Year 6
The Year 6 teachers for 2023-24 are Miss Isobel MacDonald and Miss Verity Wilford. In addition, Mr Jude Rivers is teaching an English group. Please speak directly to a member of the teaching team if you have any queries or concerns.
Year 6 is also supported by Mr Daniel Clark, Miss Imogen Lewis and Mrs Joyce Russell.
The UKS2 Phase Leader is Mr Jude Rivers; he will try to help you, if the class teacher is unable to do so. His direct e-mail address is j.rivers@talbotprimary.net. If you have any further suggestions on how we can develop communication, please let us know.
Curriculum information:
Find out what's happening - whole school key dates 2023-24.
Learn more about life in Year 6 - Year 6 Spring newsletter
Learn more about what is being taught - Year 6 Long Term Plan
SATs information - Year 6 SATs briefing - January 2024
Links to our learning: new content coming soon
Please take the time to have a look at some of the exciting things that Year 6 children have been getting up to this year.
Science – forces, levers, pulleys and gears a strand of physics
Art and design – making plaster of Paris seals
Speaking and listening in English - formal debating teams
Bamboo Tamboo – widening the music curriculum
The Climate Emergency – empowering the next generation
Learning and performing poetry by heart – a strand of KS2 English
DT: cooking savoury meals, and an appreciation of WWII rationing
Memorable trips: Year 6 learn about WWII by visiting Eden Camp
Year 6 maths competition at Roundhay High School
Investigative science - animals, including humans topic
Geography – using fieldwork to deepen knowledge of the local economy
Understanding the Climate Crisis and how to reduce impact
An inspirational visit from the world’s tallest basketball player
Metacognitive learning – getting oneself unstuck
Developing character through additional responsibilities
On DB Primary, the children can also upload/download their learning, find a range of online activities to support key skills, and access Remote Home Learning. Click here.
