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.

🏭 This Half Term’s Topic: Global Trade

This half term, we’re diving into the fascinating world of global trade—how goods travel across countries, who makes them, and how they reach us. Through stories, maps, and hands-on projects, children will explore the journey of everyday items, understand the importance of imports and exports, and discover how trade connects people and places around the world.

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📅 Year 6 Topics for 2025–2026

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📌 Key Information

• 🏃‍♀️ 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.

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📚 What We’re Learning

✍️ English

• Character and setting descriptions
• Diary entries and letters
• Non-chronological reports
• Grammar focus: clauses, punctuation, and formal/informal tone

🔢 Mathematics

• Place value, rounding, and negative numbers
• Four operations including long multiplication and division
• Formal written methods and problem solving

🧠 History

• Life in Victorian factories and mills
• Child labour and reformers like Lord Shaftesbury
• Significant buildings in Huddersfield
• Enquiry: How did the Industrial Revolution change Britain?

🧪 Science

• Evolution and inheritance
• Understanding how traits are passed down and how species adapt

🙏 RE & 🧠 PSHE

• RE: Exploring the theme of Creation
• PSHE: Being Me in My World—democracy and electing our School Council

🗣️ French

• Talking about our school day and giving opinions on subjects

🎨 Art & 🎶 Music

• Art and music taught by Mr Stockhill on Wednesday afternoons

🏃 PE

• Gymnastics and Tag Rugby

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🏡 How You Can Help at Home

• Read with your child daily and sign their Reading Log
• Practise weekly spellings using Spelling Shed
• Encourage regular homework routines using SPaG.com, Maths.co.uk, and TT Rockstars
• Talk about what they’ve learned in class
• Explore Victorian Britain and its inventions
• Practise multiplication and division facts up to 12×
  Try Hit the Button for fun practice

📌 Please ensure your child brings a named water bottle every day.

 

Look out for our Parent Information Sheet below!