Owls Year 6
Welcome to The Owls! We are an enthusiastic and motivated Year 6 class who love learning, embracing new challenges and making the most of every opportunity. We are looking forward to an exciting and rewarding year filled with new experiences, learning and personal growth.
Our Team
Class Teacher: Mrs Mistry
SHLTA: Miss Doyle
LSA: Mrs Wooldridge & Mrs Turgoose
Miss Doyle will teach The Owls on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Mrs Wooldridge, Mrs Turgoose, Miss Sykes and Mr Marchington will also provide support throughout the week.
Reading
Reading is an important part of life in Year 6 and we encourage all children to develop a love of reading and explore a wide range of texts.
Children will regularly bring home books to read and will have access to both our classroom library and the school library. We also encourage children to enjoy reading a variety of materials at home, such as books, magazines, recipes and information from the local library.
In school, children take part in VIPERS reading sessions four times a week, alongside regular opportunities to read across the wider curriculum and enjoy shared story time.
To support progress, we encourage children to read at home as regularly as possible, ideally every day for at least ten minutes. Please record home reading in your child’s reading record and sign it each week so that we can monitor and celebrate their reading.
Mathematics
In Year 6, we promote a mastery approach to mathematics, developing children’s understanding and confidence rather than simply focusing on procedures.
Arithmetic is an important part of our learning, and children will have regular opportunities to practise the four operations, fractions, percentages and decimals.
Times tables are also fundamental to success in mathematics. Children should aim to develop quick and accurate recall of all multiplication facts up to 12 × 12. Regular practice at home will be particularly beneficial for children who are still developing their fluency.
Children can also access Sumdog at home through the school website. Weekly activities will be set to reinforce and consolidate the learning taking place in class. Login details remain the same each year; please contact us if your child is unable to access their account.
Home Learning
Children will complete regular home learning activities using Sumdog and Spelling Shed. They should practise their spellings and times tables each week.
Spelling activities will take place in school each Friday, with home learning provided to reinforce and consolidate this learning.
Each term, children will also be given a creative home learning project linked to the wider curriculum, particularly Science and our Topic work. These projects may also incorporate PSHE or other curriculum areas.
Children are usually given approximately six weeks to complete these projects, allowing time for planning, preparation and creativity. The activities are designed to be practical and engaging, giving children opportunities to apply their learning in different ways.
PSHE and RSE
Throughout the year, children will take part in weekly PSHE lessons. Our key themes in UKS2 are:
- Me and My Relationships
- Valuing Difference
- Keeping Safe
- Rights and Respect
- Being My Best
- Growing and Changing (RSE)
PE
PE sessions will take place on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Please ensure that your child comes to school wearing their correct school PE kit on these days. For safety reasons, earrings and other jewellery must be removed before PE lessons.
Please refer to the school’s uniform policy for further guidance.
Wider Curriculum
Our History and Geography topics for the year are:
Autumn: Raging Rivers
Spring: The Victorians
Summer: Predators
Our Science topics are:
Autumn: Living Things and Their Habitats
Spring: Evolution and Inheritance
Summer: Animals Including Humans
Curriculum information and further details about each topic can be found on the relevant curriculum pages.
Water
Please ensure that your child brings a named bottle of water to school each day so that they can stay hydrated throughout the school day.
Mobile Phones
If your child walks home independently and needs to bring a mobile phone to school, the phone will be handed in to the school office at the beginning of the day and can be collected at the end of the school day.
End of the School Day
At the end of the school day, children will be dismissed from the main playground to a recognised adult, unless we have received permission via the Weduc form for your child to walk home independently.
If the adult collecting your child has not arrived, your child will remain with a member of staff until appropriate arrangements are made.
If you are delayed, your child is going home with another friend or family member, or there is any other change to the usual collection arrangements, please contact the school office to let us know.
Keeping in Touch
Parents’ Evenings will take place in October and February. However, if you have any questions, concerns or information you would like to discuss before then, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
You can leave a message with the school office to arrange a telephone conversation or meeting, or speak to us briefly at the end of the school day.
We are incredibly excited about the year ahead and look forward to working in partnership with you to make Year 6 a happy, successful and memorable year for every child.
Owls Class Timetable
Timetables are designed to be flexible. This enables teachers to make changes as the need arises.
