Hello! My name is Mrs Miller and I teach Year 6 Eagle class. Fun fact: Did you know that the symbol for Saint John is an Eagle!?

This is my seventh year teaching at St John's and time really does fly when you're having fun! I lead RE across the school and I am a Team Leader for Upper Key Stage 2. 

This year I am looking forward to watching our Year 6s grow as the oldest year group in school. I taught the children in Year 6 when they were in Year 4 and I am already so proud of how they've grown and matured as Year 6s.

Outside of school, I love to play hockey and I play for a local hockey team. I also enjoy cooking and reading. 

 

Other staff working in our class are:

Miss Langley - Teacher Assistant 

Mrs Sanger - Third teacher

Mrs Woodward - Cover teacher

 

Our weekly timetable:

Our learning this term 

English:  

This term we will be reading ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar. The children always absolutely love reading this book and as a result, we expect to see some exceptional writing! This term we will be focusing on more formal writing styles. Through this, we will be revisiting sentence structures, levels of formality, as well as high level punctuation. We are excited to see the children’s reactions as the story continues to develop and how this is reflected in their writing. As always, please do not read this book at home (or watch the film) until we are done so that we can share the reading experience together as a class.

 

Maths: 

This term we will be completing our work on decimals and will begin working on the relationship between fractions, decimals and percentages. This unit focusses on comparing, ordering, understanding, equivalency and finding a percent of an amount.  As always, we will be providing children with daily opportunities to revisit previous learning and aim to make this as fun as possible.

Geography:

In Geography this term, we will continue to study Trade and Transport. The children have loved this topic so far and have developed a keen interest in Canterbury’s businesses and tourism. This term we will be looking at the economy, trade and the effect inflation has on our society today.

 

RE: 

In RE this term we will exploring the big question: 'What is it like to be Jewish in Britain today?' In this unit of work, pupils will make connections between Jewish practice, teachings from the Torah and Jewish beliefs about God before considering how this impacts Jewish people today. Within our lessons, we will be encouraging our pupils to answer the key question in a thoughtful and respectful way.

Science: 

This term we are learning more about electricity and circuits. The children will be exploring what makes up a simple circuit. They will be making circuits using different electronic devices such as bulbs, buzzers, motors and switches and learning how to represent these circuits using the correct symbols in circuit diagrams. They will also be learning what affects the brightness of a bulb or the loudness of a buzzer.

 

Learning at home for Eagle Class 

• Reading  

• Spelling shed 

• TTS Rockstars 

  

 

Be ready for learning! In Eagle Class, your child will need to have these items in school: 

• PE kit (to be worn on Thursdays) 

• Water bottle (no squash or juice) 

• Small rucksack (big enough to hold lunchbox and reading books) 

• Wellington boots/spare shoes for field (to leave in school) 

• Coat (weather appropriate) 

Please don’t bring other items into school, as we do not have space to store these, and it can cause upset if things are lost or damaged. 

Highlights of Term 3: