Welcome to the Year 6 class page!

The following information will help you become familiar with the class routines in Year 6. 

Classroom Routines.

Year 6 use the junior cloakroom and have their own peg to store shoes, coats, lunch boxes and bags. They bring their water bottles and book bags into the classroom. Please do not bring anything else to school, including toys, to help keep our classroom clutter free. Please ensure that your child brings a coat to school every day as the weather is changeable and we encourage outdoor breaks where possible. At the end of the day, the children will collect their belongings and be dismissed from the cloakroom. Please email the school directly if you would like to give permission for you child to walk home independently.

Homework.

Homework is given out on a Monday and should be handed in by the Friday of the same week. Children will be given one piece of English/topic homework which should take approximately 15 - 20 minutes to complete independently.

We practice Key Instant Recall Facts (KIRFs) as part of our Maths homework. Practicing KIRFs will consist of short, snappy, practical activities, which should be done daily. Each half term your child will receive a KIRFs target, then weekly activity cards and practical ideas to do as homework. Children also have a username and password to access Times Tables Rock Stars. It can be played on a tablet or computer and children can play this at any time as part of their maths homework.

As the year progresses, Year 6 may bring home additional homework linked to revision for the SATs tests in May.

Reading books and Reading records.

Children can choose reading books to take home along with their new reading record. 

We encourage children to read five times a week and fill in their own reading records to show when they have read. They can change their books as and when they need to. You can help by listening to your child read at home, and having positive conversations about reading and books; perhaps discussing the books they have read and talking about books you enjoy. Feel free to make comments in their reading records as well. 

Children will also have opportunities to read in school; independently and in guided reading lessons throughout the week. Occasionally, they may bring home their in-school guided reading book to read at home in preparation for their next teacher-led guided reading lesson. This can be part of their 5 reads a week.

Spellings.

Children will also have spellings to practice each week, linked to the Year 6 objectives. Spellings are set weekly on Spelling Shed and also printed out and stuck in their new spelling practice books. These are given on a Monday and children will be tested the following Monday. 

Children can practise their spellings on Spelling Shed through the varied interactive games and quizzes as well as written practise in their spelling books.

Check out the links below for more information and please do pop by the classroom door or call the school office if you have any questions. 

Mrs Gracie