Hello and welcome to Year 6S! My name is Ms. Smith, and I’m excited to be your child’s class teacher this year. I’m very lucky to be joined by Ms. Karimi, who will also be working closely with the children throughout the year.

Year 6 is a very special and important time, full of opportunities for pupils to grow in confidence, deepen their knowledge, and develop greater independence as they prepare for the move to secondary school. Our curriculum is carefully planned to challenge, motivate, and inspire across all subjects, helping every child to become a resilient and enthusiastic learner.

One key part of the year is the Key Stage 2 SATs, which take place in May. These assessments allow pupils to show the progress they’ve made during their time at primary school. In Year 6S, we’ll make sure that all children feel supported, confident, and ready to approach these assessments with a positive mindset.

Alongside SATs preparation, the children will continue to enjoy a rich and balanced curriculum, exciting enrichment activities, and memorable learning experiences — all of which help make Year 6 a rewarding and enjoyable final year of primary school.

Autumn 1 Home Learning Grid

Year 6 SATS Preparation

SPAG - Spelling. Punctuation and Grammar

Reading Comprehension

Spelling Lists

How you can help your child prepare for their SATS

Dear Parents and Carers,

As we move through the school year, I’d like to share some practical ways you can support your child as they prepare for the Key Stage 2 SATs. These assessments are an important part of your child’s learning journey, and with your encouragement and support at home, we can help them feel confident, calm, and ready to do their best.

Using Learning Resources at Home

Your child has access to the following platforms, which support key skills in an engaging way:

• Purple Mash – A wide range of activities for reading, SPaG (spelling, punctuation and grammar), maths and more.

• Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS) – Great for boosting speed and confidence with times tables.

        Login details have already been shared with your child.

I have  also added a SATs Preparation tab to the school website. 

Go to the Children’s Page → Class Pages → Year 6S, and scroll down to find helpful resources including:

• Reading comprehension practice

• SPaG activities

• Year 6 spelling list

• Maths arithmetic resources

How You Can Help at Home

Here are some simple, effective ways to support SATs preparation:

• Set a routine: Create a quiet time each day for short bursts of SATs practice (15–30 mins).

• Stay positive: Focus on effort rather than results. Reassure your child that mistakes help us learn.

• Work together: Ask your child to explain their thinking. Talking it through helps deepen understanding.

• Break it down: Focus on one skill at a time so it feels manageable.

• Make it fun: Use games, apps or quizzes (like TTRS) to keep practice engaging.

• Check in regularly: Discuss what your child is learning on Purple Mash or the school website.

• Starting early helps reduce stress and builds confidence over time. Little and often is the key!

Common Questions & Answers

Q: How long should my child spend on SATs practice each day?
A: Short, focused sessions of 15–30 minutes a day work best. Consistency is more effective than long, infrequent study periods.

Q: What if my child struggles with a topic?
A: Encourage them to keep trying, but break the work into smaller, manageable steps. Use online resources, videos, or ask your child to explain what they do understand. Remember, mistakes are part of the learning journey.

Q: How can I help with reading comprehension?
A: Read a passage together, then discuss the main ideas, tricky vocabulary, and inference questions. Ask your child to explain their answers in their own words—it deepens understanding.

Q: Can SATs practice be fun?
A: Definitely! Learning games, quizzes, Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS), and interactive tools like Purple Mash can make practice enjoyable while reinforcing key skills.

Q: When should my child start revising?
A: The earlier the better. Starting revision now helps reduce stress, builds confidence, and allows steady progress over time.

💡 Remember: Your support at home makes a huge difference. By combining regular practice, encouragement, and positivity, you can help your child feel confident, capable, and ready for SATs success.

Autumn 1

Week 6

English

This week, we’ve been exploring the genre of biographies. The children have been learning to identify the key features that make a biography engaging and informative — such as chronological structure, key life events, interesting facts, and the use of formal language. As part of this work, we studied the life of the famous artist Pablo Picasso, discussing not only his artistic achievements but also how writers choose what to include when telling someone's life story. This has been a great opportunity for the children to develop their reading and comprehension skills, and they’ve really impressed me with their thoughtful discussions and insightful observations.

Maths
In maths, we have been working hard on developing our multiplication skills, with a focus on using efficient written methods. We have also looked at long division strategies - the children have shown great perseverance and a positive attitude throughout. We are now beginning to apply these skills to problem-solving activities, encouraging the children to think logically, explain their reasoning, and choose the most effective methods to solve multi-step problems. I have been very impressed with how confidently and independently the class has approached these challenges. 

Pupils of the week will be posted tomorrow.

Thank you
Miss Smith

Week 5 

English:
This week, the children have been adding the finishing touches to their stories, and I’ve been extremely impressed with the quality of their work. They have crafted imaginative and original narratives, with a strong focus on developing engaging characters and vivid, detailed settings. We’ve also continued to refine our editing and redrafting skills, encouraging pupils to reflect thoughtfully on their writing and make purposeful improvements.

Maths:

In maths, we have been exploring prime, square, and cube numbers, and applying this knowledge to solve puzzles and challenges. We have also started learning about long multiplication, including how to solve multi-step word problems involving multiplication. The children are making great progress and showing growing confidence in their problem-solving skills.

Week 4

In English this week, we have been creating our own characters and settings, using inspiration from The Lion Above the Door. We even made 3D models of our settings to help bring our ideas to life in our writing. One of the key techniques we’ve been learning about is personification—using it to help make our descriptions more vivid and engaging.

In maths, we have been exploring how factors and multiples help us understand the relationships between numbers in multiplication and division. The class has been learning to:

• Find factors and multiples of given numbers
• Understand and draw factor trees
• Identify common factors and common multiples of two numbers
• Recognise how factors and multiples are used in real-life situations

It’s been a fun and engaging week full of number challenges and problem-solving!

A very well done to ………………………

Pupil of the Week - Kaylee Anne for lovely use of personification when creating her own setting in English,

Growth Mindset - Mohammed for showing a great growth mindset and confidently embracing maths challenges this week.

Week 3

This week in English, we have been focusing on the use of sensory language to help us write detailed character descriptions. We also worked on grammar and sentence formation to improve the quality of our writing. In addition, we used drama to explore the thoughts and feelings of characters from our class book, The Lion Behind the Door. All children produced some excellent work and showed great creativity throughout the week.

In maths we have been worked on consolidating our understanding of how a combination of different parts can make a whole. We have used the part-part-whole method which has helped the children to understand how numbers or quantities are made up of parts. We have been using bar models to show this visually. This is especially useful in Year 6 when we move on to working with fractions, decimals, percentages, and algebraic equations.

A very well done to…………………..

Pupil Of the Week: Lilly - for her respect, responsibility, and positive attitude which make her a true role model.

Motivation Award: Prince - for always contributing thoughtful and creative ideas during lesson time.

Week 2

This week in English, we have been looking at character descriptions and how authors use figurative language to help create engaging and believable characters. We have focused on using accurate punctuation for maximum effect.

We have also started reading our new book, The Lion Behind the Door by Onjali Q. Raúf, and worked on our retrieval, inference, and deduction skills to ensure we understand what we are reading.

I am very impressed with the work produced!


In maths, we have been learning how a whole group of objects can be composed of two or more parts. This can be represented using a part–part–whole 'cherry' diagram. We explored how the whole can be split in many different ways, and how the parts might look different from each other. Each part is smaller than the whole, but when combined, they make up the complete group. The children have demonstrated an excellent understanding. Well done!


Pupil of the Week: Ella showing an excellent attitude towards all of her learning.

Motivation award: Harry for showing great motivation in Maths this week, tackling challenges with enthusiasm and a positive attitude.

Week 1

Welcome Back!

What a fantastic start to Year 6! It has been wonderful to meet my new class—full of energy, enthusiasm, and a real eagerness to learn.

This week, we’ve spent time thinking carefully about our class rules and discussing the kind of classroom environment we want to create together. The ideas the children shared were thoughtful, respectful, and showed a real sense of maturity. I’m already so impressed by their positive attitudes and the way they’re supporting one another as we begin our journey through this final year of primary school.

I’m really looking forward to the year ahead!

Have a lovely weekend.

Ms Smith and Ms Karimi