Year 6

 Welcome to your final year at Saltdean Primary. Together, we will make it your  best year yet! Here are just some of the exciting things that you have to look forward to:

This term, our topic is all about Evolution and Inheritance. We will be learning about Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, as well as looking at other theories, ideas and stories of how humans came to live on Earth. Maybe you could start investigating at home and see which of your family members have the same colour eyes or hair as you, do you share the same hobbies or is one of your siblings or cousins really good at playing an instrument? I wonder why this is?

We will also study some fossils and see what they can tell us about the past. Mary Anning, a famous British fossil collector, even has her own special section dedicated to her finds in The Natural History Museum.

If you want to find out more, here are some websites to get you started!

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/human-evolution.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zd8fv9q/articles/zf6vb82

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/scientists/charlesdarwin.html

Home learning

We are so pleased with how hard everyone is working in school but wanted to share with you all a few websites that you might want to use at home on a smartphone, tablet or computer to keep up the good learning outside of school too:

Grammar

https://www.dropbox.com/s/a9pajur4bafjjbf/Grammar%20Revision%20Cards.pdf?dl=0

Recommended Reading

https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-lists-for-ks2-school-pupils/suggested-reading-list-for-year-6-pupils-ks2-age-10-11/

http://trentceprimaryschool.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/100-Books-To-Try-And-Read-Before-You-Leave-Year-6.pdf

Maths:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=16&AgeGroup=3 (Choose the games that are best for year 6!)