Year 6 – Beech & Cedar
We would like to warmly welcome you to Y6’s year group page!
We aim to provide you with an insight into what’s happening in Y6 and share with you a snapshot of our learning journey. This space will be used to showcase and importantly celebrate a variety of learning outcomes produced by the Y6 team. We are extremely proud of all of our Y6 pupils and we look forward to sharing their achievements with you. Scroll below to learn about the key areas of learning, knowledge and understanding which we will be covering in each term. Important information and regular updates can be found via our Class Notices section or the Documents tab.
We hope you enjoy exploring the content on our Y6 page!
Teachers
Y6 Beech – Mrs James & Mrs Hayes
Y6 Cedar – Mrs Carter
Y6 Teaching Assistants – Mrs Niaz and Mrs Roper
Class Notices
Year 6 Residential Letter
Next year's residential to Mount Cook Aventure Centre is booked and we are very excited! Please click on the link below to find out more information. Residential letter November 2023
Flu Vaccinations
Please see attached the information for the upcoming flu vaccinations, taking place on Friday 8th December. Links have been sent through ScholarPack with an online consent form. Protecting Your Child Against Flu Information Leaflet
Christmas Dinner – 12th December
Please see attached the Christmas Dinner Menu for the 12th December 2023! December Christmas Menu Parkdale 2023.pdf
Rugby Success!
Brilliant performances from some of our Rugby players last week, at tournaments in Gedling and Nottingham High School. Lots of wins, only one defeat and all the staff attending have complimented our players on their skills and their sportsmanship! We are so proud of...
Term Overview
Y6 PE Kit
A letter here for parents/carers of Y6 and the children themselves, suggesting bringing a change of clothes on Thursdays when it looks likely to be wet! Y6 Thursday PE change of kit letter
Y6 Summer Term
Summer Term This term, our whole school Peace & Conflict topic is called ‘20th Century War’. In Y6, as part of this topic, we will be developing our knowledge and understanding of 20th Century War, including: What is war? How do wars start? What were the events...
Y6 Spring Term
Spring Term This term, our whole school A Green Clean World themed learning is called ‘Save The Bees’. Year 6 will be learning all about the incredible world of bees and the important part they play in every aspect of the ecosystem. Our key areas of learning within...
Our Class Ambassadors
Our Reading Ambassadors
School Council & Parliament
Y6 Photo Gallery
Welcome to our photo gallery which shares with you a few snapshots of what’s been and is currently happening in Year 6!
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Disco fun
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Disco fun October 2023
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Celebrating with friends
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Macbeth drama
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Browsing the Book Fair
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Y6 Leavers’
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Carbon Footprint Persuasive Speeches
Carbon Footprint Persuasive Speeches
Wellbeing- expressive art work
Wellbeing- expressive art work
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Y6 Experimenting with blending and colour mixing in sketchbooks
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Y6 Jackson Pollock inspired artwork
Shakespeare drama
Response to the witches!
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Macbeth- Generating emotive vocabulary
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Greetings after the battle!
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Y6 Fun expressing emotions with paint
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Macbeth- meeting the witches
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Soundscapes preparation
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Macbeth- battlefield
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Exploring greetings
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Currently reading…
Currently reading…
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Discussing next steps
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Meet the new School Council Reps
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Pupil Voice
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School Council Team
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School Council & Parliament Reps
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Exploring the new gym equipment
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New gym equipment
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Beech Reading Ambassadors
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Rufford House
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Clumber House
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A few of our digital sketches for our merit cards!
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Expressing our personal identities
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Identity silhouettes
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Identity silhouettes
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Our Values
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Our Values
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Our Values
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Our Values
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Fun capturing our team photos!
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Our Values
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Our Values
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Pre-Learn Reading
Pre-Learn Reading
Retrieval Practice Tennis
Retrieval Practice Tennis
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Some of our values
Science news report
Science news report
QR codes in action for reading
QR codes in action for reading
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Writing conferences recorded
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Sharing new books
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Sharing new books
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Inclusive books
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Selfie videos
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Reading Cafe- Digestives!
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Sharing new books
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Suffragettes- Preparing for our trip!
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Reading & Writing Champions!
Galleries of Justice
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Protests
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Still smiling! Y6 Learning about the history of justice.
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Y6 at the Galleries of Justice
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Two would-be Barristers at the Galleries of Justice
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Here comes the judge! Y6 at the Galleries of Justice
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Oh dear – in the stocks as Y6 learn about the history of crime and punishment!
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Trip to Galleries of Justice
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Trip to Galleries of Justice
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Trip to Galleries of Justice
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Punishment through the ages
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Trip to Galleries of Justice
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Carbon Footprint Persuasive Speeches
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Class Ambassadors
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Role Plays – SCARF
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Reading online
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Sharing our values
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Researching
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Identity self portraits
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Identity self portraits
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Exploring QR codes
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Macbeth – Meeting the strange creatures in the distance
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Macbeth – Battle scene
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Macbeth – Exploring emotions in the battle scene
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Macbeth role play
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Whole class drama – Macbeth
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Y6 Experimenting with colour to express mood
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Y6 Colour knowledge retrieval
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Black History Month – Learning about Aretha Franklin and Bob Marley
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Detailed sketches to accompany written work
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Taking pride in our published outcomes
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Bpook Fair Posters designed by Year 6
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Book Fair Fun
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Observational sketches of bees
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Warming up with hot chocolate
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Go George and Alfie!
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Attendance Challenge Obstacle Course
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Attendance Challenge Obstacle Course
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Attendance Challenge Obstacle Course
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Cricket
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Cricket with Chance to Shine
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Learning the basics of table tennis
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Table tennis skills
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Snow 9.3.23
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Cricket fun
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Snow 9.3.23
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Snow 9.3.23
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Snow much fun!
Our Writing
Class Documents & Resources
Class Information
Our PE days are Wednesdays and Thursdays
Our School Rules
Listen to and follow instructions.
Be polite and care about other people.
Always keep hands and feet to yourself and work and play safely.
Look after the school and its environment.
- Look after your property and have respect for other people’s belongings.
Do not tease, bully or upset anyone.
Speak respectfully to others and do not swear.
Year 6 Homework
New homework introduction letter 04.09.23 (3)
There is the option of a paper copy for reading homework or it can be accessed via Showbie. Your child’s Showbie log in is available as a QR code in their Reading diary and the username and password are also featured there too.
Useful Links
Human Rights
We have recently watched and discussed this video in class.
Read Theory
Reading Comprehension Skills
Times Tables
TT Rockstars
Spelling Shed
Spelling Challenges
Showbie
Y6 Reading List
Reading List
Meet The Author
In January, we’ll be starting our new class book by Piers Torday called The Dark Wild.