Year 6
Welcome to the Year 6 class page – Mr Zoumides and Miss Michalska are looking forward to working with you this year!
Our Class Saint – Saint Maximilian Kolbe
St. Maximilian Kolbe is the patron saint of journalism, the media and the family. St. Maximilian Kolbe was born on January 8, 1894, in Poland. He was a Polish Franciscan friar and a martyr in the German death Camp of Auschwitz during World War II. He is a martyr as he gave up his life the safe the life of another man in the concentration camp in Auschwitz.
Home Reading
Reading helps children with their knowledge, understanding and language. The children are taught to read in school; however it is important that you encourage your child to read at home daily for 20 minutes and listen to them read a couple of pages of their book every night.
Reading books will be changed regularly and every week the children will also choose a library book to read over the weekend.
Click the video link below for tips on how to support your child with reading at home.
Parents, you must sign your child’s reading diaries, so that your children can be rewarded with a stamp for their efforts.
Homework
Children will be given 1 piece of maths and 1 piece of grammar homework each week. Homework will be handed out every Tuesday (to be completed by the following Monday)
Children also have logins to Times Table Rockstars and Emile and are expected to practise their times-tables and spellings weekly.
Click the link below to access our school login in page. Then log on using your child’s username & password will also be stuck in your child’s reading diary.
https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/12628
https://emile-education.com/log-in-to-emile-resources/
What will we be learning this term?
Summer 2026
RE
This term we will be studying the following units in our RE lessons:
Pentecost
- In this unit, the children will learn about two stories from the New Testament about the coming of the Holy Spirit. Through their study of the Sacrament of Confirmation they will learn about the Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit and how they are important in the lives of Christians.
Belonging to the Church Community
- In this unit of work the children will learn about the foundations of the life and teaching of the Catholic Church being rooted in the life and teaching of the Apostles. The children will learn about the role of the Pope and local Bishop in the life of the universal and local Church. They will also explore the life of the local parish community where the faith of God’s People is nourished and celebrated.
Celebrating the Life of Mary and the Saints
- In this unit we explore some of the Church’s beliefs about the Blessed Virgin Mary and the feasts that are celebrated in her honour.The children will consider why her role in the life of Christ was so important. Children will also learn about Mary and the saints being united with Christ in heaven. They will explore devotions and prayers in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the saints.
English and Reading
'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' by J.K. Rowling
We will use our class book as inspiration for our own writing. We will learn key language and grammar skills to help us to produce a range of writing outcomes.
Ongoing throughout this term will be a strong focus on spelling, punctuation and handwriting. Please help your child to practise these skills at home.
- Vocabulary: subject-specific, precise, advanced technical vocabulary.
- Grammar: passive voice for formality, advanced sentence structures, clause manipulation for logical flow.
- Punctuation: colons, semicolons, bullet points, dashes.
- Composition: multi-section organisation, clear audience/purpose, integration of research.
- Editing: proofread for accuracy, refine register and tone for precision.
Maths
This half term, we will focus on:
Statistics
- Interpret and create line graphs and bar charts
- Read and interpret pie charts using fractions
- Read and interpret pie charts using percentages
- Learn to calculate the mean of a set of data
- Use the mean to find missing data
Problem Solving
- Solve problems about numbers, including fractions and ratios
- Use representations to help make sense of problems
- Use the four operations flexibly
- Reason about problems with a context and without a context
- Apply our understanding of measurement and geometry to solve problems
Science
Evolution
Our science unit of work this half term will cover the following objectives:
- Recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents.
- Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution.
- Recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago.
History
Ancient Egypt
Our unit of work will be covering the following objectives:
Chronology –
To construct and compare more complex timelines for the period studied and where applicable reference to local history and concur-rent periods using, where appropriate, their own scale and duration and marking with more complex dates.
• To justify their use of scale and duration on their timelines
• To be able to name concurrent, subsequent and preceding periods of history and discuss ways they may have interacted
• To know history can be split into AD and BC along with BCE and CE and know what they mean and why they are used and choose which to use in their timelines
Evidence and Interpretation –
To be aware that different evidence will lead to different conclusions and understand that when making interpretations
•To use different sources of evidence to formulate historical valid questions linked to one or more of the disciplinary concepts (cause and consequence, change and continuity, significance, similarity and difference) as well as challenge historical viewpoints with questioning
Art
Exploring Identity
- Create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas.
- Improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay].
- Know about great artists, architects and designers in history.
Computing
We are Connected
French
In My French House
- Understand the French words for different types of houses and their rooms.
- Ask and answer questions using vocabulary about houses and rooms.
- Remember and understand the elements of a house and family.
- Use a writing frame to create a written description of their house.
- Label things in a bedroom and use the related vocabulary in simple sentences.
- Use prepositions accurately, both verbally and in written sentences.
- Write a letter to describe all the rooms in their house, where they live and with whom, using at least three prepositions accurately and including questions.
PSHE
Dreams and Goals
Music
Rock 'n' Roll
Our focus this half term is Rock 'n' Roll. Music lessons will take place every Wednesday.
PE
Health-Related Exercise (Wednesdays and Thursdays)
Children will be practising their health-related exercise skills in PE this half term.
Please ensure that your child’s P.E. kit is in school on these days.
Useful links to websites that could help at home:
Arithmetic practice
https://myminimaths.co.uk/year-6-arithmetic-practice-papers/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary
https://www.mathswithamouse.co.uk/
This is an excellent site, providing revision help for KS2, KS3, KS 4 and KS5. This covers all subjects through activities and tests.
http://www.icteachers.co.uk/children/children_sats.htm
A wide range of KS2 SATs questions, from both past papers and their own team of teachers.
https://www.ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/
The following link is to a website that is full of maths activities: https://www.themathsfactor.com/