Welcome to Year 6

Welcome to Year 6

Welcome to Year 6

Welcome to the start of the new academic year from all of the year 6 team. We are excited to jump into teaching and learning with our amazing history led topic.

 

‘What was the impact of the British Empire?’        

          

This half term the children will be learning all about the British Empire. They will be learning about the History of Slavery and

Our key text this half term is The Kidnapped Prince by Olaudah Equiano. Children will be creating their own setting description and persuasive letter.

Olaudah Equiano, also known as Gustavus Vassa, was one of the most prominent Africans involved in the British movement of the abolition for the slave trade. Although enslaved as a young man, he purchased his freedom and worked as an author, merchant, and explorer in South America, the Caribbean, the Arctic, the American colonies, and the United Kingdom

      

Over the half term, we will also be learning:

• MATHS – Place Value, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division
• SCIENCE – Animals, including humans
• COMPUTING – Communication and collaboration
• HISTORY –British Empire
• RE – What do sacred texts and other resources say about God, the world and human life?
• ART – Exploring identity - Drawing
• PSHE – TBC
• PE – Hockey and Rounders
• SPANISH – This is me
• MUSIC – Snapshot 1: Sing in unison with dancing.

Key Dates for Autumn 1

Inset Days	First day of term	Last day of term
Tuesday 1st September 2026 Wednesday 2nd September 2026	Thursday 3rd September 2026	Friday 16th October 2026

 

PE and Outdoor Learning

In the Autumn term, PE takes place on a Thursday, and also PE and Outdoor learning take place on Wednesday afternoons. PE kits consist of PLAIN black shorts or jogging bottoms, PLAIN white t-shirt, and trainers. 

Children will need to come to school in their school uniform and bring their PE kit to get changed into. Children will also need to bring their Outdoor Learning kit to get changed into with wellies in a separate bag.

Please see the timetable for this half term below.

 

Week Commencing	1st September 2026	7th September 2026	14th September 2026	21st September 2026	28th September 2026	5th October 2026	12th October 2026
Lupin	N/A	Wednesday - PE and ODL Thursday - PE	Wednesday - PE and ODL Thursday - PE	Wednesday - PE and ODL Thursday - PE	Wednesday - PE and ODL Thursday - PE	Wednesday - PE and ODL Thursday - PE	Wednesday - PE and ODL Thursday - PE
Foxglove	N/A	Wednesday - PE and ODL Thursday - PE	Wednesday - PE and ODL Thursday - PE	Wednesday - PE and ODL Thursday - PE	Wednesday - PE and ODL Thursday - PE	Wednesday - PE and ODL Thursday - PE	Wednesday - PE and ODL Thursday - PE

 

Homework in Year 6

Homework will be sent home on FRIDAYS and must be returned by the following WEDNESDAY. 

The homework for this half term will be as follows (your child will also write this in their communication diary for each week)

Reading

Each week, we ask that all children read with somebody at home at least three times a week. This could be any adult or an older sibling or friend. Please sign their diary and add a comment. Every little bit of reading really does help children on the learning journey.

Spelling and Grammar

We also ask that the children practise their weekly spellings which can be found below. We conduct a spelling quiz each week as part of a dictation lesson, and these words form part of our English teaching for the week. Children will also be asked to complete pages in their CGP revision books each week, these will link closely with what is being taught in-school.

 

 

Week 1    WC 3.09.26	Week 2          WC 07.09.26	Week 3          WC 14.09.26	Week 4              WC 21.09.26	Week 5        WC 28.09.26	Week 6 WC 05.10.26	Week 7      WC 12.10.26
Unit 1 Spellings	Unit 2 Spellings	Unit 3 Spellings	Unit 4 Spellings	Unit 5 Spellings	Unit 6 Spellings	Unit 7 Spellings
awkward awkwardly forwards towards backwards lighten lightening lightning enlighten lightened	determined determination terminal terminate terminally terminated terminology extermination exterminating exterminated	behind hindered hindrance hinder hindering hinders hindmost hinderances hindsight	conscience conscious conscientious consciously consciousness scientific scientifically scientist unconscious unconsciously unconsciousness	Immediate Immediately Mediate Mediation Mediator Medieval Medium Intermediate	designer signalled signature signify signified assign resign assignment designated resigning	precious appreciated appreciates appreciating appreciation appreciative depreciated depreciating depreciation depreciative

 

Maths

A vital aspect of Maths is that the children have a secure recall of times tables, so we ask that they spend some time each week on TT Rockstars practising these. To support with children’s learning, school has purchased a set of CGP revision books for each child for Maths, teachers will set specific pages which link to the learning being done in-school.

 

	Given WK3 18.09.26   Due WK4 23.09.26	Given WK4 25.09.26   Due WK5 30.06.26	Given WK5 02.10.26   Due WK6 07.10.26	Given WK6 09.10.26   Due WK7 14.10.26	Given WK7 16.10.26   Due after half term
SPAG homework	Nouns Adjectives	Capital letters and Full Stops   Question marks and exclamation marks	Prefixes – ‘trans’, ‘bi’, ‘tri’ and semi	Apostrophes for Missing Letters   Apostrophes for Possession	Its and It’s Apostrophe Practice
Pages	4 5	36 37	68	52 53	54 55
Maths homework	Place value in very large numbers	Rounding whole numbers	Calculating with Negative Numbers	Written Multiplication	Written division
Pages	6	7	8	10	11