Welcome to Year 6 

Class teacher: Mrs Forouzandeh

 

 

Our Topic: World at War

Our value this half-term: Generosity

 

 

Our Key Learnings for the Week Commencing 7 September 2026

 

English:

This week, the children will be reading the book Rose Blanche by Ian McEwan, and they will use the vehicle texts to inspire writing a diary entry.

Guided Reading: 

For reading, the children will read the book Goodnight Mr Tom by Michelle Magorian. They will be given opportunities to explore vocabulary, enjoy reading together and opportunities for whole class, peer and group discussions to develop prediction, inference, comprehension and summarising skills.

Maths:

In Year 6, the children will be learning to read, write, order and compare numbers to 10,000,000. They will learn to round any integer to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000. The children will also be learning about negative numbers.

History:

The children have started learning about World War 2. They will carry on learning about the countries and leaders involved on both sides of the conflict. They will explore the causes and consequences of World War 2. The children will also explore how life on the home front changed during the war, including the Blitz, evacuation, rationing and Dig for Victory.

PE:

In PE, the children will be practising skills in the sport of football.