What does a day in Year 6 look like?
Every day, the pupils will be engaged in a range of activities following the Year 6 Long Term plan which covers all aspects of the Year 6 National Curriculum, taught and supported by the adults who work in the class. To see what the class timetable looks like on a 'normal' day, please click on the Timetable link for the appropriate term at the bottom of this page.
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In line with the primary curriculum, our pupils will continue to learn French for the fourth year running, building on what they have already learned in Year 5 and previously. Learning another language is very exciting and pupils can look forward to developing their ablilities to communicate in a foreign language - fantastique!
PE and Games
PE sessions will be taught on Tuesday afternoons by Mrs Howes.
Please make sure all children come to school on these days wearing the correct PE kit (white t-shirt, black bottoms and appropriate footwear). In colder weather, pupils may wear black leggings or jogging trousers and a school jumper or PE hoodie (school purple/teal ones please).
For health and safety reasons, children wearing earrings will be required to remove them for safe-keeping if they are able or should have them covered with tape.
Spellings
Pupils will currently be taught spellings during the school day on a weekly basis. Initially, we will be ensuring all pupils have a secure grasp of the Year 3, 4 and 5 spelling lists (or other differentiated spellings), before moving on to learning the Year 6 spelling patterns and related words. Spelling patterns and words will be introduced on a Friday for a test the following Friday. Pupils will spend time learning these during the week in school and are expected to supplement this learning with practice at home via Google Classroom or using the paper sheets provided. The skills, strategies and journaling methods they use will be invaluable for helping them to spell unfamiliar words in their writing, with greater accuracy. Please support your child in learning their spellings each week.
Times Tables
Pupils will be encouraged to learn the full set of times tables (to 12 x 12 and beyond) by heart and will be engaged in a range of tasks to improve speed of recall and accuracy throughout the school week. Individualised times tables will be set to learn (according to the progress they are making) as part of their Home Learning, using Times Tables Rockstars to access a range of practices, games and tests.
Reading
Our Year 6 pupils will know which colour band of book they are currently reading. Children are matched with books of a specific colour depending on their reading fluency, understanding of vocabulary and comprehension skills. Once children are assessed as being secure in reading and understanding books from this colour band, they will be supported to choose books from a higher, more challenging tier.
All of our pupils are given time to read these books for pleasure for 20 minutes each day and are encouraged to find time at home to continue their reading. They are also encouraged to develop a love for reading and to become motivated, responsible readers! Our children have yellow reading books in which they can record their progress and personal response to the books they read.
