Year 6

Welcome to our Class Page!

In our class, we aim to live out our school values every day:

🌟 Care for ourselves, each other, and our world
🌱 Grow by embracing challenges and new learning
💪 Persevere even when things feel tricky
✨ Shine by being proud of who we are and what we achieve

Meet the Year 6 Team

Your child’s class teacher is Mrs Fearn, and they are supported by Mrs Bowden & Miss Crump who help make our classroom a warm and supportive place to learn.

Staying in Touch
Most of our communication is shared via email, so please make sure your contact details—especially your email address—are up-to-date on Arbor.

We're always happy to speak with you in person, but do bear with us at the end of the school day as our priority is making sure every child gets home safely.

Need to get in touch?
You can email us at: office.3200@crowmarsh-gifford.oxon.sch.uk
The office team will make sure your message reaches us.

Times

KS2 School gates open: 8:30am – 8:40am

It is important children arrive on time as learning starts right away!

Collection: 3:15pm from the classroom door or children walk home alone only with written permission.

Entry & exit via the main gates & KS2 playground. Dogs & phones are not permitted in the playground & please refrain from using the climbing frame during this time.

Year 4 - 6 children are encouraged to bring equipment.

Pencil case
Pen
Pencil
Ruler
Eraser
Colouring pencils/pens

Please be mindful that stationary can be distracting, so the simpler, the better!

PE Days

PE takes place on Thursdays and Fridays.
Please send your child to school in their PE kit on those days, including suitable shoes for outdoor sports. Long hair should be tied back, and earrings removed or taped.

Curriculum: What are we learning?

To ensure children gain the skills they need to effectively progress through school and the knowledge they need to be successful learners in the future, we have a bespoke Crowmarsh curriculum.

Curriculum Overviews outlining the learning that will take place each term. can be found here at the bottom of our class page. These can be useful to instigate discussions at home.
Learning in class will be posted here on our class page & sometimes on Instagram

You can find more information about the subjects we teach on our Curriculum page of the school website.

We also share some of our wider curriculum events on our website Link

Homework

Children spend only 20% of their waking hours in school. So, your support of learning at home is integral to your child’s success.

Homework should build positive habits, not create stress.
Little and often is more effective than long tasks.
Reading remains the foundation at every stage.
Independence gradually increases as children move through the school.
Homework consolidates learning rather than introducing new content.

Year 6- Secondary-ready habits

Weekly structure (approx. 75–90 minutes total)

Reading (20 minutes daily)

Independent reading across a range of genres.
Deeper discussion and reflection.

Maths (Weekly task)

Consolidation and reasoning questions.

SPaG / Spelling (Weekly task)

From Year 2 upwards, we follow the Babcock Spelling scheme. An age-appropriate spelling list can be found here at the bottom of our class page

Optional Project Work (occasional)

Short research or topic-based task to encourage independence.

Homework set Friday, due the following Friday.

Focus: Time management, resilience and readiness for secondary school.

Whole School Expectations

Reading Records in school daily (EYFS–Y4).
Homework celebrated and acknowledged.
Support available where needed.
Consistency of routine valued more than perfection.

Parental Choice and Flexibility

We recognise that family life is busy and that every child’s circumstances are different. Homework at CGPS is designed to support learning and build positive habits; however, we understand that families may not always be able to complete every task.

Reading remains our strongest recommendation, as it underpins all areas of learning. Beyond this, we encourage families to use their professional judgement about what is manageable and beneficial for their child.

If homework is not completed, there will be no sanctions. Our aim is to foster a love of learning, independence and responsibility over time, not to create pressure at home.

If families ever need support, adjustments or guidance, we welcome open communication.

AUTUMN TERM

Year 6 have had a very busy term. Below you can see some examples of the things that we have been up to; designing and building playground equipment, a visit from Thames Valley police, redesigning packaging for a new audience, making and presenting powerpoints linked to Bletchley Park and the history of computers, and writing a formal explanation. We've also had great fun with football and yoga, and a trip to the Natural History Museum!

Spring Term

Year 6 have had a wonderful term, filled with plenty of learning and hands-on fun. We started the year with tag rugby in the mud. World Book Day was also a highlight, where we investigated a crime scene and wrote newspaper articles. Read all about it! We learnt about crime and punishment throughout history, which linked brilliantly to the nail-biting unit in English – The Highwayman. We took a trip to Oxford for our Junior Citizens training – a truly important part of learning how to be responsible as we develop more independence. Science has been fascinating. We learnt the true meaning of 'survival of the fittest' as we raced to pick up pasta pieces with various tweezers and tools to represent different beak sizes. We also had an architect workshop where we learnt the strength of the triangle. Art this term has been all about activism. We will be starting to create our own pieces based on a cause that we are passionate about. Watch this space!