Welcome to Year 6H!

STAFF TEAM: Mrs Hardingham, Miss Panchbhaya,

Mrs Lightfoot, Miss Worthington, Mrs Whittingham, Mr Newton

 

Welcome to our class page where you will find important information such as our curriculum letters, weekly spellings and any important news we have to share. You will also find photographs of all the amazing and fun things we have been doing.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

The Jungle Book at The Octagon - Tuesday 17th December
Christmas Jumper Day - Thursday 12th December
Parents Evening - 10th and 11th December
Christmas Fair - Thursday 5th December 3pm-4pm
Beauty and the Beast at Smithill's School - Tuesday 26th November (am)
Non-uniform Day (Bring in chocolate donation) - Friday 22nd November
6H Reading Afternoon - Thursday 21st November 2:30pm
Children in Need - Friday 15th November
Smithill's Hall Tudor Trip - Friday 15th November
Remembrance Day Parade at Town Hall - Monday 11th November 
Half Term - Monday 28th October - Friday 1st November
GANG for Life Workshop - Thursday 10th October
Oral Health Talk - Friday 4th October
Teacher Training Day - Monday 23rd September
Year 6 Meet The Teacher - Friday 6th September 2:30pm
 

Key Reminders

  • PE is on Tuesday. Please remember to have the correct PE kit on this day. If unsure, please refer to the school website.
  • Read everyday. Your child is expected to read daily. They can read to your or independently. Please sign their reading record to show that they have read. 
  • Homework will go out every Wednesday and must be returned the following Monday. There is a homework club on Thursday lunchtime for children that need support or have a busy weekend planned where they would struggle to get it completed on time. Homework consists of English and Maths. Maths Scrap Book - Please complete the task as a family. This goes out on Friday and needs to be returned on Wednesday.

Key Stage 2 SATs in 2025

The National Curriculum assessments, or SATs, can seem daunting, but understanding them can ease concerns. SATs are national and standardised tests taken by children in Year 6 in England. SATs assess the knowledge and skills in Mathematics, English Reading, and Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling (GPS).

Held every May, the 2025 Key Stage 2 SATs run from Monday, May 12th, to Thursday, May 15th.

The purpose of Key Stage 2 SATs is to measure your child's academic progress and the school's performance. SATs results are passed on to your child's secondary school to help their new school set a baseline for progress measurement and often place them into suitable sets or streams in Year 7.

SATs Subjects

  • English Reading: Tests comprehension skills through questions based on various texts. There is one English Reading Paper, 50 marks, 60 minutes.
  • Mathematics: This course includes arithmetic and reasoning papers. It focuses on number operations, fractions, decimals, percentages, and problem-solving. There are three Mathematics Papers, 110 marks, and 110 minutes.
  • English Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling (GPS): This assesses grammar rules, punctuation, and spelling knowledge. There are two GPS papers, 70 marks, 60 minutes.

 

SATs Test Schedule

  • Monday, 12th May 2025: English Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling (Papers 1 and 2).
  • Tuesday, 13th May 2025: English Reading.
  • Wednesday, 12th May 2025: Mathematics (Papers 1 and 2).
  • Thursday, 15th May 2025: Mathematics (Paper 3).

RESOURCES

These are previous SATs papers that we have looked at in class:

SATS Papers 2017

Gang for Life Workshop- Thursday 10th October

We learnt lots about what gangs are, how they can affect your life and the consequences of our actions. We listened to the story of someone who was in a gang and ended up making lots of bad choices which resulted in him missing out on a football career and ending up in prison for over a third of his life. We finished off our session with a 15 station fitness circuit. 

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS 

Here are the important documents for this half term. 

Important Documents 6H Autumn 1 24-25

SPELLINGS 

Spellings tests are carried out on Wednesdays and new spellings are taught and handed out to the children to take home.  Please ensure that your child practices and learns the spelling pattern/rule each week to help improve their general spelling when writing. Please note that dates are not included in the overview.  As an example, week 1 spellings are handed out on week 1 and then children carry out the test on week 2 (the following week) and so on. 

 

ENGLISH AND READING 

Our class novel in English for Autumn Term 1 is Star of Fear, Star of Hope by Jo Hoestlandt. In reading, our class text is When We Were Warriors by Emma Carroll.

of Fear, Star of Hope : Hoestlandt, Jo ... The Queen of Historical Fiction ...

 

Year 6 Five Class Reads

In Year 6, our five class reads for Autumn Term 1 are: If the World Were 100 People by Jackie McCann | Wisp by Zana Fraillon | Dreams of Freedom by Amnesty International | Where the Poppies Now Grow by Hilary Robinson | When I Was a Child by Andy Stanton

If the World Were 100 People: Winner of The Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize 2022Wisp: A Story of Hope: Amazon.co.uk: Fraillon, Zana, Baker Smith, Grahame:  9781408350119: BooksDreams of FreedomWhere The Poppies Now Grow:. CARNEGIE & KATE GREENAWAY MEDAL Nominees 2015 (Poppy)When I Was a Child

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS 

Here are the important documents for this half term. 

Important Documents 6H Autumn 2 24-25

SPELLINGS 

Spellings tests are carried out on Wednesdays and new spellings are taught and handed out to the children to take home.  Please ensure that your child practices and learns the spelling pattern/rule each week to help improve their general spelling when writing. Please note that dates are not included in the overview.  As an example, week 1 spellings are handed out on week 1 and then children carry out the test on week 2 (the following week) and so on. 

 

ENGLISH AND READING 

Our class text in English for Autumn Term 2 is The Place for Me: Stories About the Windrush Generation. We will be studying this book in our English Writing and Reading lessons.

 

Windrush Day 2023 | 75th anniversary celebrations at National Maritime ...

Year 6 Five Class Reads

In Year 6, our five class reads for Autumn Term 2 are: 

Can I Build Another Me? by Yoshitake, Shinsuke The Viewer by Tan, ShaunFaraway Things by Eggers, DaveWolves : Gravett, Emily: Amazon.co.uk: BooksGreenling: Amazon.co.uk: Levi Pinfold, Levi Pinfold: 9781783700554: Books

Tudor Workshop at Smithill's Hall - Friday 15th November

Year 6 visited Smithill's Hall where we toured the grounds, learnt about the Tudor families that lived there and experienced a Tudor banquet with a feast, taking part in a dance and playing skittles. 

6H Reading Afternoon - Thursday 21st November

Thank you to the parents who came to read with pupils in our school library. 

 

 

 

Welcome to Year 6H!

STAFF TEAM: Mrs Hardingham, Mrs Lewin,

Mrs Lightfoot, Miss Worthington, Mrs Ahmed and Mrs Berry

 

Welcome to our class page where you will find important information such as our curriculum letters, weekly spellings and any important news we have to share. You will also find photographs of all the amazing and fun things we have been doing.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

The Anderton Centre Trip/Residential - Thursday 27th June
SATs Week 2024 - Monday 13th May - Thursday 16th May
Y6 Meet The Teacher Summer Term and SATs meeting - Monday 29th April
Heart Dissection at Sharples School - Thursday 21st March 2024
World Book Day - Thursday 7th March 2024
6H Reading Afternoon - Friday 9th February 2:30pm
Year 6 Meet The Teacher Spring Term- Friday 11th January 2:30pm
Class Christmas Party - Monday 18th December
Cinderella at Victoria Hall - Monday 18th December
Bolton Museum Trip - Tuesday 12th December
Christmas Fair - Thursday 7th December 3-4pm
Christmas Jumper Day - Wednesday 6th December
Mayor's Christmas Concert - Friday 1st December
World War Workshop - Monday 23rd October 
Winter Hill Trip - Tuesday 3rd October
Year 6 Meet The Teacher - Thursday 7th September 2.30pm.

Key Reminders

  • PE is on Tuesday and Thursday. Please remember to have the correct PE kit on this day. If unsure, please refer to the school website.
  • Read everyday. Your child is expected to read daily. They can read to your or independently. Please sign their reading record to show that they have read. 
  • Homework will go out every Wednesday and must be returned the following Monday. There is a homework club on Thursday lunchtime for children that need support or have a busy weekend planned where they would struggle to get it completed on time. Homework consists of a creative challenge, English and Maths. Maths Scrap Book - Please complete the task as a family. This goes out on Friday and needs to be returned on Wednesday.

 

 

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS 

Here are the important documents for this half term. 

6H Autumn 1 Important Documents

 

SPELLINGS 

Spellings tests are carried out on Wednesdays and new spellings are taught and handed out to the children to take home.  Please ensure that your child practices and learns the spelling pattern/rule each week to help improve their general spelling when writing. Please note that dates are not included in the overview.  As an example, week 1 spellings are handed out on week 1 and then children carry out the test on week 2 (the following week) and so on. 

 

ENGLISH AND READING 

Our class novel for Autumn Term 1 is Letters from the Lighthouse by Emma Carroll.  The genre is historical fiction and all of our English lessons will be based around this book. 

Letters from the Lighthouse: ‘THE QUEEN OF HISTORICAL FICTION’ Guardian: 1

Year 6 Five Class Reads

In Year 6, our five class reads for Autumn Term 1 are: If the World Were 100 People by Jackie McCann | Wisp by Zana Fraillon | Dreams of Freedom by Amnesty International | Where the Poppies Now Grow by Hilary Robinson | When I Was a Child by Andy Stanton

If the World Were 100 People: Winner of The Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize 2022Wisp: A Story of Hope: Amazon.co.uk: Fraillon, Zana, Baker Smith, Grahame:  9781408350119: BooksDreams of FreedomWhere The Poppies Now Grow:. CARNEGIE & KATE GREENAWAY MEDAL Nominees 2015 (Poppy)When I Was a Child

 

Gang for Life Workshop- Wednesday 24th October

We learnt lots about what gangs are, how they can affect your life and the consequences of our actions. We listened to the story of someone who was in a gang and ended up making lots of bad choices which resulted in him missing out on a football career and ending up in prison for over a third of his life. We finished off our session with a 15 station fitness circuit. 

 

War Workshop- Tuesday 23rd October

We had a fantastic day learning about World War 1 and World War 2. The children learnt lots and it consolidated lots of learning from out Theme- Wars of the World. They got to dress up and hold real artefacts from the war. The children were given a souvenir half penny to take away. 

 

Winter Hill- Tuesday 3rd October

What a great first trip! Despite the bad weather, Year 6 made it to the top of Winter Hill. With a few stuck shoes along the way, muddy falls and windswept faces, we had a great morning.

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS 

Here are the important documents for this half term. 

6H Autumn 2 Important Documents

 

SPELLINGS 

Spellings tests are carried out on Wednesdays and new spellings are taught and handed out to the children to take home.  Please ensure that your child practices and learns the spelling pattern/rule each week to help improve their general spelling when writing. Please note that dates are not included in the overview.  As an example, week 1 spellings are handed out on week 1 and then children carry out the test on week 2 (the following week) and so on. 

 

ENGLISH AND READING 

Our class novel for Autumn Term 2 is The Giant's Necklace by Michael Morpurgo.  The genre is ghost story and all of our English lessons will be based around this book. 

The Giant's Necklace by Michael Morpurgo - Book Review - Whispering Stories

Year 6 Five Class Reads

In Year 6, our five class reads for Autumn Term 2 are: