Welcome to Violet Class - Year 6
Welcome to Violet Class! In Year 6, we focus on building independence, responsibility, and readiness for secondary school. Children take on leadership roles in the classroom and across the school, growing into confident, thoughtful learners.
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Miss Griffiths Year 6 Class Teacher |
Mr Stockhill HLTA |
Mrs Kenworthy ETA |
🏞️ This Half Term’s Topic: Brilliant Britain
This half term, we will explore life in Britain during World War Two. Below is an overview of what we’ll be learning and how you can support your child at home.
📅 Important Dates This Half Term
✨ Wonderdome Experience – Wednesday 4th March
📚 World Book Day – Thursday 5th March – Dress as your future career!
💙 Blue & White Day – Friday 6th March – Wear blue and white for £1 donation
🐣 Easter Craft Morning – Monday 23rd March
👥 Parents’ Evening – Tuesday 24th & Thursday 26th March
📅 Year 6 Topics for 2025–2026
| Term | Topic |
|---|---|
| 🍂 Autumn 1 | 🏭 Industrial Britain |
| 🍂 Autumn 2 | 📦 Global Trade |
| 🌍 Spring 1 | 🇬🇧 Keep Calm and Carry On |
| 🏴 Spring 2 | 🏞️ Brilliant Britain |
| 🌎 Summer 1 | 🧭 We Are Geographers |
| ✈️ Summer 2 | 🌐 All Around the World |
📌 Key Information
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🏃♀️ PE Days: Monday and Friday
Children must wear their outdoor PE kit. Earrings must be removed or covered with plasters—staff cannot remove them. -
📖 Reading Books & Logs:
Children should bring their reading book and log every day. Logs should be signed weekly by an adult. Library books can be borrowed for two weeks. -
✏️ Spellings:
Weekly spellings are uploaded to Spelling Shed. Regular practice is essential—please support your child at home. -
💻 Homework:
Weekly tasks are set on SPaG.com, Maths.co.uk, and TT Rockstars. Login details are provided—please keep a copy at home.
📖 English
This half term in English, Year 6 will be developing key writing skills to prepare for secondary school and SATs. We will focus on:
- ✍️ Diary entries — using informal tone, emotion and strong personal voice
- 🧾 Narratives — creating atmosphere, tension and detailed description
- 💬 Dialogue — writing conversations that reveal character and move the action forwards
- 🔤 Spelling — weekly spellings on Spelling Shed, and continued consolidation of Y3–Y6 spelling patterns
- 📚 SPaG — weekly tasks set on SPaG.com
Daily writing activities will help children refine their grammar, punctuation and editing skills.
📚 Reading
Reading remains a vital part of learning in Year 6. We ask that children:
- Read every night 📘
- Discuss what they have read to support comprehension
- Have their Reading Log signed at least once a week
- Speak to school if they need help with lost login details
Regular reading builds vocabulary, confidence and prepares children for SATs and secondary school.
🔢 Mathematics
This half term, Year 6 will be learning about:➗ Ratio & Proportion- Comparing quantities
- Scaling up and down
- Solving ratio problems
- Understanding decimal place value
- Rounding and comparing decimals
- Linking decimals to fractions
- Converting between fractions, decimals & percentages
- Finding percentages of amounts
🏛️ History – Brilliant Britain After WWII
In History, we will explore what happened in Britain after the Second World War, including:
- 🇬🇧 Britain at the end of WWII
- 🏚️ How the country was rebuilt
- 🏥 The creation of the NHS
- 🚢 Empire Windrush and its importance to modern Britain
- 🔄 How society, culture and communities changed after the war
This topic helps children understand how modern Britain was shaped and why these events were so significant.
🔬 Science – Light
In Science, children will learn about:
- How light travels
- Shadows and how they are formed
- Reflection and refraction
- How we see things
❤️ PSHE – Healthy Me
This half term’s unit includes:
- Making healthy choices
- Understanding influences
- Managing peer pressure
- Drugs education (age‑appropriate and in line with the PSHE curriculum)
✝️ R.E. – Salvation
Children will explore:
- What Christians believe about salvation
- Why Easter is central to Christian belief
- How these beliefs influence Christian practices today
🗼French – La Seconde Guerre Mondiale
In French, we will be learning vocabulary and phrases linked to World War Two, helping children understand history from a language and cultural perspective.
🤸 P.E. Information
Year 6 PE this half term includes:
- 💃 Dance
- ⚽ Football
PE Days: Monday & Friday
Children must come to school in their PE kit on both days. Earrings must be removed or covered with plasters from home.
🏡 How You Can Help at Home
You can support your child by:
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Reading together daily and signing the Reading Log
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Encouraging regular spelling practice
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Ensuring weekly homework is completed on Spelling Shed, TT Rockstars, Maths.co.uk and SPaG.com
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Talking about what they have learned in class
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Discussing the books they are reading
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Exploring World War Two together through books, documentaries or museum websites
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Practising multiplication and division facts up to 12× (Try Hit the Button on www.topmarks.co.uk)
📌 Please ensure your child brings a named water bottle every day.
Look out for our Parent Information Sheet below!
