Welcome to Year 6!

Year 6 is such an exciting year at St Luke's, it is very busy with lots of learning and brilliant opportunities ahead!

In Year 6 this year, there will be the following members of staff who will help you:

Mrs H. Carroll, Miss Bolton, Mrs Heywood, Mrs Scully, Mrs J.Carroll and Mrs Robinson.

Important information

P.E. will be on a Monday - please come to school in your P.E. kit and ensure that it consists of: a white t-shirt, black shorts / jogging bottoms or leggings and black pumps or trainers.

Class Dojo is there to make it easy for parents and carers to contact teachers if they have any small queries or questions about learning or if they would like to send a quick message about their child. For all other questions or further support, the school office is there to support and are available via the school email or telephone number found on the website homepage. Teachers will also occasionally send messages on here to support parents with their children's learning or to arrange online work for children who are isolating.

Twitter is where you can find daily photos and updates about what is happening in Year 6. Have a look at our class Twitter feeds to see all of the exciting things we are up to! @StLukesYear6CD and @StLukesYear6BD

Homework will be given out on a Friday on paper and should be completed and returned by the following Wednesday. Spellings will be handed out on a Friday in order to practise for a small test on the following Friday.  Each half term there will be a homework project which will include a variety of activities to choose from based on current class topics. 

What are we learning?

Want to see what you will be learning in Year 6? Have a look at the curriculum maps below which show the curriculum content and topics for each half term. They include the key topics, vocabulary and knowledge for each subject. You can also find key texts studied.

If you would like to look at the curriculum in more detail, head over to our curriculum page on the website. Click here to go there now.

Knowledge Organisers Spring 1

The Knowledge Organisers below are important tools for you to refer to throughout our topics for this half-term. They contain interesting facts and key vocabulary that we will be referring to in our lessons.

Topics this half term include:

Science: Light

Geography: Energy

PSHE and RHE: Equality and Influences

RE: How Does Faith Help People When Life Gets Hard?

PE: Hockey

French: Transport / Places Around Town

Art: Exploring Set Design

Music: 

D&T Websites for Bridges Day!

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/bridge/basics.html

https://howbridgeswork.weebly.com/types-of-bridges.html

Reading

At St Luke's we love reading! There is nothing better than curling up and getting cosy with a good book. Whatever you like to read, St Luke's will have something for you. We have a wide range of fiction and non-fiction books in our class library as well as the Accelerated Reader library. If you have a favourite author or genre, why not ask if we have a copy in school?

It is essential that you read at home daily. This can be on your own, with a friend or perhaps a family member. You should spend approximately 30 minutes a day reading to improve your skills and vocabulary. Remember to bring your reading book into school daily and ask someone at home to sign your reading record to earn your punch card prizes!

Click here to find a list of the top 100 books for Year 6!

Spelling

Let's become fantastic spellers! Please have a look at the document below, which shows you the spelling expectations for Key Stage Two. These words should be being used correctly in your writing!

Useful website links:

Timestables Rockstars:

https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student

Purple Mash:

https://www.purplemash.com/login/

Oak National Academy:

https://www.thenational.academy/

Audible: 

https://stories.audible.com/ep/audible-stories-thank-you

Authorfy:

https://authorfy.com/

Borrowbox:

https://www.borrowbox.com/

What shall I do if I have a worry?

If you are feeling upset or worried about something there are plenty of people you can talk in school that can help you. You could write a worry in our class worry box, or speak to one of the Year 6 staff members who are always there to help you. However, if you feel you would like to speak to someone else, all members of staff around school are happy to help. You can always talk to one of the teachers on the poster below: