Welcome to Year 6

nurturing bright futures 

Respect    Responsibility   Resilience 

​Meet the Team

6P Class teacher - Mrs Fox 

6G Class teacher – Mrs Funnell 

Year 6 Teaching Assistant - Mrs Riches 

6P Email: emma.fox@castlephoenixtrust.org.uk 

6G Email: kayleigh.funnell@castlephoenixtrust,org.uk  

Welcome to Year 6! We are all looking forward to continuing and sharing in new adventures together as you all develop within your education in your final year of Primary School. We hope you all enjoy your time in Year 6 and if you do have any questions, please contact your class teacher using the class email address. 

PE 

PE for 6P the Autumn Term will be every Wednesday and Thursday afternoon. On Thursday afternoon, children in 6P will be swimming and will need to bring appropriate swimwear and a towel to school. Children in 6G will have their swimming lessons later in the academic year.  

PE for 6G for the Autumn Term will be every Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon. Children will need PE kit consisting of jogging bottoms or shorts, t-shirt, jumper/hoody and trainers. Please ensure all PE kits' are named and in school on the day that your child has PE 

Home Learning 

In Year 6, children are expected to read to an adult three times each week, practice times tables using TTRS and practice spellings in their RWI Log Book. We ask that adults at home sign and date their child's reading record when they have been heard read. Children need to bring their reading book and RWI Log Book into school each day.   

Reading Eggs is a great way for your child to continue improving their reading and comprehension skills. Logins can be found in the front of you child's Reading Record book. 

Times Table Rock Stars is a great way for your child to practise their times tables and number skills. Logins can be found in the front of your child's Reading Record book. 

Our Autumn Term Curriculum  

English 

This half term, we will be using the book Kensuke’s Kingdom to learn how to write an adventure story. Following this we will be focussing on writing newspaper reports using the book #Goldilocks. In the second half of the term, children will learn how to write a persuasive letter and write a romance narrative based on the text Paperman. Our class reading book this term is The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas written by John Boyne. 

Maths 

This half term, we will be focussing on place value and the four number operations of  

calculating with fractions and converting units of measure. Lessons will focus on Maths mastery following the White Rose scheme. 

Science 

In Science this half term, we will be learning all about classification. Children will have opportunities to create their own species and to identify and classify trees and living things within the local environment.  

Geography 

This half term, our geography topic is Extreme Earth and children will work towards answering the enquiry question ‘How is the impact of global warming changing the world’s climate?’ This unit teaches children about the Earth’s climate and areas of extreme temperature including the locations of the hottest, driest, wettest and coolest places on the planet. As well as this children will learn about the water cycle and the cause of tsunamis and earthquakes. Children will study volcanoes and distinguish differences between active and dormant volcanoes and locations of volcanic activity.   

Design and Technology 

Our Design and Technology topic for this term is Make Do and Mend and will be taught later in the term. This project teachers children a range of simple sewing stitches, including ways of recycling and repurposing old clothes and materials. 

Computing 

This term we will be exploring the use if coding and spreadsheets using the Purple Mash scheme of learning for year 6. 

Music 

This year we will be using the award-winning Music learning scheme, Charanga. Children’s learning will be focussed on the units Music Speaks and Express, Inspire and Perform. Children will have opportunities to listen too and apprise musical pieces, improvise and learn to play musical notes on percussion.

R.S.H.E. 

The children will focus on specific topics including families and friendships, safe relationships and respecting ourselves and others. 

R.E

During this term, children will be exploring the following questions: 'What words can be used to describe God?' and 'Why does religion look different around the world?'  

French

During this term, children will be exploring the unit 'This is me' where they will learn how to discuss appearance and personality in French as well as the unit 'Homes and Houses' where children will learn how to describe rooms within a house in French.