Welcome to Year 6

PE

Our PE days are on a Tuesday (indoor) and a Thursday (outdoor). Please make sure your child is wearing a suitable PE kit. In our uniform policy, this states that there are no logos on clothes or trainers. Earrings will need to be removed for these days, unless recently pierced (6 weeks).

Reading

Children will be issued with a colour banded reading book from our new collection to really instil that love and passion for reading.  

The Year 6 expectation is for you to read with your child minimum of 5 times per week and record it in their reading record.  A parent, carer or guardian signature will be required for each read.  

Please refer to the reading records for guidance and examples on possible questions that you could ask your child about the text which they are reading.  

Reading logs and reading books are expected to be in school every day as part of school equipment and will be checked and signed by school every Thursday.  

Spelling

The children in Year 6 have been split into spelling groups. It is essential that we build the children’s confidence with certain spelling patterns and sounds before moving onto to more trickier spellings. This will be reassessed at the end of each term. 

Spellings will be introduced on Monday and tested on a Friday.  

All children have access to Spelling Shed which is a valuable online tool. Children should be accessing this at home via their log on and playing minimum 5 – 10 mins per day to really embed the sounds and spelling patterns. In turn, this will help with long-term memory and increase their weekly spelling scores.  

Homework

Year 6 will receive a ‘Homework Choice Menu’ filled with fun, creative activities linked to this term’s curriculum topic. It’s a free choice menu, and the children are expected to complete at least 3 activities over each half term, with the option to do more if they wish.  

It would be wonderfully beneficial if your children could also access Spelling Shed and Times Table Rockstars (TTRS). Ideally, children should play at least 10 games of TTRS and Spelling Shed each week to support with fluency. Logins for Spelling Shed and TTRS can be found in your child's Reading Records. 

 

Timetables

Anning Class

Charlton Class

Kingsley Class

What We're Learning

Details of the Year 6 learning journey can be found here: 

Year 6 - What we're learning

Autumn Term

Welcome to Year 6! We are all really excited to be teaching your children this year and are looking forward to sharing a wonderful year of learning, memorable experiences and exciting trips with them.

Our first week of learning will transport us into deep space as we discover more about our solar system, consider the attributes that enabled Tim Peake to become a successful astronaut, and investigate the technical designs and specifications that make space exploration possible.

This term in English, the children will produce a range of genres, including a biography, a persuasive letter, a non-chronological report and an explanation text, all linked to Anthony Horowitz’s Stormbreaker. Throughout the term, they will take part in a variety of grammar lessons, developing their understanding and application of key Year 6 grammar skills. During our whole class reading lessons this term, we will be enjoying reading Amari and the Night Brothers.

In maths, the children will develop their understanding of place value in numbers up to ten million, as well as consolidating the four methods of calculation and beginning to apply these to Year 6 arithmetic-style questions. It is crucial that children know their times tables up to 12 × 12, so please encourage them to practise these regularly at home.

In history, the children will carry out research as part of a local area study, alongside our topic, ‘The Wars of the Roses’. Our science topic is ‘Light’, which will allow the children to develop a deeper understanding of something in our surroundings that we often take for granted.

In PE, the children will develop their throwing and catching skills and learn the rules of netball, applying these skills within games. They will also take part in indoor circuit training to develop their core strength and overall fitness.

The children have so many exciting lessons, experiences and opportunities to look forward to during the autumn term, and we cannot wait to get started!