Welcome to Osprey Class!

Mrs Webber, Mrs Ogles, Mrs Laurence-Wing and Mrs Daniells

Autumn term 2021

Welcome back everyone and welcome to Year 6! There is plenty of exciting and thought-provoking learning that will happening this term and let's not forget our camping trip in September.

Here are the highlights of what our learning will cover this half term:

English

We will be reading The Other Side of Truth by Beverley Naidoo and much of our writing will be linked to this text.

Maths

This half term Ospreys will be deepening their knowledge and application of numbers up to ten million as well as multiplication and division.

Curriculum topic: Who has the right to belong to a community?

Focus: Geography, Science and DT

In this topic, we will be exploring human migration, with a particular focus on those who migrate from Africa. We will begin by understanding what we mean by migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, the stigmas attached to this group of people. We will look at the reasons why people move away from their country of origin (particularly some specific African countries) and lead on to how we can positively impact their lives once they begin to integrate into a new community. 

In Science, we will be learning about classification of living things, including microorganisms.

KEY INFORMATION FOR REGULAR ROUTINES

• PE - Tuesday and Thursday (Please come to school in PE kit - black/grey joggers/leggings or cycling shorts/shorts if the weather is warm, trainers.  TOP HALF AS NORMAL FOR SCHOOL UNIFORM - polo shirt and school sweatshirt/cardigan.
• Home learning - reading every evening and please complete reading log.  Please make sure this comes home and returns to school every day. Thank you.
• Home learning - Spelling and Maths activities on See-Saw - children all have log-ins for this home learning platform.  Please upload by Friday each week.
• What to bring to school each day - Lunch box (unless your child is having a school packed lunch) and water bottle. home learning pack (reading book, reading log, spelling booklet)
• Library day - alternate Wednesdays, beginning 8th September. 

For instructions of how children can communicate with their teacher at Year6@gatcombepark.portsmouth.sch.uk please see the link below.