Head of Year Welcome

Year 6 – Head of Year Welcome

We are so proud to be teaching in Year 6, in the final year of the primary phase and feel privileged to be able to complete this part of the journey with our children. Our team of dedicated, experienced practitioners will ensure that every child has the tools required to be successful in Year 6 and beyond. Of course, much of the focus this year will be upon the end of Key Stage 2 assessments and, while these are extremely important in assessing the children’s key literacy and numeracy skills, we will also enjoy sharing a broad curriculum of topics with the children. 

We are very excited about our World War 2 unit as it’s such a fascinating and important period of recent history. Similarly, learning about climate change in Geography will be vitally important for the children, giving them a foundation of knowledge in this increasingly prevalent area of study. In humanities, the focus will be upon providing the children with the skills to approach topics with the confidence of young historians/geographers. In science, the children will be developing their knowledge of light, evolution and electricity amongst other topics. The children will practise scientific methods through their investigations and learn to think and approach questions as young scientists. 

We look also look forward to some incredible enrichment opportunities this year, with exciting trips to the ‘Home of the Codebreakers’, Bletchley Park to support with the children’s learning around World War 2. Additionally, we look forward to experiencing a range of outdoor activities, including canoeing, at Conkers Activity Centre later in the year. There will also be musical performances, theatre, live poetry, an interactive science dome, a trip to a university and lots of other exciting activities to broaden the experiences of our students. 

This year, the Year 6 team will ensure the children reach their potential, both academically and socially, and are ready for the transition to secondary school. Working together, parents and teachers can ensure a very bright future for the wonderful group of children we have. We appreciate all the support that parents/carers provide at home and we look forward to helping our children learn, grow and succeed together!
Please use the following image to see our Year 6 Students and their work: 

Mr C Yule

Head of Year 6

Year 6 School Timetable

Year 6 School day Monday Tuesday (PPA) Wednesday Thursday Friday
08:40 - 08:50 Morning activities Morning activities Morning activities Morning activities Morning activities
08:55 Registration Registration Registration Registration Registration
08:55 - 09:55 Writing Computer Science Writing Writing Writing
09:55 - 10:55 Reading

Art

Reading Reading Reading
10:55 - 11:10 Break
11:15 - 11:30 Maths Meeting  

(Arithmetic focus)

P.E (until 12pm) Maths Meeting  

(Arithmetic focus)

Maths Meeting  

(Arithmetic focus)

Maths Meeting  

(Arithmetic focus)

11:30 - 12:30 Maths

Maths Meeting

(Arithmetic focus)

Maths Maths Maths
12:30 - 12:50 Personal Development Music (12.25-12.55)  Theme Assembly French (12:00 - 12:30) Celebration Assembly
12:55 - 13:45 Lunch
13:50 - 13:55

Registration

Registration

Registration

Registration

Registration

13:55 - 14:10

Class novel 

Class novel  Class novel  Class novel  Class novel 
14:10 - 15:10

Science

Handwriting/Library Humanities Humanities R.E
15:10 - 15:15

Dismissal

 

Curriculum Overview

Knowledge Organiser

Year 6 Homework expectations

Day Homework set 

Task

Day Homework returned 

Friday LITERACY: homework will be set via Seesaw/SATs Companion or via paper copy. Children to read 10-15mins of home reader/chapter books per day and recorded in Reading Record   

 

MATHS: Homework on paper/ SATs Companion/SeeSaw. 

 

Homework projects will also be set. 

Tuesday
Monday - Thursday (ongoing) LITERACY: Home reader/Chapter book to be read for 10 minutes. Comment added to reading log.   

 

MATHS: SATS Companion/TTRockstars to be used as directed by class teachers 

Home reading records will be checked each Monday/Tuesday 

NB. Additional/supplementary homework may be supplied by class teachers to support individual learning. Return date will be informed by class teacher. 

Literacy & Numeracy/Whole curriculum useful websites

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Literacy useful websites