Alsager Highfields Mrs Harrison's Class 2025 - 2026
Mrs Harrison
Welcome to Year 6!
Welcome to Year 6! It’s your final year at Alsager Highfields and we’re going to make sure it’s a great one! There are lots of exciting activities and events planned for the year (including visits, visitors and a residential), and of course, we have lots of learning to do too. Year 6 is a really important year as it is the last time you will be together as a class, working in the ‘primary’ way before you leave for high school. It comes with extra responsibilities as the rest of the school will look to you to set the example and act as role models, but it’s also a year full of celebration of all that you have achieved. During the week commencing 11th May, 2026, you will take your SATs. Some of you have already asked me about these tests, and they are not something you need to be worried about – all I will be asking of you is that you simply do your best throughout the year. This fits perfectly with our Year 6 mantra: ‘work hard and be nice’.
Please remember, the school day starts at 8.45am and ends at 3.15pm. It is crucial that you are on time everyday so that you do not miss any learning during our morning activities.
So, Class of 2025, let’s be the best versions of ourselves, give it all we’ve got, and make this a fantastic year of learning, friendship and smiles!
Mrs Harrison
This Week's Learning Journey
w/c 2nd September
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English Our class reader is 'When the Sky Falls' by Phil Earle. It’s 1941 during the Second World War. While everyone else seems to be evacuated to the countryside, 12-year-old Joseph is sent from rural Yorkshire to stay with his gran’s friend, Mrs F, in the city. She’s a gruff, unfriendly woman and he’s an angry boy who kicks out at everything and feels totally abandoned. Now Joseph also finds himself in the centre of the Blitz, where bombs rain down every night. The only thing Mrs F cares about is the rundown zoo that she owns, and particularly a huge silverback gorilla called Adonis. Adonis and Joseph at first seem to take an immediate dislike to each other but over the course of the story, their bonds deepen to a remarkable relationship. Joseph has other battles with school, in particular bullying and his serious troubles with reading. Like so many children of his generation, his dyslexia is not recognised or understood. English We will be writing creating narratives based on the wordless book 'Journey' by Aaron Becker. We will also recap previous punctuation and grammar with a daily warm up, using Rollama. You can access this at home as much as you like too, and this will really help you throughout the year. |
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Maths This week we will be focusing on place value, recognising and writing numbers up to 10,000,000. We will continue to practice times tables and mixed arithmetic through our fluency sessions. |
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Science Our unit focus this half term will be Living Things and their Habitats. This week we will be learning about how we classify plants and animals, as well as recapping previous learning in this area from Y4 and Y5. History This term, we will be learning about WWII, focusing in particular on the impact on the UK. This week we will be learning about how are local area was involved in WWII. Geography Not this half-term Music This half-term we will be focusing on rhythm, exploring different rhythmic devices and structures, alongside different time signatures. Computing This half-term, we will be learning about internet addresses and online safety. PSHE Our focus this half term is families and relationships. We will consider what is meant by respect and identify how respect is earned. We will also establish our own ambitions for the year, alongside our year group mantras. French This half-term, we will learn to communicate about everyday life. PE Our focus in PE for this half-term will be rugby (day to be confirmed) and swimming on a Monday. RE Our focus this half-term will be 'Why does religion look different around the world?'. DT Not this half-term. Art This half-term we will be developing our sketching skills, using a grid approach.
Homework will be sent out on a Friday and must be completed by the following Wednesday. You are welcome to come to an optional Homework Club at the beginning fo lunch on a Tuesday, should you wish to complete some of your homework independently in school. If you do not complete your homework, you will miss part of your lunch on a Wednesday, and will need to complete your homewoek at home for the following day.
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Dates for your diary
Please continue to check this list as dates will be added throughout the year.
- Tuesday 9th September - Dementia Awareness Session for Y6 (am)
- Tuesday 7th October - Photos
- Tuesday 14th October - Crucial Crew (am)
- Tuesday 14th October - Flu immunisations
- Tuesday 25th November - WWII experience day
- Wednesday 3rd December - New Vic Theatre visit
- Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd January - Mini Medics First Aid training for Y6
- Tuesday 17th March - Y6 group photos
- w/c 11th May - Y6 SATs - IT IS CRUCIAL ALL CHILDREN ARE IN SCHOOL THIS WEEK
- Monday 18th - Wednesday 20th May - Y6 Residential to London
I understand each year group is a little different and that you may have questions. Hopefully the information below will help, but please feel free to pop a note in your child’s reading diary and ask them to show me, catch me at the classroom door at the end of the day, message me via Seesaw or send an email via the school office and I will get back to you as soon as I am able. Seesaw will be the main form of commincation for all matters related to Y6, so it is really important that you check regularly for any updates. Emails will only be sent for matters involving multiple year groups, whole school information, and items requiring payments.
The Y6 curriculum: there is a link at the bottom of this page to the Y6 curriculum overview, which outlines the learning for the year. Some of the texts may change based on new publications and the class’ interests. You will also find a document outlining the national expectations for Y6; of course some children will be working below or above these statements, but I am sure it will be a helpful guide. I have also attached the Y5/6 spellings that it is expected all Y6 children know and apply to their independent writing in order be assessed at the ‘expected standard’. This runs alongside the weekly spelling activities we will complete both in class and as homework, so please practise these as often as you can with your child.
PE: PE will take place on Mondays (swimming) and another day, to be confirmed as soon as the whole school timetable is established. Children should come dressed in their PE kits on these days.
Snacks and water bottles: please ensure children bring a healthy snack for breaktime and a named water bottle (no juice) to drink from throughout the day.
Reading: Please ensure your child reads every day at home, as this will have an incredible impact on not just their reading ability, but all areas of learning both now and in the future. As an absolute minimum, children must read at least 4 times a week as part of their homework, and they must record their reading in their reading diary. Please sign their diary at the end of every week (I will do so during their Guided Reading slot during the week). If your child needs to take a quiz on their book, they can access this via the Accelerated Reader link towards the bottom of the page. Please see the front of your child’s planner for further guidance.
Homework: please see above for reading homework, all other homework will be sent out on a Friday, ready for collection on the following Wednesday. When homework has not been completed, children will lose part of a lunchtime, but will still need to complete this at home for the following day as it is important they get into good habits in readiness for the high school. There is an optional Homework Drop-in on a Tuesday lunchtime, should children prefer to complete some of their homework at school. You can access the homework via the homework pencil below.
Some websites to support Maths and English:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
https://corbettmathsprimary.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/Grammarsaurus
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/english/primary-grammar/grammar-year-6-age-10-11/
https://www.educationquizzes.com/ks2/maths/
https://www.youtube.com/@educlips123
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiagacLJngJKa9j7OSQFsSg
If you have any questions relating to any aspect of school life, please do not hesitate in contacting me. I can be contacted through Seesaw, the school office using the email address below or by phone. I will then endeavour to reply within 48 hours.
admin@alsagerhighfields.cheshire.sch.uk
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