Year 6 – Class

Learning Time

There will always be a visual timetable in the classroom.

This is what a day will usually look like:

• 08:45–09:15 – Registration, responding to feedback and problem solving
• 09:15–09:45 – Guided Reading
• 09:45–10:45 – English
• 10:45–11:00 – Break
• 11:00–12:00 – Maths
• 12:00–12:30 – Lunch playtime
• 12:30–13:00 – Lunch eating
• 13:00–13:10 – Registration and mindfulness
• 13:10–14:45 – Project learning
• 14:50–15:10 – Assembly
• 15:10–15:30 – Story time and home time

Our Learning Projects

Our project questions will be:

• How has the movement of people affected Britain?
• What would a world without ice be like?
• What might human beings look like in the future?

Music

You will learn the ukulele this year. Music lessons are on Friday.

PE & Woodland

• Our PE session is on Tuesday afternoon.
• Our Woodland session is on Tuesday afternoon.
• The swimming pool is coming in November 2026.

Library Visits

We will visit the library once a term.

Assemblies

• Monday – R&G, SDGs, UNCRC and Lyfta
• Tuesday – Picture Book
• Wednesday – I Wonder Wednesday
• Thursday – In the Media (Picture News)
• Friday – Celebration Assembly

Every week, you will learn about a different country, artist, music genre and poem.

Singing Assembly will be on Monday afternoon.

Playtime

You will play Playworks games with your friends. These will teach you how to take turns, follow rules, win and lose well, and be part of a team.

Lunchtime

• You will order your lunch in the morning or bring a packed lunch from home.
• At lunchtime, you will wash your hands and eat your lunch in the classroom.
• There will be time to play outside, playing Playworks games.

Toilets

If you need the toilet, ask your teacher at a convenient time.

Trips, Visits & Celebrations

• There will be a school trip linked to a project.
• We will listen to the Hallé Orchestra at Bridgewater Hall in the spring term.
• We will go on a Year 6 trip to London from 24–26 May.
• We will go on a residential visit to the Lake District from 3–6 November.
• We will attend Young Voices in January.
• People may visit our class to help with our projects.
• We will celebrate Christmas, Eid, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, World Book Day, Harvest, Easter, birthdays and lots of other events during the school year.
• We will lead a whole-school Year 6 Leavers’ assembly at the end of the summer term.

End of the Day

• There will always be a story at the end of every day.
• At home time, your teachers will take you onto the playground to meet your parents.
• Please make sure your teacher knows who you are leaving with at the end of the day.

Home Learning & Reading Books

• You will receive home learning on Monday.
• Your reading book will be changed every Monday and Wednesday.