Year 6
Welcome to the Year 6 Information page
The Year 6 Team
6B - Mrs Brampton & Mrs Griffiths
6G - Mrs Wellman & Mrs Griffiths
6R - Mr O'Sullivan & Mrs Griffiths
Communications
The primary form of communication in Year 6 is through Class Dojo messenger.
We will endeavour to respond to your messages as soon as we possibly can.
We appreciate your patience in allowing us time to do this.
Class Timetables
Here you will find the whole year group class timetable for Year 6. PDF versions to download are at the bottom of the page.
What can I do to support my child?
There are many ways that we encourage a love of reading in school, but home reading is also essential in developing your child’s reading ability and understanding. As you can see from the above graphic, a child who reads for 20 minutes a day is exposed to 1.8 million words. This can make a huge difference to their learning, and children in this category are more likely to achieve greater results. Therefore, as a parent/guardian, we would ask you to aim for your child to read for 20 minutes per day (more if possible, but this may depend on the age of your child). Reading material could be based on our school's Recommended Reads list or other exciting texts that you may already have at home or want to purchase. Remember that children also love being read to (even in Year 6!). In addition to the enjoyment and discussion it brings, it also allows for the use of higher-level texts, thereby exposing readers to more developed language. All of this ensures that we are all working together for the aim of developing our children to become lifelong readers.
Ideally, our Recommended Reads texts will be kept in school; however, on occasion, when a child asks (and is totally immersed in the story) the teacher may allow your child to take this book home to read. However, if this is the case and the book is lost or comes back damaged, please be aware that we will be asking for a replacement or a monetary contribution towards the repair.
Year 6 texts to support learning
These are the texts that your children will be studying for English during Year 6. Children will have a copy of this book to share during lessons but if you feel that your child would benefit form having their own copy, or indeed would prefer this, they are more than welcome to bring in their own.
Autumn - Moondial, TheLady of Shallot
Spring - Goodnight Mister Tom, Macbeth
Summer - The Song Walker
Homework
Homework will be given out on Fridays, where applicable, to be returned the following Friday. This will include one piece of English and Maths.
Trips/Important dates
Autumn - Victorian Day - Children to come dressed as Victorian children - date tbc.
Christmas Concert/Victorian Market -
Whitemoor Lakes - – 23rd, 24th, 25th February
Wednesday 4th February - SATs and Whitemoor Lakes information evening 5.15pm Main Hall.
SATs Timetable -
¨Monday 11 May 2026: English grammar, punctuation, and spelling test (Paper 1: short answer, Paper 2: spelling)
¨Tuesday 12 May 2026: English reading test (60 minutes)
¨Wednesday 13 May 2026: Mathematics (Paper 1: arithmetic, Paper 2: reasoning)
¨Thursday 14 May 2026: Mathematics (Paper 3: reasoning)
Rewards trip to Uttoxeter Cinebowl – Summer 2
There will be transition activities to De Ferrers and other high schools.
Possible Geography Field Trip (Tbc)
Class Dojo reward system
The whole school is now using the Class Dojo website to recognise children's positive behaviour, in place of the tokens which we have used previously. The reasons these are awarded in Year 6 and what the children can expect in the way of individual and whole class rewards are outlined in the poster below.
Meet the Teacher
Our Meet the Teacher meeting will be on Wednesday 10th September at 2.45pm in the Main Hall, in which we will introduce you to each of the Year 6 teachers and go through the routines, curriculum and expectations in Year 6, as well as some support which is available to you and your child at home.
Useful Links
Sewing Videos
Running Stitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4nhj8kMpAI
Back Stitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ_wVC84UmM
Over Stitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmD9vpo5Fso
Blanket Stitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9zegUYdPmg