Year 6
Welcome to Year 6!
World Book Day
As you know the children are coming into school with a hint of character (Harry Potter's scar, Worst Witch's hat etc) We would also like the children to bring in a book in a box clues for others to guess the book.
Click here to join our drive for every child to have a BP badge for Reading.
Here is a list of the books available in our library so you can chat and encourage your child to read them
Easter Cracked at Boyne Hill
A huge welcome to the class of 2026! Welcome back to school for your final year with me, Mrs Satterley and Mrs Stephenson (AKA The Dream Team!) to guide you every step of the way. We are looking forward to a fabulous year: exploring the globe from the local area in Victorian times to the through the war years and to the future. We will cover Biology, Chemistry and physical science. Fitting in Rhos Y Gwaliau, performances and those little things called SATs along the way.
Our Topic Web for this year looks like this:
Spring term overviews
HOLDENBY HOUSE
Our Evacuee Experience
On Tuesday Year 6 dressed up as evacuees for our trip to Holdenby House
because we are learning about World War II. The coach was 1.5 hours long. A nervous journey for us, young evacuees.
When we got there we were greeted by a cook and a WVRS lady. We were brought into the Evacuee centre and told our fate. We had to prepare for life in our new billets in the villages of Little Moaning and Great Whinge.
First we learnt about air raid shelters and rationing: How to cook with the meagre rations we were provided with.
After lunch, we learnt about make do and mend. There were option of things to do e.g. sewing buttons, patches, carpet rags and making pompoms. The whole day was really fun and exciting. We
wish we could do it again.
PE: Gymnastics.
We have been exploring how to incorporate large equipment and the idea of flight into our routines
AUTUMN TERM 1 Overview
Year Group 6 | Autumn Term One
| Autumn Term Two | Spring Term One | Spring Term Two | Summer Term One | Summer Term Two |
| Topic: What does census tell us about our local area? Sc; Light | Geography Topic: Why does our pop change? Sc: Electricity | Hist Topic: Science: Classification what-was-the-impact-of-world-war-2-on-the-people-of-Britain?
| Geog Topic: Where Does our energy come from?
Science: Inheritance/ Evolution | Topic: Can I carryout independent fieldwork?
SC; Art of Being human | Topic: History Sikh empire |
Enrichment & Experiences
| Church/ graveyard Nt archives.
Cookham Historical society visit- music Church visit
| Science museum? | Holdenby House? War memorial
| Natural History Museum | Local fieldwork RHOSY | British Museum Sikh archaeologist workshop in school |
Text Links
| WildBoy (30 lessons)
Reader : My friend the octopus L Galvin Dracula’s Whitby (10) video ( Halloween) | No Ballet shoes in Syria (30 Lessons)
| Letters from the lighthouse (30) Beyond the Lines
| Darwin’s Dragons (Science link) | Holes Skellig
| Royal Rebel Bali Rey LS(10) THE FINAL YEAR |
Links to British Values & Christian Values
| Democracy Friendship
| Mutual respect, tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs, individual liberty, democracy | Democracy Community Tolerance Friendship Individual liberty
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Community democracy | Tolerance Mutual respect | Faiths & beliefs Rule of law community |
Links to Outdoor Learning
| Graveyard analysis Science Making rainbows |
| Art- making marks outdoor resources twigs etc Grow your Own/ Dig For Victory
| Solar panel survey Wind Turbine | Field work ( Lesson 5 in Cookham/ Marlow High street) SATS orienteering RHOSY | Bike Ability RANGOLI CHALK
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Continuous Provision- Tinker Tables
| Light- Science torches | Electricity table | Animal sort table Gas mask, Anderson Shelter, Pom Poms War crafts
| Windmills Dynamos Wind-up toys – kinetics energy | The Heart table: blood/ Stethoscopes Stopwatch etc Shapes |
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Opportunities for mindfulness
| Brain break x 3 per day | Mindful | Mindful tasting – classifying fruit Sounds of War Tasting War rations
Mindful listening- music orchestra | Listening to wind | Mindful listening Stilling Art outside |
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Our Class Charter
We as a year 6 class have agreed our set of standards that we are going to think about before we act. Please encourage your children to adopt these at home too.
🏫 Class of 2026 – Class Charter
🌟 Support each other
Through good times and challenges.
💡 Believe in yourself
Trust your strengths and abilities.
🙌 Respect personal space
Understand each other’s needs.
⚡ Be ready
Listen carefully and carry out instructions instantly.
🌱 Be a great role model
Look after the younger ones in and out of the classroom.
🤝 Work as a team
Teachers and students together.
📚 Stay positive about learning
Know where you are going and keep growing.
❤️ Be kind
Always.
The Countdown has begun...
Rhos y Gwaliau 2026
Our trip to RYG will be Sunday 17th-23rd May 2026. please find essential forms and information here:
RYG FORMS & PPT
HELP WITH REVISION
Year 6 Welcome Handouts for Parents/ Carers
Please find below a useful list of resources for Year 6 including spelling lists and websites.
Homework
We will give Maths and Literacy homework every Thursday for return on Tuesday.
It is vital your child reads nightly and reads aloud at least three times a week. ( Even Free Readers.) They must be able to discuss the text and more importantly their opinion of the text and author.
Here is a guide you could use
Thank you to all those who made the Meet & Greet today. Here are the slides I showed:
Meet & Greet 2025
Some useful documents
Our first History topic links the local area with the Victorian Census. We will be investigating familiar family names, buildings and what life was like in Victorian Cookham
Homework
USEFUL HOMEWORK SITES
Shape & Space Revision
Home School Revision: SPAG
SATS PRACTICE PAPERS
SATs papers are available from the website below. You should be practicing answering this type of question.
https://www.satspapers.org.uk/
Follow the links below for different revision activities.
BBC BITESIZE REVISION ACTIVITIES
TOP MARKS ENGLISH AND GRAMMAR REVISION GAMES
Mindfulness
