Welcome to Year 6!

We are very proud of our school and take pride in being role models to the younger children. We have thoroughly enjoyed our learning journey through the Calcot Schools but remain determined to give our best effort and fulfil our dreams in the future.

We have two classes and our teachers are Mrs Settle and Miss Hughes. To support us further, we have Mrs Wasley, Miss Kilmartin and Mr Carr.

We are encouraged to be independent and resilient learners, using every opportunity to deepen our understanding and increase our confidence as learners. Across the full range of curriculum subjects, we enjoy working collaboratively with our peers as well as developing our own individual skills.

Homework supports our learning in the classroom and we are encouraged to engage with this, as good preparation for secondary school. We run an optional homework club on a Friday lunchtime so that we do not fall behind with our work.

 

An average day in Year 6 looks like:

• Register in class - we will have morning tasks to complete as soon as we come in, to get our brains awake!

• Assembly in class or with the rest of the school

• English in the morning, before break. 

• Maths in the morning, after break. 

• After lunch, there are usually two lessons. We cover a range of subjects including Geography, History, French, RE, PSHE, Art, Design & Technology, PE, Science, Computing and Music.

We visit the library fortnightly, on a Monday. 

PE lessons are on a Tuesday and Wednesday. We need to wear our full PE kit. We should bring our kit to change into on a Tuesday but can come to school in kit on a Wednesday, to change back into uniform for the afternoon. 

On Wednesdays, the Junior School opens early to allow us to practise our times tables, as a key element in our overall maths confidence. 

Key information for Year 6

 SATS

In May, most pupils in Year 6 will take the key stage 2 (KS2) national curriculum tests – commonly known as SATs. 

These tests, alongside teacher assessment of English writing and science, are used to measure school performance and to make sure individual pupils have the support that they need as they move into secondary school.

We do not want any children (or parents) to feel worried about the SATs. We will work with your child to prepare them for these assessments. We try to make the week fun for the children - we offer a daily pre-SATs breakfast and we finish the week with the famous Year 6 water-fight, which is a firm favourite with the children!

These are two helpful links about SATs, which are aimed at parents.

Information for parents: 2024 national curriculum tests at the end of key stage 2

Information for parents: national curriculum assessment results at the end of key stage 2

 

 

 

Please visit our subject pages to see the curriculum for each area of the curriculum.