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Friday, 12 September 2025

Friday, 10 January 2025

Year 6 Curriculum Newsletter - Spring





Headteacher: Mrs L Nicholls


Year 6 - Spring Curriculum Newsletter 

 

It’s a very warm welcome back to school for our Year 6 family. This term is a really important term for the children to be at school, on time, everyday. We look forward to enjoying Spring with them!

Please find below some key information about this term and our expectations. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries using our inbox: year6@broadford.havering.sch.uk.


Homework: 

Our expectation at Broadford is that every child should do the following every night: 

● 15 minutes reading to themselves or an adult (signed in the reading record) 

● 15 minutes practising spellings in their spelling book 

● 15 minutes rehearsing times tables facts on Times Tables Rockstars 


Sumdog:

All children should have received or already know their Sumdog information. This is an online platform that the children can use to further consolidate learning. This is monitored by the class teacher and children will be rewarded for the use of Sumdog at home. Please note however, this is not compulsory. 


SATS Bootcamp

Your children have received their login to SATS Bootcamp. This will help support your child in answering SATS style questions.

Your child should visit: www.yearsix.co.uk and click ‘Login’ in the top right.


Spellings: 

Spellings will be given out on Mondays. The children should practise their words every evening. Spelling books must be brought in on Fridays, which is also when the weekly test happens. This will be closely monitored. 


P.E Lessons

For Wednesday and Friday afternoons, children can wear their PE kit to school for their lessons in the afternoon - black/navy shorts or jogging bottoms and a white polo/t-shirt. Children must not wear tracksuits or any other colours than those listed above. 


Forest School

This year all children will participate in Forest School, which will take place on Wednesday afternoons.

For these sessions they will need to change into: long trousers, a waterproof coat and a pair of old shoes or wellies that can stay in school.

Please make sure that children have weather appropriate attire, so that they can fully enjoy the sessions, even on a rainy day!



School Uniform

Please be reminded that the school colours are grey and navy. All school uniform is available through Premier School Wear. Children are permitted to wear stud earrings. Children must also not attend school wearing make-up or nail varnish/fake nails.


Reading Books

As reading is a huge priority here at Broadford, we will do our best to encourage the children to change their books regularly and every child will read 1:1 with an adult at least once a week. Please remind the children to let any adults know if they need to change their book and that it is their responsibility to bring any old reading books back to school.


105 Books to Read Before Leaving Broadford

Please be reminded of our reading reward system, where each year pupils can read 15 quality stories and be rewarded with certificates and prizes. There will be three certificates to earn - bronze, silver and gold. The children will keep trackers in school to monitor the books they have read - please find  all the key stage 2 trackers, along with the books they can read here. Please also note that some books have a gold star next to them indicating that the book can be reviewed using MyBookBlog. 


Key Dates


Spring 1

Spring 2

Monday 6th January 

Road Safety Workshop

Monday 24th February 

Return to school 

Friday 10th January 

University of Broadford begins

W/C Monday 24th March

Year 6 mock SATs week

W/C Monday 20th January 

Year 6 mock SATs week

Tuesday 28th January

Stay & Learn @ 2.30pm

Wednesday 2nd April

Easter parade

Thursday 30th January 

Food Bank talk 

Friday 4th April 

Spring term ends

Thursday 6th February 

Safe Internet Day



Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th February

Parents Evening








Curriculum Information

We have included a summary of the topics which the children will be covering this term below, so that you can best support your child with their learning at home.


We look forward to the year ahead as the children embark on their final chapter of their primary school career. 

Any questions please email - year6@broadford.havering.sch.uk


Yours faithfully,


Miss Wyatt                                    Mrs Green & Mrs Cocks                   Mrs  Spoor

Year 6 Lead                                  Larch Class Teachers                Redwood Class Teacher

Birch Class Teacher    

                          

Spring Term


1st Half Term

2nd Half Term

Literacy

Holes

Letter Writing

Narrative

Robin Hood 

TBC

Maths

Fractions, decimals and percentages

Ratio & Proportion

Revision of the four operations

Area & Volume

Coordinates & Translation

Revision of fractions, decimals and percentages 

It is essential for the children to know all of their Times Tables so that they can access the Mathematics curriculum in Year 6. Please encourage your child to practise on TTRockstars every evening to improve their speed and accuracy. 

Here are some useful websites to support your child with their learning at home:

Corbett Maths Primary 

Sumdog

SATs Bootcamp

Computing

Programming

Data and Information

Science

Light and Light Pollution

The Circulatory System 

Diet, Drugs and Lifestyle

History/Geography

Kingdom of Benin 

South America

PSHE

Valuing Difference

Keeping Safe

RE

What does it mean to be Christian? 

What does it mean to be a Muslim?

PE

Dance

Basketball

Art/Design and Technology

Activism

Exploring Identity

French

This is France - Distances, Neighbors, Directions, Paris, Nationalities and famous French people. 

Music

Benjamin Britten - A New Year Carol

You've Got A Friend


Friday, 22 November 2024

Year 6 Curriculum - Autumn Term

 





Headteacher: Mrs L Nicholls


Year 6 - Autumn Curriculum Newsletter 

Friday 22nd November 2024

 

Welcome back to school - we are so happy to see how enthusiastically the children have participated in their learning already and cannot wait to see how they flourish in their final year at Broadford. 

Please find below some key information about the Autumn term and our expectations. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries using our inbox: year6@broadford.havering.sch.uk.


Homework: 

Our expectation at Broadford is that every child should do the following every night: 

● 15 minutes reading to themselves or an adult (signed in the reading record) 

● 15 minutes practising spellings in their spelling book 

● 15 minutes rehearsing times tables facts on Times Tables Rockstars 


Sumdog:

All children should have received or already know their Sumdog information. This is an online platform that the children can use to further consolidate learning. This is monitored by the class teacher and children will be rewarded for the use of Sumdog at home. Please note however, this is not compulsory. 


Spellings: 

Spellings will be given out on Mondays. The children should practise their words every evening. Spelling books must be brought in on Fridays, which is also when the weekly test happens. This will be closely monitored. 


P.E Lessons

On Wednesdays and Fridays,children can wear their PE kit to school for their lessons in the afternoon - black/navy shorts or trousers and a white polo/t-shirt. Children must not wear tracksuits or any other colours than those listed above. 


Forest School

This year all children will participate in Forest School, which will take place on Wednesday afternoons.

For these sessions they will need to change into: long trousers, a waterproof coat and a pair of old shoes or wellies that can stay in school.

Please make sure that children have weather appropriate attire, so that they can fully enjoy the sessions, even on a rainy day!




School Uniform

It has been wonderful to see the Year 6 pupils return to school looking very smart in their school uniform. Please be reminded that the school colours are grey, black and navy. All school uniform is available through Premier School Wear. Children are permitted to wear stud earrings and must not wear nail varnish. 


Reading Books

As reading is a huge priority here at Broadford, we will do our best to encourage the children to change their books regularly and every child will read 1:1 with an adult at least once a week. Please remind the children to let any adults know if they need to change their book and that it is their responsibility to bring any old reading books back to school.


105 Books to Read Before Leaving Broadford

Please be reminded of our new reading reward system, where each year pupils can read 15 quality stories and be rewarded with certificates and prizes. There will be three certificates to earn - bronze, silver and gold. The children will keep trackers in school to monitor the books they have read - please find  all the key stage 2 trackers, along with the books they can read here. Please also note that some books have a gold star next to them indicating that the book can be reviewed using MyBookBlog. 


Key Dates


Autumn 1 

Autumn 2

Friday 18th October

School Trip to the British Museum

Monday 4th November

School closed - INSET day

Tuesday 

22nd & Wednesday

23rd October

Parent Consultations

Tuesday 5th November 

Children return to school

Thursday 10th October 

Stay and Learn

Tuesday 19th November 

Into Film Festival - Romford

Friday 25th October 

Last day of term

Week commencing 9th December 

Christmas Carol Concerts - Dates will be confirmed and communicated nearer the time



Friday 20th December 

Last day of Autumn term










Curriculum Information

We have included a summary of the topics which the children will be covering this term below, so that you can best support your child with their learning at home.


We look forward to the year ahead as the children embark on their final chapter of their primary school career. 

Any questions please email - year6@broadford.havering.sch.uk


Yours faithfully,


The Year 6 Team 

Autumn Term


1st Half Term

2nd Half Term

Literacy

We will be studying the book Floodland by Marcus Sedgwick. The children will practise writing a range of text types including a diary entry and a balanced argument. 

We will be studying the book Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell. The children will practise writing a range of text types including setting & character descriptions, a narrative and non-chronological reports. 

Maths

Place Value

Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division 

Fractions

Converting units 


It is essential for the children to know all of their Times Tables so that they can access the Mathematics curriculum in Year 6. Please encourage your child to practise on TTRockstars every evening to improve their speed and accuracy. 

Here are some useful websites to support your child with their learning at home:

Corbett Maths Primary 

Computing

Computing Systems and Networks

Creating Media

Science

Living Things

Electricity

Renewable Energy

History/

Geography

Ancient Greece

Six Grid Reference

RSE

Me & My Relationships

Valuing Difference 

RE

What will make our town/ city a more respectful place? 

Can religions help to build a fair world? 

PE

Hockey 

Gymnastics

Art/Design and Technology

2D drawing to 3D making

Electrical Systems

French

Who lives where? 

Let’s go shopping