Mr Gannaway is the class teacher and Mrs Watson is the teaching assistant. On this page, you will find information about Class 6, news, pictures of things we've done, and more.
Arrival and Collection Times
Children should use the one-way system to enter and exit school in September, entering and leaving via their external classroom door.
Children in Year R, 2 and 4 are expected to arrive between 8.45am – 8.55am and be collected between 3.15pm and 3.25pm
Children in Year 1,3, 5 and 6 are expected to arrive between 8.50am -9.00am and be collected between 3.20pm and 3.30pm
Where siblings are in classes with different arrival and collection times, they should arrive at 8.50am and be collected at 3.20pm
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 ready for lessons. Breakfast Club will be open from 7.45am. After School Club will be open until 5.45pm.
Stationery - It would be great if you could provide your child with a pencil case containing the following equipment:
ruler
glue stick
HB pencil and pencil sharpener
A fibre tipped writing pen
Colouring pencils
Highlighter pens
Green biro
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. P.E. kit 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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6th Sept 2021 | Newspaper Report | Steve Backshall's Deadly 60 - Reticulated Python |
| 20th Sept 2021 | Instruction Text | Steve Backshall's Deadly 60 - Nile Crocodile |
| 27th Sept 2021 | Memoir | Steve Backshall's Deadly 60 |
| 4th Oct 2021 | Information Text | Steve Backshall's Deadly 60 |
| 11th Oct 2021 | Narrative - Character, Setting | Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo |
| 1st Nov 2021 | Persuasive Advert | Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo |
| 8th Nov 2021 | Diary | Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo |
| 15th Nov 2021 | Narrative - Action | Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo |
| 22nd Nov 2021 | Formal Speech | Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo |
| 29th Nov 2021 | Information Text | Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo |
| 6th Dec 2021 | Letter of Complaint | Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo |
| 11th Dec 2021 | Newspaper Report | Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo |
| 3rd Jan 2022 | Narrative - Character, Setting | Mr Wuffles by David Wiesner |
| 10th Jan 2022 | Blog | Mr Wuffles by David Wiesner |
| 12th Jan 2022 | Letter of Complaint | Mr Wuffles by David Wiesner |
| 17th Jan 2022 | Diary | Mr Wuffles by David Wiesner |
| 20th Jan 2022 | Text Message | Mr Wuffles by David Wiesner |
| 24th Jan 2022 | Narrative | Mr Wuffles by David Wiesner |
| 31st Jan 2022 | Narrative - Character, Setting | Macbeth by William Shakespeare, adapted by Jon Blake |
| 3rd Feb 2022 | Discussion - Should Cawdor be executed? | Macbeth by William Shakespeare, adapted by Jon Blake |
| 9th Feb 2022 | Persuasive Text - Lawyer's Summary Statement | Macbeth by William Shakespeare, adapted by Jon Blake |
| 21st Feb 2022 | Newspaper Report - Banquo's Murder | Macbeth by William Shakespeare, adapted by Jon Blake |
| 2nd Mar 2022 | Macbeth's Diary - Banquo's Ghost | Macbeth by William Shakespeare, adapted by Jon Blake |
| 14th Mar 2022 | Lady Macbeth's Doctor's Report | Macbeth by William Shakespeare, adapted by Jon Blake |
| 24th Mar 2022 | Travel Brochure for Dunsinane Castle | Macbeth by William Shakespeare, adapted by Jon Blake |
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 |
|---|---|
| 6th September 2021 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 1 - Reading and Writing Numbers to 10 Million |
| 13th September 2021 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 2 - Four Operations on Whole Numbers |
| 22nd September 2021 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 2 - Four Operations on Whole Numbers |
| 27th September 2021 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 2 - Four Operations on Whole Numbers |
| 4th October 2021 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 2 - Four Operations on Whole Numbers |
| 11th October 2021 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 3 - Fractions |
| 18th October 2021 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 3 - Fractions |
| 1st November 2021 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 4 - Decimals |
| 8th November 2021 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 4 - Decimals |
| 15th November 2021 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 4 - Decimals |
| 22nd November 2021 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 5 - Measurements |
| 29th November 2021 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 6 - Word Problems |
| 6th December 2021 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 7 - Percentages |
| 13th December 2021 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 8 - Ratio |
| 3rd January 2022 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 9 - Algebra |
| 10th January 2022 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 10 - Area and Perimeter |
| 17th January 2022 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 11 - Volume |
| 24th January 2022 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 12 - Geometry |
| 31st January 2022 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 13 - Position and Movement |
| 7th February 2022 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 14 - Graphs and Averages Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 15 - Negative Numbers |
| 21st February 2022 | Revision of Arithmetic |
| 7th March 2022 | Review of Chapter 1 |
| 10th March 2022 | Review of Chapter 2 |
| 16th March 2022 | Review of Chapter 3 |
| 28th March 2022 | Assessment |
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: