Year 6
2025 - 2026
Welcome back to your final year at Saltdean Primary. Together, we will make it your best year yet! We are really looking forward to spending more time with you and taking part in lots of fun learning and activities together.
| 6A Anuket Class | Miss Laura Forbes-Winslow & Miss Emma Venturi |
| 6N Neptune Class | Mr Chris Stevens |
| 6P Poseidon Class | Miss El Jarman |
Autumn 2 - Project Web
During Autumn 2, we start our fascinating Frozen Kingdoms project. We will learn about Arctic and Antarctic explorers, the geography and environment of each area and we will read Kaspar Prince of Cats.
Listed below is our Project Web, which shows the links that will be made with other subject areas.
Meet The Teacher
Thank you to everyone who attended the Meet the Teacher event in the Y6 classrooms in September. If you were unable to attend and wanted to know what we discussed, or if you wished to have your own copy of the information that we shared - you will find the slides available in pdf format below:
year 6 meet the teacher and sats info.pdf
Key Stage 2 - Handwriting and Letter Formation
Following on from block printing in KS1, children in KS2 at SPS are encouraged to join their letters using the script style outlined below:
saltdean handwriting script for classroom.pdf
Home and School Reading
Each child should have one book from either the library, home or classroom book corner that they keep on their desk with their reading record. Regular reading, at all stages of primary school, makes a considerable difference to your child's learning. The minimum expectation is at least 15 minutes reading four times a week. All reads should be recorded in their reading record with the date, book, pages read and a brief comment based on what they have read. We encourage parents and family members to read with their children at least once a week, having conversations about what has been read. Adults can write an entry each week in the Reading Record too. In Year 6 it is particularly important that children read a wide range of different texts that are suitably challenging. Children will be encouraged to read different texts and not repeatedly opt for the same genre/ author. If you notice your child is often reading the same type of book, we would encourage you to remind them about the importance of having a varied literary repertoire. Research shows that children who read a wider variety of suitably challenging and engaging texts make better progress in other areas of the curriculum.
Useful Websites
Grammar:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhrrd2p
Recommended Reading:
Maths:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=16&AgeGroup=3 (Choose the games that are best for year 6!)
https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school
