A very happy hello as we welcome you to our class page for 6S.

We are a class full of respectful, hard-working children, striving to achieve our very best at all times. Our classroom is calm and inviting, and it is filled with everything we could possibly need to help us succeed. We know that Year 6 can be challenging, but we strive to show a growth mindset and face all tasks with a can-do attitude; we understand that it’s okay to make mistakes when we learn new things and delve deeper into our learning as it helps us to learn. Miss Spooner and Mrs Hayes will ensure they get the best from us, and we’re determined to make this the best and most memorable year of primary school! In 6S, we embody the MASTER values, and we are fantastic role models for the younger children in our academy.

This year will involve SATs, which are important, but we also can’t wait to celebrate all our other successes along the way that make us so wonderful! We are looking forward to growing in confidence – both personally and academically – as we prepare for the next stage of our learning journeys and make the most of our final year of primary school.

We are passionate about reading in 6S, and we have so many opportunities to read during our day, whether it be during English sessions, guided reading, wider curriculum lessons or dedicated reading slots where we can recommend our favourite books to our peers. We would love to have as many Bookworm entries as possible in 6S this year. Who will get their hands on a golden coin? You’ve got to be in it to win it!

In English lessons, our first text, Fox, tells a story of trauma, loyalty and friendship where the children will enjoy delving into the characters – their emotions, motives, thoughts and feelings –  to be able to write their own diary entry from the perspective of Magpie.

In the lead up to Christmas, we will be looking at the classic ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens and getting to grips with the language used in those days.

We will be transforming ourselves into mini David Attenboroughs to write a non-fiction text about polar animals and how they survive the harshest winter weathers, using a WAGOLL as inspiration.

Pig Heart Boy is another one of the most engaging texts that we use in Year 6. The children will have reading sessions which build up to writing a balanced argument to debate whether the main character should have a pig heart transplant.

Within our wider curriculum subjects, we have so many fantastic opportunities to learn new things, and we always show great enthusiasm, answering and asking many questions along the way. We will learn about famous scientists and have the opportunity to dissect a heart when learning about the circulatory system in science, we will explore the Victorians and World Wars as we travel through time in history and we will explore the Polar Regions and the effects of climate change within our geography sessions.

Routines/key information

• Toast money needs to be paid on a Monday for the week
• Spelling and Maths homework is uploaded onto Showbie each Friday and checked the following Friday. Please make Miss Spooner aware if you are unable to access Showbie at home, so that a paper copy can be provided.
• Reading diaries are checked every Friday- make sure you’ve read at least 4 times
• Star of the Week will be announced every Friday

Our trips this year

Victorian village experience at Blists Hill

Library visit

Pantomime

Science workshops at Discovery Academy

First Aid workshop

Alton Towers

Stanley Head residential

Fieldwork enquiry at The Roaches

These will be in addition to all the career-related visits and experiences the children will have over the year.

Statutory testing

This year in Year 6, we will be working towards completing our SATs during the week beginning May 12^th 2025. The children will be formally tested on their grammar and spelling, reading and maths over the week. The papers are KS2 tests, so they will refer to things that the children have learnt in years 3-6. The children will do practise papers and be invited to boosters nearer the time to ensure they are as fully prepared as possible for their SATs: by the time they come, children are usually so excited to show off what they can do and get them done. You will be invited in for parent sessions as we get closer to May, which will give you the opportunity to ask any questions you may have.

Thank you for taking the time to read our class page, and we hope you have enjoyed learning a little bit more about life in 6S. Remember to look out for updates on Class Dojo with all the fabulous things that we get up to!

Welcome message: Hello and welcome to life in 6W – W for wacky, wonderful and welcoming!

We are a chatty bunch, but we can certainly get our heads down and work hard when we need to. We know that some parts of Year 6 can be tough, but we know we have a great mix of personalities to help us through. The children will be working with such dedicated staff that will do their upmost to make this year the best and most exciting yet – one that they remember for years to come and prepares them for their next step of their education. We will work our hardest to be role models for the younger years and show our MASTER values at all times. SATs are an important part of our Y6 journey, and we will make sure the children are as prepared as possible, but we recognise that there is so much more to your children that SATs results, so we can’t wait to celebrate all of their other talents and successes along the way!

English texts / reading (please include the texts to be used throughout the year in this paragraph)

Our first text, Fox, tells a story of trauma, loyalty and friendship where the children will enjoy delving into the characters – their emotions, motives, thoughts and feelings to be able to write their own diary entry from the perspective of Magpie.

In the lead up to Christmas, we will be looking at the classic ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens and getting to grips with the language used in those days.

We will be transforming ourselves into mini David Attenborough’s to write about polar animals and how they survive the harshest winter weathers using a WAGOLL as inspiration.

Pig Heart Boy is another one of the most engaging texts that we use in Year 6. The children will have reading sessions which build up to writing a section of the story using dialogue and a balanced argument to debate whether the main character should have a pig heart transplant!

Wonder: this heart-warming story will give the children the opportunity for plenty of debate which will end in writing an opinion piece.

Reading is so important for every single subject that we do in school, so making sure we read at home as much as possible is key! We want as many children achieving the book worm in 6W as possible, and Mrs Whitmore is desperate to get her hands on that vending machine!

Routines/key information

• Toast money needs to be paid on a Monday for the week (£1)
• Maths and spelling homework is uploaded onto Showbie on a Friday and due in the following Friday.

Our trips this year

• Library visits
• Pantomime
• Evacuee experience
• Heart dissection
• Mosque visit
• Transition opportunities: Discovery
• Alton Towers
• Stanley Head
• The Roaches
• First aid workshops

These will be as well as all the career-related visits and experiences the children will have over the year.

Statutory testing

This year in Year 6, we will be working towards doing our SATs during the week beginning May 12^th 2025. The children will be formally tested on their grammar and spelling, reading and maths over the week. The papers are KS2 tests, so they will refer to things that the children have learnt in years 3-6. The children will do practise papers and be invited to boosters nearer the time to ensure they are as fully prepared as possible for their SATs: by the time they come, children are usually so excited to show off what they can do and get them done. You will be invited in for parent sessions as we get closer to May, which will give you the opportunity to ask any questions you may have.

We hope you have enjoyed learning a little bit more about life in 6W, and remember to look out for updates on Class Dojo with all the fabulous things that we get up to!