Chestnut- Year 6
Mr Dyke and Adele welcome you to Chestnut class!
The children been working really to start the term off!
Below is the full overview for this half term.
year 6 autumn 1 parent overview.pdf
meet the teacher meeting 2025.pdf
Don't forget to log in to Google Classroom to find weekly homework and helpful links related to our learning. The children have their login and password in their green reading diary.
Chestnut Class - Google Classroom
Of course, if you have any questions or would like more information about anything please feel free to speak to Mr. Dyke
Reading
We are currently reading 'Thornhill' by Pam Smy
More information about Pam Smy
Children also have access to Epic Reading where they have free access to a vast library of online books:
We focus on 7 key reading skills - clarifying, predicting, questioning, making links, summarising, inferring and evaluating.
English
In English, we are making use of our reading text 'Thornhill' to help children take note of Pam Smy's authorial style. Children will use this to create their own horror stories.
Maths
In Maths we have begun the year by recapping on place value to 1,000,000 then moved into all four operations including mental and written strategies to support children's in-depth understanding of these essential concepts. To help you child's learning in this area, we strongly recommend that they make use of Times Tables Rockstars.
Science
As scientists, we will be looking at evolution and inheritance of traits. Children will begin learning about DNA and the role this plays alongside the physical environment in which an organism lives, on physical characteristics. Children will also study a famous scientist in this field.
BBC Bitesize - Working Scientifically
History
Our History topic this term is Islamic civilisations– specifically Baghdad. Children will learn the history and features that lead to Baghdad’s creation and survival leading into the lasting impacts and achievements of the civilisation. Finally, children will end the unit by drawing comparisons between Baghdad and other empires in the same time period.
Other useful websites:
The children have individual logins for these websites in their reading diaries.
TT Rockstars MyOn - Online books and audiobooks
SATS Revision BBC Bitesize SATS Revision