Year 6 Class Page

Year 6

Welcome to Year 6

Year 6 is a busy year, which is also great fun. There is a lot of work, culminating in SATs in the Summer term, however there are many opportunities for each child to shine along the way.  Our aim, in Year 6, is to ensure that every child reaches his or her potential and has the necessary skills and confidence to make the transition to secondary school a good one.

Staff

• Class teacher – Mr T Ward 

• Learning assistant – Mrs C Lea

• Learning assistant – Mrs J Linford

Class Routine:

School starts with a soft start at 8:40 am, where the children are greeted with a smile as they enter their classroom. They complete daily calculations, multiplications and a spelling activity. Reading to an adult and reading for pleasure happens during this time too.

Registration happens at 8.50am followed by a child each day leading prayers.

Friday is French Friday with the register taken in French and prayers in French too.

To ensure the children are knowing more and remembering more, Friday is Flashback Friday with four retrieval questions set each week to see if the children have retained the previous knowledge taught.

The remainder of the morning consists of a Maths lesson, comprising arithmetic, reasoning and problem solving and English, consisting of writing, reading, punctuation, grammar and spelling.

The afternoon sessions are used to teach the remaining subjects: RE (20% of the timetable), Science, History, Geography, PE, Art, DT, Music, French, RSE and Computing.

Our School Rules:

At St. Mary’s, in everything we say and do we follow the teaching of Jesus.

1. We always listen carefully so that we can learn and be safe.

2. We work hard and persevere to achieve our best.

3. We take responsibility for our actions.

4. We show good manners by being kind and treating others as we would like to be treated.

5. We value and care for our school and all the things in it.

6. When lining up and walking round school, we always walk quietly.

Homework Timetable

Day Homework sent out:                                  Day Homework to be returned:
Monday: Reading, Comprehension, Maths    Monday

Monday: Spelling                                               Friday (Spelling test)

It is essential that children read every day, ideally to a parent so that the children can clarify any vocabulary they are unsure about and also so that they can discuss and pick apart what was read.

Class Events

St. Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham: Autumn term.
Year 6 Production: Summer Term
Year 6 Class BBQ: Summer Term

Confirmation

The sacrament of Confirmation is offered during either the Spring or Summer term and the whole class enjoys a special retreat to prepare for this. Additional information will be provided closer to the time.

Residential

In the summer term, the children visit Woodlands Adventure. During their visit, the children can be involved in climbing, outdoor adventure, assault course, canoeing, zip wire, high hopes, survival and archery. 

Useful Websites

· https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/5/Year-5-and-6

· https://myminimaths.co.uk/year-6-mini-maths/

· BBC Bitesize

· Year 6 Mathematics revision quizzes can be accessed here.

· https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth 

· https://www.purplemash.com/sch/stmarythemount#/ 

Our Class Saint

Saint Carlo Acutis: Feast Day 12th October, was a young boy who loved God and used his talents to share faith with others. He was born in Italy and had a special devotion to the Eucharist. Carlo used technology in a positive way; he created a website to teach people about miracles of the Eucharist. He believed that being close to Jesus made life full of joy and purpose.

Carlo is a saint because he lived a holy life, always putting God first and helping others. He reminds us that we don’t have to be grown-ups to follow Jesus - we can start now! His example teaches us to use our gifts, like kindness and creativity, to make the world better.

In Year 6, Saint Carlo can guide us to:

• Stay close to Jesus through prayer and kindness.

• Use technology wisely for the good of others.

• Be joyful and helpful, just like he was.