Welcome to the Year 6 Page!

Welcome back to school for this exciting Spring Term! Here is all the information about the exciting learning and plans we have in store for the term ahead:

English

English – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 

This term, we will be reading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling. This book is the sequel to the Philosopher's Stone. In the second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry the three firm friends, Harry, Ron and Hermione, are soon immersed in the daily round of Potions, Herbology, Charms, Defence Against the Dark Arts, and Quidditch. Lots of action unfolds and the story has an exciting crescendo. In school we will be writing for a range of exciting purposes: look out for some fun newspaper articles about the flying car! While enjoying writing about the book, we will also explore grammatical structures and practising our reading skills in the run up to SATs!

Maths

This term, we will begin with revisiting and developing our understanding of fractions. We will also continue to recap learning from the previous term to ensure they are secure with key concepts. Times tables knowledge continues to be a key element to mathematical success and we will be including these in our daily teaching. This term, each math set will take part in a TTRockstars battle against the rest of the school, with the winning set being awarded an exciting prize and the top three most valuable players receiving a prize and a certificate. The children can access their TTRockstars account from home to ensure they are accumulating points for their sets. Any additional work they can do at home would be of great help in the run up to SATs.

•  Our History topic this term is the about the Windrush Generation. We will learn about the impact of migration from the Caribbean to the UK after WW2. This started as a way to rebuild Britain after the devastation of WW2 and has had a lasting impact on the country.

• We are focusing on key Geography concepts, including: trade routes; types of settlements and land use; and we will be able to develop our understanding of physical and human geography further.

• In science, we will be learning about Light.  We will explore the key vocabulary, looking at key scientists and complete a range of practical experiments.
•  This term’s value is ‘Understanding’ and ‘Honesty’, which will link to our PSHE curriculum. With these key values, we will be learning about important cultural and social issues that might be faced in the wider world.

•  We will continue to present a range of exciting and creative opportunities this term, including printmaking and 3D sculpture.

 PE

Please make sure your child has the appropriate kit (i.e. black shorts, white top, trainer etc) in school each week – bringing it home to be washed at the weekend.

6C- Friday

6AC- Friday

6P-Friday 

Please ensure that children have appropriate footwear for these sessions to avoid any injuries.

Homework 

Each week, we will set work of English, Maths and Spelling to support learning in class.  This will all be set on Times Table Rockstar and Spelling Shed and will need to have been completed by the following Friday. All students will bring their logins home this week. A paper copy is available if they prefer.

Homework is an integral part of learning in Year 6.  To help support the children who find completing this at home tricky, we are happy to support with this in school.

We are looking forward to a new year and a new term full of exciting topics. If you have any concerns or questions, please feel free to contact us. 

Miss Caldicott, Miss Andrews, Mrs Cuss and Mr Pusharski 

 Please click on the link below for KS2 SAT's information.

KS2 SAT's Information for parents