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Term 2 Week 1 and 2

Literacy – The first two weeks of this term will focus on preparing for and writing information texts on sea creatures. Each child will choose one of five options and create a fact file, with the option to explore further details on a specific animal. Maths – This week, both groups have transitioned from large […]

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Term 1 Week 7

This week, the children will be studying: • Literacy – Our work on Robin Hood will culminate in rewriting the story in the form of a newspaper report. • Maths – This week, we will be exploring prime numbers, square numbers, cube numbers, and starting on long division. • Science – We will be concluding […]

Homework Expectations and Support

Dear Parents, The Year 6 team would like to clarify our homework expectations and offer some guidance to support your child. If your child is finding their homework challenging, please rest assured that they only need to spend about half an hour on it. The goal is to reinforce what they’re learning and prepare them […]

Term 1 Week 6

Next week, the children will be studying: Literacy – Robin Hood and the newspaper report genre of writing Maths – multiplication and division strategies Science – continuing with living things and habitats Computing – food/drink advert project

Term 1 Week 5

This week, the children will be studying: • Literacy – Our work on the Titanic disaster will culminate in a lively debate about who was to blame. • Maths – This week will be the first opportunity for the year group to try a SATs maths paper. We will complete all three papers throughout the […]

Term 1 Week 4

Looking ahead to next week, the children will be studying: Literacy – starting our first of two weeks looking at the Titanic disaster. Maths – ordering and rounding to ten million. Negative numbers and number lines. Science – using animal characteristics to aid with classification.  

Term 1 Week 3

Looking ahead to next week, the children will be studying: Literacy – a reading week Maths – place value to ten million Science – looking at the Linnaean system of classification Computing – adverts

Secondary School Applications open now

The Oxfordshire application portal for entry to secondary schools in September 2025 is now open. The schools admission officer stressed the need for parents to apply on time, with more than one choice of school, and preferably online rather than on paper. Here is the link for the online application (for children who live in […]

Welcome to Year 6 meeting notes

Thank you to those of you who joined us online this evening. As promised, and for those who could not make it, here are the notes from the meeting. Y6 2024 to 2025 Curriculum Sharing Evening Year 6 Team