Welcome to Y6 Sycamore!

#Y6Sycamore

Teacher: Mrs Floodgate 

Teaching Assistants: Miss Burrows and Ms Denton

I hope everyone had a thoroughly enjoyable and safe Christmas and, as always, are ready to work hard this term and continue to grow our brains in order to reach our potential!

Work in Maths and English will be geared towards pushing the children's ability to the next level and giving them a chance to show how creative they can be. To make this possible it is essential that pupils maintain excellent attendance throughout this term. This term's topic will focus on our city of Manchester! We will look at how Manchester has developed through the centuries, how important this is and what exactly makes our city great and unique. I will also attach our bookshelf poster below which will contain details of this term’s objectives.

It is particularly important that the children continue reading regularly at home to help their understanding of writing and comprehension whilst trying their best with homework (handed out every Friday) in order to consolidate their spellings, grammar and maths learning from the week.

If you need to speak to me regarding any issues, do not hesitate to contact me and make sure you follow us on X (formally Twitter) @firsprimarysale and search #Y6Sycamore to keep track of all our messages, fun activities and work we produce each week!

Thanks for your continued support.

Mrs Floodgate, Ms Denton and Miss Burrows

Weekly Reminders

• Tuesday and Wednesday - PE - You should arrive in school in full P.E. kit. Regular school uniform is not required on this day, though a school jumper can be worn over the yellow PE top for comfort during lessons.  
• Wednesday - Spelling Test (Spellings will have been given the previous Friday to learn as part of the homework)
• Wednesday- Homework books to be handed in.
• Thursday - Reading Records handed in. Please try and write each read in your reading record.
• Children will also receive their homework on Friday, with tasks to be completed at home.
• Daily - Independent reading books to be brought to school each day to be read during reading time.

If there are changes to the weekly routine or there are any issues that arise, please let us know by contacting school either by phone or email- office@firs.trafford.sch.uk  The admin team are always happy to forward your emails onto class teachers. 

Our Reading Area

As a school, we have a huge focus on reading for pleasure. It is crucial that children in Year 6 read regularly, and that the texts they are choosing are appropriate and challenging for their own level. Please see below a suggested reading list for year 6 - full of fantastic books which should challenge and excite them! Happy reading!

Y6 Bookshelf

Have you got any favourite books or recommendations? Let us know and we can feature them here!

Our ClassroomOur Classroom

Learning in Year 6

Here is a link to a copy of the Year 6 expectations. This covers what children will be learning throughout the year in English, Maths and Reading. 

https://primarysite-prod-sorted.s3.amazonaws.com/the-firs-primary-school/UploadedDocument/bb15db4503eb4c75a796941428e158de/ParentLeaflet-Year6.docx

https://primarysite-prod-sorted.s3.amazonaws.com/the-firs-primary-school/UploadedDocument/b10d2248333e467092d734a0aa4210ad/Year6-YearlyOverviewNC.docx

Do you have any ideas for your class page? Why not let your teacher know!

Have you seen the Kids' Zone? Play games, and visit some cool websites. You can vote for your favourites!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary