Dear Grade 6 Parents,

We are halfway through Term 1, which means it’s almost time for our end of term
assessments. The students have been working hard during their lessons and
completing checks for understanding to prepare for the assessments.

We want to make each child’s test experience positive and successful, and need
some assistance from you. We ask that you take some time to do the following with
your child so that they can do their best:
❖ Help your child make a study schedule, and find a quiet space to study.
Include breaks in the study schedule (e.g study for 30 minutes and take a 15
min break)
❖ Make sure your child gets a good nights rest before each assessment.
❖ Have your child eat a healthy breakfast before each assessment.
❖ Make sure your child arrives at school with enough time to settle before each
assessment
❖ Gently encourage your child to do their best and show that you believe in
them!

Below are some study tips for your child, and we will also go through them at school:
❖ Make flash cards and use key words
❖ Write study notes or summaries (underline or highlight important
information)
❖ Teach someone at home what you are studying.
❖ Study with a friend and quiz each each other
❖ Set your own tests
❖ Have a positive mindset and read quotes that you find encouraging
Assessment timetable: 15-25 March 2022

Friday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Monday

15 March 18 March 19 March 20 March 25 March

Second English Mathematics Science Technology

Languages

Humanities

SCOPE

English:
❖ Understanding Concepts: Prologues (setting, narratives style, flashback,
dialogue, main character)
❖ Author techniques: repetition
❖ Figures of speech: simile, alliteration, hyperbole
❖ Word classes: verbs, adverbs, adjectives, prepositions, pronouns, definite and
indefinite articles, nouns
❖ Understanding homophones
❖ Features of a newspaper article

Mathematics:

❖ Counting on and Counting back

❖ Angles of a triangle
❖ Multiplication and Division
❖ Number Patterns
❖ Solving word problems
❖ Area and perimeter

Science:
❖ Grade 6 Science Scope Link
The scope will be printed and handed out to students as well.

Humanities
History
❖ Changes in societies in the Limpopo Valley (page 100 - 103)
❖ Unit 2 Mapungubwe: the first state in southern Africa (pages 104-107)

Geography
❖ Map Skills - Unit 1 - 5
 ➔ Longitude and latitude (page 4 - 11)
➔ Hemisphere (page 7)
➔ Scale (page 12 - 14)
➔ South African Provinces (notes)

Technology
❖ Working with computers (pages 24-30)

Second Languages
Afrikaans (All notes and page numbers are provided for in school books)
❖ Leesbegrip- Reading comprehension
❖ Vul in vorm- Fill in form
❖ Taal- Language
● Voorsetsel (preposition)
● Antonieme (antonym)
● Byvoeglike naamwoord (adjectives)
● Meervoude (plural)
● Verkleining (diminutive)
● Verlede tyd (past tense)
● Voegwoorde (conjunctions)
❖ Skryf ‘n brief- Write a letter

isiZulu (Please use your writing book to study for these topics)
❖ Indaba nemibuzo-comprehension and questions
❖ Ifomu-form
❖ Amabizosimo-abstract nouns
❖ Izandiso-adverbs
❖ Izihlanganiso-conjuctions
❖ Izimpawu zokuloba-punctuation marks
❖ Inkathi edlule-past tense
❖ Incwadi yobungani-friendly letter

Setswana
❖ Tekatlhaloganyo-Reading Comprehension
❖ Khathunu-Cartoon
❖ Ranola kgang-Story translation from English to Setswana
❖ Tshosobanyo ya kgang-Story summary(study notes)

Good Luck!
From: Grade 6 Teachers