Y6 Friday Blog - 24.04.26
Date: 23rd Apr 2026 @ 4:21pm
Welcome to the Year 6 Blog!
Homework
The new homework and spellings should have gone home today. Please check your child's bag if you can't find it. It will be marked together as a group next Thursday, and all answers will be gone through in detail (no need to worry if anyone struggles on a question!)
Each week, a pack of mini SATs tests will be sent home. They will include a SPAG test, reading test, arithmetic test and reasoning test.
Spellings - Until SATs, we will be using the Y5/6 statutory spelling list for our spelling tests. (These went home with the mini SATs tests. Each week, I will choose 15 random spellings from the list.
Spellings
Maths Problem of the Week
Each week, a new maths problem will appear on the blog... Can you solve it?
The answers will be posted in next week's blog!
Previous week's answers...
4.8 - 1.2 = 3.6
3.2 / 2 = 1.6m
Our learning this week in Year 6
SATs, SATs and More SATs
We are into the final stretch - 2 more weeks until we are in SATs week.
We have been doing revision, after revision, after revision, after - you guessed it - revision! Our little green book of intervention requests is nice and full, and, importantly, Y6 show no sign of wanting to slow down!
The results coming out of each test are continuing to improve, scale scores are on the up, and more of us are moving up towards the 'Greater Depth' bracket.
Today though, we made SATs a little bit more fun, taking advantage of the weather and getting outside to do some revision - tests are far more exciting when the questions are hidden and you have to go and find them!
And finally, a huge shoutout to both Mrs. Balshaw and Mrs. Yarker, who are working tirelessly on closing any gaps, and removing any misconceptions... Legends!
Next week, we will go again!
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 Tuesday 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
