Year 6 Spring 2025-26

Year 6 Spring 2026
 
Welcome back after the Christmas break. We have lots to look forward to during this coming term and many new topics to dive into.
 
Main class teachers: Mrs Gibbs & Mrs Stevens-Ward
TA: Mrs Dalton-Cole
PE Days: Thursday (swimming) and Friday
Home learning: SPAG.com (Tuesday) Maths.co.uk (Tuesday) Spelling (Friday) Reading (Daily) Times Tables (Ongoing).
 
Take a look below to see what we have in store!
Maths
We will continue to work on our arithmetic methods weekly, focussing on accuracy, fluency and speed.
Throughout the Spring Term we will cover a range of maths topics in our main White Rose lessons. These include:
  • Ratio & Proportion
  • Algebra
  • Percentages
  • Decimals
  • Measuring perimeter, area and volume
Pupils will continue to consolidate their learning by completing a task on Maths.co.uk as weekly home learning.
English
Our class novel for this term is the brilliant 'The Explorer' by Katherine Rundell. We will delve into this text during our guided reading sessions, and use it as a springboard for a range of writing in our English lessons. 
In guided reading, we will continue to focus on our understanding of each of the VIPERS objectives. VIPERS stands for:
  • Vocabulary
  • Inference
  • Prediction
  • Explain
  • Retrieval
  • Summarise / Sequencing
In our English lessons, we will learn about and write:
  • Non-chronological reports
  • Recounts
  • Descriptive writing
  • Narrative
  • Persuasion
  • Poetry
We will build on our knowledge of SPAG by continuing with our weekly spelling tests and weekly SPAG focus. Pupils will continue to complete a task on SPAG.com as weekly home learning.
Science
In Science this term we will be learning about Evolution and Inheritance. This is a fascinating topic with lots to be discovered. 
 
By the end of this unit, all children should be able to:
• Identify inherited traits and adaptive traits.
• Understand that adaptations are random
mutations.
• Examine fossil evidence supporting the idea
of evolution.
• Identify the difference between selective and
cross-breeding.
 
In addition, most children will be able to:
• Develop an understanding of the development
of evolutionary ideas and theories over time.
• Explain how human evolution has occurred
and compare modern humans with those of
the same genus and family.
• Understand that adaptation and evolution is
not a uniform process for all living things.
• Give examples of selective and crossbreeding.
PSHE
In PSHE this term we will be focussing first of all on Personal Safety within the contexts of living a healthy and safe lifestyle. Later on in the term, we will move on to learn about Financial Capability within the context of economic well-being. We feel this is a highly important (although non-statutory) unit to teach our Year 6 pupils, as it helps to prepare them for their future.