Welcome to the Year 6 class page, where you will find everything you need to know about the year ahead.
Children will continue to enjoy a rich and well-rounded curriculum designed to deepen their understanding, develop key skills and nurture a lifelong love of learning. Our English curriculum follows a book-led approach, where children will read high quality texts to inspire creative writing. Throughout the year, we will study texts such as Kensuke’s Kingdom, A Story like the Wind, The City of Ember and The Final Year. In Mathematics, children will develop confidence with long division and multiplication, fractions, decimals and percentages, algebra, ratio, shape and measure through our mastery approach. The children will be preparing for High School and for their end of KS2 SATS exams that will take place in May 2026.
This year, we will explore the world through our History and Geography topics, looking at Natural Disasters, learning about the Ancient Egyptian Times and The Stone Age. In Science, we will be looking at a range of topics including, The Circulatory System, Evolution, Light, Electricity and continuing to develop our understanding of Living things and their Habitats. Additionally, the children will continue to enjoy a broad curriculum with weekly lessons in Religious Education, Music, Science, Computing, PSHE, Spanish and PE, along with an Art and Design Technology unit taught each half term.
Pupils should continue to read regularly at home (a minimum of 5 times a week), and parents should sign reading diaries. Homework and will be set on Thursdays which you will hand in the following Tuesday. This homework will have a Maths and a grammar focus. Children will also be set spellings on a weekly basis and will be expected to practise their times tables on TT Rockstars. Spellings will be tested and tracked each week. Spellings can also be practised using Spelling Frame.
This year our PE days will be Tuesday and Thursdays. We are asking that pupils come into school in their PE kits on their PE days - this should be the Willow Tree green and purple official kit and trainers. In the winter, pupils can wear plain black jogging bottoms (over their PE kits to keep them warm). No football/rugby kits are allowed.
If you require any further information, please contact Miss Holdsworth
Home Reading
Please ensure that you are regularly reading your school books and logging it in your diary. This is part of the GAIN award. Reading is part of our weekly homework expectations, each child must read a minimum of three times a week at home.
Remember - those who read - succeed!
Writing
All of our writing is based on a stimulus, usually an amazing book to inspire us!
Spelling Frame
Each week, your child will have a set of spellings. They must log onto spelling frame to practice them ready for the test on Friday. Each Week, they will write in their diary the rule they are currently learning, some time will be dedicated in class to allowing them to practice.
Spelling, punctuation and grammar
The work we cover in our SPAG lessons will be an important part of our writing tasks and will include:
- Word types
- Use of punctuation such as, commas, inverted commas, colons, semi-colons, brackets and many more.
- technical language
- conjunctions, adverbials, pronouns and synonyms
- Fronted adverbials
Not forgetting neat presentation and legible handwriting !
Maths
We complete an arithmetic task each morning at 8.45am so it is important that you are punctual each day!
Times Tables
Times tables are the heart of most things mathematical and in Year 6 it is crucial that your child can recall multiplication and division facts quickly. This will help your child when they move to high school too! TT Rockstars is brilliant for developing these key skills in a fun and competitive environment. Pupils should aim to practise for 5 minutes at least 3 x per week for maximum benefit! Why not challenge your friends?
Your Maths homework will be set in your CPG books each week. Please ensure it is brought in on request.
Physical Education
Foundation subjects
Each week, you will either have a Geography or History lesson, an Art or Design Technology lesson, a computing lesson, a French lesson and a music lesson, an RE or PSHE lesson. This means our curriculum is jam packed with wonderful opportunities for you to learn. This will also prepare you for the many subjects that you will go on to study in high school.
Homework
Your child will be set homework each week. This is set every Friday and will be due in the following week. Please ensure that your child completes the weekly homework tasks as this is preparing them for the expectations for high school.
Homework consists of:
- Online times table practice
- CPG Maths, Reading, Grammar and Punctuation books
- Weekly Spellings on Spelling Frame
As always, our priority is your child's happiness and well-being. If you have any questions or concerns throughout the year, please don't hesitate to contact Miss Holdsworth.
Useful websites for revision and re-inforcement
Maths and English Practise
IXL have separate pages of skills linked to individual Year group. The Y6 page has links to practise both English and Maths skills. Pages are then split into skills of which has a practise question for the children to think about.
https://uk.ixl.com/promo?partner=google&campaign=1187&adGroup=Key+Stage+2&gclid=CPPa8teS_8kCFQbnwgodgOIB6A
BBC Education have produced a whole host of materials for KS2. Follow the KS2 link and then select either Maths or English. Each area usually has an information section for reading, plus an activity and then quiz which is marked online. Some aspects require a subscription.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education
A site with both Maths and English based quizzes which are marked as you go along.
http://www.educationquizzes.com/ks2/maths/
A site with a range of information and questions – great for revision purposes!
http://www.icteachers.co.uk/children/children_sats.htm
Click on “For Kids” to access some fun games to practise speed of recall of times tables.
This site has a variety of Maths games which help to practise a range of skills.
http://www.mathplayground.com/games.html
A range of Maths games on a range of Mathematical concepts.
https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.htm
A range of English games and activities.
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2literacy.html
Activities to reinforce and practise a range of spelling rules.