Tag: Maths

Telling the Time

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It has come to our attention that quite a few children in Year 6 are unable to tell the time.

This is a vital life skill and something that they really need to be able to do in preparation for the higher levels of independence and good time-keeping that they will need at Secondary School.

Unfortunately, there is not a vast deal of time in the Year 6 curriculum for teaching children to tell the time as there are many other things we have to cover (learning to tell the time isn’t a Year 6 skill and crops up much earlier in a child’s education – Year 2).

Please could we ask you to check if your child can tell the time on a traditional analogue clock or watch as well as a digital 24 hour clock. If they cannot tell the time, please teach them at home.

There are many helpful websites, tools and ideas out there to help children learn to tell the time. The following website has a range of ideas ….

https://www.timecenter.com/articles/learn-to-tell-time/

 

Myths and Maths!

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This week the children have been valiantly tackling the world of fraction calculations. They have also been learning about Norse mythology in preparation to write our own Viking myths.

If you’d like some ideas as to how to support this learning at home, please see the information below….

Calculating Fractions with Different Denominators

In order to add and subtract fractions with different denominators, the children first need to find a common denominator. After this, they can find equivalent fractions and solve the calculation.

The Swans have learned a little rhyme to help them remember this process…

“CD, EF, replace and calculate.”

CD – Common denominator

EF – Equivalent fractions

Replace and Calculate – rewrite the original number sentence by replacing the fractions with their equivalent fractions. Then … solve! 🙂

CDEFRC

Viking Myths

In class, we have been learning about the following Viking myths:

  • Odin creates the World
  • Sif and her Golden Hair
  • Baldur
  • Thor’s Wedding
  • Apples of Iduna

We will be using some of the features that are similar in all of the myths to help us to create our own Viking myths.

There are more Viking myths available to read and listen to on: https://www.storynory.com/category/myths/norse/

There are short animated versions of some of the Viking myths available to watch on:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/english-ks1-english-viking-sagas/zkyqd6f

 

Which is your favourite myth and why?

Who are your favourite characters and why?