Year 6 2024 - 2025

Hello and welcome to Year 6!

We hope everyone had a fantastic summer and is looking forward to the new school year. Our names are Mrs Ashton and Mrs Robinson and we are the Class 10 teachers. Miss Hunt and Mrs Garrigan also help with work in class.

Welcome to Year 6. This is a very important year as it is the last year you will be at St. Paul’s School. In Year 6, there are many exciting opportunities and tough challenges to face, but we are sure everyone will work hard this year.

We look forward to working with your children this year.

Mrs Ashton and Mrs Robinson 3.9.24

Our Christian Value this half term is compassion.  

In English the theme will be Ancient Greece.

Persuasion – linked to Theseus and the Minotaur.

Narrative- Greek myths and legends (linked to Theseus and the Minotaur and other Greek myths)

Instructions- Box of Hope (linked to Pandora’s Box

Persuasion

Y6 Grammar and Punctuation

Guided Reading

Spelling  Reading at St. Paul's click here.

In Year 6 we are reading 'Who Let the Gods Out'  by Maz Evans

In Maths we follow Power Maths. We will be learning…

Year 6

• Place value of numbers up to 1 million
• Powers of 10
• Compare and order numbers
• Rounding whole numbers
• Negative numbers
• + and – Methods
• Factors and multiples
• Rules of divisibility
• Prime numbers
• Squares and cubes
• Long and short x and ÷
• Order of operations

Mental Calculations

Other Subjects:

History: Ancient Greeks

Art: Lowry Sculpture

PE: Swimming and Sports Coach (Dance)

Music: Ukulele

RE: What would Jesus do?

Science: Animals including Humans

French: Getting to know you

PSHE: Get Heartsmart

PE: 

Swimming kit will be needed on a Wednesday. (One-piece swimming costume for girls, or swimming shorts above the knee for boys). You no longer need to provide a note for goggles but please remind your child not to share goggles for hygiene and medical reasons.

Indoor kit will be needed by all children on Friday for their session with the sports coach. (School Yellow PE top, black shorts, black pumps) Football tops or other non-uniform items will not be allowed. Long hair must be tied back.

Please note PE kit can be left in school for the half term. It is important that children have their PE kit ready for lessons. Please put names in kit.

Homework  

Spelling: Children will be set spellings on a Tuesday to be tested the following Tuesday

English and Maths: Homework will be set on a Tuesday and is due in on the following Monday.

Reading: Reading books must be brought into school every Tuesday for checking. If your child has read to an adult at least once during the week, and had their reading record signed by an adult, they will be awarded their prefect tick for that week. Ideally, we would like children to read at home as often as possible. Your child does not have to wait until Thursday to change their book. They can change it at any point during the week.

School Uniform Expectations

The school uniform is compulsory for all children and it is important that children

come to school in the correct school uniform. The uniform consists of the following:

• Green sweatshirt or cardigan with school logo
• Yellow (plain) polo shirt
• Grey/black skirt or pinafore or grey/black trousers.
• Plain low heeled black shoes. No trainers/canvas footwear.
• For indoor P.E. kit, Black P.E. pumps, black shorts and yellow (plain) t-shirt
• For outdoor P.E. jogging bottoms, trainers and sweatshirt are required in addition to the indoor PE kit.
• During the summer green or yellow gingham dresses can be worn.
• During the summer grey or black shorts can be worn, not football shorts.
• White, grey or black socks must be worn. Grey or black tights may be worn in winter.
• It is not acceptable for children to come to school with dyed hair or inappropriate styles.
• No nail varnish.
• No jewellery should be worn, except for a small watch (N.B. smart watches are not allowed in school and also earrings are not allowed to be worn in school)
• The school uniform can be purchased online from myclothing.com
• All clothes and belongings must be clearly marked with your child’s name. The school cannot be held responsible for items of uniform which go missing, especially if they have not been labelled. There is a lost property box in reception and all items of uniform which are not labelled can be found there.
• We do however; empty this box termly and any items not collected will be disposed of.
• Mobile phones are not allowed in school. The school cannot be held responsible for the loss or damage of mobile phones.

We thank you for your support with following the school uniform expectations of St Paul’s CE Primary.