Welcome to Year 6!
In Year 6, we have two classes: Pegasus Class and Phoenix Class.
Please click on the links below to see what we have been up to lately in Pegasus and Phoenix Class.
Social Story
Each year, we create a social story for our individual year groups. The aim of the Social Story is to help children become accustomed to their change in environment as they progress through the school. It outlines how their classroom will look, who their teachers are, and how the school day may look.
Our Year 6 social story can be found here:
Curriculum
Year 6 Welcome Meeting
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SATs Information Workshop
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Gallery
Our Learning
VE Day!
What were Victorian schools like?
As part of our topic, the children had the opportunity to take part in Victorian Day. The children experienced what it would have been like for a Victorian child in school. Lessons included chanting tables, reciting prayers, handwriting, exercise drills and exploring artefacts. Did you know that every time an adult entered the classroom, Victorian children were expected to stand silently, greet the adult and weren’t allowed to sit until they were told to do so? Even nails and shoes were inspected! The children then compared schooling past and present. The Year 6 team were really impressed with the effort made and enjoyed getting into character too!
CPR training
As we have been learning about the circulatory system and how to keep our heart healthy, we had the fantastic opportunity to participate in CPR training. First, we discussed what to do in an emergency and how to get help. We then learnt that if someone is unconscious but breathing, they can be put in the recovery position. If someone is not breathing, we would need to carry out CPR and perhaps even find a defibrillator.
Thank you so much to Miss Coutts and her colleagues at Medway Hospital!
National Poetry Day - Counting
We linked our work to this year's theme of counting, and to our class text, ‘Pig Heart Boy’ by Malorie Blackman. Some of us decided to focus on Cameron’s struggles with his heart and how he is counting down the days he has left if he doesn’t get a transplant in time.
We really enjoyed being creative and writing our own poems inspired by this!
Languages Day
Each class celebrated the links that children and families have to countries and languages across the world.
In Pegasus Class, we focused on The Netherlands. The children learnt to say some greetings and key words in Dutch, before researching the country's culture. We also looked at Van Gogh's 'The Starry Night' and made our own version!
In Phoenix Class, we explored the country of Nigeria and one of the main languages spoken there - Hausa. We learnt all about what life is like in Nigeria, the type of climate, weather and culture. We even learnt to introduce ourselves in Hausa!
Pig Heart Boy
We have been reading 'Pig Heart Boy' by Malorie Blackman in our English lessons and debating whether we think Cameron should go through with the procedure or not. Have a look at our display in the shared area.
What would you do?
Useful Links
Below, you can find a number of useful links to help support your child's learning:
Useful Links
- Bitesize SATs Revision
Practice for your SATs with these activities in English, Maths and Science. - Times Table Rock Stars Practise quick recall of multiplication and division facts.
- Maths Frame Interactive games (and worksheets) linked to the KS2 National Curriculum for Maths.
- BBC Dance Mat Typing Practise your touch typing skills.
Year 6 News
P.E days are on Tuesdays (outdoor - taught by an external coach) and Thursdays (indoor).
Pegasus Class are swimming on Thursday afternoons in Term 1. Phoenix Class will be swimming in Term 2.
Children are to wear suitable P.E kits into school on these days.