Year 6

Welcome to Year 6

Year 6 Spring 1_2025

Welcome back after the Christmas break.  We hope you are all well and have had a restful break with your children, ready for a very important term for Year 6. Due to the adverse weather conditions, Robinwood has been postponed until the 27^th, 28th and 29^th of January. 

We will continue to remind children about our school values of Respect, Good Manners, Patience, Perseverance and Honesty.  We will use our reward system 'Brookhouse Monster's University' to recognise good behaviour and attitudes.  If your child is in the winning University team, they will be given a reward at the end of the term.  They will also be collecting dojos for themselves – trying to achieve silver, gold or platinum awards. PSHE will also play a key role, this will take place through class and assembly sessions.  The topic for the spring term is called Families and Friendships.  The spring 1 term topic is called 'Heroes and Villains'.

English

We will be covering two topics this half term, Older Literature (William Shakespeare) and Information Hybrid Texts.  We will do this through the use of ‘Talk for Writing’ strategy of imitate, innovate and invent.  As well as this, we will be focusing on the skills needed to invent our own piece of writing and look at writing cross-curricular through other subject areas.  Whole class reading will continue to take place every day, through which we encourage children to focus on new vocabulary in the text and the comprehension of the text.

To further support your child's skills in Reading Comprehension, the school has purchased a subscription with an online reading resource called Reading Plus, which improves pupil's reading age but it does rely on the children using this resource on a regular basis.  So please make sure they are using it at home. Please support your children in their reading of school books, at home for ten minutes every day.  We will continue to encourage children to improve their Oracy skills through participating in the project Voice 21.

Mathematics 

Maths lessons will provide pupils with the opportunity to learn using concrete, pictorial and abstract models. They will then learn to apply this knowledge to reasoning and problem solving.  They will be covering a variety of topics in preparation for their SATS tests in May 2025.  There will also be opportunity for online learning via Purple Mash and Learning By Questions. 

Science

This half term we will be learning all about Animal Including Humans. By the end of the unit, pupils will be able to identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood.  They will be able to recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function; describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans.  Please encourage your child to learn their Knowledge Organiser.

Physical Education

In Year 6, P.E will take place every Thursday so please make sure your children come to school in their full P.E kit: yellow P.E shirt with the school's logo, black joggers, shorts or leggings and their school green sweatshirt. In their P.E lessons we will be performing a dance at the end of the half term based on our Heroes and Villains topic.

Music

This term pupils will play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression.  They will improvise and compose music for a range of purposes using the inter-related dimensions of music; listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory; use and understand staff and other musical notations; appreciate and understand a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great composers and musicians. Finally, they will develop an understanding of the history of music.

Computing

In our computing topic this half term pupils will create a spreadsheet and collect data using 2Calculate that answers a mathematical problem.  They will use a spreadsheet to model a real-life situation and select an appropriate graphical representation.   They will use the tools and features to maximise spreadsheet content such as: ‘how many’, ‘function’, ‘format’ and ‘image toolbar’. 

History

Our history topic will be studying British history.  Through this topic they will: sequence events and periods through the use of appropriate terms relating to the passing of time, identify where periods studied fit into a chronological framework by noting connections, trends and contrasts over time, know and understand the history of these islands as a coherent, chronological narrative, from the earliest times to the present day. In depth study of different periods, using appropriate vocabulary when describing the passing of time and historical concepts.  By the end of this topic they will have a deeper understanding of the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings and their legacy in Britain.

Design Technology - Food Technology

Through this topic of making bread they will: understand and apply the principles of a healthy and varied diet, prepare and cook a variety of predominantly savoury dishes using a range of cooking techniques, understand seasonality and know where and how a variety of ingredients are grown, reared, caught and processed.

This is an extremely important term for your children and it is vital that they are punctual in the mornings and they attend school every day, as much as it is possible.  Boosting sessions will begin week beginning 13th of January 2025.  Maths Boosters will take place on a Thursday 3-4pm and Reading Boosters will take place on a Tuesday 3-4pm.  Please encourage your children to attend every week.

We look forward to seeing you on the spring term Parents Evening.  More details will follow as to when you can book a time to see us.

Any queries feel free to talk to us in the morning or at the end of the day or arrange an appointment through the school office.

Thank you in advance for your continued support, it is much appreciated.

Mrs S Hussain (Year 6 Teacher and Upper School Leader)

Mrs F Patel (HLTA)

Mrs R Esmail (TA)

Mrs J Read(SSA)