Deer Class
Class teacher’s welcome
Welcome to our Year 6 page for Deer class! We are very excited for the year ahead in Year 6 and have lots of exciting lessons and experiences to look forward to. As parents/carers, you play a vital role in supporting your child’s journey through Year 6. This year is an important milestone for your child’s education, as it marks their final year in primary school before transitioning to secondary school. We hope that you will find this class page useful in supporting your child through this journey.
Curriculum news
At a glance – Summer 2
Maths – Consolidation of prior learning and calculator skills.
English – Moth: an evolution story will be our focus for a variety of different writing focuses.
Computing – Programming B – sensing movement
Religious Education – Why are rites of passage important?
PSHE – Growing and Changing.
DT – Food technology (Come Dine with Me).
Music – BBC 10 Pieces: Hans Zimmer – Earth
Production
Geography – Geographic Information Systems.
Science – Evolution and inheritance.
Home learning recommendations
Reading: daily practice with your children
Arithmetic: times table and division facts practice
All children are encouraged to complete a home learning project to build on their classroom knowledge.
Summer 2 Optional projects:
- Get creative – can you create your family tree?
- Creative writing – re-write The Very Hungry Caterpillar from the caterpillar’s perspective.
- Cooking – experiment with flavours; try something new!
- Get active! If you tried something new, can you continue so it becomes a habit?
How parents/carers could help
- Read with your child on a regular basis
- Encourage positive routines
- Support with home learning projects
- Develop independence and organisation
- Help to expand your child’s vocabulary within everyday conversation
- Times table fluency
Dates for the diary
PE days: Thursday (Mr Megson), Friday (Miss Jeffery)
Summer 1:
Robbie Moore to visit Year 6 – Friday 2nd May 2025
Year 6 SATs Monday 12th May – Thursday 15th May 2025
SATs completion celebration day – Friday 16th May 2025
Railway safety at Leeds station – Monday 19th May 2025
Brownlee Triathlon – Tuesday 20th May 2025
STARS event talent show at the Kings’ Hall – Wednesday 21st May 2025
Summer 2:
Percussion workshop in school – Wednesday 4th June 2025
IGS Roadshow – IGS staff to attend All Saints’ to visit children – Friday 6th June 2025
Wharfedale Festival of Performing Arts – Kings Hall – Wednesday 11th June 2025
Sports Day – Tuesday 17th June 2025
Deer class forest school – Wednesday 18th June 2025
Residential information meeting for parents – Thursday 19th June 2025 at 3:30pm
IGS Discovery Day (at IGS) – Friday 20th June 2025
Deer class forest school – Wednesday 25th June 2025
IGS transition Day – Tuesday 1st July 2025
Deer class forest school – Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Residential -Monday 7th July – Wednesday 9th July 2025
End of year production – Thursday 3rd July 2025 (2:00pm and 6:30pm showings)
Residential assembly – Wednesday 16th July 2025 – 09:00 in the school hall.
Leavers service at Church – Thursday 17th July 2025
Further dates to be added throughout the year.
Links to support learning
Reading
Please encourage your child to read daily for a minimum of 20 minutes. At least 3 reading sessions per week should be recorded in the school Reading Record. Children should all have a school reading book (that can be changed regularly) but should be encouraged to read other material as well.
Read more about English in Y6 in the National Curriculum Programmes of Study
Maths
Times Table Rock Stars (children will have their login details and can access this through RM unify) – Children should be practicing recall speed of all times tables.
Read more about maths in Y6 in the National Curriculum Programmes of Study
Just for fun!