Year 6 Class

Week Commencing: 

20.10.25

Maths: This week we are continuing our work on area and perimeter with Mrs Anderson (a big thank you to all that came to our workshop last week!) With Mrs Duffy we are working with imperial measures. 

English: As part of 'Black History Month' we are writing biographies this week about famous athletes. Make sure you have a look at our English display in the classroom at parents evening! 

RE: In RE we are looking at the lives of Saints with a focus on Saints during the reformation. 

Other: Please keep an eye out for a whole-school homework task coming home this week. Have a wonderful half term! 

13.10.25

Maths: In Maths we are finishing our unit on the 4 operations with Mrs Anderson and completing our end of unit assessments. With Mrs Duffy, we are moving on to look at calculating with miles and kilometers. 

English: In English we are continuing to write our fabulous adventure stories. We've had some great ideas so now we are looking at how we structure our writing and making careful vocabulary choices. 

RE: In RE we are are moving on to look at vocations within the church. 

Other: October is black history month - please see our purple homework books for more information on what we are learning about this month. 

06.10.25

Maths: In Maths Mrs Duffy is continuing to look at converting units with a focus on understanding, converting and calculating metric measures. With Mrs Anderson we will begin to look at the order of operations before revising and finishing the unit. 

English: This week in English we are looking at writing narratives and focusing on adventure stories. We continue to be inspired by our class text "The Journey" after writing amazing information texts last week. 

RE: In RE we are starting to look at the reasons why people decided to follow Jesus. We will be using writing and drama to put ourselves into the position of some of the disciples and consider how difficult it was to make the choice to follow Jesus at that time. 

Other: Thank you for helping us keep on top of homework so far this year. In addition to the purple homework book we will be sending home grammar practice books to complete each week. Pages will be dated and indicated with a bookmark or sticky note to remind children which pages to complete. Please ensure purple books and grammar homework is in school to be marked on a Friday. 

29.09.25

Maths: In Maths Mrs Duffy will continue to look at converting units and, in particular, metric measures. Look out for some quiz-style homework to help children remember these key number facts. With Mrs Anderson we will be continuing to develop our division skills before applying all 4 operations to word problems. 

English: As part of our Y6 text 'The Journey' we have been looking at the different reasons why people may have to leave the place they live. This week we will be writing to inform our readers about the key differences between migrants, refugees and people seeking asylum.

RE: After finishing our first RE unit and looking at The 10 commandments, we have now moved on to look at the 'Followers of Christ' and how each person was called to be a disciple. 

Other: Everyone has now been issued with an accelerated reader book and their ZPD score (inside purple homework books). Once children have finished their books they are welcome to test at home or in school, usernames and passwords are also on the inside of the purple books. 

22.09.25 

Maths: In maths Mrs Duffy will be finishing off her unit on place value and completing our end of unit assessment before moving on to a new unit called 'converting units'. With Mrs Anderson we will be working on long and short division. 

English: We are really enjoying our new text 'The Journey' in English. This week we will be looking at how to structure and write to inform. 

RE: In RE we will be focusing on preparing for our Harvest celebration and, as part of our year of being Pilgrims of Hope, we will be writing poems of Hope to share with our local community. Remember our Harvest Festival is Friday 26th September at 9.30am. Donations welcome. 

Other: After meeting our buddies for the first time this week we will be starting to meet weekly for lunch. A big milestone for our Year 6's and the first 'big friends' for our reception children. 

15.09.25 

Maths: As we teach half of the week each, we have split our maths units in half. Mrs Duffy's first unit is place value and she will be continuing to look at solving problems using number lines, rounding and negative numbers this week. In Mrs Andersons 4 operations unit we will be looking at prime and square and cube numbers before moving on to look at 4 digit by 2 digit multiplication. 

English: In English we are starting a new writing unit which works on the book 'The Journey' by Francesca Sanna. Our work this week focuses on 'book talk' where we explore our predictions and look at the underlying themes we may encounter. Our text will also highlight themes of solidarity and dignity. 

RE: In RE we are continuing to look in detail at The Old Testament. After researching key figures and their stories we are making top trumps cards and highlighting key attributes that made these followers of Christ so special. 

Our roles and responsibilities will be decided and announced this week and we are really excited to see our new Year 6 children step up into our special leadership positions in across the school. 

08.09.25

A big thank you to everyone that came to our 'Welcome to Year 6' meeting this week. If you weren't able to attend please don't worry as slides, timetables and termly topic over views are available to view above. Please do email us if you can't find them or would like more information.