St John - Year 6
Dear Parents and Carers,
I hope this message finds you well.
Year 6 is an exciting and important time in your child’s learning journey. Together, we’ll be building on everything they’ve learned so far, deepening their understanding, and helping them grow in independence and confidence. We’ll also be preparing for the SATs in the summer term, and while they are a key part of Year 6, we’ll be approaching them calmly and supportively, ensuring each child feels ready and encouraged every step of the way.
I’m really looking forward to getting to know your children better and working closely with you throughout the year. With your support, I know we can make this a successful, enjoyable, and memorable final year of primary school.
Thank you for your continued support. Here’s to a brilliant start to Year 6!
Warm regards,
Miss Bhudia
Year 6 Overview
Year 6 Autumn Timetable
Week. Beginning 6th October 2025. This week, the children made a Newton’s disc to explore how we see colours. On Friday, for Black History month, Year 6 used the iPads to research Lewis Latimer.
Week beginning 29th September 2025. This week Year 6 used multi links to create square and cube numbers. They also worked in groups for English to retell a Caribbean Tale. In Science they children experimented how to bend light and pour light. They used water, torches and objects to help investigate how light travels through different materials. In Computing the children used the iPads to create a microbit.
Week beginning 22.9.25. This week Year 6 used place value counters to help them find missing digits in an addition calculation and to solve multi step addition and subtraction calculations. In English, we hot seated as a character from a Caribbean Tale called “Three tasks.” In Art we focused on Paula Rego, inspired by her work the children drew three objects and a character of their choice. The aim is for the images to tell a story. Next lesson they will paint their images.
This week, Year 6 used iPads in English to research Dominican Republic. Using the research the children made their own non-chronological reports. We researched Dominican Republic as our English book (Tales from the Caribbean) focuses on tales from this country. On Thursday, we visited the National Army Museum. The children learnt about the blitz and the affect on London. Children wear able to see different artefacts and try different uniforms.
Week beginning 8th September 2025. This week in English, the children worked in groups to identify and group different figurative languages. In Science, the children created their own shadows using a torch and an object. For Art, the children sketched objects that they believed represented their family and family values.
Week beginning 2nd September. The first week in Year 6 has been amazing. The children have started to work hard and show enthusiasm for their learning. This week week we used base ten and place value counters to make 7 digit numbers in Maths. In Art, the children sketched WW2 planes as part of their History topic and in RE we used the Bible to understand the Creation story.
