Year 6
Welcome to Year 6! - Thank you for visiting our Class Blog.
Mr Gannaway is the class teacher. Mrs McIntosh will assist in the classroom. On this page, you will find information about Class 6, news, pictures of things we've done, and more.
Termly Newsletters and Information
Year 6 Spring 1 Newsletter 2026.pdf
Year 6 Autumn 2 Newsletter.pdf
National Curriculum Spelling Guidance
Reminders
Arrival and Collection Times
All children should enter and leave school via their external classroom door.
All children should arrive between 8.45am – 8.55am.
All children should be collected at 3.20pm.
Breakfast Club & After School Club - Children in should arrive as normal and be taken to Breakfast Club room. They will be taken to their Classroom ready for lessons. Breakfast Club will be open from 7.45am. After School Club will be open until 5.45pm.
Stationery - All stationery will be provided but your child may bring their own if they wish.
The following equipment will be useful in Year 6:
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ruler
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glue stick
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HB pencil and pencil sharpener
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A fibre tipped writing pen
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Colouring pencils
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Highlighter pens
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Green biro
It would be helpful if the pencil case is relatively small as there will be limited space on tables.
P.E. - Children in Class 6 will need to ensure that their P.E. kit is in school on Monday and Wednesday.
Link to School Uniform and P.E.Kit Expectations Page
Spellings - Every Monday, your child will be taught a new spelling rule to practise during the week, ready for a spelling test on the Friday. Please spend time at home practising these spellings using "look, say, cover, write, check" in the Spelling Homework Booklet, as well as discussing the spelling rule. Please ensure that Homework Books are kept in school bags. You can also log on to Spelling Shed by visiting https://play.edshed.com
Writing
In Year 6, children continue to learn to write different types of texts and we use model texts to highlight the associated key features before children create their own versions. Listed below are the text types and texts that we are learning this year.
| Date | Text Type | Text Title |
| 8th Sept 2025 | Newspaper Report | Deadly 60 - Reticulated Python Saved |
| 29th Sept 2025 | Explanation Text | Deadly 60 - How to Care for a Nile Crocodile |
| 13th Oct 2025 | Memoir | Deadly 60 - Discovering a New Animal |
| 3rd Nov 2025 | Information Text (Authorial Voice) | Deadly 60 - Writing Deadly 60 in the style of Steve Backshall |
| 24th Nov 2025 | Narrative - Character, Setting, Action | Beowulf - Grendel's approach to the Mead-Hall |
| 15th Dec 2025 | Persuasive Advert | Beowulf - Job Advert for a Hero to Slay Beasts |
| 12th Jan 2026 | Diary | Beowulf - Waiting for Grendel to Attack |
| 19th Jan 2026 | Narrative - Action | Beowulf - The Fight Against Grendel |
| 2nd Feb 2026 | Formal Speech | Beowulf - King Hrothgar Addressing Citizens of Heorot |
| 23rd Feb 2026 | Explanation Text | Beowulf - How To Kill A Monster |
| 16th Mar 2026 | Letter of Complaint | Beowulf - Complaining About Monsters Being Killed |
| 13th Apr 2026 | Newspaper Report |
Beowulf - Murder of Grendel's Mother |
| 6th May 2026 | Narrative - Character, Setting | Macbeth - Meeting the Three Witches on the Heath |
| 18th May 2026 | Persuasive Argument | Macbeth - Lawyer Defending / Prosecuting Macbeth |
| 8th June 2026 | Narrative | Macbeth - Malcolm and Macduff Meeting King Edward |
Steve Backshall - Reticulated Python
Steve Backshall - Nile Crocodile
Steve Backshall's Deadly 60 (Authorial Voice)
Macbeth - Setting and Character
Reading
During the year, we will use a range of texts to develop our reading skills. The texts we will use are detailed below and will be updated throughout the year.
Maths
As a school, we place emphasis on teaching Maths using a Maths Mastery approach. We place emphasis on children learning to develop their fluency, reasoning and problem solving skills. We use Maths No Problem Textbooks and Workbooks in school. to find out more visit https://mathsnoproblem.com/en/parent-videos/ to watch parent videos about how maths is taught at St Luke's.
The table below highlights the textbook and chapters we are learning in Year 6.
If you wish to purchase a copy of the Textbooks (A and B) or Wokbooks (A and B) for use at home, and also to find out more about how maths in taught in school, these are available to order at https://mathsnoproblem.com/mathematics/primary
We ask all parents to support children with learning their number bonds and times tables at home; this is key to children being successful as mathematicians.
Useful websites to log in to are:
Times Tables Rockstars https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/teacher
ixl https://uk.ixl.com/signin/stlukesprimary
| Date | Focus Textbook Chapter and Title |
| 3rd September 2025 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 1 - Reading and Writing Numbers to 10 Million |
| 10th September 2025 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 2 - Four Operations on Whole Numbers |
| 22nd October 2025 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 3 - Fractions |
| 12th November 2025 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 4 - Decimals |
| 3rd December 2025 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 5 - Measurements |
| 10th December 2025 | Year 6 Textbook 6A - Chapter 6 - Word Problems |
| 7th January 2026 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 7 - Percentages |
| 21st January 2026 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 8 - Ratio |
| 4th February 2026 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 9 - Algebra |
| 25th February 2026 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 10 - Area and Perimeter |
| 4th March 2026 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 11 - Volume |
| 11th March 2026 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 12 - Geometry |
| 25th March 2026 | Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 13 - Position and Movement |
| 23rd April 2026 |
Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 14 - Graphs and Averages Year 6 Textbook 6B - Chapter 15 - Negative Numbers |
| 29th April 2026 | Revision |
Our Class Country is Australia
We will be learning about Australia. We will investigate where it is in the world and find out facts about what it is like to live in Australia.
Support for Homework and SATs Revision
Grammar, Punctuation and Vocabulary - Practice and Revision
Bitesize SATs Revision Practise for your SATs with these activities in English, Maths and Science.
Year 6 Suggested Reading
Great list of suggested books for Year 6 children here:
100 best books for 9-11 year-olds here from the book trust: