Class 6
A very warm welcome to Year 6 and the start of a new school year! We hope you have all had a wonderful summer break and are feeling refreshed and ready for the exciting year ahead.
Year 6 is a special and important year, filled with opportunities for growth, achievement and memorable experiences. As the oldest children in the school, pupils will be encouraged to develop their independence, resilience and leadership skills whilst continuing to strive for their very best in all areas of learning.
Throughout Term 1, we will be settling into new routines, building positive relationships and establishing high expectations that will support everyone to succeed. We have lots of exciting learning opportunities planned across the curriculum and are looking forward to helping every child make excellent progress.
The Year 6 team includes myself and Mrs Campbell. Mr Perrow will teach the class on Monday afternoons for forest school.
We are excited to work in partnership with you and look forward to supporting your child through what promises to be a fantastic final year of primary school.
Please Ensure Your Child Brings the Following to School Every Day:
- A named water bottle (please ensure only water is brought to school)
- A named waterproof coat (we go outside in all weathers!)
- A healthy snack for break time, such as fruit or carrot sticks (please no crisps, biscuits, chocolate or products containing nuts)
- A reading book
- During warmer weather, a named sun hat and a suitable application of sun cream before school
PE and Forest School
Class 6 will have PE lessons on Tuesday afternoons and Forest School sessions on Monday afternoons.
Children are welcome to come to school wearing their PE kit on these days but should wear their school jumper over the top.
PE Kit
- Black shorts or jogging bottoms
- Team colour T-shirt
- Black trainers
- School jumper (no hoodies or alternative jumpers)
Thank you for your continued support. We are looking forward to an exciting, successful and enjoyable year with Year 6! We cannot wait to see all that the children will achieve during their final year at St Peter's.
Homework
Homework will be set on a Friday and it will be due in to school by the following Wednesday. If your child finds any of the homework difficult, please feel free to contact me and we can go through this with your child at school. Spellings will be given at the beginning of term and the children will then be tested on a Friday morning.
Homework will be set via PurpleMash and StoryZoo. Spellings will be available through SpellCast. If you would like physical copies of the homework please email via the class email address below.
Reading
We believe that Reading is so important to help children with their overall learning across the curriculum and to inspire their creative writing! Children in Class Six should read for fifteen minutes a day to support their reading fluency and comprehension skills. Please record this in your child's reading record, we are aiming for all children to read at least four times a week. Please let me know if you need any recommendations for fantastic books!
If you have any questions and wish to contact me, please either contact the school office or email me at:
class6@st-peters-canterbury.kent.sch.uk
Best wishes and thank you for your support,
Miss C Oakley
Class Six Teacher
IMPORTANT DATES
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IMPORTANT DATES
- Thursday 3rd September - First day back in school for the children.
- Friday 23rd October - Last day of term.
- What will we be learning about this term?
Key Vocabulary:
To contact Miss Oakley, please either contact the school office, or email using the address below:
class6@st-peters-canterbury.kent.sch.uk
Transition into Year Six Leaflet
/docs/Transition_Leaflet_-_Going_into_Year_Six.doc
Term 1 Timetable
English
On this page you will find helpful information about the English curriculum in Year Six.
Here is a Grammar and Punctuation Mat with definitions and examples for Year Six:
Here is a list of 50 fantastic recommended reads for Year 6 children:
https://www.booksfortopics.com/year-6
Below is a copy of our Year 6 Editing Checklist for writing. This includes the features that children should be trying to include in their writing so that they can reach the end of KS2 national expectation.
Spellings
Please remember to practise your spellings each week. We will have our spelling tests on a Friday.
Term 1 Spellings:
Red: https://spellcast.academy/st-peters-methodist-primary-school/class-6-2026/red/spellings
Blue: https://spellcast.academy/st-peters-methodist-primary-school/class-6-2026/blue/spellings
Green: https://spellcast.academy/st-peters-methodist-primary-school/class-6-2026/green/spellings
Maths
On this page you will find more information about how to support your child with maths learning at home.
/docs/Year_6_-_Term_1_Key_Instant_Recall_Facts.doc
/docs/Year_6_-_Term_2_KIRFS.doc
/docs/Year_6_Term_4_KIRFs.docx
Homework
In Year Six, the children should complete one Maths and one English homework task each week. There will also be an optional topic homework based on the children's current Geography or History learning.
Homework will be given out to the children every Friday and it is due to be completed by the following Wednesday.
*Maths and English homework will be given out weekly.
Topic Homework
