Year 6 Overview

Year 6 Autumn First Half Term 2025     

How would ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ differ in a Caribbean setting?

The Year 6 teachers are:

Class 6AD – Mrs Dubouchet(Head of Year)

Class 6DS – Mr Smale

Class 6FW – Miss Winders and Mrs Fox

Class 6AF – Mr Fleming

In addition, Year 6 is supported by:

Mrs Flewitt (HLTA)

Mrs Clarkson (LSA)                                  

Miss Hill (LSA)                                          

Miss Endell (LSA)                                  

Mr Slocombe (LSA)                              

What will we be learning about in school this half term?

Our topic for this half term will be ‘How would ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ differ in a Caribbean setting?’

This half term, through an enquiry-based curriculum, we teach Maths and Literacy daily and Science weekly. We also teach a range of foundation subjects such as: Geography, Computing, PE, RE, PSHE, Music and DT.

Maths:

For the foreseeable future, Year 6 have 1 challenge set and 4 parallel support sets, which are timetabled for the first hour every morning. There is also an additional hour of arithmetic skills on a Monday afternoon.

This half term our learning focus is:

Place value:

     •  Read, write, order and compare numbers up to 1 million and determine the value of each digit.

     •  Round any whole number to a required degree of accuracy.

     •  Solve number and practical problems that involve all of the above. 

Number:

     •  Multiply multi-digit numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit whole number using the formal written method of long multiplication.

     •  Divide numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit whole number using the formal written method of long division, and interpret remainders as whole number remainders, fractions, or by rounding, as appropriate for the context.

     •  Divide numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit number using the formal written method of short division where appropriate, interpreting remainders according to the context.

     •  Use estimation to check answers to calculations and determine, in the context of a problem, an appropriate degree of accuracy.

Fractions:

     •  Use common factors to simplify fractions; use common multiples to express fractions in the same denominator.

     •  Add and subtract fractions with different denominators and mixed numbers, using the concept of equivalent fractions.    

Homework will be set every Friday, which may be on paper or through the MyMaths website. We also expect children to use TTRockstars and NumBots at least three times a week. Any paper homework should be returned to the child’s maths teacher.

English:

 English skills will be taught in variety of ways, including specific lessons and through cross-curricular words.

In addition to the genres below, we teach regular spelling, punctuation and grammar lessons and reading comprehension skill lessons.

Year 6 will be covering the following themes in literacy for this half term:

     •  Poetry

     •  Setting and Character descriptions

     •  Stories

     •  Instructions

     •  Playscripts

Spelling and reading homework is set weekly on a Wednesday and is due the following Wednesday. Reading homework should be handed to the child’s reading teacher and spelling homework to the child’s class teacher. Pupils will learn spelling patterns related to those we practise all week in school.

Please click on the homework tab for our homework policy and suggestions for creative homework tasks for this topic.

We expect all children in this year to work hard. We have high expectations and hope you will support us, you can do this by:

Organisational aspects:

     •  Ensuring that your child is at school on time and attire follows the school uniform rules;

     •  Make sure that your child wears their PE kit to school on their arranged day;

     •  All children bring a healthy snack and a refillable water bottle;

     •  Encourage your child to be prepared for the school day with the correct equipment.   

Educational aspects:

     •  Ensure your child reads every single day for at least fifteen minutes, preferably to an adult;

     •  Encourage your child to practise the 4 operations (+, -, x, ÷), learn times tables and use mathematical skills in everyday life, e.g. time and money;

     •  Promote a positive routine with homework, ensuring your children know when it is due and where their homework is.    

Communication with your child’s class teacher can be made via the class email address. If you wish to make a longer appointment, please telephone the school office and this can be arranged at a mutually convenient time.

We look forward to an exciting and productive Autumn term!

The Year 6 team