Welcome to the Upper Juniors!
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Our English focus for the term will be:
This term, our first focus book is 'When We Walked on the Moon' by David Long. This book tells the story of the Apollo Missions, when incredible intelligence, engineering and bravery allowed humans to stand on the surface of something other than Earth for the very first time.
After half term, our second focus book will be 'FaRther' by Grahame Baker-Smith. This stunning picture book by significant author Grahame Baker-Smith won the Kate Greenaway medal in 2011 and explores the relationship between a father a son.
Our Maths focus for the term:
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Our English focus for the term will be:
This term, our first focus book is 'Rose Blanche' by Christophe Gallaz & Roberto Innocenti. A young German girl watches as the streets of her town fill with soldiers and tanks. Then, one day, she follows a truck into the woods and discovers a terrible secret.
After half term, our second focus book will be 'A Story Like the Wind' by Gill Lewis. A beautifully illustrated story of freedom, music, and seeking refuge.
Our Maths focus for the term:
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Our English focus for the term will be:
This term, our first focus book is 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' By Arthur Conan Doyle. A spooky tale of suspense and dread...
After half term, our second focus book will be 'The Promise' by Nicola Davies. On a mean street in a mean city, a thief tries to snatch an old woman’s bag. But she finds she can’t have it without promising something in return – to “plant them all”. When it turns out the bag is full of acorns, the young thief embarks on a journey that changes her own life and the lives of others for generations to come...
Our Maths focus for the term:
ClassDojo
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Our English focus for the term will be:
This term, our first focus book is 'On the Origin of Species' by Charles Darwin. The first ever picture-book retelling of Charles Darwin's On The Origin of Species...
After half term, our second focus book will be 'The Ways Of The Wolf' by Smriti Prasadam-Halls & Jonathan Woodward. The wolf stalks the wilderness and our own imaginations. Uncover its mysteries in this beautifully written non-fiction picture book.
Our Maths focus for the term:
ClassDojo
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Our English focus for the term will be:
This term, our first focus book is 'The Lost Book of Adventure' by Teddy Keen. A facsimile edition of the tattered notebooks of the Unknown Adventurer, this love letter to the wild details everything you need to know about how to live and thrive in nature...
After half term, our second focus book will be 'King Kong' by Anthony Browne. King Kong is a giant gorilla, a massive monster of an ape who lives on a remote island. The mighty beast falls for a beautiful girl, Ann Darrow, and desperate to have her he finds himself lured into captivity...
Our Maths focus for the term:
ClassDojo
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Our English focus for the term will be:
This term, our first focus book is 'Shackleton’s Journey' by William Grill. Shackleton's Journey is a unique visual re-telling Ernest Shackleton's landmark expedition crossing the Antarctic from one pole to the other...
After half term, our second focus book will be 'Hansel and Gretel' by Neil Gaiman. The enduring story of the children, the breadcrumb trail and the gingerbread house is brought to life by master storyteller, Neil Gaiman. Who better to retell the Brothers Grimm's greatest, and perhaps darkest, fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel?
Our Maths focus for the term:
ClassDojo
Please use our Year 6 ClassDojo page to access information around P.E. days, events, STOP days etc...