Wildcat Class
Class teacher’s welcome
Welcome to Wildcat class page. We are very excited for the year ahead in Year 6 and have lots of exciting lessons and experiences to look forward to. As parents/carers, you play a vital role in supporting your child’s journey through Year 6. This year is an important milestone for your child’s education, as it marks their final year in primary school before transitioning to secondary school. We hope that you will find this class page useful in supporting your child through this journey.
Happy World Book Day! We had lots of fun on the ‘catwalk’ today. A fantastic selection of book characters and some group efforts too. Well done, Year 6.
On Tuesday we celebrated pancake day and had a few races in the playground. There were definitely some team tactics at play to try for the win!
We enjoyed our visit from Jane who, of course, brought along Harold to see us.
Also check out our latest ‘Cups’ music video here (at regular speed) and here (at different speeds) – hope you enjoy!
Curriculum news
At a glance – Spring 2
Maths – Decimals, fractions, percentages, area, perimeter and volume.
English – We are keeping our books for this half term top secret at the moment, but we will be looking at natural disasters – plenty of suspense and vivid description!
Computing – Introduction to spreadsheets.
Religious Education – What is the significance of Easter, Ascension and Pentecost?
PSHE – Rights and respect.
Art – Drawing skills and how to create Batik art.
Music – Continuing to learn to play the Ukulele.
History – Anglo Saxons and Vikings.
Science – Looking after our environment.
Spelling
At All Saints’ Primary School, we follow the Read, Write Inc. spelling scheme in Key Stage 2. Children should be encouraged to recognise spelling patterns and apply their learning in everyday life.
Year 6 are also encouraged to learn the year 5/6 statutory spelling words (link to document here).
During Spring 2 we will be continuing to look at the year 5/6 statutory spelling words alongside:
Words ending in -ible and -able (i.e. comfortable, visible, terrible, reliable, responsible, understandable)
Plural nouns (i.e. bonuses, wishes, addresses, matches, parties, opportunities, loaves, echoes, heroes)
Home learning recommendations
Reading: daily practice with your children
Arithmetic: times table and division facts practice
All children are encouraged to complete a home learning project to build on their classroom knowledge.
Spring 2 Optional projects:
- Create a ‘family plan’ to follow at home to help reduce your carbon footprint.
- Get creative – can you make a 3D Viking longboat or a helmet? We would love to see these.
- Create a presentation on the Vikings to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding.
- Sketching – we want to see your creations! Our focus will be on landscapes and animal drawings.
- Creative writing – how can you create suspense in your story?
- Get active! This is your term to try something new…
How parents/carers could help
- Read with your child on a regular basis
- Encourage positive routines
- Support with home learning projects
- Develop independence and organisation
- Help to expand your child’s vocabulary within everyday conversation
Dates for the diary
PE days: Thursday (Mr Megson), Friday (Mrs Binney)
Spring 2: Easter service (children only)
Bike ability level 2 – week commencing 24th March
Summer 1: Year 6 SATs Monday 12th May – Thursday 15th May 2025
SATs completion celebration day – Friday 16th May 2025
Brownlee Triathlon – Tuesday 20th May 2025
Summer 2: Residential -Monday 7th July – Wednesday 9th July 2025
End of year production – Thursday 3rd July 2025 (2:00pm and 6:30pm)
Leavers service at Church – Thursday 17th July 2025
Further dates to be added throughout the year.
Links to support learning
Reading
Please encourage your child to read daily for a minimum of 20 minutes. At least 3 reading sessions per week should be recorded in the school Reading Record. Children should all have a school reading book (that can be changed regularly) but should be encouraged to read other material as well.
Read more about English in Y6 in the National Curriculum Programmes of Study
Does your child not know what to read next? Here is a link to ‘100 Books To Read Before You Leave Primary School’. Sheet 1 Sheet 2 Sheet 3 Sheet 4 Sheet 5
Maths
Times Table Rock Stars (children will have their login details and can access this through RM unify) – Children should be practicing recall speed of all times tables.
Read more about maths in Y6 in the National Curriculum Programmes of Study
Just for fun!