Term 1, Week 5 (Friday 2nd October)

Another busy week in year 6 - the children are working incredibly hard and we are very proud of the examples they are setting across the school with the way they conduct themselves. The children are enjoying their extra responsibilities within their year 6 job role and we have been so pleased to see their enthusiasm and organisation. The badges are coming in and hopefully we will have the rest of the badges before we break up for half term!

Some highlights this week:

• Writing our portal stories that we have been focusing on the past few weeks, we are hoping to type these up at some point!
• Conducting our Science investigation that we planned last week, focusing on the enquiry question: are shadows always the same shape as the object that casts them.
• Continuing to develop our tag rugby skills, focusing on attacking and tagging on the field. 
• Preparing for our tie church service after half term.
• An interesting discussion regarding science and religion in RE.

Look ahead to next week - (and things to remember):

• Monday 5th October - deposit deadline for Heatree on Parent Pay. Any problems please let us know.
• Wednesday 7th October - final call on CGP book orders, we will be ordering these on Thursday 8th October. These usually arrive a few days later.
• Swimming booster sessions have continued on a Thursday afternoon, still only applicable to certain children who have been contacted separately. 
• We will be attending church twice next week - the usual Wednesday service and Thursday morning for supporting EYFS first service.
• KS2 cross country event on Wednesday 14th October.
• Deadline for secondary school placements is on 31st October. 

Term 1, Week 4 (Thursday 24th September)

Plenty of learning happening this week through our continued innovation of the model text 'Elf Road' and recap on factors and multiples as well as remembering all the trick for divisibility! We began investigating our second enquiry question in science: Is a shadow always the same shape as the object that casts it? We have planned an investigation ready to experiment with next week. 

We have been using our school field for our Monday PE lesson on tag rugby, making it much easier to play the game and understand the rules. If your child has studded boots, please send these in on Mondays to support their PE learning on the field.

Looking ahead to next week - (and things to remember):

• Letters have been sent home today regarding after-school intervention groups and drop-in homework club sessions, please use the table provided to let us know which session/s your child will attend. These will start on Monday 28th September.
• Swimming booster sessions have begun, these are only applicable for children who have received a separate email.
• If you would like to order a set of CGP (Homework) books for your child and have not yet done so, please could you place your order via Parent Pay as soon as possible.
• Heatree Deposits are still being taken on ParentPay.
• Children are beginning to receive their badges in recognition of their year 6 job, the others are on their way and will hopefully be with us soon. We would encourage them to look after these as at a cost of almost £3 each we are unable to replace them if lost.
• It is possible to apply for your child's secondary school place.  As we mentioned at the Meet the Teacher event we would encourage you to do this as soon as possible before the deadline of 31st October 2026.
• Running club will be every Thursday morning in preparation for the cross country event on Wednesday 14th October.

Term 1, Week 3 (Friday 18th September)

A week that was filled with exciting times for Year 6, particularly with the announcement on Wednesday of their year 6 job role this year. We hope there were plenty of exciting conversations about these when they arrived home! It was lovely to see their excitement for each other and we look forward to seeing how the children take to their roles. On top of this news, the children also visited their EYFS buddies on Friday and enjoyed sharing a story with them. There will be weekly opportunities to continue this, this year!

• We have begun a new topic in our English this week, with a new model text. We are learning about portal stories with a focus on description. We have rehearsed and innovated the text this week, looking at how we can change an element to make it our own.
• In Maths we have begun adding and subtracting integers, focusing on column method and reinforcing this with the use of multi-step word problems and missing number questions.
• Continuing our topic of light in Science, we completed an investigation to prove the enquiry question: How does light travel? 

Looking ahead to next week - things to remember:

• FRIDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER - INSET DAY - DO NOT COME IN.
• If you would like to order a set of CGP (Homework) books for your child and have not yet done so, please could you place your order via Parent Pay because we want to place an order by the start of October.
• Heatree Deposits are still being taken on Parent Pay.
• It is possible to apply for your child's secondary school place.  As we mentioned at the Meet the Teacher event, we would encourage you to do this as soon as possible before the deadline of 31st October 2026.
• Flu vaccinations will take place on Tuesday 22nd September.

Term 1, Week 2 (Friday 11th September)

It doesn't seem possible that we've already finished the first full week of Year 6.  The children have worked so hard this week, particularly as we have completed a range of baseline assessments which are a great way for us to see where knowledge is already very secure or might need a few little reminders to help it stick.

Of course our learning hasn't just involved assessments, we've also been busy in lots of other areas.  In maths we've continued our work on place value (particularly looking at decimal places and rounding). In English we've focused on improving persuasive letters and have planned, written and edited our own. The children have written some brilliant letters, showing their passion for their chosen year 6 job! We've also been working in groups to investigate how light travels in Science, whilst in PE we've been practicing our throwing and catching in tag rugby and dribbling skills in basketball.

Important notices for next week:

1. Please note the letter sent out yesterday (Thursday 10th September) regarding the ordering of CGP books for home learning this year. 
2. Home learning has now been uploaded on our class page for English and Maths. Please also see the spellings for the week which will be written in contact books on a Monday morning.
3. Heatree Deposits are now being taken on ParentPay, these are due by the 5th October.
4. Secondary school applications will be opening on the 12th September. Apply for a school place 2026 to 2027 | East Sussex County Council Closing date is the 31st October. 
5. Meet the Teacher event will be taking place on Thursday 17th September from 9.05-9.30. Please head to the year 5/6 exit door to sign in - the class teachers will meet you there.
6. Sport and music clubs all start back up again for the year next week (week commencing 14th September).
7. NHS flu nasal sprays take place on Tuesday 22nd September.