Year 6
Welcome to
Year 6 Team:
Miss Potter - Class Teacher
Mrs Hayes - Teaching Assistant
Welcome to the Year Six section of the website. Look out for regular updates to find out what the children have been learning and experiencing.
Routine and Information
- PE kits should be worn all day on our PE days. Year 6 PE days this term are: Monday and Wednesday.
- Homework will be set on a Wednesday using CGP books and Google Classroom and handed in the following Monday.
- Spellings form part of the homework. However these will be set on a Wednesday and tested on the following Wednesday. Your child should practice this spellings across the week.
- Please listen to your child read five times a week and comment in their reading journals. Try some of our reading comprehension questions below to see how much your child can remember!
- Swimming lessons will take place this term. Year 6 swimming day this term is: Monday. Remember that you will need a fruit snack to have before we go and if you are ordering a school lunch, it will need to be a cold lunch as we will arrive back late from swimming.
- Pencil cases – pupils in Year 6 are provided with all of the stationery items that they will need in class. If pupils wish to bring in a pencil case then it should be small and flat, containing no more than 15 items so that it can fit in trays. Stationery limited to fountain pen, pencil, 1 rubber, 1 pencil sharpener, 1 ruler, 10 or less coloured pencils or felt tips.
- Uniform – Please see the updated uniform expectations document on the parents page.
- Hair – Long hair must be safely tied back and hair must be the child’s natural colour. Hair fastenings should be plain and in school colours.
Staffing
Monday - Friday: Miss Potter and Mrs Hayes
We welcome you to come and speak to us if you have any queries. Please leave a message with the staff member at the gate if you cannot see a member of the Year 6 team. Time is limited in the mornings and not particularly private, so the end of the day is preferable if it can wait.
This year, we will be setting home learning tasks on Google Classroom. We will also set school work on Google Classroom in the event of a class / school / local / national lock down.
In Year 6, pupils will be asked to complete reading, spelling, maths and another task (writing, topic, science etc).
Reading will be recorded in reading records and spelling will be recorded in English books. Reading records should be in on a Friday. Spellings will be tested on the Wednesday.
Maths will be set on Mathletics and 'other tasks' can be completed on paper and photographed or on a computer or tablet. Photos can be emailed to year6@hanborough-manor.oxon.sch.uk or attached to Google Classroom submissions.
What are we learning about this term?
Theme: Rivers and Coasts
Link text: Kenzuke's Kingdom, Michael Morpurgo
See below for our curriculum map for Autumn 2021
See below for Year 6's non-negotiables.
Religious Education, PSHE and Collective Worship
In RE we are learning "What is the best way for a Muslim to show commitment to God?" in our study of Islam.
In Jigsaw PSHE lessons our unit is: Being Me in My World!
In Collective Worship our theme is: Honesty...so that we live life in all its fullness.
Useful websites
These websites can be useful for helping with homework, revision for the SATs or for working from home.
BBC Bitesize
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/
Use BBC Bitesize to help with your homework, revision and learning. Find free videos, step-by-step guides, activities and quizzes by level and subject.
Crickweb KS2 English
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2literacy.html
Range of interactive games to support learning in all areas of literacy.
Top Marks Education
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables
Our favourite maths game is Hit the Button!
BBC Bitesize
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn
A useful website with a range of subjects to look through.
Times Tables
https://www.timestables.co.uk/speed-test/
Useful to practice your times tables at home. In the link is the speed test. How fast can you go?
BBC Newsround
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround
We like to watch this in class, but you could try reading some of the articles when you are at home!
DK Find Out!
Fun facts for kids!
Year 6 Spelling List
Reading at Home
Spelling Lists (other year groups)
14.10.21 Our PSCOs came in to talk to us about Online Safety!
08.10.21 Our Harvest Artwork!
24.09.21 & 01.10.21 We investigated thermal insulators!
Harvest 08.10.21
30.09.21 We 'walked' along the 'river' to learn about how the water flows!
30.09.21 We worked together to learn about Cyberbullying
28.09.21 We learned about peer pressure today and tried to resist the chocolate!
23.09.21 We started an art project by making our backgrounds today
23.09.21 We shared our first drafts with our partners
We have really been enjoying our swimming so far this term!
10.09 & 17.09 We investigated the properties of different materials
02.09.21 Using an atlas in our Topic work!
02.09.21 New building tour!
