15th December 2025

It has been a busy couple of weeks for Year 6! Last week, we finished writing our own versions of the Hansel and Gretel fairytale: some of us chose grizzly endings for the witch whilst others chose to finish our tales on a cliff hanger, would Hansel and Gretel ever escape the witch's evil clutches? 

Our yearly visit to the Elgiva pantomime in Chesham was a roaring success (oh yes it was!) and our brave year 6 Jackson won the onstage competition against another school. 

In Maths, all groups have finished their unit on Fractions and begun a new unit on measurement and converting between different units of mass, capacity and length.  After Christmas, we will continue this and then start a percentages and decimals unit or ratio and algebra. 

Today, our Year 5/6 assembly went brilliantly and we are all in a very festive mood for the last few days of term. The children performed their poems perfectly and our year group song, "The Greatest Snow!" was utterly fantastic! Thank you, children, for all your hard work and Merry Christmas everyone! 

1st December 2025

Year 6 have had a wonderfully productive and exciting few weeks.
In English, the children have been working hard on enhancing their descriptive writing and using dialogue effectively to bring their stories to life. They are now applying these skills to retell the traditional tale Hansel and Gretel, and we’ve already seen some truly mouth-watering descriptions of gingerbread houses that would tempt anyone into the forest!

The class also enjoyed a fantastic day of sport, where they had the opportunity to try a range of new activities—from boxing and archery to boccia. The enthusiasm and teamwork on display were brilliant.

As we move closer to the festive season, all children now have parts or poems to learn in preparation for our Christmas assemblies. We are all very excited for these performances and can’t wait to share them with you. There is also a real buzz around the whole-school trip to the pantomime, which promises to be a highlight of the term.

In Maths, we are finishing our work on fractions before moving on to measurement for the final weeks of the term.

Well done, Year 6—keep up the great effort!

17th November 2025

In Year 6, all Maths groups have continued their Fractions unit, focusing on adding and subtracting mixed and improper fractions. This week, the children have worked incredibly hard and done another set of practice SATS assessments.

In English, we are coming towards the end of our unit on debates. The children have written some very detailed and persuasive debates arguing 'Should animals be kept in zoos?'. Towards the end of the week, we hope to publish these and put them up on display. 

Everyone in Year 6 has been given the opportunity to come along and help run some games at the Christmas Fair on Sunday 7th December at the infant school for half an hour. There will be a letter coming out soon with further details and timings. Do let us know if your child (or you) is interested in coming to help!

3rd November 2025

In Year 6, all Maths groups have now started Fractions. We have begun by identifying equivalent fractions e.g. 2/4 = ½ , and looking at how to simplifying them e.g. 6/12 can be simplified to ½ as both 6 and 12 are multiplies of 6.  We will be looking at how to compare and order fractions dependent on the numerator (top number) and denominator (bottom number). Did you know that the line in a fraction is called a vinculum? Take a look at this fraction game https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math/fractions/equivalent-mathman-review/ 

In English, we have started to focus on debates and held a very heated debate proposing "Homework should be banned." Both sides generated some very compelling arguments and debated in a respectful and concise manner. We have also generated sentence starters to use in written pieces of writing: those that would join arguments together e.g. additionally, furthermore; those that oppose a point of view e.g. however, on the other hand; and those that indicate cause and effect e.g. As a result, consequently. Have a look at this video to find out more about Parliament and what happens inside https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrwetuM3clg