Year 6 2025 - 2026

Mrs Helm

Miss Newey

A warm welcome to Year 6 to all our our children and parents/carers.

This year the class will be taught full-time by Mrs Helm. We are very lucky to have Miss Newey will be supporting the children as their classroom assistant and Mrs Anstey supporting our class cover. If you ever need us- check on here, School Spider, Facebook and Twitter for class updates but you're also very welcome to come and see us if you have any concerns- after school is the best time to catch us.

Year 6 is such an important year: we need to focus on preparing them for high school as well as having to take their SATs exams taking place in May 2026. But with your help and the children's hard work , we know that they will all have a very successful end to their primary school journey with us at Lache.

Remember to check out our weekly class news on Facebook and Weduc published every Monday, to find out what we will be learning about each week in school!

Example of our weekly newsletter:

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Important Information:

Snack

Children are able to buy a selection of snacks like toast and juice from the canteen. Toast is 25p and drinks are 50p. If your child prefers to bring snack from home, this has to be a healthy option such as fruit, bread sticks, etc.

Homework

-Homework in Year 6 will be given out on a Friday and due in the following Thursday.

-We encourage the children, even if they haven’t completed it for whatever reason ,to bring their books back the next week so that they have somewhere to put their new homework pieces.

-Each week, the children will receive grammar and maths homework: this will never be new learning and will always be a consolidation of something that I've already taught in class, allowing them to practise the skill independently.

- In Year 6, one of our main aims is preparing the children to transition to high school. Therefore, please encourage your children to complete all pieces each week as the homework demands in high school can be a huge step up from primary school.

-We are always here to help if the children need it and encourage them to come and see us before the hand in date so we can support them. Therefore, they will still have time to complete it.

P.E.

Year 6 will have P.E. on a Thursday afternoon delivered by Mrs Anstey.

This year, children will come to school wearing their PE kits so that getting changed doesn't eat into our learning time.

Your child's PE kit should include: -

Blue T-shirt (Can be purchased form the school office)
Black shorts or plain black/dark jogging bottoms in winter
Trainers (for outside PE)
Black pumps (for indoor PE)
School jumper or Cardigan in the colder months

Reading

Children are still expected to be reading a minimum of 4 times a week so that they can achieve their reading certificates. This needs to be logged in their Reading Record which then needs to be brought into school to be checked. They will bring home a book which is at a bespoke level for their reading ability. This needs to be brought into school each day as they will be required to read it during the school day.

DOJO's

Children will continue to receive dojos this year. They will receive positive and negative dojos. Your child will receive positive dojos for good behaviour, wearing correct uniform and being on time amongst many other things! However, your child may also receive negative dojos for poor behaviour, being late and incorrect uniform. Each week their dojos will be banked. Once they reach 100 in their bank they will be able to choose a prize!

If your child has 90% or over positive dojos, they will have earnt themselves enrichment time. However, if your child has 90% or over negative dojos they will go to reflection time with Mrs Seager . Reflection time is a quiet , thinking time where they can discuss with an adult where they recived negative dojos that week and how they are going to improve the following week.

Our Curriculum:

Autumn Term

Literacy

This term, we will be studying ,'Star of Fear, Star of Hope by Jo Hoestlandt which is based on WW2. After half term, we will be using the book 'Manfish' by Jennifer Berne which is all about the life of Jacques Cousteau . We will weave in lots of grammar elements as well as creating some fantastic writing pieces. We use these books as a stimuli to base our writing around weaving in the Year 6 writing skills that need to be taught and developed. In preparation for our SATs exams, the children will also be having discreet grammar sessions.

Maths

In Year 6, we will be following White Rose Maths. In Autumn term, we study the units: Place Value; Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division; Fractions then Converting units of measurement. This year, as well as our daily 'Total Recall' sessions, we will also be having discreet arithmetic sessions to consolidate the children's formal methods for calculations. Within all these areas , we will also be developing reasoning and problem solving skills.

Science

As always, we aim to make science as interactive as possible by completing a range of practical investigations. In Autumn term we will study Light and Living things and their habitats.

History

We will be studying the topic of World War 2. The children always find this topic fascinating and it is such an important part of British History. We will also attend a class trip to bring this topic to life!

Art

In Art, our Autumn unit will be turning 2D drawings into 3D sculptures.

Music

We are delighted to have the talented Mrs Hughes delivering our music sessions in Autumn 1 and 2. We will be singing in harmony, playing and composing music as well as learning the proper musical terminology to support our learning.

Computing

In Computing , we will be studying Communication and Webpage Creation. We will have a continual focus on E-Safety as technology is such a huge part of our children's lives.

Jigsaw

We always really enjoy our jigsaw sessions. The children engage in thoughful conversations looking at themselves, their peers and world issues. Our first topic in Autumn is Being Me in My World followed by Celebrating differences in Autumn 2.

School Uniform

Children should wear their full school uniform daily unless stated otherwise. School Uniform should include: -