Welcome to Year 6
We are delighted to welcome you to the Year 6 web page - this page will develop with more information over the school year. We hope that you will find all the information here that you require. If you have any suggestions, we will be pleased to hear from you.
Parental Information
Welcome to Year 6 Parent Event MUSU July 2022
‘How to support your child at home’ presentation
Stationery list for pupils in Key Stage 2
Year 6 Teachers
Year leader - Mr Irwin
Warwick - Mr McMahon
Dudley - Mr Irwin
Windsor - Miss Beardmore
Cardiff - Mr Dawson
Timetables
Below is a sample timetable which reflects a typical week in Y6. Please read the current newsletter for details on your child's class PE Days
Newsletters
Year 6 Newsletter Summer 2
Homework
Please see the ‘how to support learning at home’ page for details on how to support your child. https://www.williamhardingschool.co.uk/how-to-support-learning-at-home
Aims;
To provide an opportunity for children to reinforce skills, reflect and build upon their learning in the classroom.
To further foster the partnership between home and school for the benefit of the child
To involve parents (and other adults) in pupils’ work
To encourage the development of independent study
To encourage the development of pupils’ organisational skills, self-discipline and confidence
Our expectations in Year 6;
Reading – 30 minutes and above (can be either using a school reading scheme book or through the Oxford Reading Buddy)
Reading records will be checked on a Thursday and should be completed a minimum of thee times per week
Spelling lists (the Years 5 and 6 list from the National Curriculum)
Topic – research, presentations
Extra Homework may be set to support the progress of children towards their end of Year SATs such as holiday projects and PIXL tasks
Our Homework policy can be found here.
Spelling
Here you can find the common exception words from Y6. Children are expected to know how to spell these words to help improve their writing.
Year 5 and 6 Common Exception words
Reading Rocks
We promote reading at home with our ‘Reading Rocks’ initiative. Class teachers will check the reading record books each week and award Dojo points to individual children accordingly and the class with the most points at the end of the half term will win a prize! Children read in school four times a week during SQUIRT lessons and have opportunities to choose books during the Morning Work session. Teachers and TAs will listen to children read when it is appropriate. Reading record books are checked on a Thursday.
Times Tables Rockstars
To develop and support children’s understanding of key multiplication facts, we are using Times Tables Rockstars alongside regular teaching within Maths sessions.
Click here to access the TimesTables Rockstars login page.
Knowledge Organisers
Knowledge organisers give an overview of what pupils will be learning in school over the course of their History, Geography, Science or Art unit of work for the half term. Pupils have a copy of this in their books to refer to within lessons. The Knowledge Organisers for each half term are available for you to download below so that you can support your child in discussing with them what they have been learning this week and build upon this learning at home, if you wish to do so.
Knowledge Organiser - Geography - Autumn 1
Knowledge Organiser - Science - Autumn 1
Knowledge Organiser - Art - Autumn 1
Knowledge Organiser - History - Autumn 2
Knowledge Organiser - Science - Autumn 2
Knowledge Organiser - DT - Autumn 2
Knowledge Organiser - History - Spring 1
Knowledge Organiser - Science - Spring 1
Knowledge Organiser - Art - Spring 1
Knowledge Organiser - Geography - Spring 2
Knowledge Organiser - Science - Spring 2
Knowledge Organiser - DT - Spring 2
Knowledge Organiser - Geography - Summer 1
Knowledge Organiser - Science - Summer 1
Knowledge Organiser - Art - Summer 1
Knowledge Organiser - History - Summer 2
Knowledge Organiser - Science - Summer 2
Knowledge Organiser - DT - Summer 2
SATs Information
If you have any questions about the end of Key Stage 2 Assessments (SATs) then please let us know and we will be happy to answer. Later in the year, circumstances permitting, we will organise a meeting where parents are invited to attend and learn more about the assessments and how they will be carried out.
In order to help you to better understand the assessment criteria for writing, the Department for Education have provided some examples of writing work at the three different levels.
Working Towards the Expected Standard - Dani
Working At the Expected Standard - Leigh
Working At the Expected Standard - Morgan
Working At Greater Depth Within the Expected Standard - Frankie