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Numeracy

January/February

NUMBER

  • Understand the concept of percentages
  • Appreciate the relationship between fractions, decimals and percentages
  • Calculate percentages of amounts
  • Recognise and use multiples and factors (revision)
  • Understand and use negative numbers in context
  • Complete simple addition and subtraction calculations involving negative numbers

MEASURES

  • Tell the time in minutes to and past the hour
  • Understand and use 24hr clock in meaningful contexts
  • Use 24hr clock notation

SHAPE and SPACE

  • Explore the relationship between 2.D. and 3.D. shapes
  • Investigate the nets of 3.D. shapes
  • Describe the properties of 3.D. shapes using appropriate language
  • Investigate 1/2, 1/4, 3/4 and full turns
  • Explore angle as a measure of turn

HANDLING DATA

  • Draw and interpret Pie Charts

TSPC

  • Group activities - 1. Whole and decimal numbers   2. Time    These tasks will require the children to use and apply their knowledge and understanding in order to complete problem solving activities
  • Izak9 - Fractions/decimals/percentages

Literacy

January/February

READING:

  • Monthly book swap visits at Shantallow library.
  • Continued ‘Accelerated Reading’ participation in class and at home.
  • Completing our class novel, The Wildflower Girl by Marita Conlon McKenna.
  • Daily reading sessions in class.
  • Daily reading for homework.
  • Accelerated reading tests online.
  • Comprehension tasks, puzzles and lessons.

WRITING:

  • The ‘6 Steps of Writing’ tasks.
  • Instructional writing.
  • Planning and writing a set of instructions.
  • Talking and listening activities.

GRAMMAR:

  • Homophones.
  • Synonyms.
  • Speech, direct and indirect.
  • Apostrophes.
  • Possessive nouns
  • Connectives.
  • Dictionary work.
  • Dictionary and Thesaurus activities.

Calendar

 
January 2025 March 2025
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Sat 1

Sun 2

Mon 3

Tue 4
P7 Shantallow Library 11.15 - 11.45am
Wed 5

Thu 6

Fri 7

Sat 8

Sun 9

Mon 10
School Closure
Tue 11
School Closure
Wed 12
School Closure
Thu 13
School Closure
Fri 14
School Closure
Sat 15

Sun 16

Mon 17

Tue 18
P6 Shantallow Library 11.15 - 11.45am
Wed 19

Thu 20

Fri 21

Sat 22
Do this in Memory of Me - Mass (6pm )
Sun 23

Mon 24

Tue 25
P4 Shantallow Library 11.15 - 11.45am
Wed 26

Thu 27

Fri 28



 
 

P.E will be on Friday. please wear P.E uniform to school.

P6 News

7th Feb 2025
The children from across the school have had a great week learning about autism....
 
 
 
 
31st Jan 2025
A workshop for parents of primary school aged children exploring why children worry...
 
 
 
 
30th Jan 2025
A big thanks to St. Columb's College for inviting us to the Confucius New Year...
 
 
 
 
 

Core Links

Audible
Books online
 
 
 

 
 
 

Oak National Academy
Home Learning
Website
(Government)
 
 
Oxford owl
This website
covers many
curriculum areas
across key
stages. There
are helpful
videos on a
number of areas.
 
 
 

 
 

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