Year 6
WELCOME TO YEAR 6
We are really looking forward to another great year. Please keep revisiting this page to celebrate the achievements of our Year 6 pupils throughout the year.
At school, we no longer provide plastic reading book bags. If you would like to purchase a reading book bag (see below) these will be available to buy from school at a cost of £3.50.
Summer Term 1
SATs
This year, SATs week will take place on the week beginning Monday 13th May.
Monday 13th May - Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling
Tuesday 14th May - Reading
Wednesday 15th May - Maths Paper 1 and Maths Paper 2
Thursday 16th May - Maths Paper 3
Throughout the week, please ensure that your child arrives at school, on time - they should be in their classroom promptly at 8:20. It is really important that your child arrives on time as all the Year 6 children will be sharing a breakfast together. This will allow them to physically and mentally prepare themselves to ensure that they will be ready to confidently approach the tests.
English
During this half term, our focus will be reading and responding to a wide range of fiction and non-fiction texts. We will be practising our reading strategies such as visualising, making predictions and making inferences by finding relevant clues in the text.
Maths
During Autumn Term 2, we will be continuing our maths learning, through the Maths No Problem scheme. We will be learning about coordinates, translations, reflections and describing movements before moving on to working with graphs and charts.
Science
During Summer term 2, we will continue our learning around electricity.
We have been testing conductive and insulating materials. We carried out a fair test and only use one variable (the materials that we tested). We had some surprising results!
Conductive Playdough!
History
In history, we are going to be learning about the ancient civilisation now known as ancient Egypt. We will place this period of history within a chronological framework and research and study some of their achievements. We will also learn about Howard Carter's famous discovery of the the tomb of the ancient pharaoh king, Tutankhamun.
PE
Striking and Fielding: Cricket
In Cricket, we will demonstrate bowling overarm with accuracy and consistency. We will learn how to strike a Cricket ball using a Cricket bat. We will also be demonstrating how to catch and throw a Cricket ball when fielding. We will aim to use all the skills and tactics demonstrated and apply them into a modified Cricket game.
Computing
Learning outside the Classroom
Throughout this term, we will be using every opportunity to take our learning outside. This might include using our vast outside space around school, or organising trips or visitors to enhance learning across the entire curriculum.
Hothersall Lodge 2023🍁🌿🧗♀️🛶🍂🌳
Long Multiplication Treasure Hunt
Our evolutionary trip to Cliffe Castle
Class 6G spent the afternoon taking part in a series of activities to develop their understanding of people who have a visual impairment. Each of the activities provided the children with an insight into challenges that people face on a day to day basis.
