This is Mrs Church's Year 6 Stetson Class! 

We work together every morning before the children head off to their afternoon groups. We are passionate about art, writing and reading! This page will give you information that relates to all Year 6 pupils in our school. Mrs Church will also add photos of our work from morning sessions. Do not hesitate to come and speak to us should you have any issues or concerns. Stetson's are working hard to be the best they can be!

PE

On a Tuesday we go swimming until Christmas. You will need your swimwear and a towel. Our other PE day is a Wednesday. Just a reminder, our PE kit consists of black shorts or jogging/tracksuit bottoms (in colder months), a white t-shirt, trainers and a hoodie or jacket for warmth (the school hoodies are ideal). Earrings need ideally removing before PE lessons or taping up at least to avoid injury during activities (which you will need to provide).

Homework

Maths and Grammar homework is handed out on a Friday and is due in on a Wednesday the following week. The children are given their pages to complete each week and are encouraged to write them into the homework books or diaries as a reminder. A maximum of two house points are given out each week for the completion of both sets. We mark homework as a class to use as an extra teaching opportunity so encourage the children to bring their homework books in every week even if they have not been completed. Homework set is a continuation of what we have learnt during the week. If your child is struggling with the homework set, then please do encourage them to speak to an adult so that we can take the time during school to help them.

Spellings

The children have been split into groups for spelling. Your child has been given a spelling sheet for the half term with a list of words on. It would be really beneficial if your child practises these spellings each week ready for the spelling test on a Friday. We are particularly focussing on ensuring that these words are spelt correctly in their writing, not just in the test. Testing your child by using the words in a dictated sentence can help them practise writing whilst having to think about a range of skills, not just spelling a single word.

English

Autumn 2 - We will be using two books in our studies this half term. We will be using a non-fiction text about Volcanoes and Earthquakes to plan and write an explanation text. We will be enjoying some 'sense' poems and writing and performing our own!

Maths

Autumn 2 - we will continue to work on calculations using four operations as well as 'order of operations' including brackets. We will develop our understanding of fractions and challenge ourselves with word problems. During this half term we will complete an assessment to see how we are getting on! It is really important that children continue to practise their times table recall as this is crucial to many areas of maths.

Organisation

As we are in the final year of primary school, we are really focussing on promoting independence so that the children are ready for their transition to high school. We encourage them to bring their school diaries in every day (which were given out in the first week), their reading books in daily and to complete homework and hand it in on time every Wednesday.