Y6 Friday Blog - 16.10.26
Date: 22nd Oct 2026 @ 4:44pm
Welcome to the Year 6 Blog!
Important Information
We have done a full set of practice SATs questions this week! We have gone through the answers together, and the tests have been kept as a 'revision guide'
Remember, this is an end of year test, so please don't worry if you are not at the score you are hoping to get to - you just haven't learnt everything yet!
Spellings
List 7: Challenge Words
appreciate
marvellous
communicate
persuade
definite
relevant
exaggerate
stomach
harass
vehicle
Our learning this week in Year 6
SATs Practice
This week, we have been working hard on some practice SATs papers, giving us the opportunity to put our learning into practice and get used to the format of the tests.
We showed great resilience and determination, and we have been able to identify areas to celebrate as well as things to keep working on. Most importantly, when the tests were finished and we went through the answers, everyone hung onto every word, making detailed notes on their papers to avoid making similar mistakes in future!
English
In English this week, we have been practising using semicolons and dashes in our writing. We have explored how these punctuation marks can add detail, link ideas and make sentences more interesting. Lots of great grammar practice!
Remember the main rules of semi colons:
They seperate 2 main clauses - each side must make sense on its own.
There should not be a capital letter after the semi colon ; it will only need a capital if it is a proper noun.
The main clauses must link : if they don't link, you should use a full stop.
Awards
Safeguarding - morning routine
If you are dropping off your child at the classroom door / KS2 entrance door and need to pass a message on to a member of staff please do so by speaking to the staff member who monitors the door in the morning. If you need to enter school for any other reason, adults can only enter the school building via the main school entrance and seek assistance from the school office team. If you are attending a meeting with a member of staff, you must sign in at the front desk as a visitor and have an ID lanyard.
Safeguarding - home time routine
At the end of each day, Y6 will line up on the playground football pitch. Each child will be dismissed individually, only when a member of staff has seen the adult who is collecting. If they are signed up for OSC, the children will need to be collected from the front office, so OSC can sign in, and sign out, the children they are expecting.
If you need to speak with the class teacher at the end of the day, please allow them to dismiss the class first.
Thank you for your continued support in keeping our school and children safe.
Safety in PE
We would like to remind all parents that for the safety of all children and following guidance from Chorley SSP, jewellery is not to be worn during PE. This includes earrings, bracelets and watches. All children will be asked to remove their jewellery at the start of every PE lesson. This will ensure their own safety during the lesson and the safety of others. If a child is unable to take out their own earrings, adults in school will not be able to do it for them. This will mean they will have to take another role in the lesson such as observing, coaching or officiating.
For this reason, if your child is not confident taking out earrings, please do not put them in on our PE days. This year, our PE lessons are on Monday and Friday, however we may also have extra lessons on other days throughout the year.
Thank you for your support in keeping our children safe.
Have a fantastic weekend!
The Year 6 team