Welcome to Year 6

Typical Year 6 Timetable

Key Information

• Full PE kit to be worn on Wednesday. 

Communicating with your child's class teacher: 

Our direct year group email is year6@st-matthews.leeds.sch.uk. As both classes use this email, please make it clear in the subject line who the email is for (FAO Mr Davies, Mrs Fishwick or Mrs Challinor). 

Names in clothing:

Please ensure that your child's clothing is clearly labelled with their name so their clothing can be rightfully returned (should it be taken off).

Homework

• Read at least three times a week with your child and discuss the books they are reading.  They should be reading a wide variety of both fiction and non-fiction material.
• MyMaths online homework will be set every Friday to be completed by Tuesday.
• New spellings will be given on Mondays to be tested on Friday.
• Grammar homework set Tuesday to be completed by Friday.

Our current learning topic - Spring 2 - Rainforests 

Our previous learning topic - Spring 1- Ancient Africa

Our previous learning - Autumn - WWII

World War II was the focus of our class assemblies and in RE we have working on the big story of the Bible, as well as learning about Judaism from a visitor.

Science: 

Today we have been learning about light and how to make it travel around corners. 

Recommended Reading

Please see the below link which has been made available for all families to access. It contains the recommended reading for children in Year 6. It has a lovely mixture of fiction and non-fiction texts which will really enhance your child's comprehension skills. 

Other Useful Links