Welcome to Year 6
Dear Parents and Carers,
This week has been mock SATS week for the children, and they have worked extremely hard. We think they have all earned a good rest.
We hope you have a lovely break!
Mrs Clarke-Benson and Miss Rashti
Hello Parents and Carers,
It has been a very busy week!
In English, the children have been learning about and creating different poems, surrounding our class book The Tree and the River.
In Maths, we have been looking at the order of operations and how to multi-step equations.
In Science, the children have been learning about the classification of different micro-organisms.
We hope you have a great weekend!
Mrs Clarke-Benson and Miss Rashti
Hello Parents and Carers,
We would like to start by congratulating Tinos Class on their amazing assembly this morning! All of the children should feel very proud of themselves.
In Maths, the children have been learning long division and and have been using their knowledge of division to solve maths problems.
In English, the children have published their own non-chronological report on a fictional planet.
In Science, the children have been learning about the classification of plants and have been using branching keys to sort plants based on their shared characteristics.
We hope you have a great weekend!
Mrs Clarke-Benson and Miss Rashti
Hello Parents and Carers,
We would first like to start off with congratulating Kalymnos Class on their class assembly this morning! All of the children should be incredibly proud of their performance.
In Maths, we have been looking at methods of short multiplication and division as well as the method of long division.
In English, the children have been looking at the language features of formal reports, ahead of the children writing their own non-chronological report.
In RE, the children celebrated the name day of our school namesake, St Cyprian.
We hope you have a great weekend,
Mrs Clarke-Benson and Miss Rashti
Hello Parents and Carers,
This has been a very exciting week for Year 6!
We have been looking at non-chronological reports in English, the topic of which has been our Solar System. This is why we went to the Science Museum on Wednesday, as they have updated their space exhibit and the trip was great fun for all involved.
In Maths, the children have been looking at rules of divisibility and prime numbers.
In History, the children have been learning about the significant events in the Civil Rights Movement in America, and how these brought about change.
We hope you have a great weekend!
Mrs Clarke-Benson and Miss Rashti
Hello Parents and Carers,
In English, we have been writing our own narrative in the style of our book the Wisp, and the children have added their own unique flair to the stories.
In Maths, the children have started looking at the four operations, adding and subtracting integers and common factors.
In Science, the children were creating fact sheets based off of research about different cold-blooded vertebrates.
We will be going to the Science Museum next Wednesday, so please make sure that the children are dressed appropriately because we will be travelling by public transport.
We hope you have a great weekend!
Mrs Clarke-Benson and Miss Rashti
Hello Parents and Carers,
I hope you have had a good week!
In English, the children have been using figurative language and descriptive devices to describe images from our book ‘Wisp’.
We have been continuing our topic of Place Value in Maths, and have been looking at numbers to different powers of 10 and understanding numbers to 10,000,00 on a number line.
In RE, the children have been learning about what a rite of passage is and how they are celebrated.
A quick reminder that our PE days are Wednesday and Thursday, and children are to come in to school wearing their PE kits on those days.
We hope you have a great weekend,
Mrs Clarke-Benson and Miss Rashti
Welcome to Year 6 – your final academic year!
We have had a lovely start to the new school year, the children have begun to understand the expectations of the year ahead and are looking forward to what’s to come.
We started English and Maths this week. In English, we introduced our new text, Wisp, and wrote our own free-form poem and dialogue. In Maths, we have begun place value, looking at reading and writing numbers to 10 million.
Banded reading books will be handed out next week once all reading assessments are complete.
PE days: Wednesday and Thursday, children are to come into school in full PE kit.
Walking home/phones: Please fill in the form so we know which children have permission to walk home.
Have a great weekend,
Mrs. Clarke-Benson and Miss. Rashti
As you get ready to sit your SATs, we wanted to take a moment to remind you of something very important — how truly brilliant you are.
These tests are just one small way to show some of what you’ve learned, but they can never measure all the amazing things that make you you. They don’t measure your kindness, your creativity, your sense of humour, your imagination, or the way you brighten someone’s day with a smile or a helping hand. They don’t show how hard you’ve worked, how much you’ve grown, or how brave you’ve been in facing challenges.
We are already so proud of everything you have achieved this year and everything you are becoming. Your determination, resilience and curiosity are what really matter — and those are things no test can ever capture.
So, as you sit down to do your best next week, remember that your best is always enough. We believe in you, we’re cheering for you, and we’re so excited to see all the incredible things your future holds.
Good luck — but more importantly, be proud of yourself and all that you’ve accomplished so far. You are already a success in so many ways.
With all our best wishes and lots of pride,
Mrs Clarke-Benson & Miss Moloney
With next week being our last week before SATS, we would appreciate the children taking time to go over any areas they are still unsure on.
This can be in maths, reading or SPAG.
Please remember we still have a week to cover any areas of uncertainty and next week we will be optimising this.
Enjoy the long weekend!
Miss Moloney & Mrs Clarke-Benson