Welcome to Year 6

 Meet the Team

Teachers: Mrs Hampson and Mrs Rennocks

Teaching Assistants: Miss Chorlton and Miss Waters

Overview of the Year

In Year 6, we focus on supporting and preparing the children for their transition to High School. We follow a broad and balanced curriculum and the Moss Hey Values and learning behaviours underpin all that we do.

Being secondary ready is a big part of Year 6 and we aim to make all our children feel confident, resilient, independent and excited about this next step. Of course, having fun is also a large part of Year 6 and we hope to make it an unforgettable year for everyone!

Year 6 Buddies

At Moss Hey, by the time our pupils reach Year 6, they have grown into exceptional role models and are paired with a Reception pupil to share various experiences with, and provide support and inspiration to them. Our buddy programme is central to the settling in process of our new Reception children and is one that our older, Year 6 pupils take on with great responsibility. Responsibilities for Year 6 include: helping during lunchtimes in the hall; reading buddies and supporting Reception during lunchtimes. The aim is to encourage children to be good role models and it plays an important part in creating a safe, friendly, happy and peaceful atmosphere for children during lunchtime. It also gives them some feeling of responsibility. Not only do they help to make the playground a happy place for all the children, they also help our new members of the Moss Hey family to develop the feeling of belonging.

Curriculum

Throughout the year, we will learn about World War Two, Crime and Punishment throughout time and complete an in-depth study on South America. In the autumn term, Year 6 go on a fantastic residential to Robinwood; we also visit the Air Raid Shelters in Stockport to enhance our learning on WWII. Please see the overviews below for more information on each term.

Within the curriculum we study significant people who are relevant to our themes, such as: Winston Churchill, Charles darwinand Frida Kahlo.  Our curriculum is further enhanced by the study of additional significant people, Rosa Parks, Alan Turing and Nadia Hussain.  We learn about the significant people to inspire and motivate our children as well as promoting our values and learning behaviours. 

Homework

Children in Year 6 should:

• Complete the homework set in their CGP maths, reading and SPaG books
• learn weekly spellings that they should know the meaning of, be able to use correctly in a sentence and be able to spell them, applying the words accurately in their work

Additional extras:

• access TT Rockstars regularly
• complete Maths Flex activities in line with our class work
• read regularly at home

Class Dojo

Class Dojo is a platform we use for acknowledging positive behaviour, sharing children’s learning and communicating with parents.

Children can earn Dojo points for demonstrating our school values and learning behaviours and this is celebrated in our weekly assembly.  To promote team work and collaboration, a whole class Dojo target is set and when it is achieved the children receive a reward of their choice.  These have included, a pyjama party, a scooter day, a crafts afternoon and a disco.

myHappymind

At Moss Hey we follow myHappymind which is an NHS-backed curriculum for primary schools. It focuses on building resilience, self-esteem, and happiness in children. The lessons and activities contain quizzes, songs, animations and feature lovely characters. The children will complete five modules, Meet Your Brain, Celebrate, Appreciate, Relate and Engage. Each Year group works through the 5 modules allowing for a whole school culture to build. Within each module children learn positive habits which they will then use all of the time. The children have journals to records ideas and feelings.  In Year 6 we also complete a myHappymind transition module which helps chiuldren to  embrace where they are today, celebrating their Primary School journey and also focusing on their future with excitement and optimism!

Please see the 'Meet the Teacher' presentation below for more information about Year 6.