Welcome to Year 6!
Welcome to the Year 6 Term 2 newsletter. What a brilliant start to the school year we had! Term 1 was packed with new experiences and the learning came thick and fast. The Year 6 team are so proud of how well the children responded, showing maturity, resilience and enthusiasm whilst displaying all the school values of happiness, positivity and success.
Term 2 will be no less busy, packed with exciting learning experiences for the children alongside the run up to Christmas!
Curie Class - Mr. Purton & Mrs Aiano (purton2@hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk)
Owens Class - Mr Mills, Mrs Penny & Mrs St.Clair (mills@hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk)
Attenborough Class - Miss Yussuf & Mrs Wawrzewski (yussuf@hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk)
Please find the Year 6 Meet the Teacher Powerpoint for 25-26 here.
Year 6 Curriculum Overview 25-26
year 6 curriculum overview 2025 26.pdf
General Reminders
- The class doors will be open from 8.40-8:50am. If your child arrives after this time, please take them to the school office. (School telephone number 01322 663792)
- The school day ends at 3.20pm. If you are unable to collect your child, please telephone the school office.
- In Year 6 many children begin to walk home from school alone or with friends, we are happy for them to do so (as long as you are!) please could you write us a note if you would like this to happen,
- The children will be doing PE on Monday and Friday. However, sometimes plans change, so we would ask that children have their PE kit in school everyday please. For the colder months this can include jogging bottoms.
- Please make sure your child’s water bottle is in school every day and that their name is written clearly on the bottle. Please provide children with a pencil case containing handwriting pen, pencil, whiteboard pen, coloured pens/pencils, rubber, ruler, glue stick and sharpener.
- Home learning will continue to be given out on Thursday and is to be submitted on Class Dojo by Wednesday please.
Term 2
Dates for your Diary:
- Parent Consultations 3/11/25 6/11/25
- Remembrance Assembly 9.10am 11/11/25
- School Trip to Newhaven Fort 18/11/25
- Locks for Chocs 21/11/25
- Evacuation Day – Children to come to school dressed as evacuees - 02/12/25 – (newsletter for this to follow)
- Non – Uniform Day – bottles for tombola 05/12/25
- Christmas Fair 06/11/25
- Christmas party – 15/12/25
- Christmas Lunch 17/12/25
- Last day of term finish at 1.30pm – 19/12/25
- Start of Term 3 – 5/01/25
English
In English we will be studying the book The Valley of the Lost Secrets. An adventure story exploring the life of an evacuee during the Second World War. The book has a very engaging plot and we’re sure the children will love reading it!
Maths
Maths in Year 6 consolidates and develops the skills which the children have been learning throughout primary school. This term we focus on fractions. Please support your child with Maths home learning tasks and if you are not sure of current teaching and learning methods, please ask.
Theme
This term we transfer our focus from World War 1 to a brand new theme – Wars Over Time. We will learn about how wars have changed over time, their different causes, and conduct in depth studies on WW2 and the English Civil War. We will finish the term off with our 'Evacuee Day' when we will all come to school dressed as evacuees! Lots of children brought in artefacts and shared stories of their family and friends experiences of WW1 which greatly enriched the curriculum – if there are any connections to WW2 we would love to hear of them, and we will of course take great care of anything the children bring in to show their class.
Science
Term 2’s focus for Science is Evolution. We will learn about inheritance traits and how animals have adapted to their environments and to survive. We will also look at the life and work of Charles Darwin. The children will learn through practical investigation and research. Please support your children by allowing them to research the topics independently.
Home Learning
Home Learning grids will be stuck into Home Learning books at the beginning of each term. It will be handed out on Thursdays, to be handed in the following Tuesday.
Please continue to encourage your children to read independently and to discuss what they have read. This will continue to develop their use of language and their ability to infer information from a piece of writing and to gain an understanding of a range of different genres.
Please also encourage your child to practice on TT rockstars – even just 15 minutes per week would make a huge difference!
Key Vocabulary