Week beginning 21st September 2026

 

What a brilliant week it’s been in Year 6! 

The days have flown by, packed with deep thinking, curiosity, and fantastic learning. In fact, our young historians and scientists have built up so much expertise this week that you might just find yourself being put to the test at home..

Why do different species of pine trees produce differently shaped cones?

Which type of plant lacks a root system?

What punishment did someone receive for committing sacrilege by stealing from a temple in Ancient Rome?

How did Roman citizens respond when they became victims of theft?

Answers - ask a Year 6 pupil 😁

Important Reminders & Homework Notice

PE Schedule & Kit Expectations

Please ensure your child comes prepared with the correct kit for each session:

• Tuesday: Full Little Heath PE kit (t-shirt, shorts, and trainers).
• Thursday: Football kit, shin pads, and astroturf trainers or football boots (plus gloves for goalies).
• Friday: Trainers required.

Homework Routines

• Distribution & Return: Homework is set every Friday and should ideally be returned by Monday so it can be fully marked and feedback provided promptly.
• Homework Folders: Please ensure homework folders are brought back to school every week. This allows us to send home new tasks, marked work, and letters safely and neatly.

This Week’s Tasks

• Maths: A short multiplication practice worksheet.
• English: A creative poetry writing assignment.

Thank you for your continued support in helping our routines run smoothly!

Year 6 Spellings Week 4 (a head's up for Monday)

Given 28/09/26

Adjectives ending in -ent into nouns ending in -ence/ -ency

innocent

innocence

decent

decency

excellent

excellence

confident

confidence

existent

existence

To be tested 5/10/26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Children should know the spelling and meaning of the words and be able to place them within a sentence.

Have a lovely weekend 

 

 

 

Week beginning 14th September

 

Good evening,

This week seems to have flown by. The children are really producing some amazing pieces of work.

The hot topic of the week, who will be the new House Captains?

Well done to all that had the courage to stand in front of an audience and give their reasons why they would make a great House Captain. The votes are in…….

Frampton

Oliver and Lily C

Grangewood

Macy and Leandro

Thornton

Lily K and Rosie

Osborne

Emily and Albert

Homework Folder

This week a few more sheets of paper are in each child’s homework folder. The marked homework, which you are welcoming to keep at home. This week’s maths sheets, along with the details for the half term project, which the children may complete and hand in any time before the 19^th October. You also have a letter from Gracewood Academy and the Churchbury Photographic details for your child’s official Year 6 individual photograph. 

Half Term Project – 500 Words

Due in the week commencing 19th October 2026

500 Words Challenge

I would like all children to enter the BBC’s 500 Words Challenge. All they need to do is write a story they would love to read in 500 words or fewer. Spelling, punctuation and grammar are not marked – it is all about creativity and imagination!

500 Words celebrates children’s creativity, encouraging young writers from across the UK to create an original story. This year, the celebrity judges include Malorie Blackman, Charlie Higson, Francesca Simon, Sir Lenny Henry, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Rose Ayling-Ellis.

The bronze, silver and gold winners in each age category will be revealed by the BBC in early March 2027. The winning stories will also be read aloud by celebrities on the BBC.

There are lots of prizes to be won too! Winners will receive a bundle of books, while the gold winners will also win 500 books for their school library. Each winning story will also receive a framed, illustrated cover created exclusively by a top children’s illustrator.

Children can only submit one story each. There are very few rules, but please remember that stories must:

• Be 500 words or fewer (the title is not included)
• Be written by an individual, not a group
• Be the child’s own original idea
• Be prose, rather than a rap or poem

Stories must not:

• Include any personal details about the child, including their name
• Recount a historical event (although real people or historical characters can be used as inspiration)
• Be created, written or developed using AI

Stories are judged on:

• Characterisation
• Plot
• Originality
• Language
• Enjoyment

Please note: stories can only be submitted electronically, so they will need to be typed and sent to me rather than handwritten.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend 😎

First full week in Year 6 😊

 

We have started our full curriculum learning this week and topics within our subjects have included

English - The Arrival by Shaun Tan

Maths – Powers of 10, 100 and 1000 Numbers to 10,000,000

Science – Carl Linnaeus and the classification system  

History – Crime and Punishment from the Romans through to the Medieval period

School Council

Year 6 members are Macy and Dionel with help from Sapphire and Ramtin

House Captains  

The voting for House Captains will take place on Thursday morning 17/09/26

Where the children will be presenting their manifestos

Good luck

Homework

Each child has received a clear, named folder containing their homework. Homework will be given every Friday and collected in on Monday. Please return the folder with the completed homework. I realise on some occasions a Monday return maybe impossible in that case, please return the homework by Wednesday in order for it to be marked. Thank you

 

Spellings

Children should know the spelling and meaning of the words and  be able to place them within a sentence. 

What is the difference between practice and practise?

In British English, practice is a noun and practise is a verb.

1 used as an uncountable noun

Practice involves doing something regularly in order to improve your ability at it.

Your skiing will get better with practice.

He has to do a lot of music practice.

2 used as a countable noun

A practice is something that is done regularly, for example as a custom.

Our usual practice is to keep a written record of all meetings.

The ancient practice of yoga is still popular today.

3 used as a verb

If you practise something, you do it or take part in it regularly.

I had been practising the piece for months.

His family practised traditional Judaism.

Year 6 Spellings Week 2

Given 14/09/26

Homophones & near homophones: Nouns that end in -ce/-cy and verbs that end in se / sy

advice

advise

device

devise

licence

license

practice

practise

prophecy

prophesy

To be tested 21/09/26