Violet - Year 6
Autumn 2 Newsletter
English and Maths
In English, we will be studying biography and autobiography. We will focus on courageous and significant figures, including Malala Yousafzai, and consider how to write a biography on this person. Children will have the opportunity to write their own autobiographies too. Following this, we plan to study the book Oranges in No Man’s Land by Elizabeth Laird and will write our own stories from a different perspective.
In Maths, children will build on their knowledge of calculations, learning how to add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions. They will develop confidence in placing fractions on a number line and in finding fractions of an amount. The children will also develop their understanding of coordinates. This half-term we will have a weekly arithmetic test. Any practise the children have at home in learning their times tables will be very beneficial.
Crucial Crew
After half-term, a letter regarding the next Y6 trip to Crucial Crew on Thursday 26th November will be sent out. The cost of the trip for parents is £10 and school will be subsidising the remainder of the fee to attend.
Residential- May 2026
The Year 6 residential is an overnight stay at Gulliver's Valley theme park in Yorkshire and this will be taking place from 27-28 May 2026. Letters regarding overall cost and when a deposit is required were sent home at the end of last half term. The non-refundable deposit of £30 is due by Friday 14th November
SATs Club
As you will know, your child will sit the statutory assessments (SATs) from 10th-13th May 2027.
Letters regarding interest in a SATs club starting in January which runs through to May will be sent out after the half term.
Homework
The children will continue to bring home reading books each day as part of the daily homework. These are checked each day and this is recorded as you may have seen in their reading record.
As we discussed at Parent's evening, it does make a real difference if the children have the opportunity to enjoy and share their books with their parents. Although by Year 6, it is expected that children are able to independently read and record asking for an adult signature afterwards.
TT Rockstars remains a key part of the Y6 homework as multiplication is a thread throughout the whole curriculum this year and children being confident in these facts will help them to secure their new learning and strategies.
Autum 1 Newsletter
A very warm welcome to Violet class. We hope you have had a lovely summer and are feeling refreshed for the year ahead.
Maths and English
In English, we will continue to build on the reading and writing skills already learnt, developing extended writing, extending the use of grammar and perfecting our joint handwriting skills. Our unit focusses on learning how to show emotions in our writing, so we will be studying scary stories, love stories and poetry. This will involve studying campfire ghost stories, followed by three weeks of work on Shakespeare.
In Maths, Violet class will build on their knowledge of place value. They will learn how to order and calculate with decimal numbers to three decimal places, multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1000 and investigate prime and square numbers. Your child will develop their understanding of multiplication and division and learn the correct written method for these calculations.
Science: As part of our Science topic about the body, part of our work will involve dissecting a 'sheep pluck', which is the heart and lungs. If you have any concerns regarding this activity, please contact school by Friday 25th September, but please be reassured that no child will be made to touch the plucks if they prefer not to.
To facilitate the above, we are asking parents for £1 towards the cost of the plucks- which can be paid through Parent Pay.
The experience of seeing organs is the key objective of the lesson.
P.E. is on a Monday and Wednesday.
Please ensure that your child comes to school wearing their PE kit on both occasions and this must be in line with the school uniform policy of no branded clothing- a simple white t-shirt and black shorts/tracksuit bottoms and trainers. Children are to wear their school jumper/cardigan.
Wider curriculum
R.E - Believing - What do religions say to us when life gets hard?
Geography - Natural Resources
Science - Animals including humans.
Art - 3D Sculpture – Our exhibition
Music - Sing Up- Hey Mr Miller!
Computing - Blogging
PHSE- Being Me in My World
P.E- Gymnastics + Handball
Homework will remain focused on reading and multipliction.
Each Tuesday, your child will receive the new spellings for the week, and they will also be tested on their spellings.
The expectation is that at least 3 times a week, timetables are independently practised and children read at home with their reading booking being signed by an adult.
Reading records will be checked daily by an adult in school, and it is important that your child brings this in alongside their reading book every day.
In Year 6, children should read for a sustained amount of time in preparation for the end of Year 6 SATs, which will be around 20 minutes. We ask that children read each evening, if possible, at least 3 times a week for a minimum of 10 minutes.
Bikeability
For those who have signed up, Bikeability will take place the week beginning 5th October and your child will be allocated a date that they will need to bring in their bike.