Year 6 - Autumn 1 - Week 3
Date: 18th Sep 2025 @ 8:13pm
We have had another fantastic week in Year 6, full of creativity, curiosity and challenge!
Maths has been all about rounding this week. Whether it was rounding large numbers to the nearest 10, 100, or even a million, or applying their rounding skills to solve real-life problems, the children showed resilience and great number sense. The buzz in the classroom was wonderful as they worked through challenges together, spotting patterns and explaining their reasoning clearly.
In English, the children have been sharpening their reading skills by exploring questions that really get them thinking deeply about characters and texts. They have been asked to consider what impression a writer creates and to back up their ideas with evidence. It has been brilliant to see the children debating their viewpoints, justifying their answers with well-chosen quotes, and growing in confidence as thoughtful readers.
PE has taken an exciting twist with the launch of a brand new game invented by a few members of our Year 6 class! Borrowed from their lunchtime play, ‘Slapball’ has now become a class craze. Fast-paced, full of energy and packed with teamwork, the game has already captured everyone’s enthusiasm. It’s been inspiring to see the children not only taking part with such passion but also showing leadership in teaching and refining the rules.
In RE, we continued our unit, ‘Life as a Journey’, by looking at the key milestones in the life of a Christian. From baptisms and confirmations to weddings and funerals, we explored how both religious and secular events mark important steps in a person’s journey. The children made thoughtful connections between these milestones and the idea of life as a pathway filled with meaning and purpose.
We hope everyone has a restful weekend and comes back ready for another exciting week of both learning and adventure!
Weekly reminders:
-The excitement is building as our school residential to Robinwood in Wrexham (24th–26th September) is just around the corner.
-As lots of us will be away at Robinwood this coming week, no new spellings will be set. If the children would still like to practise, I’ve attached the Year 5/6 Statutory Spellings lists to Google Classroom. These are key words that we’ll all be working on throughout Year 6, with the aim of spelling as many as possible with confidence by the end of the year. The children could pick a few tricky ones, test themselves, or try writing them in sentences.
-Maths and English homework HAS been set via the SATs Companion platform, but the deadline has been extended until Wednesday 1st October to allow for the residential.
-As always, please continue to encourage the children to read daily at home, ideally with an adult where possible. If you’re ever stuck for inspiration, please check out the recommendations on our Learning at Home page, or let us know and we’ll be happy to suggest some titles.