Year 6
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Mrs Shawcross Teacher |
Miss Haslam
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Welcome to Year 6. I am sure you have been surprised by how quickly the children have got to this stage of their school life. This year promises to be challenging, but rewarding and fun, we are determined to ensure that the children leave Year 6 with the best possible academic grades and that they are ready for secondary school. Hopefully, they find the transition smooth and enjoyable.
We have a great year planned with many exciting topics: understanding circulation in Science through a pig heart dissection; crime and punishment in history; rivers in geography which includes a visit from the River Skell project; and a STEM project where children will design and then build a rotating fairground ride. Everyone will be able to perform on the stage for the end of year show so let's make the most of every minute!
Learning in Year 6
A more detailed look at our expectations for each year group can be found by exploring the subject pages under the curriculum tab.
Our main topic themes for the year
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Autumn |
STEM - Can we make rotating fairground rides that are safe for the user? How did we win the Battle of Britain? |
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Spring |
How has crime and punishment changed over one thousand years? How does light help us to see? |
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Summer |
REAL Project - End of Key Stage performance Why do we need blood? |
Learning in Year 6
A more detailed look at our expectations for each year group can be found by exploring the subject pages under the curriculum tab.
To support our understanding of our topics we have planned exciting visits which enrich our learning and give our children he opportunity to develop their social skills.
Our proposed learning beyond the classroom events for this year are:
- How Stean Gorge
- River Skell project
- Forest Schools
- London residential
Homework in Year 6
| Reading | English | Maths |
| Children are encouraged to access ReadingPlus (Dreambox reading) at home. This an online reading package that helps children to develop their ability to read at speed; comprehend different types of texts; and learn new vocabulary. | Spellings will be given out each week. These cover a variety of different spelling rules as well as cover year 3/4 and year 5/6 spellings. | Times tables are extremely important for many mathematical concepts and therefore, we ask children to support their learning of times tables through the use of Times Tables Rockstars. |
| Reading their book or choice or their levelled book. This should be recorded in reading diaries. | SPaG (spelling, punctuation and grammar) homework will also be set on SPaG.com which will need to completed weekly. | Children will also be set maths homework on maths.co.uk which should be completed weekly. |
Supporting your child at home - A guide for for parents in year 6
Transition to Secondary School
The selection tests for Ripon Grammar School take place early in the autumn term. Applications for secondary places have to be in by the end of October. Families do not have confirmation of secondary school places until March. At this point, we are in regular contact with all of the secondary schools to ensure a smooth transition. Each school has its own transition arrangements but we meet with staff from every school and discuss children individually. We arrange for the children to take part in wider transition activities organised by our local partnership of schools- these ensure children get to meet future peers and find out about their new school. Much of the work we cover in the summer term is designed to prepare the children for the changes that are about to happen in their lives.
If you have any questions about Year 6, please do not hesitate to make an appointment with me or contact me on the phone or via email.