North Somercotes CE Primary School
‘Make your light shine so others will see the good that you do’
Year 6
Our Year 6 team:
Mrs. Walmsley, who teaches Monday to Thursday and Mrs. Wilkinson, who teaches each Friday, both supported by Mr. Wilson and Miss. Askew
Bikeability November 2024
Year 6 hard at work !
Spring 2025 Texts
This term, we will be using all our creativity and grammar,punctuation and writing skills to produce an informal letter,a fictitious recount (incorporating descriptions of characters,setting and dialogue) and a balanced argument.
Routines
Reading
Even in Year 6, reading out loud is vital, if children are to be able to fluently read challenging texts. We are encouraging children to read at home as much as possible but certainly for a minimum of thirty minutes a day (at least fifteen minutes of which should be aloud to an adult), whether they are reading their own books or those chosen from school.
Spellings
Each week in school, via the Active Spelling programme, children will learn new spelling patterns, homophones and a selection of words from the statutory Year 5 and 6 list, through a range of strategies, to become confident, skilful spellers.
Homework
During the Spring term, children will be given a selection of C.G.P SAT Buster books covering objectives across the maths, SPAG and reading curriculum from which homework will be set, often daily for 10-15 minutes. There is also an expectation for daily reading (as detailed above) and times tables practise via Times Tables Rockstars.
P.E.
On Wednesday, is our cardio session on the activity gym equipment.
On Thursday, we have J.B. Sport coaches come to teach our P.E lessons; on a Thursday we come to school in our school P.E kit.
Our P.E kit should be:
- plain white t-shirt
- black/navy shorts.
- trainers or plimsolls can be worn for PE lessons.
- black/navy tracksuit bottoms for colder weather/outdoor PE.
- black/navy tracksuit top for colder weather/outdoor PE.
- no football/sports shirt.
We believe that it is in the best interest of the children to create strong links between home and school. As such, please do not hesitate to contact one of our team if you have any questions or concerns.
World Book Day 2025 was a fantastic day in Year 6
Identity Workshop January 2025
Anti-Social Behaviour Workshop January 2025
