Class teachers

Mr. Mike Pennington (Tiger shark) and Mrs Hannah Bailey (Sea Otters)

Learning Support Assistants and 1:1s

Mrs Smith 

Phase Leader and Deputy Head

Mr. Mike Pennington

 

Welcome to Year 6!  

Welcome back to school!  

We hope you all had a relaxing, restful and enjoyable summer? We are very excited to have you in class and would like to share our learning together for this very important final year of primary school.  

 

Important information you need to know about Year 6 includes:  

• Class teachers are Mr Pennington and Mrs Bailey. Mrs Penwell will be teaching Mrs Bailey’s class on Thursdays and Mr Pennington’s class on Fridays.  
• Children will be coming into school through the big KS2 gate at 08.40am, then will make their way straight into class ready to commence the school day at 08:50.  
• At the end of the day (3.25pm) children are to be collected from the KS2 gate or, with parental permission, they will be allowed to walk home. Year 6 staff will be available at the gate at the end of the day for any quick queries.   
• Indoor PE is on a Monday and Outdoor PE is on a Tuesday. Please make sure that you attend school wearing the correct PE kit.  
• Forest Schools will begin for Sea Otter Class on Wednesday 11th September and for Tiger Shark Class on Wednesday 18st September – Please ensure wellies and forest school kit are in school.   
• Children have access to the library for reading book changes on a regular basis. However, our specified library day is Friday. Children should have a reading book and Home School Diary in school everyday.   

 

  Homework   

There will be weekly spelling activities set on Spelling Shed. There is an expectation that all children access TTRocksters regularly to reinforce their recall of multiplication and division facts. We expect every child to be reading throughout each week at home and for their home school diary to be signed.  

  

Topics  

The topics this term are ‘Brainwave’, ‘Existing, Endangered, Extinct’ and ‘Full Power’. 

In ‘Brainwave’ we will be learning about metacognition and thinking about thinking as well as our own strengths and weaknesses.  

 

In ‘Existing, Endangered, Extinct’ we will be finding out about habitat loss, global warming and evolution and adaptation.   

 

In ‘Full Power’ we will be learning about electrical circuits, renewable and non-renewable sources of energy and the history of electricity.  

Class Dojo  

In Year 6, we post some of the children’s learning on Class Dojo via Class Stories. This will provide you with the opportunity to celebrate the children’s learning by liking and commenting. You will also be able to see how many Dojos your child has earned as well as any consequences recorded for poor behaviour.  

 

Term 1 overview 
 

Term 2 overview 
 

Term 3 overview 
 

Term 4 overview 
 

Term 5 overview 
 

Term 6 overview