Welcome to Year 6!
Information about our class:
Our teacher is Miss Grayston and our teaching assistant is Miss Williams. Mrs Harrison teaches our class on a Thursday afternoon and Fridays.
In year 6 we find the most effective way for each of us to learn, which ensures that all children achieve their full potential. As a class we work hard to be tolerant, patient, kind and loving to each other. We encourage each other at every opportunity to maintain a learning environment, where everybody's ideas and opinions are valued. We respect each person's individuality and celebrate their successes at every opportunity.
Each day we celebrate our Catholic faith by joining together to praise God and learning about Jesus' love for us. Through listening to messages from the Gospels, we learn and grow in our Catholic faith.
Our Year 6 class virtue is 'Service'. We take on many roles to help us to contribute to our school and the wider community. These include looking after our buddies, school council, the chaplaincy team, Mini Vinnies, reading ambassadors, Mind Mate champions and lots more!
Our main aim in year 6 is to prepare our children for high school and teach them the skills and independence that they will need to be successful in their lives.
Homework:
Homework is set on on Friday and needs to be completed by the following Friday. We also work on our times tables skills on TT Rockstars.
Spellings that link to our class topics and spelling patterns are sent out each half term. These are practised at home to help support learning in school.
We are encouraged to change our reading books weekly and to read every day.
Revision clubs are provided for all pupils, where teachers are available to support each child’s individual learning in preparation for their SATs at the end of the year.
As a school we greatly value the importance of parents and the pivotal role they have in enhancing their child's learning. If you have any concerns or questions, please do not hesitate to make an appointment with your child's class teacher.
Newsletters:
Autumn Term calendar of key dates
Parent curriculum information leaflet
Parent curriculum meeting 2024
Class Long Term Plan:
Please read here to find out further details about the units of work, texts and key vocabulary which will be taught in year 6.
Supporting your learning in Year 6:
Please explore and use the wide range of resources, games and websites to support your weekly homework activities.
Remember to stay safe online and to STOP, BLOCK and TELL if you see something that makes you feel uncomfortable!
Spellings
Here are the Y3/4 statutory spellings.
Here are the Year 5/6 statutory spellings
Explore a range of creative ways to practise your spellings using the ideas below:
Use these websites to help:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
Grammar and Punctuation
BBC Bitesize has lots of useful clips, activities and videos to help you to embed previous learning or to become more confident with the new concepts you will be taught this year.
Reading
It is important that you read regularly, ideally every day, and that you read a wide range of different texts to develop your vocabulary and your general knowledge. Understanding the texts you read is a crucial skill to develop. Explore and use the resources below to develop your understanding of your own favourite books and your school reading books.
Use these resources to help you to keep focused as you are reading:
Use this resource to help you to generate your own questions:
Use these resources to produce your own book reviews:
Maths
Confident times tables skills are key in your Maths learning. I know these were something you worked hard on in Year 5 so now it’s time to keep practising and keep on top of your times tables knowledge.
Below are some websites with games and activities to help you:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables
https://www.timestables.co.uk/games/
You can revise different areas of Year 6 maths using the following website:
https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-year/year-6/subjects/maths
