Homework is always given out on a Friday and hand-in day is Wednesday.
In Year 6, each week, children are expected to complete:
Reading for 30 minutes a day for 4 days (this could include a story before bedtime)
Spellings practice for 10 minutes a day for 4 days
Times Tables practice (TT Rockstars) for 10 minutes a day for 4 days
One English or Maths Core Skills task for 30 minutes once a week
If children cannot complete their homework at home, they should attend 'Homework Club' which is on a Wednesday lunchtime.
At Netley Abbey Junior School, we use the ‘VIPERS’ to help us answer questions about the books that we read. Your child should know all about these in Year 6, but here is a link with questions that you might like to use at home when reading with your child.
Reading VIPERS for parent
Recommended Reading Lists
Please see the link below for recommended reads for Year 6 - these have been carefully chosen to represent a wide range of age-appropriate themes:
Recommended Reading List for Year 6
Termly Updates
Year 6 are preparing for their visit to Runway's End in the first week of the new term. All of the information, including a recommended kit list, can be found on the link below.
Runway's End Parent Information
Spring Term 1
In the Spring term, Year 6 have continued learning about fractions, decimals and percentages and have been developing our skills of converting between the forms, as well as finding fractions and percentages of amounts. In both English and reading, we have thoroughly enjoyed reading the text Warhorse, which although sad at times, has given us plenty of inspiration for our own exciting writing opportunities. A standout piece of writing was the narrative that was written about one of the first battles in the text. The children used language and punctuation skills beautifully to craft some exciting pieces of writing.
This half term, we have also completed our first set of mock SATs and have been very proud of how the children worked through these.
We know that some of the children would enjoy the opportunity to practice more of their skills at home, therefore we have added some links below to practice papers and useful websites.
Key stage 2 reasoning practice paper 1
Key stage 2 reasoning practice paper 2
Key stage 2 reasoning practice paper 3