In Year 6, the National Curriculum expects children to write confidently and effectively for a range of purposes and audiences. They should be able to organise ideas clearly, use a wide and appropriate vocabulary, and vary sentence structures to create impact. Writing should be mostly accurate in spelling, grammar and punctuation, with correct use of features such as tense, paragraphs and punctuation to clarify meaning. Pupils are expected to plan, draft, edit and improve their work independently, showing control, cohesion and increasing sophistication as they prepare for secondary school.
Welcome to Year 6
Year 6 are taught by: Mr Groves, Mrs Latham,Mrs Rehman, Miss Hollins, Miss Partridge.
Our two classes are:
The National Curriculum states that in Year 6 pupils are expected to consolidate everything learned in primary school, meet age-related expectations, and leave with the skills, knowledge and confidence needed for the next stage of education. Year 6 children should read write and communicate effectively, use maths confidently and accurately, understand key Scientific ideas, apply knowledge accross subjects, use technology safely and responsibly, work both independently and collaboratively, think critically and be socially and emotionally prepared for secondary school.
Key Expectations
Writing- develop sophisticated writing using a range of sentences structures, powerful vocabulary and complex punctuation.
Reading- read independantly for pleasure, discuss texts and speak confidently to different audiences.
Maths- mastering place value (up to 8 digits), negative numbers, rounding, and solving multi-step problems, alongside arithmetic skills.
SATs- A siginificant focus on preparation for SATs exams.
Secondary School Transition- visit to new schools, meeting future teachers and prpare for life in a larger environment.
Reading
In Year 6, the National Curriculum expects children to be fluent, confident readers who can understand a wide range of texts. They should read accurately and independently, understand vocabulary in context, and show strong comprehension by explaining ideas, making inferences, and supporting their views with evidence from the text. Pupils should be able to summarise key points, discuss themes and authors’ language choices, and use their reading skills to support learning across the curriculum and prepare for secondary school.
In Birchills we follow Ready Steady Read Together, our lessons follow the same teaching sequence and provides a detailed framework of how to move through the 3 step teaching sequence. Our lessons last 45 minutes and we have one lesson a day. Below is a breakdown of a typical lesson.
Writing
Maths 
The Year 6 maths National Curriculum aims to consolidate and extend pupils’ knowledge so they are ready for secondary school, with a strong focus on fluency, reasoning and problem solving. Pupils work confidently with large numbers, the four operations, fractions, decimals and percentages, including ratio and proportion, and are introduced to basic algebra. They develop skills in measurement, geometry and statistics, applying their understanding to solve increasingly complex problems and to explain their mathematical reasoning clearly.
'Reading for pleasure can be directly linked to children’s success throughout their time at school and even into adulthood.' (Oxford Owl)
Reading for Pleasure
Here at Birchills we are an advocate for Reading for Pleasure and encourage children to choose a book and enjoy reading it. Reading for pleasure can lower stress levels, increase empathy and improve academic success. We ask that you encourage your child to read at home and create a love for reading.
Here are some reccommended texts for Year Six:
Please see our Curriculum Overview to see what we are learning about during Year 6.
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Throughout the year parents and carers are invited into school to see what we learn and learn ways that they can support us more in school. Please look at the document below for more information about how we teach reading and maths.