Year 6 is the final year of the children's journey at Trinity and it is a very exciting one! The children are given the opportunity to run for House Captain and to take on other roles within the school. 

 

As like the rest of KS2, we build on the excellent foundation children have had in the Early Years and KS1 by keeping some things familiar while introducing new ways of working which help the children manage the step up in the curriculum and eventually prepare them for their move to High School. 

  

Our carefully planned learning experiences have been created to inspire and challenge the children across all areas of the wider curriculum. They encourage the children to work on their academic excellence, character and approach to learning (metacognition). At Trinity, we want to develop the whole child which is why we take time to explore and reflect upon our values and ways to be creative, collaborative and independent. Throughout the year, we enhance our learning experiences through the use of visitors and trips with the end of year residential being the main trip of the year. 

 

Within our learning experiences, we make the most of every writing opportunity, covering different genres within these experiences. When an experience has less of a writing focus, we plan a standalone unit of writing. In addition to this, we have dedicated time for spelling, punctuation and grammar teaching throughout the week.

 

Reading is still of huge priority with Accelerated Reader (AR) tracking text preferences and comprehension skills. Our KS2 library is well stocked with a broad range of AR books and the children submit book requests which our librarian sources for us. The children are also given opportunities to visit the downstairs library where they can find more non-fiction and picture books. We have a guided reading session every day which focuses on the key skills of reading using the VIPERS model. One of our favourite times of the day is sharing our class book which we do every day. 

 

In Maths, we follow White Rose, allowing the children to practise fluency as well as reasoning and problem solving. Times Tables Rock Stars is also used to improve the children’s recall of their times tables.

 

 PE takes place twice a week, once with a PE coach and once with the class teacher. Forest School is accessed at different points throughout the year to enhance in-class learning. 

 

We are so excited to work with your children and help them to be their very best. We are always happy to answer any questions so please do come and speak to us. 

 

Some websites which will support your child with their learning:

https://ttrockstars.com/ - times tables

https://www.letterjoin.co.uk/ - handwriting