Year 6
Welcome to Year 6
2023-2024
6M & 6A
Staff in Year 6 | ||
Teachers | Mrs Mutton | Mr Aldridge |
| l.mutton | d.aldridge | |
6M Mon - Thu | 6A Mon - Fri | |
Mr Jones | Mr Bradley | |
| p.jones | s.bradley | |
| 6M Fri only | Maths | |
Teaching Assistant | Mrs Walker | |
| k.walker | ||
| To email staff, use their initial and surname as shown above, with: @woodgate.bham.sch.uk | ||
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The School Day
The school day begins at: 08:45
Morning break is between: 10:30 - 10:45
Lunchtime is between: 12:15 - 13:15
The school day ends at: 15:15
P.E.
In Year 6, we have P.E. on a Wednesday and Thursday afternoon.
Children can come into school wearing their P.E. kit on these days.
Please make sure they are wearing:
- A plain red t-shirt
- Plain black shorts, plain black joggers or plain leggings
- Black trainers
Shorts are not suitable as they can get caught on the apparatus during gym lessons. Football kits and joggers with large logos or stripes are not allowed.
Hoodies are not allowed.
The normal school sweatshirt can be worn over the red t-shirt.
If you do not have the full correct kit for your child please send them to school in normal uniform and their P.E. clothes in a bag to change into before the lesson. They will not be allowed to spend all day in school in the incorrect kit.
Year 6 Daily Timetable
9am Register
9.10am Reading / Spelling / French
9.30am English
10.30am Break
10.45am Maths
12.15pm Lunch
1.10pm Blocked Learning
3.15pm Home time
Look at all the things we learn about in Year 6!
| Year 6 Curriculum Learning |
Autumn 1 | Transition |
Geography - Volcanoes | |
Computing – Understanding Big Data | |
Art – Significant Artists, Paul Horton | |
Science – The Nature Library | |
Art – Photography, RAF Cosford | |
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Autumn 2 | History – Battle of Britain |
Science – Body Pump (Body Health) | |
Music – Happy | |
DT – Fruit cakes (food tech) | |
Art – Packaging design | |
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Spring 1 | Geography– Fair Trade |
Computing – AI & Machine Learning | |
Sci – Electricity | |
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Spring 2 | History – Shang |
Computing – Analyse & Interpret Data | |
DT – Mobile Phone Case (textiles) | |
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Summer 1 | Art – Chinese Art and Architecture |
Computing – The Internet and World Wide Web | |
Science – Light | |
History – The Mayans | |
Computing – Game Design | |
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Summer 2 | Science – Everything Changes |
DT – Shelters (res mat) | |
Geography – Climate change | |
Music – You’ve Got A Friend | |
Art – Aboriginal art |
Year 6 Expectations - Parents' Meeting 12/09/24
SATs Parents' Meeting 2024
Year 6 have had the opportunity to access lots of before and after school clubs:
Chess
Board Games
Jigsaw
Dodgeball
Football
SATs Boosters
Art
Christmas Story
Girls' Football
Pupil Voice
Lydia 6M - I think that Woodgate is a respectful, kind place where children are treated with equality. I think the teachers have the right attitude, including the headteacher and deputies. Also, the teachers listen to our problems and understand the rights and wrongs of a child. I love feeling welcome and being able to contribute to school life.
The Year 6 teachers and TAs give us a good push for future exams. They also give us time to enjoy what we are doing. They have the right advice to give to the children.
I have enjoyed so many things in Year 6 - Kensington Palace, the camp out, games like Kahoot and treats like carrot time.
Elizabeth 6A - Woodgate has very nice teachers who always support me when I need it. We do nice activities like baking cookies, designing chocolate bar wrappers and watching films. There are good after school clubs like art club and choir. We also have carrot time.
Sometimes the lessons in Year 6 can be hard, but I do get support when I ask. I'm kind of scared about SATs but I learn something new every day and my worries are slowly fading away.
Caiden 6M - Woodgate is excellent and spectacular. I love the new songs we sing in assembly. The teachers keep the kids protected in school. I feel safe because a lot of adults are looking after us. I like doing the tests, it puts my brain to use.
In Year 6, I like doing art, especially the pointillism. I like the trips, they're getting better and better. I enjoy doing jobs like dinner hall duty and recycling.
My favourite part of Year 6 has got to be London. We saw the queen's bed and her music box.
Kody 6A - Woodgate is a very nice school to go to because there are nice teachers and because we have lots of room to play outside. I like going to before school clubs with Dan, the football and dodgeball.
You shouldn't be scared of Year 6 because SATs is just like doing normal tests. I feel supported by the teachers around me overall.
It's hard to choose a best bit in Year 6 because there's more than one. If I had to choose one or two, it would be going to Kensington Palace in London and going to Boundless Outdoors, when we went on the zipwire and in the cave.
Y6 Science : Everything Changes (exploring variation between and amongst different species, plus their adaptation and responses to stimuli). The children have been exploring the school grounds, to observe differences in leaves that grew in lighter and more shaded places.
Living Eggs Experience: We were lucky to have some ducklings at the school, during May. Thanks to Leighton for taking some photographs, whilst I took a duckling around for the children to have a closer look
Year 6 Phone Cases
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Times Table Rock Stars
Fluent times tables knowledge can unlock many areas of maths.
We encourage children to use TTRS for at least 10 minutes per day.
Use the link below to access the site.
If your child is unsure of their login details, email your child's teacher and they will be able to provide it.
Visit to Kensington Palace - linked to Year 5 history 'The British Empire' and PSHE 'British Values: 'The monarchy and parliamentary democracy''
The Islamic Exhibition Centre (IEC) Visit: Year Six enjoyed a very informative visit to the IEC, where we learned a great deal more about Islamic faith and culture.
History: Battle of Britain - Cosford Aerospace Museum
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Year Six have enjoyed a wonderful, informative visit from the Red Cross, in order to teach them some essential life-saving skills, including basic CPR and how to deal with potential situations that they might face. The children were amazing and really enjoyed the session!!!
Cultural Celebration Day
Cultural Celebration Day - Bhangra Dancing
Boundless Adventure Visit
Book fair
Art - Packaging Design Unit
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How to access BGFL365
Art
The children in Year 6 learnt about Edvard Munch, a Norwegian born, expressionist painter, and printer. The children created many forms of different artwork in the style of Munch for the topic on volcanoes.
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