Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome to the Autumn Term 2026!

All the years that your child has invested in Southfields have built up to this final year, which demonstrates the amazing progress that they have made – academically, personally and socially - and has prepared them for the next big step on their educational journey.

Our fantastic team in Year 6 are dedicated to your child's learning to ensure that their experience is an engaging and memorable year. Please take your time to read through the information about our curriculum in Year 6, expectations, routines and more.

The Year Six Team:

 

Miss Harris- Year 6 Teacher & Year Leader (Class: 6 Darwin)

Mrs Isnovoiu- Year 6 Teacher (Class: 6 Frank)

Dr Tether - Year 6 Teacher (Class: 6 Obama) 

Mrs Smith - Year 6 Teacher (Class: 6 Obama) 

Mrs Campbell and Mrs Crimschi - Teaching Assistants in 6 Darwin

Miss Arnold- Teaching Assistants in 6 Obama

Miss Shoosmith - Teaching Assistant in 6 Frank

Important Information

SATs information:

The Year 6 children will complete the statutory end of KS2 assessments week commencing Monday 10th May 2027 with the following schedule:

Date	Test papers
Monday 10th May 2027	English grammar, punctuation and spelling Papers 1 and 2
Tuesday 11 May 2027	English reading
Wednesday 12 May 2027	Mathematics Papers 1 and 2
Thursday 13 May 2027	Mathematics Paper 3

All information about SATs this term will be shared using our school communication system - Class Dojo. 

Start of the school day:

Children will enter school through the Year 5/6 gate.

The gate will be open at 8.35am until 8:45am with registers closing at 9.00am.

End of school day:

School finishes at 3:15pm and the children will need to be collected from the Year 5/6 playground.

Children are allowed to walk home from school by themselves if you have completed the online permission form on our school website and they have received the walking home pass.

Uniform:

Children should wear their school uniform for three days a week and PE kit on a Monday and on their class PE day (please see Class Dojo for which day). Children can wear their own clothes on their birthday.

Please ensure they are following the school's dress code for PE. This should be black or blue trousers and jumper and a plain white t-shirt. The lessons will take place outside wherever possible so please make sure the children are dressed appropriately for this. Children must have their hair tied up for PE sessions and no jewellery is allowed in PE for health and safety reasons.

Bags, Stationery and Water Bottles:

Your child may bring in a bag that can be stored on their personal peg in the cloakroom. All children must bring a water bottle to school. This should then be taken home, washed and returned to school each day filled up with water. 

Water bottles can be re-filled with drinking water in the classroom during the day.

Your child can bring their own pencil case to school. We recommend the following items: glue stick, writing pencils, blue pen to write with, green pen to edit with, black whiteboard marker, rubber, a small ruler and a sharpener.

Lunch:

If your child has a packed lunch, they can bring it in a lunch box or in a plastic bag. We do recommend keeping ice packs with the lunch to keep it cool and fresh. The children will be eating in the hall, or if the weather permits, outside.

If your child is having a hot dinner at school, this must be booked in advance. Mrs Buck will not be able to book meals on behalf of parents any more due to Data Protection. Therefore, you must book your child's meal. If you do not book a meal, then you will need to provide a packed lunch and bring it into school.

Snacks:

We encourage the children to bring in a piece of fruit or vegetable for break time. No other snacks are allowed. This needs to be brought separately to their lunch.

Home Learning:

In Year 6, home learning expectations are as follows:

• This term, the children will be set revision tasks across the core subjects to complete each week.
• Reading (5 x a week minimum) - this is to be recorded in their reading diary
• Spellings will be sent home and tested on a Friday, They should practise these at least 4 x a week in their L.C.W.C book or on Spelling Shed (please see more information below)
• English revision online using Spelling Shed.
• Times tables should be practised regularly on Times Table Rockstars.
• Maths revision should be completed on IXL or using sheets provided.
• A creative topic homework piece will be set to complete each half term for the children to complete at least one piece for that half term.
• Now that the children are in Year 6, they will be encouraged to take ownership of their own home learning. 

Spelling:

This year, we will continue to use Spelling Shed to support spelling learning at Southfields. Each child will receive a log in for this online resource where they can practise the spellings online in game type formats. The children will still receive a purple book (L.CW.C book) with a hard copy of their spellings in for them to handwrite them, use them in sentences or any other strategy from the spelling menu that they may find useful.  

Online Resources:

Your child will have access to the following sites: Spelling Shed, Times Table Rockstars and IXL. We recommend that your child uses their membership given by the school to the best of their advantage by thoroughly exploring these websites at home. These are amazing and can really help to support and enhance home learning. The children will keep their logins and passwords for online resources throughout their time at Southfields so should have these already and they will be stuck into the front of their reading log.

Class Dojo:

We love to use Class Dojo to communicate with you. Please do make sure you are connected to Class Dojo and please keep an eye on Class Dojo for day-to-day class and whole-school information, photos and updates. A key priority of ours is the relationships between teachers and adults at home to ensure that the children are fully supported at home and at school. Please do not hesitate to communicate with your child’s class teacher or year leader through Class Dojo. It should be noted that this tool is to be used in an appropriate and friendly way. 

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We understand that there is a lot of information, so please feel free to read it more and contact your class teacher if you have any further questions. We will always try our best to help you.

Yours sincerely,

Miss Harris and the Year 6 Team

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