Welcome to our Year 6 page
Here you will find the latest updates, information about what we are learning and resources to support the learning of our children.
Please do not hesitate to contact us via email at:
info@belle-vue.dudley.sch.uk
or leave a message with the office on 01384 389900 if you have any questions.
Mrs V Hopkins
Year 6 Class Teacher
English Lead Teacher
Mr D Brathwaite
Y6 class teacher
Mrs A Hart
Teaching Assistant
This is an overview of events throughout the year. All of these dates are provisional and may be subject to change. Further details regarding the events will be sent out nearer the time Autumn Term 2023
Key dates
Thursday 8th Feb - Valentine's disco
Monday 12th Feb - Friday 16th Feb - half term
Thursday 7th March - World Book Day
Friday 15th March - Comic Relief
Monday 25th March - Friday 5th April - Easter holiday
Current Term
Reading
Writing
Maths
The Nowhere Emporium is our current class novel. This is read daily.
In addition, we use a variety of shorter extracts in reading lessons to develop fluency, and to build background knowledge and vocabulary. In the run-up to SATs, we will also be using past papers to familiarise the children with the style of the test questions.
In the spring term, we will continue to work on sentence structure but also develop our ability to select and combine sentences to create effective longer pieces. We will also be considering how to tailor our work for particular audiences and purposes.
In the spring term, we will study:
Fractions, decimals & percentages
Measure
Shape
Statistics
In addition, we will continue to consolidate our calculation skills using our knowledge of place value and the four operations.
Science
Electrical circuits
RE
History
Our school day
Christianity - beliefs about eternity
World War 1
Morning
Handwriting-Mathematics-Assembly-Breaktime-Spelling-Reading-Writing
Lunch
Foundation subjects -Class novel
Home-time
Spellings
- We have a phonics-based approach to spelling in KS2
- Children are taught a phoneme (sound) and then we focus on some of the different graphemes (letters) that represent that phoneme.
- Over the course of the week, children learn how to spell a set amount of words that include that phoneme
Spelling words w.b. 29.1.24
| interfere | profession | draft |
| draught | conflict | emphasis |
| philosophy | tough | sapphire |
| stiffer | roughest | giraffe |
Spelling words w.b.5.2.24
| strategy | enduring | duration |
| durable | procedure | adjacent |
| jealous | jeopardy | marriage |
| knowledgeable | digestion | suggest |
Department for Education's statutory spelling list for Y5 & 6
Handwriting
- We use the handwriting scheme 'Letter Join'. Handwriting is taught daily and children have chance to practise the letters/joins.
- We expect children to use and implement the letters/joins they have learnt in handwriting in all their independent writing.
At home tablet log-in for Letter-join
username: qr0470
swipe code: capital 'L' shape starting at top left
At home PC log-in for Letter-join
username: qr0470
password: home
Communication Platforms
Key messages for parents will be communicated by the school office via School Life App.
- Copies of letters are sent out to parents via emails and uploaded to the school website.
- Key dates are published on our website (Academic Diary Dates)
- Google Form links that cannot be shared publicly for safeguarding reasons will be emailed to families.
- Newsletters will be issued every fortnight and available on the School Life app and uploaded to the website.
Forest School
P.E. and forest school sessions are on a Friday and will alternate each half term.
- Hair will need to be tied back.
- Earrings must be removed on the days children have PE (if they have not been removed then they must be taken out by the child themselves or covered with plasters).
How parents can best support their child's learning
Daily reading - independently or aloud to you - this is still useful even in Y6!
Times tables practice
Spelling practice
Handwriting practice
Encouraging independence - P.E kit, letters etc
Homework
