Mr Gannaway is the class teacher and Ms Somaraki is the teaching assistant. On this page, you will find information about Class 6, news, pictures of things we've done, and more.
Click the link below to see photos of the fantastic things that Year 6 have been doing.
Stationery - In order to minimise multiple use of equipment, it would be great if you could provide your child with a pencil case containing the following equipment:
It would be helpful if the pencil case is relatively small as there will be limited space on tables and in trays.
If you are unable to supply this equipment, we will provide this as required.
P.E. - Children in Class 6 will need their PE kits on Monday and Friday. In line with our Covid-19 Risk Assessment, in order to reduce increased congestion when changing, children may come to school on those days in their PE kit. This should consist of jogging bottoms, shorts, house coloured T-shirt, jumper and trainers.
Spellings - Every Monday, your child will be taught a new spelling rule to practise during the week, ready for a spelling test on the Friday. Please spend time at home practising these spellings using "look, say, cover, write, check" in the Spelling Homework Booklet, as well as discussing the spelling rule. Please ensure that Homework Books are kept in school bags. You can also log on to Spelling Shed by visiting https://play.edshed.com
Class R - Arrival between 8.30am and 8.40am, Collection at 3.10pm.
Class 1 - Arrival between 8.40am and 8.50am, Collection at 3.20pm.
Class 2 - Arrival between 8.35am and 8.45am, Collection at 3.15pm.
Class 3 - Arrival between 8.40am and 8.50am, Collection at 3.20pm.
Class 4 - Arrival between 8.35am and 8.45am, Collection at 3.15pm
Class 5 - Arrival between 8.45am and 8.55am, Collection at 3.25pm.
Class 6 - Arrival between 8.50am and 9.00am, Collection at 3.30pm.
Where families, have siblings in 2 classes, both children should arrive and be collected at the latest time given for class arrival and collection for the classes that siblings are in.
Breakfast Club & After School Club - Children in Year R, 1 to 6 should arrive as normal and be taken to Breakfast Club room. They will be taken to their Classroom at 8.30am ready for lessons. Breakfast Club will be open from 7.45am. After School Club will be open until 5.45pm.
In Year 6, children continue to learn to write different types of texts and we use model texts to highlight the associated key features before children create their own versions. Listed below are the text types and texts that we are learning this year.
| Date | Text Type | Text Title |
|---|---|---|
| 7th September 2020 | Newspaper Report | Steve Backshall's Deadly 60 - Reticulated Python |
| 21st September 2020 | Instruction Text | Steve Backshall's Deadly 60 - Nile Crocodile |
| 28th September 2020 | Memoir | Steve Backshall's Deadly 60 |
| 5th October 2020 | Information Text | Steve Backshall's Deadly 60 |
| 12th October 2020 | Narrative - Character, Setting | Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo |
| 2nd November 2020 | Persuasive Advert | Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo |
| 9th November 2020 | Diary | Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo |
| 16th November 2020 | Narrative - Action | Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo |
| 23rd November 2020 | Formal Speech | Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo |
| 30th November 2020 | Information Text | Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo |
| 7th December 2020 | Letter of Complaint | Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo |
| 9th December 2020 | Newspaper Report | Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo |
| 14th December 2020 | Play Script | Mr Wuffles by David Wiesner |
| 4th January 2021 | Narrative - Character, Setting | Mr Wuffles by David Wiesner |
| 11th January 2021 | Blog | Mr Wuffles by David Wiesner |
| 13th January 2021 | Letter of Complaint | Mr Wuffles by David Wiesner |
During the year, we will use a range of texts to develop our reading skills. The texts we will use are detailed below and will be updated throughout the year.
As a school, we place emphasis on teaching Maths using a Maths Mastery approach. We place emphasis on children learning to develop their fluency, reasoning and problem solving skills. We use Maths No Problem Textbooks and Workbooks in school. to find out more visit https://mathsnoproblem.com/en/parent-videos/ to watch parent videos about how maths is taught at St Luke's.
The table below highlights the textbook and chapters we are learning in Year 6.
If you wish to purchase a copy of the Textbooks (A and B) or Wokbooks (A and B) for use at home, and also to find out more about how maths in taught in school, these are available to order at http://mathsnoproblem.co.uk/mathematics/primary-key-stage1-and-key-stage-2/maths-no-problem.html
We ask all parents to support children with learning their number bonds and times tables at home; this is key to children being successful as mathematicians.
Useful websites to log in to are:
Times Tables Rockstars https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/teacher
ixl https://uk.ixl.com/signin/stlukesprimary
| Date | Focus Textbook Chapter and Title |
|---|---|
| 7th September 2020 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 1 - Reading and Writing Numbers to 10 Million |
| 14th September 2020 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 2 - Four Operations on Whole Numbers |
| 21st September 2020 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 2 - Four Operations on Whole Numbers |
| 28th September 2020 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 2 - Four Operations on Whole Numbers |
| 5th October 2020 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 2 - Four Operations on Whole Numbers |
| 12th October 2020 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 3 - Fractions |
| 19th October 2020 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 3 - Fractions |
| 2nd November 2020 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 4 - Decimals |
| 9th November 2020 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 4 - Decimals |
| 16th November 2020 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 4 - Decimals |
| 23rd November 2020 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 5 - Measurements |
| 30th November 2020 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 6 - Word Problems |
| 7th December 2020 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 7 - Percentages |
| 14th December 2020 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 8 - Ratio |
| 4th January 2021 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 9 - Algebra |
| 11th January 2021 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 10 - Area and Perimeter |
| 18th January 2021 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 11 - Volume |
| 25th January 2021 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 12 - Geometry |
| 1st February 2021 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 12 - Geometry |
| 8th February 2021 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 13 - Position and Movement |
We will be learning about Australia. We will investigate where it is in the world and find out facts about what it is like to live in Australia.
Year 6 Suggested Reading
Great list of suggested books for Year 6 children here:
100 best books for 9-11 year-olds here from the book trust: