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Teacher - Mrs Rhodes
Teaching Assistant - Mrs Hill, Mrs Spruce and Mrs Edwards

Autumn Term 1 

Welcome to Year 6 and your final year at St Theresa's. I hope you have had a lovely Summer break!

This page will give you an outline of all the topics we will be studying this half term. I have planned lots of fun and engaging lessons this half term and all I ask is that you work hard and get stuck in! Parents - If you have any questions/queries about anything then please email me on crhodes@st-theresas.cheshire.sch.u

English:

This half term we will be studying a book called  Can we save the Tiger? by Martin Jenkins.

The outcome of this unit it to be able to write a report about the endangered tiger, using information, explanation and persuasion.

Geography:  We will be looking at Animals around the world which links in nicely to our English unit. 

Maths:

This half term, we will be starting our Place Value, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division unit:

• Numbers to 1,000,000
• Numbers to 10,000,000
• Read and write numbers to 10,000,000
• Powers of 10
• Number line to 10,000,000
• Compare and Order any Integers. 
• Round any Integer
• Negative Numbers
• Add and Subtract Integers
• Common Factors and Common Multiples
• Rules of Divisibility
• Primes to 100
• Square and Cube Numbers
• Multiply up to a 4 digit number by a 2 digit number 
• Solve Problems with Multiplication
• Short Division
• Division using Factors
• Long Division/ with remainders
• Solve problems with Division
• Solve Multi-Step Problems
• Order of Operations
• Mental Calculations and Estimation

PE:

PE will be taught on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. This half term it will be Basketball and Tag Rugby. Can you also please remember to bring in spare socks and shoes/trainers in case we go out onto the field where it can be wet and muddy. 

Science: - The topic this half term will be Animals including Humans. 

Homework will be set every Wednesday to be brought back in on the Monday. It is so important that all the children complete the homework set in Year 6 as it will all be in preparation for the SATs tests in May. Parent support would be hugely valuable in helping with this. 

The Year 6 Team