty (Mr Pasdari - Thursdays)
Teaching Assistants: Mrs Gilbert & Miss Burrows
We hope that you have all had a safe and rewarding time with your families during the summer break; we are really looking forward to returning as we have missed you all! This will be the final year our Year 6 pupils will be with us and we aim to ensure that all the children continue to achieve their potential in Year 6 through growing their brains, making beautiful oopses and seeing wobbles as a positive way to learn from. As the oldest children at the Firs Primary, this is an important year for them and I hope they all enjoy the year and work hard in achieving their potential to become strong independent learners. Remember... practise makes MORE perfect!
This term we are focusing on the Victorian period and what life was like living in Victorian England. There are many interesting facts to discover and learn about and children will be asked to engage in personal research projects later in the term, such as: child workers, technological advancements or crime and punishment!
It is important they build on solid foundations from previous years and work hard to help prepare for life at high school. It will be extremely helpful if you are able to continue to support your child at home by continually monitoring reading and progress with any home learning tasks, such as spellings and times tables.
If you need to speak to me regarding any issues, do not hesitate to contact me and make sure you follow us on X @firsprimarysale and search #Y6Magnolia to keep track of all our messages, fun activities and work we produce each week!
Thanks for your continued support.
Mr Tumilty, Mr Pasdari, Mrs Gilbert and Miss Burrows.
Weekly Reminders
- Monday - PE - You should arrive in school in full P.E. kit (white t-shirts, black shorts or plain black tracksuit bottoms during the winter months with trainers or black pumps). Regular school uniform is not required on this day, though a school jumper can be worn over the yellow PE top for comfort during lessons.
- Wednesday - Spelling Test (Spellings will have been given the previous Friday to learn as part of the homework)
- Wednesday - PE - You should arrive in school in full P.E. kit (white t-shirts, black shorts or plain black tracksuit bottoms during the winter months with trainers or black pumps). Regular school uniform is not required on this day, though a school jumper can be worn over the yellow PE top for comfort during lessons.
- Wednesday - Homework books to be handed in.
- Friday - Children will also receive their homework on Friday, with tasks to be completed at home.
- Daily - Independent reading books to be brought to school each day to be read during reading time.
If there are changes to the weekly routine or there are any issues that arise, please let us know by contacting school either by phone or email- office@firs.trafford.sch.uk The admin team are always happy to forward your emails onto class teachers.
Our Y6 Magnolia Classroom
Our Reading Area
As a school, we have a huge focus on reading for pleasure. It is crucial that children in year 6 read regularly, and that the texts they are choosing are appropriate and challenging for their own level. Please see below a suggested reading list for year 6 - full of fantastic books which should challenge and excite them! Happy reading!
Street Child
Street child - The Shilling pie.mp3
Street Child is one of my favourite books to read in Year6 and it links perfectly with our class topic of The Victorians. Chapter one, The Shilling Pie, read by Mrs Gilbert, will introduce you to the main character Jim Jarvis.
Our Art Gallery
Art is a lesson that we love to express our creativity. Sometime our art is linked to a topic or book and sometimes art is linked to festivals and celebrations in the calendar. Our units this year will be closely linked to drawing, printing and sculpting. We focus on the process rather than the outcome; that way all of our work is unique, just like us! We hope you enjoy the images of our work that will be shared on here and our twitter page througout the year.
Salford Museum and Art Gallery
Methods In Maths
We understand that the mathematical methods taught in school may be different from what adults at home know and use. Use this link to find videos that explain the methods taught in school for each operation.
Here is a copy of the new Numeracy Framework for Y6 to help you understand what your child will be learning and when.
Here is a copy of the Year 6 expectations - this covers what children will be learning throughout the year in Reading, Writing and Maths.
Go-To Art Activities
Here are a range of fun Art activities that you can try out at home!
Do you have any ideas for this page? Why not let your teacher know!
Have you seen the Kids' Zone? Play games, and visit some cool websites. You can vote for your favourites!