As your child approaches the end of their primary school journey, Year 6 is a year of challenges and opportunities. Our web page is the perfect place to learn more about our experienced teaching team, the rigorous curriculum we offer, and the homework that will help your child succeed in their transition to secondary school.

In Year 6, the teachers are Miss Harris and Mr Williams. We are supported by Mrs Hooper and Mrs Collins who are our teaching assistants.

We also have Mrs Cowin alongside Mrs Hooper who cover our planning time, which is usually a Monday morning or Tuesday afternoon, and any additional time when we are out of class for training, meeting or leadership purposes. Having familiar adults helps to build consistency and means the children and adults are familiar with each other.

Year 6 is a key year and involves the children taking greater responsibility and independence for their own learning before their transition to secondary school. Despite this we are very keen to work together as a partnership, with the children, parents, teachers and school all working together to help us 'to be the best that we can be'.

Please feel free to contact the Year 6 team if you have something you wish to ask or would like to discuss. We have an open-door policy and will see you as soon as possible. Please ask at the office if you would like to see us in person or would like to pass on a message or catch us in the playground at the start or end of the day. Additionally, you can contact us via email Monday-Friday during working hours on  lharris@mvps.org.uk or swilliams@mvps.org.uk.

We are looking forward to a great year together in the final, very special, stage of your Manadon Vale Primary School journey!

Thank you,

The Year 6 Team

Homework:
  • English homework is set on a Monday and needs to be completed and handed in on Tuesday or Wednesday. We alternate between short reading comprehensions and mini-SPAG tests – both important practise for your SATs tests in May.
  • Maths homework is set online with Doodle. It will be set by the Monday and needs to be completed by the Friday. There are lots of other maths activities you can enjoy and use to improve your skills on Doodle, so explore these too! TTRockstars is another great way to improve your maths skills at home!

PE:
  • Both Year 6 classes have outdoor PE on Wednesdays and indoor PE (Dance or Gymnastics) on Fridays. Please come to school in your correct kit on these days. If it is outside PE, we will try to go out regardless of the weather, so please wear suitable clothing and footwear. During hot weather, please can you ensure your child has appropriate clothing and sun cream, e.g. sunhat.


Meet the team

Mrs Dawn Cowin

Mrs Dawn Cowin

Whole School PPA & Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Mrs Joanne Mitchell

Mrs Joanne Mitchell

Whole School PPA & Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Miss Lindsey Harris

Miss Lindsey Harris

Year 6 Teacher & English Lead
Angelfish
Mrs Deborah Godfrey

Mrs Deborah Godfrey

Year 6 Teaching Assistant
Angelfish
Mr Steve Williams

Mr Steve Williams

Year 6 Teacher
Marlins
Mrs Lucy Collins

Mrs Lucy Collins

Year 6 Teaching Assistant
Marlins and Angelfish
Mrs Helen Hooper

Mrs Helen Hooper

UKS2 Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Sharks, Stingrays, Marlins & Angelfish

Curriculum

We have exciting topics in Year 6:

AUTUMN
  • ‘The Big Bang!’
  • Science - Evolution and Inheritance, Classification
  • Geography - Volcanoes and Navigation (Ocean Link)
SPRING  
  • History – Slavery
  • Science – Healthy Me
SUMMER
  • History - World War 2
  • Science – Electricity and Light

Termly Overview

Summer:

In Maths, we are consolidating and revising our Arithmetic and Reasoning skills ready for our SATs tests in May.

After this, we enjoy some challenging themed Problem-Solving projects.

In English, we complete our collection of writing genres ready for our SATs assessment and choose our best written piece to share with our new secondary school.

In RE, we consider why some people believe in God and some people not, how does faith help when life get hard and then complete our RE curriculum with a multi faith study.

In Science, we complete Animals including humans, Electricity and Light.

In history, we continue our learning on WWII. Our main enquiry question to answer by the end of this unit is ‘How did Great Britain stand firm against the German threat?

In computing, we study the remaining units: Data and information - introduction to Spreadsheets and  creating media – 3D Modelling.

In geography, we will be carrying out fieldwork through a local park trip where we will analyse and compare previous and current use of the environment.

In music, we are completing our Charanga unit on jazz and building towards our year 6 performance.

In French, we are completing our unit ‘Chez Moi’ which is all about our homes.

In PSHE, the children learn about Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) to provide knowledge and understanding of how the human body changes during puberty and the processes of human reproduction, within the context of relationships based on love and respect. It should develop understanding and attitudes which will help pupils to form relationships in are sponsible and healthy manner and to appreciate the value of stable family life, and positive relationships.

Predominately in year 6, we support the children heavily with transition preparations to their new secondary schools. Members of staff from their new secondary school may visit and children will complete their induction days at their new school. Exciting times!

Year Notices:



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🎅🏻Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!🎅🏻 Wishing all our Manadon family a joyful and peaceful festive season. Thank you for your incredible support throughout the year. We look forward to seeing you all on Monday, 6th January 2025! 🎄✨
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Foundation Stage enjoyed a cosy Christmas afternoon to celebrate their first term at school! We are so proud of them all!
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Year 5 were challenged to build a wooden tower for their DT project. We used New York as our inspiration and we think you'll agree that they did a terrific job! The children had to design, plan, measure, saw and then build their towers. We needed resilience, patience, luck ... and a good sense of humour! Well done, Year 5! 🌟🤩
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We had a lovely, Christmassy end of term day in Dolphin class today - extra playtime, show & tell, Christmas crafts and a mini disco! Thank you for all of our lovely cards & gifts - very kind! We wish you all a very happy Christmas & New Year Xx
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Way back on the Year 3 Transition Day in the summer, Coral Class were asked to design a winter hat. At the time they thought that Mrs Harden had perhaps forgotten what season it was. However, today they had a very special visit from Mrs Harden's Mum, who had been working hard to knit all of their designs! They absolutely loved seeing their designs turned into unique Christmas gifts. The biggest thank you to Mrs Harden's Mum and also to Mrs Gee and Mrs Ladd who made all the pom poms for the top of their hats. A very happy Christmas from Coral Class 🎄⭐
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A huge 'thank you!' to all the grown-ups who came to support the Christmas performances over the last 2 weeks! All the children were absolutely brilliant and we are so proud of them! 👏🌟 One more day! 🎄
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Year 1 have been measuring length and height using non-standard and standard units of measure. The children worked collaboratively to measure using rulers-recording in centimetres.
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🎄🎼 A gentle reminder to all KS2 children to wear school uniforms tomorrow! 🥰🎄
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🎼🎄 Music Club were *chefs kiss* perfection at The Lord Mayor's Carol Concert at St Andrew's Ministry this morning! The grown ups shed a few tears, they sounded so beautiful - hoping to share the audio from our songs soon! Have a fabulous weekend, Music Club! You deserve it 🌟🌟🌟
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Well done to the netball team this morning. They played brilliantly as a team!
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🎉 Year 2's Great Fire of London Reenactment! 🔥 This term, Year 2 has had an amazing time learning about the Great Fire of London and its history. We even recreated the event ourselves! 🔥🏠 From building our own model houses to watching the fire spread, it was a hands-on way to experience history and understand how the fire changed London forever. Well done, Year 2! 👏
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🎼🎄💚 Music Club had the best time singing at the Home Park Carol Service - Manadon were absolutely fantastic and we are so, so proud of them!🌟 A special 'thank you' to all our families, friends and staff who braved the traffic to come and support the children. 🥰 Two concerts down, 1 more to go! 💙🎼
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What wonderful performances by Foundation Stage and Key Stage One. We are SO proud of Seahorses and Turtles! 🎄
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Year 6 Christmas lunch was enjoyed by all of the children. 🎄🎅
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Seahorses and Turtles loved Christmas jumper day and enjoyed our yummy lunch! A big thank you to the kitchen staff 👏🏽
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