Year 6
Welcome to Year 6
In Year 6, your teachers will expect a lot. You will work hard, you will be pushed but, you will have fun!
As a Year 6 pupil, you will be a role model for others, so it is important that you lead by example.
Our Year 6 Team
Miss Carden, Mrs Dawson, Mr Osbourne, Miss Wright, Mr Makin and
Mrs Walsh-Davies.
Information for Parents
Please click here for Year 6 Spring 2 Overview
Please click here for Miss Carden’s timetable
Please click here for Mrs Dawson’s timetable.
PE
PE kit consists of navy blue shorts, a sky blue polo shirt and trainers or pumps.
Year 6 have PE every Friday afternoon.
Swimming
Year 6 will be swimming every Monday during the Autumn term until Christmas. Each child will need a swimming costume, towel and a swimming cap – goggles are optional.
Reading
It is really important that your child reads every day. This can be their home reading book which they have chosen from our class or school library, or a book that they have at home. We would really appreciate it if you encourage your child to read at least 20 minutes reading every day.
Homework
Homework is set on www.maths.co.uk and www.spag.com. All children have been given log in details.
Chatter
Please keep up to date with our work via the school app and the class page on our school website.
Year 6 Chatter
Working Together
12-06-2026
These children have been working together to complete this jigsaw puzzle. For some, it was the first time they had ever completed one. They have helped each other along the way. What lovely friendships!
Full tummies on the grand tour !
10-06-2026
What a lovely meal we had – fish and chips 👍 Next we’re off to explore the land and grounds of Crosby Hall 🚶🏽🚶🏽♀️🚶🏾♂️🚶🏻♀️
We’re here 📍
10-06-2026
We’ve arrived, we’ve sorted out our rooms, made our beds and now we’re having some free time before we have our tea 🍽️
Y6 Residential: We’re on our way!
10-06-2026
Fun and chatter on the coach 🚌 … Crosby Hall – here we come! 😁😁
Living Life to the Max!
09-06-2026
After designing our own pieces of paradise last time, we discussed living life to the full, and if we had the chance, what would be on our very own bucket lists?
My Perfect Place
04-06-2026
We have been talking about our perfect places in RE, following which we designed our own little pieces of paradise!
Y6 Art
03-06-2026
Just sharing some of our latest artwork with you. The street scenes are based on / inspired by L.S. Lowry and the Liverpool skyline follows the work we did devising and writing a walking tour of Liverpool – taking in some the famous tourist attractions. We think all pieces are absolutely stunning!
Odysseus Collection
13-03-2026
We have done so much work around our book ‘Odysseus’ that we couldn’t resist the opportunity to present some for display!
Ancient Greek tiles
03-03-2026
After designing our tiles, we made them out of clay and added the finishing touches of paint/colour today. Can you recognise some famous characters? Odysseus? Athena? Hera? Cerebus? Zeus? Medusa?
Chinese New Year Art
11-02-2026
Based on A Chinese story called: The Boy, the Horse and the Fiddle, year 6 produced some paint shaded horses with accompanying quotes from the story.
Greek Names
05-02-2026
As part of our Ancient Greece unit, we had a go at writing our names in Ancient Greek script.
Art: Shadow Puppets
28-01-2026
After designing our puppets, sketching them and devising a script, we performed our plays today.
Winter Sleep Poetry
23-01-2026
These children have worked hard creating their poems based on the text Winter Sleep – A Hibernation Story by Sean Taylor and Alex Morss. Both girls enjoy reading and writing at home, too. Well done!
Celebrating Difference: Paralympians
22-01-2026
We are following on from differences we can and can’t see with celebrating people who have achieved greatness in sport – the paralympians!
Kennings and a Cyclops!
21-01-2026
Year 6 had some fun today writing a Kenning for the cyclops character from our class text – Odysseus. And … some wonderful sketches to accompany it too !
Computer technology to make music
21-01-2026
We are learning how to use a software programme to compose music to suit a film soundtrack / scene.
An Incantation
20-01-2026
After reading about Odysseus’ encounter with the Cyclops, we wrote in character of Polythemus (the cyclops) to ask Poseidon to seek revenge on our behalf.
PE: Circuits
19-01-2026
Year 6 have been working on fitness through circuit training. So many tired children after each session – getting fitter and stronger!
Science: Classification Keys
19-01-2026
Following on from last week, we tried our hands at sorting animals using classification keys.
PSHEe: Celebrating Difference
13-01-2026
We are looking at the ways in which everyone is different – that some differences we can see and some we can’t see.
