Welcome to Class 6! 

 Year 6 are taught by Mrs Tyers along with Ms Read, Mrs Clarke and Mrs McInerney

Thank you to Annie, Olivia and William for their help updating this page.

Class Vision 2022-2023

In Year 6, we are hard-working and try to keep a positive mindset by never giving up on the tasks we have been set.  We are respectful of our adults and class mates, even when our opinions do not match theirs.  We are polite towards all of the people around us.  Our class follows the rules so that everyone can enjoy their time in school.  We are sensible, trust worthy and can be relied upon.  We are helpful and kind – both in the classroom and around the school.  We try to have fun and enjoy our lessons, since this is our last year at primary school.

Our curriculum

We have planned a curriculum based on six Global Themes that is creative, fun and focused on knowledge, skills and understanding, which is taught sequentially, building on prior knowledge.

To find out more about the St. George's curriculum, please click here.

The Global Themes are:

Term 1 - Identity and Diversity

Term 2 - Peace and Conflict

Term 3 - Saving Our Environment

Term 4 - Social Justice

Term 5 - Our World and Beyond

Term 6 - Our Heritage

Here is the year 6 overview which contains the knowledge and vocabulary which we will teach each term.

English - Writing

We recently read The Princess' Blankets by Carol Ann Duffy and then wrote our own endings.  Here is Martha's:

On one winter night, snow fell from every angle and branches that came from the bare, naked trees would crunch. A dark figure roamed through this narrow path, until he cane across a palace. He had heard of the princess and the countless number of blankets-and of his twin brother, who was clearly up to no good. This new figure wanted to help her because he knew he had a suitable resolution, but would they let him assist her after all the failure to do so?

English - Spelling

Learning to spell is a priority before secondary school, as it can help you get a better score in SATS papers and in your GCSE tests. We also have spelling zappers which help us practise our year 5 and 6 statutory spellings.

English - Reading

Our class story...

Maths

We use White Rose maths in year 6 and supplement this with reasoning and problem solving activities from Twinkl.  

The yearly overview can be found here.

Here are the updated Schemes of Learning for autumn and spring.

Science

In Year 6, we need to consider the "degree of trust" you can have in our results.

Our experiments:

The photographs below show us testing whether the length of a wire affects how brightly a bulb will shine.  We used tissue paper to ensure that our results are accurate.

French

This year, the class will be taught by Madame Moore every Wednesday afternoon.

If your child would like to practise at home, there are some resources on Purple Mash and some here on the BBC Bitesize page.

Homework

Homework will be set every Wednesday and checked the following Wednesday.  Further details will be added to Seesaw each week and an activity created for the children to respond to.

In year 6, we work hard to prepare ourselves for secondary school.

Music

Our music lessons are on a Friday and we are lucky to be taught by Ben, from the Derby and Derbyshire Music Partnership.  We will all be learning a brass instruments – trumpet, cornet, trombone, baritone horn or euphonium.

We are currently composing our own music and can't wait to perform these songs for you!

Seesaw

Log in to Seesaw to upload any work that you do at home, or to share work completed in school with your family and friends.

Purple Mash

We will use Purple Mash for our computing lessons, as well as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.  Each child has an individual log in (there is a copy in their reading record) so that they can log in at home.  They can also be set tasks to complete and can use Purple Mash to play learning games too.

Times Tables Rock Stars

In Year 6 we continue to use Times Tables Rock Stars, as being able to recall these facts quickly and accurately is essential for success in the end of year arithmetic paper.

PGL

This year, we will be going to Boreatton Park in Shropshire.

Knowledge Organisers

A knowledge organiser is a document that lists the important facts – not practical skills – that pupils should know by the end of a unit of work. At home, you can use it as a quizzing tool, to help pupils boost their recall of key knowledge.

We currently use them in maths, science, history and geography.

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