Welcome to our class page! 

Staff:

Our class are really lucky this year to have the support of several adults. Our class teacher is Mrs Howells and our teaching assistant is Mrs Bayliss. Mrs Shaw is our lunchtime supervisor and will also help a little in class too. 

Timings:

The school day starts at 8.45am which will begin with registration and arithmetic practice. Please ensure your children arrive promptly as every part of the working day is important and essential for the children's overall education. Children who arrive after 9am will be recorded as late. 

Timings of the day have got back to the original timetable.  Break is at 10.15-10.30 and lunch 12.20-1:05. However please still ensure your child has a good breakfast and is provided with a healthy snack of fruit or vegetables. Additionally, children can bring a reusable water bottle. 

PE:

Our PE days are Monday and Tuesday. Children still require a full PE kit: white top and black short or joggers and spare trainers. 

Reading at home and homework:

Children should be reading daily, they have access to library books as well our new selection of reading books from our reading corner. Children who struggle with reading will still benefit from reading with an adult even though they are now in Year 6. Children have access and logins to these three sites which they can use for continuous practise. You are also welcome to get your children SATs practise books, we recommend CGP SATs revision books.  

https://www.purplemash.com/sch/lyndhurst-sk16

https://readtheory.org/auth/login 

https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/3688 

What are we learning:

Maths - As students get ready for high school, we focus on strengthening their understanding of key maths concepts such as: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

English - This term, students will be working on two key types of writing: diary entry and narrative.

Science-This term in science we are learning about the circulatory system.

SATs information 

In 2026, Year 6 SATs week will take place on the week beginning Monday 11th May. The SATs tests will take place throughout the week, starting on Monday 11th and ending on Thursday 14th May.

In class and at home, children will practice answering questions in the style of these SATs papers across the year.

Maths

Children will undertake 3 Maths papers during the SATS week:

1) Arithmetic paper  -  a 30 minute paper, testing children's arithmetic skills. Possible marks 40

2) Reasoning paper (1) - a 40 minute paper testing children's abilities to answer worded reasoning problems. Possible marks: 35.

3) Reasoning paper (2) - a 40 minute paper testing children's abilities to answer worded reasoning problems. Possible marks: 35.

Reading

Children will undertake 1 reading paper lasting 1 hour, where they are required to read and answer comprehension based questions on 3 different fiction and non-fiction texts.  In 2019, the mark required to achieve an age expected level was 28/50 and the greater depth mark was 41/50. These thresholds change each year.

Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPAG)

Children will undertake 2 papers:

1) Punctuation and Grammar - children will answer short response questions testing their knowledge of grammar and punctuation. Possible score: 50 marks.

2) Spelling - children will be tested on 20 words from the Year 5/6 statutory words and the Year 5/6 spelling patterns. Possible score: 20 marks.

Writing

Children will be assessed across the year on all their independent writing tasks, based upon the requirements set out in the national curriculum. Children will be assessed as either: working towards age expected level, working at an age expected level or working at a greater depth level.

Useful websites 

English 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zv48q6f

http://www.educationquizzes.com/ks2/english/

Maths 

https://www.mathsisfun.com/  (good for revising formal methods of calculation, including fractions)

https://www.sumdog.com/

http://www.math-aids.com/   (create your own worksheets for any topic)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/z826n39

http://www.educationquizzes.com/ks2/maths/

https://uk.ixl.com/math/year-6

Other information:

Many Year 6s begin to start to walk home alone this year, please let me know if this is the case with your child, for safety reasons I understand that children may wish to bring a mobile phone in for this reason. These must be handed in to me at the start of the day and will be stored in a lockable drawer. 

We communicate through Class Dojo if you need me do not hesitate to drop me a message.