Year 6

Welcome to Year 6

Year 6 is made up of two classes – 6B and 6D

6B is taught by Miss Wraight and 6D is taught by Mrs Appleby. We also have the support of Mrs Murphy. In this section of the website, you can learn about life in Year 6, including our curriculum, the structure of our week, newsletters and anything we think will be useful!

Class Teachers

Miss-Wraight-Assessment and Standards Lead

Miss Wraight

6B is taught by Miss Wraight. We have named our classes after famous authors and 6B is named after our author Malorie Blackman. She is a British writer who held the position of Children’s Laureate from 2013 to 2015. She primarily writes literature and television drama for children and young adults. She has used science fiction to explore social and ethical issues.

Miss Appleby

Miss Appleby

6D is taught by Mrs Appleby. Our class is named after Berlie Doherty who is an English novelist, poet, play and screenwriter. She predominantly writes children’s books and many of her books are published into over 20 different languages. She has been won many awards and has now won the Carnegie Medal twice for her writing.

Year Group Weekly Timetable

Our year group timetable is full of engaging lessons in English, mathematics and wider curriculum subject each day. Download our timetable for full details.

Download 6B Autumn 1 timetable

Download 6D Autumn 1 timetable

 

Curriculum Year Group Overview

Our wider curriculum comprises of a wide range of subjects including Science, History, Geography, Art, Design Technology, Music, PE, French, Religious Education and Computing.

Please download our detailed curriculum overview for more information about what we will covering this year.

Download curriculum overview

Class Experiences

This year, year 6 will be taking part in some exciting trips and visits!

Already we have been to Perlethorpe Education centre for a WW2 Evacuation day and we have other trips planned for later in the year including The Galleries of Justice as part of our Crime and Punishment topic.

 

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Assessments

This year, SATs week runs from May 13th – May 16th. The children will follow the timetable of tests below.

Alongside the regular homework set, we recommend that pupils spend some time revising topics covered in school. Here are some links to useful websites for working at home:

Homework

Homework is set weekly. This will be either on our home learning site Seesaw or paper-based SATs practice. If you need a new parent or pupil access code then please contact your class teacher.

Book spine

Take a look at the key texts and supporting texts we will be studying throughout the year. These texts are used to facilitate engaging English lessons, reading lessons and of course, promote reading for pleasure!Book spine coverage y6 2024-25

Download book spine

Newsletters

At the beginning of every half term, we send out the link to our year group newsletter. Here you will find important information for the coming term, including dates, curriculum information, useful links and pictures and videos from the children.

If you have any questions about anything you see, then please get in touch. Click on the links below to access the newsletters:

Autumn 1