Year 6

St. Gerard’s Catholic Primary School

Welcome to Year 6!

Our class page is here to support both children and parents, and give you lots of useful information about what is going on in our wonderful class! You will also find the latest class newsletter which gives you an overview of the current term. A photo gallery will be updated regularly at the bottom of the page to showcase all of the amazing things that we get up to!

Teaching Staff

Our Year 6 class teacher is Miss Doyle with support from Miss Volans.

Key Stage 2 Homework Expectations and Help

Compulsory homework includes reading at least four times a week learning their times tables to prepare them for any assessments.. Times Tables Rockstars, My Maths and Hit the button will continue to be used in class, and can be accessed at home.

Rockstars, My Maths and Hit the button will continue to be used in class, and can be accessed at home.

Weekly Maths homework that links with skills being taught in the previous week, Grammar and Spelling homework linked to work completed the previous week and spellings for a SPELLING TEST each Friday.

This homework will be set weekly on Friday, to be completed for the following Friday, and will be expected to be completed to a good standard.

Reading

As always, we will be relying on your support to ensure that the children are reading to an adult at home at least four times a week. Including fiction and non-fiction literature would help to broaden your child’s awareness of what is out there to read. This could include newspapers, magazines, leaflets, posters, comics, story books, information books, the list is endless. Asking your child questions about what they have read, will also help with their understanding of what they have read. Each child has been given a plastic zip wallet with a brand new reading record, a stage book, a reading for pleasure book and a bookmark. Please can you acknowledge daily that you have heard your child read, whether this is with a short comment or just a signature. Your child must bring their reading book and reading record into school every day.

Times tables

Timetables: Children are expected to practise their times tables every day. The children have a TTRS session every Thursday in school. Each child has been provided with a unique login to Times Tables Rockstars.

PE Days

Your child in Year 6 will be doing PE on a Monday and Thursday. As before, the children will be expected to come to school in PE kit on their PE days. Correct PE kit MUST be worn, this includes sensible footwear. (See the PE curriculum page for PE kit expectations)

FOOTBALL KITS / COLOURED T SHIRTS MUST NOT BE WORN FOR PE.