Heatherlands Primary School
Enjoying Learning Together
Year 6
Welcome to Year 6!
To contact the year leader please email:
heatherlands.office@coastalpartnership.co.uk
Please phone the office if you have an urgent message or enquiry.
The Heatherlands Way
PE days: Wednesday (indoor) & Thursday (outdoor) - Children to come into school dressed in PE kits.
KS2 Curriculum Information For New Yr6 Children in Sept 2025
A huge thank you to all the visitors that came in to talk to the Yr6 for careers week. The children got to learn about different jobs & what they involve.
Year 6 Arts Week: A Journey into Optical Illusion! This week, Year 6 students immersed themselves in the fascinating world of Optical Art, drawing inspiration from legendary artists such as Victor Vasarely, Bridget Riley, Jesús Rafael Soto, and Alexander Calder. They explored how lines, shapes, and colours can trick the eye and create movement on a static surface. Pupils began by studying the techniques and styles of these iconic figures, then moved on to planning and designing their own optical masterpieces. With great focus and creativity, they refined their ideas and brought them to life through a stunning collection of drawings and 3D sculptures. The results were nothing short of mesmerizing—an impressive showcase of precision, imagination, and artistic flair. Well done, Year 6!
Yrs 5 & 6 sports day 2025!
Year 6 Parent Knowledge Organiser Pack 2024 2025
Year 6 have enjoyed a 'Moving Up' transition assembly this morning run by the charity 'PACE'.
Year 6 evacuees were packed off to the train station this morning and sent to their new host families where they helped to build Anderson shelters!
If you have a child in Year 6, they will be coming home today with a SATs information guide for parents/carers. Please could we ask that you rummage in their bags for these and give them a good read!
'WWII' homework project ideas
This afternoon, Year 6 had a visit from a published author as part of our World Book Week activities. We had to explore the potential suspects that stole Mr Arrowsmith's Oscar Award when planning our 'who done it' style story. We had a brilliant time discussing our hilarious ideas!
Today Year 6 took part in a STEM workshop where they had the opportunity to build robots and program them to carry out different instructions. It was a real success and the children were so engaged!
Year 6 ended their unit on the circulatory system by dissecting a pig's heart. It was certainly a science lesson to remember! We managed to locate all four chambers of the heart, the valves and look at the thickness of the muscles.
'Dig for Victory' quiz - due in 10.2.25
Year 6 have been learning about the circulatory system and enjoyed their latest science lesson where they got to make blood!
'Dig for Victory' knowledge organiser
Year 6 enjoyed a visit from the Navy this week. They discussed what the Navy does and different roles within it. The children used teamwork and problem solving skills to build communication towers and made flares which were then blasted into the sky using air pressure!
Home learning project ideas - Please Sir Autumn 2024
Fun Run for Children in Need 2024
Year 6 Spelling and Homework - Oct 2024
There have been many exciting learning activities that our Year 6 pupils have engaged in over the past month.
We have tackled the concept of long division, and we are pleased to report that the children have grasped this skill with impressive enthusiasm and understanding! It is gratifying to witness their confidence grow as they tackle increasingly challenging mathematical problems.
In our literacy sessions, the children have been busy crafting setting descriptions, character descriptions, and diary entries. Our reading of "The Nowhere Emporium" continues to be an engaging experience, and the children are thoroughly enjoying the journey through this captivating narrative.
In Science, our focus has been on living things and their habitats.
This topic has provided ample opportunity for discussion and exploration. Additionally, our studies in Topic have centred around the Jurassic Coast, culminating in an enjoyable workshop led by a fossil expert, which greatly enriched the children's understanding of this fascinating subject.
We celebrated National Poetry Day by writing our own poems inspired by the creative theme involving marigolds (the gloves not the flowers)! This activity not only nurtured their poetic skills but also encouraged them to think imaginatively!
Each Year 6 class has also had the opportunity to collaborate and prepare for their class assembly, which has fostered teamwork and confidence in presentation skills. The children were eager to showcase their hard work to you.
As we look ahead to the festive season, we are filled with anticipation for the lead-up to Christmas and the possibility of a certain little elf making an appearance in our Year 6 classrooms!
This weeks homework is a quiz to consolidate what the children have been learning about in their topics at school. Quizzes are due in on the 14th October. They do not necessarily need to be printed, but the answers do need to be written down and handed in to the teachers.
Our Wonderful Maths Ambassador, Eden, announced our new maths home learning challenges this morning in assembly. Eden would like entries back to her by Friday 18th October.
Year 6 have had great fun creating and performing poetry as part of National Poetry Day. We wrote our own poem about a rubber glove!
This week, our Year 6 children all enjoyed a trip to Kimmeridge where they took part in fossil workshops at The Etches Collection Museum and did some fossil hunting on the beach. One group even got to see the amazing Steve Etches in the workshop!
New Yr6 Parent Information Meeting Slides July 2024
Parent Links and Resources
School Links and Resources
50 Recommended Reads for Year 6
