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.
Parent meetings September 2024
Tuesday 10th September - residential trip & general Y6 info
Parent meeting PowerPoint
Mrs V Hopkins
Year 6 Class Teacher
English Lead Teacher
Miss I Hackett
Y6 class teacher
Mrs Fisher
Teaching assistant
Mrs White
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 about the events will be sent out nearer the time.
Key Dates
18th - 20th September - Y6 residential trip
Friday 20th September Jeans for Genes Day – no donations required
Tuesday 15th October Parents’ Evening 3:45pm-6:15pm
Thursday 17th October Parents’ Evening 3:45pm-6:15pm
Thursday 24th October Halloween Discos
Friday 25th October Last Day of Term
Monday 28th October – Friday 1st November Half Term
Friday 8th November Belle Vue Fireworks, Bonfire and Food Festival
Tuesday 12th November Odd Socks Day (Anti-Bullying awareness week) – no donations required
Friday 15th November Children in Need (MUFTI) - donation
Current Term
Reading
Writing
Maths
Cogheart is our current class novel. This is read daily.
In addition, we use a variety of short extracts linked to the wider curriculum in reading lessons to develop fluency and to build background knowledge and vocabulary.
In the autumn term, we will work on developing sentence structure and the ability to select and combine sentences to create effective longer pieces. Our first piece of work will be based on the book Weslandia, followed by a non-fiction piece linked with our history work.
In the autumn, we begin by focusing on place value and the four operations - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Following this, we turn our attention to fractions.
Science
Art
Geography
Music
The human body - heart and blood circulation
Renaissance architecture
Spatial sense - how cartographers divide up the world
Using notation to play along to pop and neo-soul music
RE
History
P.E.
Our school day
Islam - the 5 pillars
World War 1
Football skills
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 14.10.24 'i' sound
| individual | epidemic | rhythm |
| system | equipped | equipment |
| privilege | building | malice |
| misheard | millimetre | midday |
Spelling words 21.10.24 'ie' sound
| sacrifice | environment | identity |
| variety | reliable | dimension |
| diversity | confide | maximise |
| provide | eyeball | sightless |
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
Both Y6 classes will have one PE slot on Monday mornings.
Friday mornings will be split between PE and Forest School.
13th Sept, 27th Sept & 4th Oct = Forest School for 6Ha and PE for 6Ho
11th Oct, 18th Oct & 25th Oct = Forest School for 6Ho and PE for 6Ha
Long hair must be tied back for these sessions.
Earrings should be removed before these sessions. If this is not possible, earrings must be covered with plasters. Children must remove their own earrings/put on their own 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
