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Our Teachers
Mrs A Brasier-Creagh
Class 21
Year Leader
Mrs A Hocknull
Class 21
KS2 Phase Leader
Mr L Harris
Class 20
Mrs D Holliday
Class 19
Support Staff
Mrs J Powell
Mrs L Sudlow
Mrs R Dutton-Hall
Welcome back to school for the Spring Term and Happy New Year; we hope you and your children have had a wonderful Christmas and are looking forward to the learning ahead.
The Spring term is always a busy time for pupils in Year 6 with lots of learning and consolidation taking place. English and Mathematics will continue to be taught daily and focus on key writing skills and mathematical calculations. Arithmetic and fluency are very important this year to build speed and accuracy in preparation for our SATs. Year 6 will continue to use the Maths Mastery approach to extend their skills in reasoning and problem solving, stretching our thinking to greater depth work.
In Writing, we will be building up our stamina for writing and adding detail using adverbials and varied sentences, with a focus on ambitious vocabulary. We will write for different genres, and begin to build a bank of our work that secures our end of year level in writing in June. Handwriting remains a priority, along with accurate punctuation and independent editing of our work. Spelling remains our big focus, not just in our weekly spelling tests but also using those words accurately across all our work.
In our Science lessons, we will be studying ‘Animals including humans’, deepening our understanding using enquiry and investigation skills. We will explore the human circulatory system and the transportation of nutrients, and then look at diet and exercise, drugs and lifestyles.
Thematic
This term, we continue with our exciting, thematic approach, allowing children to make connections between areas of learning and consolidate skills. We begin the term with our new topic which will be ‘Wars of the World’ using our Art, Design and Technology and PSHE skills alongside History. As part of this, we look forward to inviting you in for a DT workshop in February – details will follow shortly.
Homework
Homework in Year 6 continues, to set up regular homework habits that will see them into Year 7 and beyond. The children will be continue to be given reading and maths homework regularly, alongside interventions for key groups and SATs boosters after school. This is an important term for the children in strengthening their understanding and also looking at test technique and building resilience. We will complete mock SAT tests in February, and those results will be shared with you along with their next steps.
Spellings
Our spelling lessons will focus on age-expected spellings which use the spelling rules taught throughout Key Stage 2. These spellings are part of the children’s SATs spelling test and also are needed to meet age expectations in writing. Please support your child in learning and practising these spellings regularly and also editing them if spelt wrong in their written work.
P.E
Our PE sessions are unchanged:
Class 19 – Tuesday and Wednesday
Class 20 – Monday and Tuesday
Class 21 – Monday and Friday
We kindly remind families that no jewellery should be worn in school except for stud earrings, and in line with Health and Safety guidelines, these should not be worn on PE days.
Residential
Our residential is booked (March 2026) to Laches Wood. We can take the entire year group at the same time, which will allow the children to share the experience with their peers and enjoy some fantastic memories before they move on to a variety of secondary schools. There are still some places available so please do contact us as soon as possible. Information will be shared with you all shortly.
We anticipate a busy and exciting term ahead and we thank you in anticipation of your continued support. We look forward to working with you over the next year, to ensure your children have a pleasurable and valuable final year at Elston Hall. Year 6 is a very important year, and we look forward to excellent progress being made. If you have any concerns or worries, please arrange a time to speak to one of us, as you play a vital role in your child’s education and it really is a team effort.
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