St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolYear 6: Blog items
Year 6 Friday Blog 9th October 2026
Date: 9th Oct 2026 @ 4:34pm
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.
First of all, we had a brilliant day visiting All Hallows on Friday. The children had a great time exploring the school, meeting staff and discovering some of the exciting opportunities on offer. It was a lovely chance for everyone to get a feel for secondary school life and start thinking about the next stage of their education. A great day out!
Home Practice
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
We will test your spellings and give out your next set on Monday
All spellings still are on Sumdog to practise.
Maths Challenges:
Sumdog
Counting: This week I would like you to practise counting in powers of 10 like we have done in class.
Draw a line with some marks on it. You could write the numbers as you count up or down, then double check it to make sure you have said the correct numbers.
Start with different numbers and count up 10 numbers then back again in 10s, 100s, 1000s, 10,000s, 100,000s or 1,000,000s.
Times Tables: This week there are 100 times table questions to practise on Sumdog!
This week in Year 6
In English, we have continued to enjoy The Nowhere Emporium. This week, we explored the character of Ellie and how her relationship with Daniel has developed throughout the story. We also looked at how authors create tension and suspense in their writing, using the dramatic performance of Vindictus Sharpe as our inspiration. The children produced some excellent descriptions, choosing powerful vocabulary and varied sentence structures to build tension and keep the reader interested. Some super writing, Year 6!
In Maths, we have been developing our multiplication skills by using the grid method to solve some trickier calculations. The children have been applying their place value knowledge to partition numbers and work through each stage of the method carefully. Everyone has shown great determination when tackling more challenging problems. Super maths!
In RE, we explored the links between Laudato Si', Pope Francis' letter about caring for our common home, and the second story of Creation in Genesis. We discussed how God entrusted humanity with the responsibility of caring for the Earth and considered what this means for us today. The children made some thoughtful connections between scripture and the importance of looking after our world.
In Art, we have been continuing our work on World War Two silhouettes, using our grid drawing skills to scale up our designs. Everyone worked carefully to keep their shapes and proportions accurate as we prepared our artwork for the next stage. Next week, we will be using these designs to create our card sculptures, bringing our 2D artwork into 3D!
In PE, we have been adapting our invasion games skills to handball. We focused on passing, moving into space and working together to create attacking opportunities. The children enjoyed applying the skills we have developed over the past few weeks to a new game, with some great teamwork and communication on show.
Have a lovely weekend,
The Year 6 Team
Year 6 Friday Blog 2nd October 2026
Date: 2nd Oct 2026 @ 4:41pm
Welcome to your Friday Blog
Please complete the following tasks by next Thursday:
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Please practise the following spellings this week,
All spellings are on Sumdog to practise for our test next Friday.
Maths Challenges:
Sumdog
Counting: Practise counting in your multiples!
Choose a times table. How far can you count in multiples of that number? Can you count backwards as well as forwards?
Times Tables: This week we're practising our x6 times tables.
Number: This week's learning is to practise questions multiples and factors, which will help Year 6 with their multiplication work in class.
This week in Year 6
First of all, a massive well done to Year 6, who were amazing in church presenting our Harvest Assembly to our school community. Everyone spoke clearly, sang beautifully and did a great job of reminding us all about the importance of Harvest, being thankful for what we have and looking after our common home. We were very proud of the way the children led the celebration and represented Year 6. Well done everyone!
In English, we have continued to love reading The Nowhere Emporium. This week, our focus has been on speech and how we can incorporate dialogue effectively into our narrative writing. We practised using split speech sentences, choosing interesting alternatives to ‘said’ and adding actions and description to show the reader how a character is speaking. We are really starting to see some ambitious vocabulary and varied sentence structures appearing in our writing now. Keep it up, Year 6!
In Maths, we have been exploring some new mental maths strategies, thinking carefully about how we can manipulate numbers to make calculations quicker and easier. We also started our next topic on multiplication and division, using what we already know about number facts to tackle some trickier calculations and problems.
In RE, we stepped into the shoes of Fr Georges Lemaître, the Catholic priest and scientist who first proposed what became known as the Big Bang theory. We wrote letters responding to questions from our parishioners, thinking carefully about how science and faith can work alongside one another when we explore the beginnings of our universe. The children produced some thoughtful responses and used everything they have learned over the past few weeks to explain some quite complex ideas clearly.
In Art, we used our grid drawing skills to scale up our dog drawings to A3. Everyone had great success with this and showed real concentration when transferring each section of their original drawing onto a much larger scale. The finished pieces look fantastic and show just how effective the grid method can be. Next, we will use this learning as we move towards creating our 3D sculptures.
In PE, we extended our invasion games learning by playing 3v5 attack versus defence games. This gave us a real challenge as we had to think carefully about creating space, communicating with teammates and making quick decisions when attacking. Our defenders also had to work together to close down space and make it difficult for the attacking team. Some great teamwork on show!
Golden Assembly
Star of the week - Archie S
Super Learner - Henry
Writer of the week - Jenson
Bookworm - Mark
Marvellous Mathematician - Lily
Special Mentions - All of Year 6 for their brilliant Harvest celebration in church
Have a lovely weekend,
The Year 6 Team
Year 6 Friday blog 25th September 2026
Date: 25th Sep 2026 @ 12:02pm
Welcome to your Friday Blog
Home Practice
Please complete the following tasks by next week:
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen. Lots have changed their book this week so well done on reading more this week!
All spellings are on Sumdog to practise for our test next Friday.
Maths Challenges:
Counting: Which is quicker, counting up to 30 in ones or counting up to 300 in tens? Why?
Which is quicker, counting up to 40 in ones or counting up to 4,000 in hundreds?
Which is quicker, counting up to 10 in ones or counting up to 1,000,000 in hundred-thousands?
Which is quicker, counting up to 20 in ones or counting up to 140 in sevens?
Which is quicker, counting up to 25 in French or in English?
Times Tables: This week there are 100 times table questions to practise on Sumdog!
Maths Practise: This week's learning is to continue to practise questions on addition and subtraction. For further Maths practise, enter the flluency competition which will focus on skills Sumdog has given them.
We have had another busy week in Year 6 with lots of great learning across the curriculum.
In English, we have planned, edited and published our own Wonder Rooms for the Book of Wonders from The Nowhere Emporium. We read a brilliant picture book called The Wonder by Faye Hanson for inspiration. The children really let their imaginations run wild, creating some incredibly inventive rooms and thinking carefully about how they could bring them to life for the reader. We are starting to see some excellent sentence openers, ambitious vocabulary and creative ideas coming through in our writing now. Well done, Year 6!
In Maths, we have been looking at addition and subtraction and exploring how we can use our number bond knowledge to make calculations easier. We have been using compensation and partitioning strategies to simplify our number work and thinking carefully about which method is most efficient. We also learned a very quick strategy for multiplying 2-digit numbers by 11. You might be quizzed on this one over the weekend!
In History, we learned more about the Jewish experience during the German expansion into Europe at the beginning of the Second World War. We read an account from the perspective of a young girl living at the time and discussed how life began to change for Jewish families. The children then used what they had learned to write their own sensitive first-person accounts, showing real thought and maturity in their work.
In Art, we have been exploring grid drawing and how artists can use grids to reproduce images accurately. The children showed great concentration as they focused on each individual section rather than the whole image. Next week, we will use these skills to scale up our creations, ready to begin turning our designs into 3D sculptures.
In RE, we had a really interesting discussion about the Big Bang and evolution, thinking about some of the big questions surrounding creation, science and our faith. The children shared some thoughtful opinions and asked some super questions. It was great to hear them listening to one another and confidently explaining their own ideas.
In PE, we have continued developing our invasion games skills, focusing on both attacking and defending. We looked at creating space, supporting teammates and working together effectively as a team. Everyone did a great job of encouraging one another and recognising how good communication can help the whole team improve.
Have a lovely weekend,
The Year 6 Team
Golden Assembly
Star of the week - Ada May
Super Learner - Mark
Writer of the week - Sidney
Bookworm - Jack
Marvellous Mathematician - Madelaina
Special Mentions - Ada-May for being kind and helpful to others around school
Have a lovely weekend,
The Year 6 Team
Year 6 Friday blog 18th September 2026
Date: 18th Sep 2026 @ 1:27pm
Welcome to your Friday Blog
We have had another busy week in Year 6 with lots of great learning across the curriculum.
Home Practice
Please complete the following tasks by next Friday:
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books will be changed on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Spelling - Please practise the following spellings this week, which are homophones and other words that are often confused:
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device |
devise |
license |
father |
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prophesy |
licence |
farther |
prophecy |
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morning |
mourning |
principal |
principle |
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precede |
proceed |
profit |
prophet |
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wary |
weary |
aisle |
isle |
All spellings are on Sumdog to practise for our test next Friday.
Maths Challenges: Sumdog
Counting: Try to count in powers of 10 (1000, 10,000, 100,000 etc). You could do this out loud or write it on a piece of paper.
You could draw a numberline to help you. Can you count up and down in powers of ten? How far can you go? Challenge yourself by choosing different starting numbers and practising your exchanging.
Times Tables: This week there are 100 questions to answer on Sumdog!
Place Value: This week's learning is to practise questions on addition and subtraction. For further Maths work, please visit the 'Fluency Training' section, where your child will be able to push their learning further with the skills they are weakest on.
This week in Year 6
In English, we continued to enjoy The Nowhere Emporium. This week, we explored Daniel’s huge decision about whether he should leave his old life behind and join Mr Silver and the Emporium. The children wrote internal monologues, exploring both sides of Daniel’s dilemma before making his final decision. We then experienced the spectacular opening night of the Nowhere Emporium, using the sights, sounds and experiences to inspire some wonderful descriptive writing.
In Maths, we continued to develop our reasoning and mental maths skills, thinking carefully about the most efficient strategies to use when solving different problems. The children explained their methods and justified how they reached their answers.
In RE, we continued our Creation and Covenant branch, thinking more deeply about the relationship between humanity and God. We explored messages from scripture and considered what they mean for us today. The children then produced some thoughtful homilies around the theme of humanity and God.
In Science, we further investigated our circulatory system and the heart. We learned about the different chambers of the heart, the different types of blood vessels and even explored the different blood groups. There were lots of great questions as we discovered more about how our bodies work.
In Art, we explored negative space and silhouettes. We looked carefully at how artists can use the space around an object as part of their artwork and practised sketching silhouettes and creating striking shapes. Check out our gallery to see some of our work.
In PE, we continued developing our invasion game skills, including netball. We worked on moving into space, passing accurately and working together when attacking and defending. Our main focus was teamwork and communication, and it was great to see everyone encouraging one another and improving together.
In PSHE, we spent some time thinking about our ambitions for Year 6 and beyond. The children reflected on their learning goals, personal development and ambitions outside of school before writing letters to their future selves. We are looking forward to reading these again later in the year and seeing how much everyone has achieved.
On Friday, our Faith Team and some Year 6 volunteers helped at the Caritas lunch in the parish hall as part of our Faith in Action Award. They served food and spent time chatting with our parishioners. We were very proud of the way they represented our school and gave their time to help others.
Finally, a huge well done to the boys who represented school in the football league at Priory. The boys won four games and drew one, showing excellent teamwork and making a very strong start to the league.
Check out our galleries to see some of the learning and experiences we have captured this week.
Star of the week - Bertie
Super Learner - Archie S
Writer of the week - Brooke
Bookworm - Teddy
Marvellous Mathematician - Archie P
Special Mentions - Henry and Sienna for their brilliant artwork
Have a lovely weekend,
The Year 6 Team
Year 6 Friday Blog 11th September 2026
Date: 10th Sep 2026 @ 2:58pm
Welcome to your Friday Blog
Home practice
Please complete the following tasks by next Friday.
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen. Books can be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Spelling - Please practise the following spellings this week from the Y5/6 spelling list. All spellings are on Sumdog to practise for our test next Friday.
Maths Challenges:
Counting: This week we have had to count in tenths to complete our rounding work. Try to count in decimal steps of 0.1, 0.2 or 0.5. You could do this out loud or write it on a piece of paper.
You could draw a numberline, like we have done in class this week. Can you count up and down in decimal tenths? How far can you go?
Sumdog : This week there are times table questions to answer and a fluency competition to enter. Little and often is the key!
This week in Year 6
This week in English, we have been really enjoying The Nowhere Emporium. The children have already produced some fantastic pieces of writing, including a diary entry as Daniel and a character description written from the viewpoint of Mr Silver. Everyone is working hard to improve their writing and has been thinking carefully about their own individual targets. It has been great to see such a positive start and so many children already trying to make their writing even better.
In Maths, we have been comparing, ordering and rounding 7-digit numbers and numbers with up to 3 decimal places. The children have shown a really good understanding of place value and have listened brilliantly during lessons this week. They have worked hard to explain their reasoning and justify how they know one number is greater than or less than another.
In PE, we started our new invasion games topic with some great team activities. We talked about how powerful encouragement can be in a successful team and how working together can help everyone improve. It was brilliant to see the children supporting one another and showing such a positive attitude throughout the lesson.
In RE, we started our new Creation and Covenant topic. We looked at the different types of writing we can find in the Bible and discussed how the style of writing can change the meaning and impact of the words used. The children shared some thoughtful ideas and showed great curiosity during our discussions.
In History, we studied the rise of Hitler and explored how he came to power in Germany. We ordered the key events and discussed why they happened in the way they did, thinking carefully about cause and consequence. The children asked some excellent questions and showed a mature understanding of a very important part of our history topic.
Golden Assembly
Star of the week - Milo
Super Learner - Evelyn
Writer of the week - Evangeline
Bookworm - Henry
Marvellous Mathematician - Franco
Special Mentions - Amelia and Joni - Brilliant Buddies!
Have a lovely weekend,
The Year 6 Team
Year 6 Friday Blog 4th September 2026
Date: 4th Sep 2026 @ 2:08pm
Year 6 have made a fantastic start to the new school year! We have been incredibly impressed with how well everyone has settled into their new class and adapted to our routines. The children have approached each day with enthusiasm and have already shown us what a hardworking, determined and talented group they are.
We have certainly hit the ground running, producing some excellent writing and tackling some challenging place value work. Everyone has demonstrated a brilliant recall of their Year 5 learning and, most importantly, shown excellent learning behaviours. When the work has become tricky, the children have persevered, supported one another and kept going. We are very proud of them all and are looking forward to a wonderful year together!
Home Practice
Reading: We will give out home reading books next week. Continue to read regularly, below you'll find a breakdown of the reading domains which your child will be tested on at the end of year. It is important that we work on these skills throughout the coming year.
Times Tables: This week we have set a bumper times tables challenge on Sumdog. There are 100 questions to answer! Everyone should still have access to times tables rock stars as well. Practice, practice, Practice!
Maths: This week's maths challenge is looking at place value for numbers to 1,000,000.
Spelling: We have sent home this weeks home spellings that the children will be tested on on Friday. These home spellings will improve rote learning skills and vocabulary.
This week in Year 6
English
This week, we began our English work with some fantastic writing. The children impressed us with their creativity, ambitious vocabulary and careful presentation. They have worked hard to develop their ideas and have responded positively to feedback, showing that they are ready to become confident and accomplished Year 6 writers. We are also excited to begin exploring our new class novel, The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie, which will inspire much of our reading and writing over the coming weeks.
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Maths
In Maths, we have begun our work on place value. The children have demonstrated a strong recall of the knowledge and skills they developed in Year 5 and have used these foundations to tackle some difficult Year 6 challenges. We have been particularly impressed by their resilience: even when the problems have become tricky, everyone has continued to think carefully, try different approaches and explain their reasoning. It has been a very promising start to our Year 6 Maths journey!
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RE
In RE, we created our own Year 6 covenants and discussed the qualities we would like to see in one another throughout the year. We thought carefully about how we can create a kind, supportive and respectful classroom in which everyone feels valued. The children then produced some fantastic Canva posters to share their ideas and commitments. Check out our galleries to see some of our fabulous creations.
History
This week, we began our exciting new History topic on the Second World War. We explored Germany and compared modern-day Germany and Europe with what they were like in 1937. We were fortunate to have some experts in our class who confidently shared their knowledge of Germany with everyone! We also learned about different systems of government and considered how countries can be governed in very different ways. Next week, we will investigate the events and circumstances that led Germany towards war. We've attached some of the facts the children will learn over the topic below.
As the oldest children in our school, Year 6 have many exciting new responsibilities. Every child has been given a leadership role and will have the opportunity to make a positive contribution to school life. This week, we also began our lunchtime rota, which will give everyone the chance to work on our lunchtime buddy team. We are confident that the children will be wonderful role models and are looking forward to seeing them grow in confidence as they take on these important roles.
Golden Assembly
Star of the week - Alfie
Super Learner - Brooke
Writer of the week - Lily
Bookworm - Louie
Marvellous Mathematician - Sam
Special Mentions - Willow and Elena for their brilliant animation on Our Year 6 Covenant
We look forward to seeing you all on Monday 14th for our Meet the Teacher meeting!
Have a lovely weekend
The Year 6 team
Year 6 Blog - Friday 17th July 2026
Date: 17th Jul 2026 @ 8:38am
Welcome to the final Year 6 weekly blog!
All of Year 6 have had a fantastic year! They have all challenged themselves, shown resilience and are now ready for a new adventure at High School next year. We hope that all of Year 6 have enjoyed their time at St Oswald's and have many happy memories from their time at Primary School.
Mrs Cookson-Chadwick and I would also like to thank all of the children and parents for their lovely cards, messages and gifts.
Good Luck and best wishes for High School Year 6 - from everyone at St Oswald's!
Have an amazing summer holidays Year 6!
Year 6 Blog - Friday 11th July 2026
Date: 10th Jul 2026 @ 3:52pm
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.
This week in Year 6
Grease
All of Year 6 worked so hard on their amazing production - well done to everyone for their wonderful acting and singing. We hope you all enjoyed the performance!
RE
This week we learned all about Sikhism and how people of different faiths can work together to have a common goal. We made some beautiful posters to show our learning about the Sikh faith.
PSHE
We completed our transition units to get us ready for high school! We thought about how our character strengths will help us and about how we can overcome our worries.
No homework or spellings have been set for the last week.
Please can reading books be returned to school to be collected next week.
Golden Assembly
All of Year 6 received a special mention for their amazing effort in the school production. Well done Year 6!
Have super weekend Year 6!
Date: 2nd Jul 2026 @ 7:50am
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.
This week in Year 6
RE
In RE, we learned what a worldview is. We thought about what influenced our own world views and created some great artwork to express this.
Rehearsals!
All of Year 6 have been working so hard on rehearsals for our production of Grease! We have had our first practice in costume and we can't wait to perform for everyone next week!
Computing
In our coding topic, we explored how to design a sprite and coded them to say some text.
Geography
In Geography we explored our local area. We investigated what was within different mile radiuses of our area, using online maps, to see how our local area fits into a wider area.
Please complete the following tasks by Wednesday 8/07/26.
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Golden Assembly
Well done to all our award winners in Golden Assembly this week!
Special Mentions - Bella, Ebba, Darcey, Libby, Xabier and Zach M - for being part of the Live Simply team to speak to the assessor, helping us to achieve our award!
All of Y6 for their hard work practising the show!
Have great weekend Year 6!
Year 6 Blog - Friday 26th June 2026
Date: 25th Jun 2026 @ 8:42am
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.
This week in Year 6
English
In English we wrote letters to a resident of a Nugent care home as part of the Good Shepherd appeal. Our letters will be posted to Nugent care and we hope that the recipients enjoy our writing!
RE
This week we learned all about what dialogue means when we are thinking about faith. We created some amazing books about St Katherine Drexel and how she dedicated her life to bringing education to different communities in America.
Faith in Action
This week we had our fun day to celebrate achieving our pin badge for Faith in Action. We attended the celebration award ceremony and then had a fun day after. We all really enjoyed the inflatables!
In Art this week we completed our chair topic by designing and creating our own chairs. You can see our designs on our galleries.
In Geography we have learned how our local area fits into the wider world.
We have also been working hard to rehearse for our production of Grease, practicing our songs and lines.
Please complete the following tasks by Wednesday 3/07/25.
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Golden Assembly
Well done to all our award winners in Golden Assembly this week!
Star of the Week - Zach M
Super Learner - Libby
Superstar Writer - Imogen
Bookworm - Bella
Marvellous Mathematician - Milana
Special Mentions - All Y6 for their Sports Day last Friday!
Leo H - for 3D printing a scooter stand for our Leaver's Show
Have a super weekend Year 6!
Year 6 Blog - Friday 19th June 2026
Date: 19th Jun 2026 @ 8:38am
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.
Well done to all of Year 6 for their amazing Sport's Day this afternoon!
This week in Year 6
English
In English, we have been inspired by our evolution topic this week. We worked hard to research all about Charles Darwin and used the facts we found to create a biography all about his life and work. We also learned about Mary Anning and wrote a letter in role, explaining her thoughts and feelings when she found the ichthyosaur.
RE
This week we learned all about Missio and how they put their Christian faith into witness by helping people across the globe.
Topic
In Science, we have continued our topic on evolution. We learned all about peppered moths and how the species is an example of how natural selection may lead to evolution.
In Computing we learned how to input a formula into a spreadsheet as part of our spreadsheet topic.
In Music we practised our songs and actions for our Grease summer show!
Please complete the following tasks by Wednesday 24/06/26.
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Golden Assembly
Well done to all our award winners in Golden Assembly this week!
Star of the Week - Ebba
Super Learner - Leo H
Superstar Writer - Darcey
Bookworm -Oscar
Marvellous Mathematician - Eliza M, Ebba,
Special Mentions - Libby - for effort in all of her work and always doing the right thing.
Have a great weekend Year 6!
Year 6 Blog - Friday 12th June 2026
Date: 11th Jun 2026 @ 9:39am
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.
This week in Year 6
English
In English, we have been inspired by different videos this week to create narratives with suspense. We created a blend of action, dialogue and description based on the videos 'Francis' and 'Alma' and utilised our skills as writers to build tension into our narratives.
RE
In RE, we have learned all about Mother Teresa. We have learned how she did small things with great love. We all thought carefully about what she could take with her when she became a nun and what she had to leave behind.
Topic
In Science, we have continued our topic on evolution. We researched different animals and learned about their special adaptations that help them to survive in their habitats.
In History, we completed our topic all about Crime and Punishment. We learned how the police have developed in the 20th century.
In Forest School, we all worked together so well to make our obstacle courses.There was negotiation, teamwork, imagination and cooperation at every stage of the process.
We have all really enjoyed our first aid training that took place today! We all learned how to complete a primary survey, complete comopression only CPR, and deal with medical emergencies.
Please complete the following tasks by Wednesday 18/06/25.
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
All children need to be practicing their lines and songs for the Y6 production, as next week will be the last week of using scripts in rehearsal!
Golden Assembly
Well done to all our award winners in Golden Assembly this week!
Star of the Week - Eliza W
Super Learner - Edison
Superstar Writer - Eliza M
Bookworm - Willow
Marvellous Mathematician - Oscar and Freddie
Special Mentions - Zach O - for being a great referee in bench ball.
Have a happy weekend Year 6!
Year 6 Blog - Friday 5th June 2026
Date: 4th Jun 2026 @ 7:59am
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.
All of Year 6 have had a busy first week back in school. All of the children have been working hard at rehearsals for our production. Year 6 have also helped to run the tough kidder this week. Well done for all your hard work Year 6!
This week in Year 6
English
In English we have been exploring the graphic novel 'The Arrival'. We have used our inference skills this week as there are no words in the text! We have written a narrative based on an image from the story, a diary entry in role as the protagonist and created a backstory for one of the characters who moved to the city.
RE
In RE we have learned about different Christians who are witnesses to their faith. We explored how their faith has influenced their lives. We have also explored prayers of faith, love and hope and created our own special prayers.
Topic
In Science, we have started our new topic all about evolution. We have learned about adaptation in plants by researching different plants and finding out how they are adapted to their environment.
In History, we have continued our topic on crime and punishment. We have learned about the rise of highwaymen in the Georgian era and what life was like in a Victorian prison.
In PSHE, we have been learning about how to stay safe online.
Please complete the following tasks by Wednesday 10/06/26.
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Please also continue to learn your lines and the lyrics for Grease Year 6!
Well done to all our award winners in Golden Assembly this week!
Star of the Week - Ebba
Super Learner - Zach M
Superstar Writer - Leo H
Bookworm - Holly W
Marvellous Mathematician - Xabier and Dominic
Special Mentions - Ronnie: for always being polite and working hard
Have a great weekend Year 6!
Year 6 Blog - Friday 22nd May 2026
Date: 22nd May 2026 @ 8:08am
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.
This week Year 6 worked so hard on their auditions for our Leaver's Production. They should all be proud of how they read their lines and sang! Scripts and parts have been given out today and you can find the songs/ lyrics to practise at the end of the blog as a link or attachment.
This week in Year 6
English
In English we explored a poem together called 'Ageing: A Reflection'. We thought about how we might look different when we are 60 years old and imagined what our favourite achievements from our lives might be. We created our own poetry imagining what our favourite things about being an adult would be and what our favourite things about being 10 or 11 are!
RE
In RE, we thought carefully about what qualities a disciple of Jesus would need to have. We learned all about St Stephen and created a job advert for a disciple!
Topic
In PSHE, we completed our My Happy Mind topic called appreciate. We thought carefully about what we appreciate in ourselves, others and in the experiences we have had.
In History, we learned all about Crime and Punishment in the Tudor and Stuart periods. We thought carefully about different crimes and how people would have been punished for them based on the laws of the time period. We also considered if witnesses and evidence were reliable based on their sources.
In Art, we used our observational drawing skills as we watched videos of different chair designs over time to sketch. We thought about details which appealed to us, such as the fabric of the chair or the shape of its arms. We used pencil, biro and felt tip to record our favourite aspects of different designs.
Please complete the following tasks by Wednesday 3/06/26.
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Golden Assembly
Well done to all our award winners in Golden Assembly this week!
Star of the Week - Leo H
Super Learner - Oscar
Superstar Writer - Milana
Bookworm - Libby and Holly P
Marvellous Mathematician - Bella and Imogen
Special Mentions - Casper and Zach O - for doing a great recording of their poems
Have a brilliant half term Year 6 and a good break!
Grease is the Word: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqcZCpcn1SA
We go together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdCLC2PjMR4
Year 6 Blog - Friday 15th May 2026
Date: 14th May 2026 @ 8:36am
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.
Year 6 have worked so hard on all their tests this week! All of the staff are really proud of their resilience and effort - well done Year 6 for completing your SATs!
This week in Year 6
English
In English we have created our own immortal objects and thought carefully about how they might work. We wrote an independent non-chronological reports based on the objects that we created.
Maths
This week, we have revised our reasoning so that we were really confident for our SATs tests!
RE
In RE, we have learned about how Jesus is the New Adam. We explored scripture to make links.
Topic
In PE, we have played rounders and football and used our skills of teamwork!
In Art, we have begin to explore chair design in our new 'take a seat' topic. We have looked at the work of the artist Yinka Ilori.
In History, we have learned why the year 1215 was an important one for Britain. We have explored the events leading up to the creation of the Magna Carta and its impact on British law today.
Please complete the following tasks by Wednesday 20/05/26.
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Spelling -
There will be no spelling test this week, as the children have worked hard on their spellings for SATs!
This week, there will be no set homework as the children need a well-deserved rest after their SATs tests!
Golden Assembly
There has been a big special mention for all of Year 6 in our Golden Assembly this week for their effort, resilence and hard work for their SATs this week. Well done Year 6!
Have a great weekend Year 6 and well done for this week!
Year 6 Blog - Friday 8th May 2026
Date: 7th May 2026 @ 3:13pm
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.
Year 6 have worked so hard on their SATs revision - we are all very proud of them! Please make sure that the children have a good rest this weekend so they are ready for their first tests on Monday. Good luck Year 6 - you will all be amazing next week!
This week in Year 6
English
In English we have been working hard to revise for our SATs tests. We have practised past paper questions and enjoyed playing Kahoot this week. We have also edited our non-chronological reports all about immortal objects. We worked hard to make the pages interactive and appealing, as we were inspired by the 'Wizardology' book.
Maths
This week, we have revised shape, volume, Roman Numerals, angles, statistics and co-ordinate grids! We have worked hard on revising our reasoning and arithmetic skills.
RE
In RE, we have learned about the Holy Trinity. We have used evidence from scriptures to learn about God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
Topic
In PSHE, we have completed our My Happy Mind topic called 'Be Your Best!'. We have learned how important sleep is and how to get ready before our tests on Monday!
In History, we have learned about crime and punishment in the Anglo-Saxon period. We used sources to decide what different punishments taught us about the Anglo-Saxons.
Please complete the following tasks by Wednesday 13/05/26.
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Spelling -
There will be no spelling test this week, as the children will sit their SATs spelling test on Monday.
This week, there will be no set homework as the children have revised hard and are ready for their SATs next week!
Golden Assembly
Well done to all our award winners in Golden Assembly this week!
Star of the Week - Holly W
Super Learner - Milana
Superstar Writer - Dominic
Bookworm - Oscar and Eddie
Marvellous Mathematician - Zach M and Oscar
Special Mentions - All of Y6 for working so hard on their revision!
Ebba, Eliza W and Libby - for great practising for being dance leaders for dance from the heart.
Have a super weekend Year 6!
Year 6 Friday Blog - 1st May 2026
Date: 1st May 2026 @ 8:13am
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.
This week in Year 6
English
In English we have been working hard to write our non-chronological reports, all about immortal objects. We have also completed lots of SATs practise and quizzes to help us consolidate our learning.
Maths
This week, we have revised how to convert between measures and use these conversions to solve problems. We have also revised how to find fractions of amounts and convert between fractions, decimals and percentages.
RE
In RE, we have continued our new topic: 'To the ends of the earth'. We shared the story of doubting Thomas from John's gospel and created storyboards of the scripture.
Topic
In PSHE, we have been completing a My Happy Mind topic called 'Be Your Best!'. We have learned how to speak positively to ourselves and thought of some positive affirmations we could say to ourselves in SATs week. This topic is helping us to get ready for SATs!
In PE, we continued our striking and fielding topic by playing a game of rounders and practicing striking and fielding with a cricket bat and ball.
As part of our Faith in Action award, we have been working hard to create our final pieces of work. We have created some amazing art work, posters and books to showcase all of our hard work!
Please complete the following tasks by Wednesday 6/05/26.
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Spelling -
Spellings this week are taken from the 2017 SATs Spelling test.
We will have our test on the 8/05/26
It is useful to write the words down on the spelling sheet, but you could also ask someone to call the words out and spell them out loud. Other ideas include, breaking the words up and writing them down in different colours (accommodate). You could look for words within words (accompany) or think of your own ways to remember the word, for example, spell it aloud using a mnemonic or tune.
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likely |
straight |
sensation |
nervous |
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crumb |
probable |
inspiring |
substance |
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operation |
toughest |
bruise |
sensibly |
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violence |
disobeyed |
through |
monarch |
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sympathetic |
originally |
percussion |
coarse |
SATS Revision:
The children have been given a login for SATs bootcamp. This is a fantastic website, which will really help with the children's SATs revision: https://www.yearsix.co.uk/sats-boot-camp/.
Please complete the following topics for next Thursday:
Maths - Topic 15 Money
English - Topic 25 Let’s have some fun!
Golden Assembly
Well done to all our award winners in Golden Assembly this week!
Star of the Week - Holly W
Super Learner - Luiza
Superstar Writer - Dominic
Bookworm - Bella
Marvellous Mathematician - Alfie G
Special Mentions - Casper: for having great manners in our PE lesson!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Year 6 Friday Blog - 24th April 2026
Date: 23rd Apr 2026 @ 8:15am
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.
This week in Year 6
English
In English we have been working hard to revise tense, punctuation, word class and formality! We have been learning how to use test techniques to check our answers and practising past paper questions. We have also started the novel 'The 1000 Year Old Boy' and begun to research about different mythical objects of immortality.
Maths
This week, we have learned how to reason with measure and time problems. We have also revised our algebra learning by writing equations and finding values that satisfy an equation.
RE
In RE, we have started our new topic: 'To the ends of the earth'. We have shared the story of the empty tomb together and written news reports as if we were a reporter at the scene of the empty tomb.
Topic
For Science, we have started our new topic about electricity. We have learned how to represent components of a circuit using scientific symbols.
We have started our striking and fielding unit in PE and we have been learning how to pitch and bat in cricket.
In History, we learned all about how the laws of the twelve tables from Roman times.
Please complete the following tasks by Wednesday 29/04/26.
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Spelling -
Spellings this week are revising the following rules:
Statutory word list and adding prefixes and suffixes to these
where appropriate.
• Revision Prefixes dis-, mis-, in-
• Revision Prefixes inter-, super-, anti-, auto-
• Revision More prefixes im-, ir-, re-, sub-
• Endings which sound like /ʃəs/ spelt –cious or – tious
• Endings which sound like /ʃəl/
We will have our test on the 1/05/26
It is useful to write the words down on the spelling sheet, but you could also ask someone to call the words out and spell them out loud. Other ideas include, breaking the words up and writing them down in different colours (accommodate). You could look for words within words (accompany) or think of your own ways to remember the word, for example, spell it aloud using a mnemonic or tune.
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conscience
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interrelated |
inactive
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illegible
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conscious
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irrelevant |
infectious |
antisocial
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official
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interact |
refresh |
subheading
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disappoint
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impatient |
curiosity |
unable |
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misbehave
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misunderstood |
vicious |
autograph |
SATS Revision:
The children have been given a login for SATs bootcamp. This is a fantastic website, which will really help with the children's SATs revision: https://www.yearsix.co.uk/sats-boot-camp/.
Please complete the following topics for next Thursday:
Maths - Topic 13 Capacity, Mass and Volume
English - Topic 21 Synonyms and Antonyms
Golden Assembly
Well done to all our award winners in Golden Assembly this week!
Star of the Week - Imogen
Super Learner - Ronnie
Superstar Writer - Ebba
Bookworm - Oscar
Marvellous Mathematician - Alfie P
Special Mentions - Milana and Maisie - for always being polite and having great resilience!
Have a lovely weekend everyone!
Year 6 Blog - Thursday 2nd April 2026
Date: 2nd Apr 2026 @ 7:52am
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.
Well done to all of Year 6 for leading the school in their Easter Liturgy this week. We were all so proud of their amazing singing and clear speaking. Well done Year 6!
This week in Year 6
English
In English we have been revising nouns, pronouns, adverbs and adverbials. We have also written an independent detective story based upon a new 'crime' which we imagined had taken place in school!
Maths
This week, we have learned how to calculate the internal angles of any polygon. We have also learned how to calculate the volume of a cuboid.
RE
In RE, we have prayerfully reflected on the stations of the cross. In groups, we all shared one of the stations and thought about the key message from our station. We then wrote a prayer based on our station.
We used these prayers to pray all of the stations as a class and reflect on Jesus' journey.
Topic
In Science, we have learned how nutrients are absorbed into our blood stream. We also created some amazing posters to explain how to live a healthy lifestyle. We learned about how diet, exercise, medicine and personal hygiene could all keep us safe and healthy.
In Music, we played different beats using egg shakers!
Please complete the following tasks by Wednesday 22/04/26:
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
SATS Revision:
The children have brought home a pack of revision to complete over the Easter holidays. This pack should be returned to school on the first day back after the holidays.
Golden Assembly
Well done to all our special mentions for the end of the term!
William, Milania, Dominic, Eliza W and Ebba
Have a lovely Easter everyone!
Year 6 Blog - Friday 27th March 2026
Date: 26th Mar 2026 @ 9:55am
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.
This week in Year 6
English
In English we have been revising word class and punctuation. We have also been writing our detective stories about the mysterious crime of the missing Year 6 Easter eggs!
Maths
This week, we have been revising how to calculate missing angles in a shape. We have also been learning how to draw nets of 3D shapes and solve problems using all of our shape knowledge!
RE
In RE, we have been learning about the stations of the cross. We have reflected on a station of our choice and responded through artwork, poetry and prayer.
Topic
This week, we have worked hard to rehearse our Easter Liturgy in preparation for next week. We have worked hard on our singing and learning our lines. We can't wait for everyone to join us on Tuesday!
In Faith in Action, we completed our final learning focus about servant leadership. We thought about how we value our responsibilities in school and completed a build a bridge challenge to help us reflect on how we can help and serve each other!
In French, we
Please complete the following tasks by Wednesday:
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Spelling -
Next week we will have our end of term spelling test on the Y5/6 words. Please practise these words ready for our test on Tuesday.
The spelling sheet is attached to the end of the blog.
SATS Revision:
Today, the children have been given a login for SATs bootcamp. This is a fantastic website, which will really help with the children's SATs revision: https://www.yearsix.co.uk/sats-boot-camp/.
Please complete the following topics for next Thursday:
Maths - Topic 10 Equivalence
English - Topic 19 Reading Skills
Golden Assembly
Well done to all our award winners in Golden Assembly this week!
Star of the Week - Dominic
Super Learner - Agatha
Superstar Writer - Holly P
Bookworm - Ebba
Marvellous Mathematician - Alfie P
Special Mentions - Libby, Imogen and Eliza M for heling with the Reception stay and play.
Have a happy weekend Year 6!
Year 6 Blog - Friday 20th March 2026
Date: 19th Mar 2026 @ 8:33am
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.
This week in Year 6
English
In English we have created our own detective characters, based on ourselves. We have also thought about who could be the culprit of the case of the missing Easter eggs in class, ahead of writing our own crime stories next week! We have also been revising how to use active and passive, modal verbs and phrases and clauses.
Maths
This week, we have continued our learning on statistics by learning about how to read and answer questions based on pie charts, bar graphs and line graphs. We have also learned how to label the parts of a circle and how to find the diameter of a circle from the radius.
RE
In RE, we have been reflecting on Mary's significance. We have explored how she shows faith and how Mary is our mother. We also learned how the scripture in John's gospel reveals different aspects of Jesus to us.
Topic
In Art, we continued our portrait topic by creating layered portraits inspired by Mike Barrett. We had to layer pencil, biro and watercolour to create a self-portrait.
In PE, we have been honing our teamwork skills by playing tag rugby and practising how to correctly pass and score a try.
Please complete the following tasks by Wednesday:
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Spelling -
Spellings this week are from the Y5/Y6 and the Y3/Y4 statutory spellings.
We will have our test on the 27/03/26
It is useful to write the words down on the spelling sheet, but you could also ask someone to call the words out and spell them out loud. Other ideas include, breaking the words up and writing them down in different colours (accommodate). You could look for words within words (accompany) or think of your own ways to remember the word, for example, spell it aloud using a mnemonic or tune.
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relevant |
secretary |
probably |
recent |
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restaurant |
shoulder |
promise |
regular |
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rhyme |
signature |
purpose |
reign |
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rhythm |
sincere |
quarter |
remember |
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sacrifice |
sincerely |
question |
sentence |
SATS Revision:
Today, the children have been given a login for SATs bootcamp. This is a fantastic website, which will really help with the children's SATs revision: https://www.yearsix.co.uk/sats-boot-camp/.
Please complete the following topics for next Thursday:
Maths - Topic 8 Percentages
English - Topic 18: Standard English
Golden Assembly
Well done to all our award winners in Golden Assembly this week!
Star of the Week - Ebba
Super Learner - Ronnie
Superstar Writer - Bella
Bookworm - Imogen
Marvellous Mathematician - Milana
Special Mentions - William: for working so hard on his SPAG revision.
Maisie - for always having a great attitude to learning.
Have a fantastic weekend Year 6!
Year 6 Blog - Friday 13th March 2026
Date: 12th Mar 2026 @ 7:51am
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.
This week in Year 6
English
In English we have been revising how to use different types of tense. We have also been continuing our crime fiction unit. We have shared the story 'Saxby Smart and the Hangman's Lair' together. We thought carefully about justifying our opinions with evidence from the text.
Maths
This week, we have continued our topic on ratio. We have learned how to solve problems involving ratio. We have also explored how to find percentages of amounts and to find equivalences between fractions, decimals and percentages.
RE
In RE, we shared the gospel story where Jesus was arrested and brought before Pilate. We debated whether Jesus had a fair trial and discussed what made a trial fair. We also explored the many names for Jesus in the gospels. We created our own signs for the cross, deciding what we would call Jesus by thinking about what he means to us.
Topic
We had our last visit from Freddie Fit this week and we really enjoyed being active and learning how to keep ourselves healthy!
In Art, we continued our portrait topic by drawing portraits of each other! We held a 'portrait club' session in class.
For Science, we learned what is in our blood and the function of each part.
Please complete the following tasks by Wednesday:
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Spelling -
Spellings this week are from the Y5/Y6 and the Y3/Y4 statutory spellings.
We will have our test on the 20/03/26
It is useful to write the words down on the spelling sheet, but you could also ask someone to call the words out and spell them out loud. Other ideas include, breaking the words up and writing them down in different colours (accommodate). You could look for words within words (accompany) or think of your own ways to remember the word, for example, spell it aloud using a mnemonic or tune.
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persuade |
programme |
particular |
possess |
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physical |
pronunciation |
peculiar |
possession |
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prejudice |
queue |
perhaps |
possible |
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privilege |
recognise |
popular |
potatoes |
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profession |
recommend |
position |
pressure |
SATS Revision:
Today, the children have been given a login for SATs bootcamp. This is a fantastic website, which will really help with the children's SATs revision: https://www.yearsix.co.uk/sats-boot-camp/.
Please complete the following topics for next Thursday:
Maths - Topic 7: Fractions
English - Topic 15: Reading Skills
Golden Assembly
Well done to all our award winners in Golden Assembly this week!
Star of the Week - William
Super Learner - Oscar
Superstar Writer - Imogen
Bookworm - Holly W
Marvellous Mathematician - Bella
Special Mentions - Ebba, Eliza W and Dominic: for great attitude to learning and always trying their best.
Have a great weekend Year 6!
Year 6 Blog - Friday 6th March 2026
Date: 5th Mar 2026 @ 11:48am
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.
This week in Year 6
English
In English we have been continuing with our detective fiction topic. We have shared the story 'Bad Presents' together and written an independent diary entry based on the text.
Maths
This week, we have been learning all about ratio. We have learned how to scale up a ratio from the total or a part. We have also learned how to identify a ratio from a given set.
RE
In RE, we shared the gospel story of 'The Anointing at Bethany' and created a film clip retelling of the story to explain what this story teaches us about Jesus. We also shared and discussed the gospel story where Jesus washes the feet of his disciples. We reflected on what this story teaches us and how we can live this message each day through drawing some beautiful artwork.
Topic
In Art, we completed our Brave Colour topic by designing a colourful Art instillation for an exhibition. We thought carefully about light, colour and sound and how we would want someone to experience our rooms.
For World Book Day, we all enjoyed creating character profiles about the characters that we had dressed up as. You can see our work on the galleries!
In PE, we continued to hone our tag rugby skills by practising tagging, intercepting and working as part of a team.
Please complete the following tasks by Wednesday:
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Spelling -
Spellings this week are from the Y5/Y6 and the Y3/Y4 statutory spellings.
We will have our test on the 13/03/26
It is useful to write the words down on the spelling sheet, but you could also ask someone to call the words out and spell them out loud. Other ideas include, breaking the words up and writing them down in different colours (accommodate). You could look for words within words (accompany) or think of your own ways to remember the word, for example, spell it aloud using a mnemonic or tune.
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marvellous |
nuisance |
mention |
occasion |
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mischievous |
occupy |
minute |
occasionally |
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muscle |
occur |
natural |
often |
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necessary |
opportunity |
naughty |
opposite |
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neighbour |
parliament |
notice |
ordinary |
SATS Revision:
Today, the children have been given a login for SATs bootcamp. This is a fantastic website, which will really help with the children's SATs revision: https://www.yearsix.co.uk/sats-boot-camp/.
Please complete the following topics for next Thursday:
Maths - Topic 12: Area and Perimeter
English - Topic 14: Prepositions and Determiners
Have a super weekend Year 6!
Year 6 Blog - Friday 27th February 2026
Date: 26th Feb 2026 @ 10:07am
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.
This week in Year 6
English
In English we have begun our new unit all about detective fiction. We have shared the story 'The Happy Alien' together and used tentative language to explore our suspects in the text. We have also written a diary entry in role based on the events of the story.
Maths
This week, we have been learning all about fractions. We have revised how to add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers and we have also learned how to multiply two fractions together and divide a fraction by an integer.
RE
In RE, we have started our new topic 'desert to garden'. We made some beautiful title pages and created our own Lenten promises, thinking about how kindness can be transformative in our communities.
Topic
In Science, we continued with our work on the body. We learned what pulse was and investigated which exercise increased our pulse the most.
For Art, we completed our topic on colour by designing our own colourful space!
As part of our Faith in Action award, we completed our second reflection. We thought carefully about the story of 'The Good Samaritan' and explored how we could show love to our neighbours through acts of kindness.
Please complete the following tasks by Wednesday:
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Spelling -
Spellings this week are from the Y5/Y6 and the Y3/Y4 statutory spellings.
We will have our test on the 6/03/25
It is useful to write the words down on the spelling sheet, but you could also ask someone to call the words out and spell them out loud. Other ideas include, breaking the words up and writing them down in different colours (accommodate). You could look for words within words (accompany) or think of your own ways to remember the word, for example, spell it aloud using a mnemonic or tune.
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hindrance |
interfere
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increase
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learn
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identity
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interrupt
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important |
length
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immediate
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language
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interest
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library
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immediately
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leisure
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island
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material
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individual
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lightning |
knowledge
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medicine |
SATS Revision:
Today, the children have been given a login for SATs bootcamp. This is a fantastic website, which will really help with the children's SATs revision: https://www.yearsix.co.uk/sats-boot-camp/.
Please complete the following topics for next Thursday:
Maths - Topic 16: Shapes
English - Topic 10: Reading skills, vocabulary and language
Golden Assembly
Well done to all our award winners in Golden Assembly this week!
Star of the Week - Joe
Super Learner - Eliza W
Superstar Writer - Freddie
Bookworm - Casper and Zach M
Marvellous Mathematician - Maisie
Special Mentions - Willow and Holly W - for always helping to hand out books and worksheets in the morning.
Have a great weekend Year 6!
Year 6 Blog - Friday 13th February 2026
Date: 11th Feb 2026 @ 10:59am
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.
The children have all received a special certificate this week for their hard work at Robin Wood - well done Year 6!
This week in Year 6
English
In English we have shared the book 'Inside the Villains' together. We have worked hard to make our own page for the book about Macbeth, using all of our learning from our Shakespeare topic.
Maths
This week, we have been learning about the four operations. We have revised how to divide a four digit number by a two digit number, explored how to find prime numbers and how to choose an appropriate strategy for a calculation.
RE
In RE, we have continued to learn about the miracles that Jesus performed in John's gospel. We learned about how Jesus healed a blind man and raised Lazarus from the dead.
Topic
For Safer Internet Day 2026, we thought about when it could be appropriate or not appropriate to use AI. We had a class quiz to test our knowledge!
In PE we completed counter balances in pairs and groups.
Mrs Wilson helped us complete our first reflection for Faith in Action this week.
Please complete the following tasks by the first Monday back:
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Spelling -
Spellings this week are from the Y5/Y6 and the Y3/Y4 statutory spellings.
We will have our test on the 27/02/26.
It is useful to write the words down on the spelling sheet, but you could also ask someone to call the words out and spell them out loud. Other ideas include, breaking the words up and writing them down in different colours (accommodate). You could look for words within words (accompany) or think of your own ways to remember the word, for example, spell it aloud using a mnemonic or tune.
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excellent
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forty
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fruit
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heard
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existence
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frequently
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grammar
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heart
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explanation
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government
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group
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height
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familiar
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guarantee
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guard
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history
|
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foreign
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harass |
guide
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imagine |
SATS Revision:
https://www.yearsix.co.uk/sats-boot-camp/.
Please complete the following topics:
Maths - Topic 6 Roman Numerals
English - Topic 8 Verbs
Year 6 have also been set some revision to complete over the half term holiday, to be handed in for the 23/02/26.
Golden Assembly
Well done to all our award winners in Golden Assembly this week!
Star of the Week - Holly W
Super Learner - Freddie
Superstar Writer - Ebba
Bookworm - Florence
Marvellous Mathematician - Agatha and Alfie P
Special Mentions - All of Y6 for their resilience at Robin Wood
Zach M - for helping a friend use a laptop in class
Zach O and Holly P - for great singing in singing practice
Casper and Eddie - for being great buddies
Have a brilliant half term Year 6!
