Year 6
Welcome to Year 6’s class page…
Welcome to our Year 6 class page. Below you can find out about some of the exciting things we have been doing in Year 6 as well as keep up to date with all of the relevant information.
Year 6 are taught by their class teacher Mr Sharrock, as well as Mrs Spacey the class teaching assistant who also covers lessons on a Thursday afternoon and Friday afternoon.
In Year 6 at The Willows, our children grow as independent and self-confident learners who are ready to tackle new challenges as they prepare for high school. We firmly believe in engaging and cross curricular learning here in Year 6 and as you will tell from the posts below, we have lots of exciting opportunities to look forward to!
Make sure you check out our page regularly to keep informed of the exciting opportunities and news events for Year 6. Parents can also stay up to date with all things Year 6 by reading our weekly Year 6 class newsletter which is posted on Seesaw!
This term’s Stars!
Now that we are allowed to have assemblies together again, we have restarted our Star Award Assembly on Friday morning. This is a very special assembly where Mr. Sharrock tells us how amazing one of our friends has been this week – our parents are even allowed to come! Well done to all of our recent Star Award winners.
Things to know about…
Year 6 is a very busy year, ultimately preparing the children for their next step in education – high school. There is an awful lot for the children to look forward to in Year 6, but we do have high expecatations for our school’s oldest children – with regards to attitude, behaviour and homework.
Role models: In Year 6, our children set the standard for all other children in the school. The Year 6 children will all have a Reception Buddy, who they mentor and support throughout the year. On top of this, the Year 6 children will have positions of responsibility around school and monitor jobs within the classroom to promote independence, leadership, organisation and communication.
Homework: The Year 6 children will receive English and maths homework to complete on Seesaw every week. Homework will be set on Friday and will be submitted via Seesaw by the following Friday. Children will also receive weekly spellings and times tables to learn, ready for a test the following week.
Reading: It is the expectation that Year 6 children read every night, without fail. I cannot express just how important daily reading is at home to develop the children’s reading speed and reading fluency. The children will pick books from our extensive class library which is packed with high interest books linking to our topics. Reading diaries must be signed daily to show home reading, though by Year 6 we trust the children to do this themselves.
To find out more detailed information about Year 6 routines, homework expectations and curriculum, please click on the content link below to access the Year 6 parent’s important information document.
Year 6’s Latest News
Inter-House Handball Competition
During the week commencing 21st March, every child across school competed in our most recent intra-school competition - Handball. Handball is a fast paced, energetic and inclusive game which is best described as a mixture of netball and football. A football pitch...
Year 6 World Book Day 2023
On Thursday 2nd March, all classes at The Willows celebrated World Book Day. In Year 6, we completed our own stories in the style of our class book for the day - Aesop's Fables. The children used a picture stimulus to plan and write their own story with a moral...
Year 5 and 6 Carr Hill Dodgeball Tournament
Two teams of children from Year 5 and 6 took part over two consecutive weeks in this year's Carr Hill Dodgeball Tournament. The mixed teams of boys and girls took part in competitive dodgeball competitions against 11 other teams from local primary schools. There was...
Year 6 Make Healthy Pizzas
On Wednesday 1st February, Year 6 finally made their healthy pizzas. The children have been working hard on a healthy living project, mixing their knowledge of science and design technology. The children designed a healthy, well-balanced pizza that had less fat and...
Reception and Year 6 Forest School
Reception and Year 6 joined together for a buddy outdoor learning day. They had so much fun working together to build different things in the Forest School area. They made their own flat breads and then added jam, butter or syrup; They tasted delicious!
I’m A Year 6, Get Me Out Of Here!
On Monday 5th December, Year 6 brought their topic of 'Survival' to life by spending the day doing an 'I'm A Year 6, Get Me Out Of Here! Survival Day. The children had previously designed their own shelters in D.T. that had to meet a multi-faceted design brief and...
Year 6 Skateboarders!
On Tuesday 29th September, Year 6 had an hour's skateboard coaching with Issy from Team Rubicon Skateboarding. This was in a bid to engage the childr5en in physical activity and my goodness, did they engage! All of the children loved learning how to ride the...
Year 5 and 6 Carr Hill Athletics Tournament
On Tuesday 30th November, 22 children from Year 5 and 6 represented The Willows at the annual Year 5 and 6 Fylde Sportshall Athletics Tournament at Carr Hill High School. Every child took part in field events such as the long jump, standing triple jump, javelin and...
Year 5 and 6 Dodgeball
Year 5 and 6 had great fun taking part in the inter-house dodgeball competition. It was wacky and wild and the children had such enthusiasm. There were balls flying everywhere and it took four members of staff to referee each match! There was great teamwork and...
Year 6 Remembrance Prayer And Liturgy
On Thursday 10th November, Year 6 led a Prayer and Liturgy for the whole school based on the theme of Remembrance. The children led the reflection wonderfully, in a very calm, reflective and respectful manner. After explaining what Remembrance is about, Emily read the...
Year 6 Glow Dodgeball
On Monday 7th November, The Willows held a Glow Dodgeball Day, where every class had an allocated P.E. lesson in the hall under U.V. lights playing glow in the dark dodgeball. The children came dressed in their own, pastel coloured clothes which shone in the dark and...
Year 6 Outdoor Learning Day Fun!
On Thursday 3rd November, The Willows held a school-wide Outdoor Learning Day, where the children took their learning to the great outdoors for a fun-filled day. Year 6 spent their morning in the church grounds, first doing some outdoor reading of our class novel...
Scoot At School Fun!
On Monday 17th, Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th October, our whole school took part in Scoot At School Day. Each child was invited to bring in their scooter and helmet (or borrow a scooter from our breaktime fleet) and spend several 20 minute sessions throughout the...
Year 6 WW1 Visit
On Monday 17th October, Year 6 were visited by Sgt. Powell of the North Lancashire Regiment. He spent the afternoon putting the children through their paces joining the army, learning drill before guiding them through the process of signing their attestations and...
Year 6 Maths game fun!
Who said maths can't be fun? Over the last few days, the Year 6 children have been consolidating their learning by playing lots of engaging maths games. While we are learning written calculation methods, to give the children lots of practice at column addition,...
Year 6 WW1 Dance
In P.E. this half term, Year 6 have been linking their P.E. work to their history topic of World War 1. The children learnt all about different aspects of WW1 trench life and then chose 4 different aspects to portray as freeze frames. The children worked in groups to...
Year 6 Readytalk sessions
Year 6 have started their Readytalk sessions this week. We are fortunate enough to have Naomi, an NHS psychologist, who is coming into our class to pilot a new mental health and wellbeing scheme that can teach the children new skills how to cope with worries and...
Year 6 Bikeability
During our second week of the Half Term, Year 6 completed their Bikeability training. Instructors from the GoVelo company came into school and taught the Year 6 children how to check and ride their bike safely. Once the children showed they were confident navigating...
Year 6 Meet Their Buddies!
After a week of waiting, the Year 6 children finally got to meet their Reception Buddy on Friday 9th September. The children were SO excited about becoming a Buddy, a position we hold very highly at our school. The Year 6 children are paired up with a Reception child,...
Year 6 Outdoor R.E. Artwork
As part of our R.E. topic this half term, which is all about love and the key Christian Values, we have taken our R.E. learning outside! The children have been carefully considering which Christian values are most important and linking this to their own lives,...
