Welcome to the Pallister Park Year 6 Page
Here, you will find exactly what is happening in Year 6.
Each morning at 8.30am, the door will be open for all year 6 pupils to enjoy a book and a bagel. Pupils will have the opportunity to access a variety of morning activities including Reading Plus and Edshed .
The site code for Reading Plus is : rppalli
If you have forgotten your passwords, please see a member of the Y6 team and they will share them with you. These informative games can be played at home. Why not create a hive game on Edshed and compete against your friends? Again, if you’re unsure how to do this, ask a member of staff and they will talk you through the process.
Spellings, which are linked to Edshed, are given out every week which the children will need to practise before their weekly test.
The Year ahead…
Autumn 1
Travel back in time to No Man’s Land and find out about the atrocities of war. Find out what the characters in Private Peaceful had to endure. Using this text, you will write a letter from the trenches as one of the characters.
During History, you will learn about the timeline of World War II including the impact and effect that the war had on our local area. You will learn about the roles of men and women and the challenges that children faced during this time.
Some pupils will be able to make poppies using recycled bottles which will be taken for the Remembrance Sunday Ceremony at Albert Park. The poems, written in English, will be attached to them for the people of Middlesbrough to enjoy.
Autumn 2
This half term, you will be learning all about animals including how they have adapted to difficult environments. In English, you will look closely at the Emperor Penguin and will research its habitat, diet and how it has adapted in order to survive.
This is always a hectic half term as pupils will have the opportunity to be involved in a residential trip to Carlton. This action-packed residential is the perfect treat for pupils and staff. Try a bit of archery, jump from the Leap of Faith, play hide and seek in the dark and enjoy movie night with friends. Non-stop fun, mud and memories always happen at one of Pallister’s favourite places.
More details about this will be emailed to you closer to the time.
Spring 1
Find out what happened to Charles Darwin when he went on a journey of a lifetime and discovered lots of wonderful things. During Science lessons, you will look at Darwin’s Theory of Evolution and how animals have inherited certain characteristics from their ancestors.
You will have the opportunity to become an author, when you write your own chapter of Darwin’s Dragons in English. This book is written from the point of view of a cabin boy who is offered the opportunity to board the HMS Beagle and sail around the world with Darwin. Things take an unfortunate turn when he falls overboard, is washed up on an island in the Galapagos and discovers a dragon’s lair.
Spring 2
During this half term, our school motto of ‘Work Hard, Play Hard’ is the focus as you will be working extremely hard preparing for your KS2 SATs however, there are also lots of opportunities to relax with friends.
Art is the theme for the half term where you will get the chance to recreate a piece of artwork in the style of Keith Haring. You will think about using your beliefs or hobbies to convey a message through your art as well as getting the chance to experiment with vivid colours and bold outlines.
After reading Michael Morpurgo’s Kensuke’s Kingdom, you will also get the chance to recreate Hokusai’s famous Great Wave picture that appears on the cover of an older edition of the book.
Summer 1
The theme for this half term is horror. During writing, you will watch the video of Alma and then write your own version of this spooky story. Alongside this, we will read ‘The Haunting of Aveline Jones’ – a creepy tale which is set in the seaside town of Malmouth where not everything is as it seems.
Summer 2
In support of transition to secondary school, we will delve into the beautifully written ‘The Final Year’ – a story that is told from the perspective of a boy on his journey through Year 6.
In art, you will study Henry Fraser and get the unique opportunity to recreate one of his paintings in a very unusual way!
During this half term, the children will get lots of chances to have fun with their friends. We hope that they enjoy their last Pallister fun day!
PE is every Friday afternoon although depending on the weather, we could have extra sessions throughout the week.
The girls in Y6 will all have the opportunity to work with Rubies.
More information will be given prior to this enjoyable group starting.
wearerubies.org
The boys in Y6 will all have the opportunity to work with LivedXP. More information will be given prior to these sessions.
Apollo Arts will be working with Year 6 throughout the year and will be introducing a new instrument, the ukulele as well as drums.
Reading Plus
http://student.readingplus.com
site code: rppalli
Times Table Rockstars
download the app
Spellings of Year 5/6 statutory words (these can be found in the back of planners).
