Home Learning Guidelines for Year 6 2016
Dear Parents / Guardians,
Please find detailed below choices available to your child in an effort to enhance what is being done in the classroom and to also develop their organisational skills in
preparation for high school. We understand that the amount of activities recorded will vary week to week, depending on family and extracurricular commitments.
SPELLING & VOCAB— Students can do activities online or on paper if their is no internet available.
1. www.spellingcity.com—Children can review weekly spelling sounds on www.spellingcity.com and also play spelling games with their words to reinforce the learning process.
You can find your class spelling words by clicking on “Search” - “Schools” and searching for Wallsend South PS/Ken Johnston. The lists will appear and your child can
immediately start using it to practise his or her words using the activities on the website. Those students without internet access can log on in the Library at Lunch, or can do
their own activities using the sample words.
2. Students can also research and learn their personal list of theme words related to our English novel, History and Science units. Students note down these theme words on their
fortnightly home learning sheet.
MATHS — Curriculum outcomes and content will be detailed on the fortnightly home learning sheets.
1. We will assign pages from the Home Learning text to match class content.
2. Tables practice is also recommended in whatever format motivates the child (eg. flash cards, dice multiplication, Mathletics activities, uuizzes, puzzles or multiplication grids
3. Mathletics — Students can access appropriate activities related to class content or individual areas of need.
READING —
1. Students can access a variety of texts through our Library borrowing program. In addition to uuiet personal reading, shared reading aloud WITH parents and discussion about
the text is ideal for students. A variety of fiction and non-fiction texts is recommended (include newspapers and magazines too . Students with remedial needs in Reading may
approach their child’s teacher for further resources to support their Reading skills.
2. Reading Express — Students can access appropriate activities related to class content, individual areas of need and interest.
RESEARCH TASK CHOICES — A range of extra activities related to classroom activities will be provided to students. Students may complete one or more of the activities listed. How
it is presented will be up to the students and is due towards the end of the term.
Below is an example of what your child’s homework plan might look like:
Spelling activities
Maths / Tables activities
Reading activities
Writing activities
E.g. Monday and Tuesday
20 minutes on Spelling City
Own list plus extra lists
Tables practice on Monday
Mathletics on Tuesday
Pages from “textbook” 3 days
20 minutes each night
reading with Mum.
Keep a diary or 20 minute
Internet research for task. Printed off information and started highlighting
free writing each week. Type key points. Take photos for task.
& edit in MS Word.
Helped with cooking dinner a couple of nights.
Physical activity (eg. Bike ride, basketball shooting, running
Regards, The Year 6 Teachers
Research Task progress / Other
Year 6 Home Learning Choices Term 1, 2016 WEEKS 3&4
WEEKS
3
Spelling Pre-list
Spelling Class List
Long vowel/magic e Adding suffix –ion
Spelling Extension
Words
collide
exclude
invade
explode
erode
transmission
commission
percussion
possession
compassion
4
collision
exclusion
invasion
explosion
erosion
deception
prescription
cooperation
appreciation
decision
devastation
desperation
association
persuasion
dissuasion
Adding suffix –ion
reject
detect
distinct
expand
admit
rejection
detection
distinction
expansion
admission
exhibition
digestion
permission
submission
extension
suspension
exhaustion
evolution
resolution
revolution
Theme Words
Reminders, Research Tasks & Other
Whole Number
 Review of place value
Theme Words
concussion
profession
professionally
professionalism
unprofessional
Maths Outcomes
YEAR 6 REMINDERS:
 The Year 6 Parent Information Session is on tomorrow
(Tuesday 9th February at 7pm)
Numbers and Algebra—Addition
 Please book a time for Parent-Teacher Interviews, which
& Subtraction
take place during weeks 4&5
 Selects and applies appropriate  Zone Swimming Carnival is on Thursday 18 February (next
strategies for addition and
week). Students involved must return notes ASAP.
subraction with whole numbers  Interrelate notes and money need to be returned before
of any size.
Week 5 or your child will be unable to attend the program.
 solve addition and subtraction  Cross-Country practice runs start at school this week. Feel
word problems involving whole
free to include home practices in your child’s home learning
numbers of any size, including
schedule!
problems that reuuire more
than one operation.
RESEARCH TASK OPTIONS :
Home Learning Text
Due Week 9
Targeting Maths: Pg 4,5,6 & 8
Our Term Research task is based upon our history studies
unit, Australia as a Nation.
Choose one or more of the following tasks. Students can
choose the method of presentation (speech, video, poster,
Maths Outcomes
Powerpoint or digital presentation etc). Students will be expected to present their task and answer questions from the
Statistics & Probability—Data
class.
 Revise Year 5 key ideas on column graphs, line graphs and
 Research, play and analyse a selection of songs dealing with
dot plots
democracy and human rights
 Interpret and create two-way

Create a new political party with its own platform, tell us
tables
what your party stands for and believes in
 Interpret side-by-side column

Make a Snakes and Ladders type of board game based on
graphs
electoral processes e.g. Snakes-bribe an official,
ladders—have
a successful campaign launch
Home Learning Text

Make
a
cartoon
strip to show how to vote formally
Targeting Maths: Pg 44,& 45
Websites for Home Learning
www.spellingcity.com (Units 1 & 2
www.mathletics.com.au
www.readingeggspress.com.au