Mr Gannaway is the class teacher assisted by Mrs East who will take both the whole class and small groups for teaching. On this page, you will find information about Class 6, news, pictures of things we've done, and more.
Arrival and Collection Times
We are continuing to use our one-way system to enter and exit school in September, entering and leaving via the external classroom door.
All children should arrive between 8.45am - 8.55am.
Children in Year R, 1, 3, 5 and 6 should be collected at 3.25pm.
Children in Year 2 and 4 should 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. If you are unable to supply this equipment, we will provide this as required.
P.E. - Children in Class 6 will need to ensure that their P.E. kit is in school on Monday and Friday.
Link to School Uniform and P.E.Kit Expectations Page
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5th Sept 2022 | Newspaper Report | Steve Backshall's Deadly 60 - Reticulated Python |
| 12th Sept 2022 | Instruction Text | Steve Backshall's Deadly 60 - Nile Crocodile |
| 22nd Sept 2022 | Memoir | Steve Backshall's Deadly 60 |
| 13th Oct 2022 | Information Text | Steve Backshall's Deadly 60 |
| 20th Oct 2022 | Narrative - Character, Setting, Action | Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo |
| 11th Nov 2022 | Persuasive Advert | Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo |
| 17th Nov 2022 | Diary | Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo |
| 28th Nov 2022 | Narrative - Action | Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo |
| 8th Dec 2022 | Formal Speech | Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo |
| 11th Jan 2023 | Narrative - Setting and Character | Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo |
| 20th Jan 2023 | Information Text | Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo |
| 26th Jan 2023 | Biography | Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo |
| 1st Feb 2023 | Letter of Complaint | Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo |
| 8th Feb 2023 | Newspaper Report | Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo |
| 1st Mar 2023 | Narrative - Character, Setting | Macbeth by William Shakespeare, adapted by Jon Blake |
| 14th Mar 2023 | Balanced Argument - Should Cawdor be executed? | Macbeth by William Shakespeare, adapted by Jon Blake |
| 20th Mar 2023 | Persuasive Text - Lawyer's Summary Statement | Macbeth by William Shakespeare, adapted by Jon Blake |
| 27th Mar 2023 | Newspaper Report - Banquo's Murder | Macbeth by William Shakespeare, adapted by Jon Blake |
| 3rd Apr 2023 | Macbeth's Diary - Banquo's Ghost | Macbeth by William Shakespeare, adapted by Jon Blake |
| 15th May 2023 | Lady Macbeth's Doctor's Report | Macbeth by William Shakespeare, adapted by Jon Blake |
| 22nd May 2023 | Travel Brochure for Dunsinane Castle | Macbeth by William Shakespeare, adapted by Jon Blake |
| 5th Jun 2023 | Narrative - Character, Setting | Mr Wuffles by David Wiesner |
| 12th Jun 2023 | Blog | Mr Wuffles by David Wiesner |
| 19th Jun 2023 | Letter of Complaint | Mr Wuffles by David Wiesner |
| 26th Jun 2023 | Diary | Mr Wuffles by David Wiesner |
| 3rd Jul 2023 | Text Message | Mr Wuffles by David Wiesner |
| 10th Jul 2023 | Narrative | 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 https://mathsnoproblem.com/mathematics/primary
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 |
|---|---|
| 5th September 2022 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 1 - Reading and Writing Numbers to 10 Million |
| 12th September 2022 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 2 - Four Operations on Whole Numbers |
| 21st September 2022 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 2 - Four Operations on Whole Numbers |
| 26th September 2022 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 2 - Four Operations on Whole Numbers |
| 3rd October 2022 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 2 - Four Operations on Whole Numbers |
| 10th October 2022 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 3 - Fractions |
| 17th October 2022 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 3 - Fractions |
| 31st October 2022 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 4 - Decimals |
| 7th November 2022 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 4 - Decimals |
| 14th November 2022 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 4 - Decimals |
| 21st November 2022 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 5 - Measurements |
| 28th November 2022 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 6 - Word Problems |
| 5th December 2022 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 7 - Percentages |
| 12th December 2022 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 8 - Ratio |
| 3rd January 2023 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 9 - Algebra |
| 9th January 2023 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 10 - Area and Perimeter |
| 16th January 2023 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 11 - Volume |
| 23rd January 2023 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 12 - Geometry |
| 30th January 2023 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 13 - Position and Movement |
| 6th February 2023 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 14 - Graphs and Averages Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 15 - Negative Numbers |
| 20th February 2023 | Revision of Arithmetic |
| 6th March 2023 | Review of Chapter 1 |
| 9th March 2023 | Review of Chapter 2 |
| 15th March 2023 | Review of Chapter 3 |
| 20th March 2023 | Review of Chapter 4 |
| 22nd March 2023 | Review of Chapter 5 |
| 27th March 2023 | Review of Chapter 6 |
| 29th March 2023 | Review of Chapter 7 |
| 3rd April 2023 | Review of Chapter 8 |
| 24th April 2023 | Assessment / Review of Chapter 9 |
| 27th April 2023 | Review of Chapter 9 |
| 1st May 2023 | Review of Chapter 10 / 11 |
| 4th May 2023 | Review of Chapter 12 / 13 / 14 |
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: