Welcome to Year 6!

Hello everyone and welcome to Year 6 with Miss Jones (6HJ), Mr Moore (6JM) and Mr Dickinson (6MD)

We are very excited for the year ahead and your special, last year in Primary School. We have wonderful things planned throughout the year and a busy Autumn to get started with! Please keep checking back to this page for regular updates throughout the year.

Key Dates:

8th-26th September Y6 Swimming (on-site pool) Remember to bring in a swimming costume/trunks and towel!

19th November - Quarry Bank Mill Trip linked to our Industrial Revolution Topic

21st January - Trip to Sikh Gurdwara linked to our RE Topic

11th-13th March Resiential to PGL Winmarleigh Hall - more information will be provided at a parent meeting in January

11th-14th May SATS Week - more information will be provided about the SATS tests in Spring Term

Important information

• School day starts at 8:45 each day and finishes at 15:15
• If you are late please take your child to the main office to sign them in
• If you are collecting your child from school early, please collect them from the main office with the relevant evidence for early collection.  
• Please ensure that your child is wearing the correct uniform each day 
• Please can you remember to pre-order your child's dinner on Parent Pay. If you need any support, please contact the office.
• All correspondence from school will only be sent through the School Spider App. If you haven't done so already, please can you download the app and collect your login details from the main office.

PE

PE days

PE will be on a Monday and Friday for ALL of Year 6.

• Please send your child into school in appropriate PE kit according to the uniform policy. No sports tops.  
• If your child has an after-school sports club, please send your child to school in their uniform and they will be given time to change into their PE kits before the club starts. 
• Swimming lessons will take place from the 28th October to the 15th November at a new and exciting on-site swimming pool. Specific information on your child's swimming days will follow soon.

Reminders

• Please provide your child with a water bottle that can be used each day. There are facilities in school for these to be refilled.
• We are a Healthy School, so please can you ensure that your child's water bottle is only filled with water and their snacks follow the Healthy Schools Policy.
• Don't forget to clearly label any clothing/shoes with your child's name and class to prevent them from getting mixed up/lost.
• Please send your child into school daily with their reading book and planner.

Homework

• Spellings - Your child will be given a spelling list every Wednesday to practise at home. They are tested on these spellings on the following Monday. Your child will also have a SpellingShed log in where they can practise their spellings through interactive games on any device.
• Maths and Literacy - Your child will be given a piece of Maths and a piece of Literacy homework to complete each week. It will be handed out every Wednesday and is expected to be returned by the following Monday. There will be a 15 minute detention for not handing in homework.
• Reading - Please can you ensure that you are reading with your child for twenty minutes three times a week. When you have read with them, please let us know by writing a comment in their planner. We check planners at the end of each week and give out rewards to children that are reading at home. There will be a 15 minute detention for not reading at least three times in a week at home.
• TTRockstars - Your child has also recieved log in details to access TTRockstars. This is a fun and engaging way to help children practise their times tables and division facts, which will help them with their Maths learning in school.

Curriculum

Literacy - Rock Paper Scissors Animation - Narrative, Floodland Book - Speeches, Black History Month - Poetry and Debating

Maths - Place Value, Addition and Subtraction and Multiplication and Division

Geography - Climate Change

R.E. - What difference does it make to believe in Ahimsa (harmlessness), Grace (the generosity of God), and Ummah (community)?

Art - Flowers - painting and clay sculpting

ICT - Networks

Science - Animals including organisms

P.E. - Ultimate Frisbee and Lacrosse

Class Texts - Floodland

Please speak to us in person or contact us over the phone with any questions or queries that we can help you with.

Thank you,

The Year 6 team