Year 6

Our value this half term is:

Self-control

The teachers in Year 6 are :

6 Yew                                                                                                   6 Beech
Mrs Gheewala                                                                                Miss Sheth

                                                          Teaching assistant: Mrs Seedat

Welcome to Year 6! The children have returned to school and have settled in well to the new academic year. We hope to have an enjoyable and successful year ahead. 

Core subject Focus Areas: 

Guided Reading:
The main text we will be reading and analysing is Trash by Andy Mulligan. Reading will be a big priority this year so please support us by encouraging your child to read, read and read some more at home. Question your children about the books they are reading in school and at home and help develop your child's love for reading.

English:

Our focus genre will be dilemma stories to begin with. Children will be using the text 'The Great Kapok Tree' as basis for writing their own narrative. Writing will focus on creating atmosphere using descriptive language, high level vocabulary and using punctuation accurately. Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPAG) will also continue to be a focus this year.

Maths

We will be following the White Rose scheme of work which will focus on Place Value including exploring numbers up to 10,000,000. We will also continue to work on securing children's arithmetic skills. 
PSHE : Human Rights

RE :  Life is a journey
History/Geography:  Population Change

Science: Classification (Animals and living things)

Music :  Explore a range of musical genres
Computing: Programming and Internet safety

PE:   Invasion Games

It is essential that homework tasks are completed on a daily basis, in the set time. Tasks will be set from revision books (Autumn 2), on the My Maths website and on the Showbie learning platform. Daily reading should also take place at home. Please ensure that you discuss books that the children are reading and ask the children questions. The reading record books must also be signed daily. 

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The deadline for applying to secondary schools is 31st October 2025. Please refer to the Blackburn with Darwen website or click here to access the online application form.