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Welcome to Year 6
Class of 2025
Meet the class
Meet the staff
Y6 Teacher: Mr. Frost
Likes: Fun, music and bad jokes!
Dislikes: Being hungry.
Y6 LSA: Mrs. Arshad
Four Purposes
At St Joseph’s the Four Purposes of the new Curriculum for Wales drive our provision for teaching and learning. Through a broad and balanced curriculum, we enable all pupils to be:
Ambitious, capable learners ready to learn throughout their lives
Enterprising, creative contributors ready to play a full part in life and work
Ethical, informed citizens of Wales and the world
Healthy, confident individuals ready to lead fulfilling lives as valued members of society
PE Days
PE takes place on a Tuesday each week with Mr. Smith. Year 6 will have RealPE sessions with Mr. Frost on a Friday each week.
For days with PE with Mr. Frost or Mr. Smith, full school PE kit is essential.
Please note, PE Kit consists of:
Home clothes (including the football shirt of a team they support) are not PE kit.
Later in the year, we will have Outdoor Learning sessions with Mrs. Gardiner. Outdoor Learning sessions will require coats and suitable footwear, as sessions will take place in all weather.
Class Charter
At the start of each year, our pupils reflect on what should be the shared values of a rights-respecting classroom. Pupils consider, in conjunction with the UNCRC, their rights and responsibilities, to ensure that all pupils are happy, safe and can meet their full potential within the classroom environment. The charter is ‘signed’ by all pupils and is displayed in the classroom.
Here is our class charter for 2024-25:
Home Learning Expectations
Each time your child begins a new Domain Unit e.g. Early 20th Century, a Knowledge Organiser and Learning at Home Domain Guidance will be uploaded to Seesaw. This knowledge organiser allows you and your child to see the core knowledge for the domain of learning; the knowledge to be remembered. The Learning at Home Guidance gives parents, carers and pupils an overview of the domain, the key vocabulary, suggested reading materials and examples of independent projects that could be completed at home. You can also find these resources on the class page of the website under Domain Learning.
Each week, homework including spelling words to learn, maths learn-its and domain learn-its will be sent home in their Homework Book. Please ensure they return their book by the following Thursday at the latest. If they wish to bring their homework early, they may place the book on our dedicated Homework Book shelf.
In addition, your child may also be asked to complete a Domain Unit home-learning project, a piece of homework linked to the current RE topic, a chapter from the English Skills Unit they are studying, reading comprehension or a worksheet to consolidate their learning in maths. This task will be short and relevant to their current learning, and it is important that they are in the habit of completing homework as they prepare for secondary school.
Welsh Sentence Patterns