Year 6

Learning Link: Keep Calm and Carry On

Our learning takes us deeper into the world around us with a focus on Climate Change, pollution and surviving in the wild against the odds.  It is also the final term of your child’s education at Primary School, so there will also be a focus on reflecting on these special years as well as looking forward to the future at secondary school. 

St. Mary:

Mrs Sharpe 

Mrs Williams

St. Louise:

Mrs Lewis 

Curriculum Newsletters for Autumn, Spring and Summer can be accessed here as they become available

The Curriculum Evening Presentation can be accessed here

Year Group Key Information

Week Commencing: Monday 27^th April

Week A

• Monday: PE for both classes
• Tuesday: PE for both classes

SATs preparation: This website has some really great short videos on arithmetic and maths strategies to support SATs revision. They have all the topics mapped from January to the SATs in May as well as helpful revision for reading and grammar.

https://vocabularyninja.co.uk/16-weeks-to-sats/

Maths test strategy poster:

https://tsl-static.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/SATs+Poster.pdf?utm_source=Pardot&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=28_01_2026_SATs_Worked_Examples_and_Strategies_AllMH&utm_content=text

Looking further ahead:

• Monday 4^th May – Bank holiday
• Monday 11th – Thursday 14th May - SATs Week
• Thursday 14th May - Ascension Mass
• Friday 15th May - Open Afternoon
• Sunday 17th May - School Parish Mass at St. Pius 9:15am
• Monday 25th May – Friday 29th May - Half Term

You will need:

• A named water bottle, fruit or vegetable snack

• A coat (every day - we will go outside whatever the weather!) Gloves and hats for PE

• A confident and positive attitude shining through a huge smile!

Homework

HOMEWORK

In the next few weeks, children will be planning a persuasive speech as part of our English lessons. The speeches can be on a topic of their choice around the theme ‘Stewardship of Earth’ this might focus on climate change, recycling, how to be eco-friendly, renewable energy sources or saving a certain species. Please can children research and make a note of up to 10 facts or related information around their chosen topic, this will be due in class on Monday 27^th April.

We ask that the children continue to read every day, recording their reading in their homework diaries. We will be sending home books and books unless your child is a ‘free reader’.

Please login and use TTrockstars for continued times table practice.

Spelling tests will take place every Friday and then new spellings will be set for the following week. We ask that spellings are practised between 4-5 times per week and that words are written into sentences or paragraphs (if they make sense!) to aid application. Additionally, each week children are given definition and sentence sheets to finish off at home.

New CGP pages and spellings were set on Friday 17^th April and are due on Friday 24^th April.

Reading for Pleasure

Poetry anthology

RE

TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH:

To reflect on the meaning of the resurrection.

English

MASTER READERS: We will be looking at past SATs reading papers for the next four weeks. 

SPAG

SPELLING

Spelling rules from Spelling Shed see weekly lists in yellow homework books.

GRAMMAR

Colons, semicolons, relative clauses, subordination and the use of paragraphs.

Maths

GEOMETRY

3D shape net

Net problem solving

Translation of Shapes

Algebra

Statistics

Science

LIVING THINGS AND THEIR HABITATS

Linnean classification system

Art

PRINTING

Polyboard Print

Computing

WEBSITE CREATION:

To consider how to make my website user friendly and review the design features.

History

WORLD WAR TWO:

Understanding the locations for D Day

French

To understand an ice cream dialogue and revise prices.

Music

During this lesson, we will explore the idea of a musical ‘conversation’ through the use of call-and-response and improvised musical responses.

PE

Athletics

Children will learn to vary running pace whilst exchanging a baton with success. They will perform jumps for height and distance using good technique. Children will show accuracy and good technique when throwing for distance and will lead a small group through a short warm-up routine.

Cricket

Children will apply batting, bowling and fielding skills to game situations with increasing control, tactical awareness and selection of the most effective skill within game play.

OAA (Outdoor Adventurous Activities and team building)

Teams continue to discuss strategy and ideas but need to consider effective communication and personal safety. Children will continue to locate features and navigate using a key on a map. Children will start to develop critical thinking skills.

Learning for Life

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