YEAR 6
Teacher: Mr Swift
Teaching Assistant: Mrs Fox
Our Gospel Value is: Self-control
Pupil Leaders:
Our School Councillors: Matilda and Sienna
Our Eco Warriors: Annalisa and Saoirse
Our SHINE Councillors: Sienna and Felicity
Our link Governor is: TBC
Helpful Information:
- Reading books will be changed on Friday.
- Reading records and reading books are needed in school every day.
- LBQ Tasks or printed sheets will be set weekly for homework. Children have their own log in details.
- Library books are changed on Thursday.
- PE days are Wednesday and Friday - come in PE kits ready for these lessons.
- Spelling test & Maths test weekly on Friday.
- Log-ons for all learning platforms are in the front of your child's reading diary.
- Musical instruments - bring in for lessons and take home after lessons. These will take place on Monday each week.
- Healthy snacks - if your child does not have morning toast, they may bring in a healthy snack.
- Water bottles - children will need a water bottle in school each day. This must contain water - no juice or flavoured water. Please return these daily after washing.
Looking ahead:
- Borwick Hall Residential 30th June-3rd July
- LSA Moving up Day 9th July
- Year 6 Performance Dress Rehearsal 14th July
- Year 6 Performance to the School 15th July
- Year 6 Performance for Carers and Parents 16th July 13.30 and 18.30
- Tiggis Lunch 20th July
- Leavers' Service 21st July
Summer Term message from Mr Swift:
Welcome back !
As always in Year 6 Summer Term is an extremely busy one with lots of thinks to look forward to! In the first part of the term we will be focusing on preparing for our SATs tests in May. Children are encouraged to get themselves in to a strong routine, revise and work extremely hard to achieve the best results possible. We are very proud of everyone's efforts so far this year and we know our Year 6 children will continue to impress. Following on from this we have our Enterprise Week, Sports Day, End of Year Performance, Forest School Sessions, Tiggis and of course Borwick Hall!
In class we will look at our topic of Maafa to examine the huge impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the long-lasting effects on History, Geography, Culture and The Arts. We will be exploring light in Science and hopefully making the most of the sunshine in Athletics, Cricket and Rounders.
In this term, everything our Year 6 children do will be our last time doing it at our wonderful school, so let's make sure we make every moment count!
Please take a look at the documents below so you can find out more about what we will be learning.
If you have any questions at all - please do ask!
Mr Swift
Useful learning information for Year 6
Year 6 English Overview
Common Exception Words Year 5/6
Y6 SATs Parent and Child Information
Our learning - Autumn Term
Autumn Term Knowledge Organiser- Britain at War
Autumn Term Knowledge Organiser- Circulatory System
Autumn Term Knowledge Organiser- Electrical Circuits
Autumn Term Knowledge Organiser- Our Changing World
Our learning - Spring Term
Spring Term Knowledge Organiser- Frozen Kingdoms
Spring Term Knowledge Organiser- Evolution and Inheritance
Spring Term Knowledge Organiser- Bridges and Engineers
Our learning - Summer Term
Spring Term Knowledge Organiser- Maafa
Year 6 Blog
Tennis Sessions
R Swift (R.Swift) on: Year 6 Blog
In our PE lessons we have been recapping some of the fundamental movements to make us successful when playing tennis. We have been concentrating on practising our hand- eye coordination, footwork and forehand.
Year 6 Church Visit
R Swift (R.Swift) on: Year 6 Blog
As part of our learning in RE we have been looking at the Eucharist and the building up to Lent. We are fortunate enough the support of some wonderful people in our community and Elizabeth greeted us at church to show us and tell us all about Eucharist and why Lent is such an important event in the Christian Calendar.
Teamwork Challenge
R Swift (R.Swift) on: Year 6 Blog
As part of our Outdoor Adventurous Activities in PE, we focus on teamwork and communication. We challenged ourselves to guide other team members through various minefields and mazes, then made our challenge tougher by doing only using hand signals and applying a time limit.
Graphic Design
R Swift (R.Swift) on: Year 6 Blog
In Year 6 we have created our own packaging to advertise a product. We thought about typography, colours, content and layout. We looked at different examples before creating our own unique versions.
Environmental Art
R Swift (R.Swift) on: Year 6 Blog
In Year 6 we have examined the impact of plastic pollution and the consequences this has upon our planet. We have examined the work of different artists and how their pieces have brought about public awareness plastic pollution. We used recyclable materials to create our own pieces to raise awareness and encourage others to think about plastic pollution in our oceans.
Testing Bridges
R Swift (R.Swift) on: Year 6 Blog
This week, Year 6 have been experimenting using paper, changing the shape, size and thickness to compare strength. We worked collaboratively in groups to test various conditions to see which bridge could hold the most weight. We kept this fair by using the same cubes and same specifications on our materials.
Electrical Circuits
R Swift (R.Swift) on: Year 6 Blog
In Year 6 we have been exploring electrical circuits. We have created our own, used different components and worked scientifically to answer questions posed. We formulated a hypothesis, tested this and explained out findings. Well done scientists!
Mr Worrell Visit
R Swift (R.Swift) on: Year 6 Blog
The children were treated to a visit from the wonderful Mr Worrell who brings with him a wealth of knowledge on The Second World War, as well as some genuine artefacts for us to enjoy. What a brilliant day!
Packaging Designs
R Swift (R.Swift) on: Year 6 Blog
As part of our learning in art we have looked at various packaging designs before having a go at our own ideas. The children gathered ideas all around their brand before designing and creating logos, lettering and their choice of colouring.
Brilliant Borwick!
R Swift (R.Swift) on: Year 6 Blog
A wonderful time was had by all at Borwick! Caving, hiking, team building and much more. Everyone learned about bonding, co-operation, patience and respect. We bring back with us lots of new skills and experiences!
