Welcome to Year 6!
The Year 6 Team for 2024/2025:
Class Teachers - Miss Young and Miss Balaam (Thursday) in Acacia Class
Class Teachers - Mrs Franklin and Mrs Holt (Friday) in Bonsai Class.
Mrs English - Maths teacher in Year 6
Our LSAs (Learning Support Assistants support the class teachers) are
Mrs Davies, Mrs Starrs & Mrs Thomson.
Our SSAs in Year 6 (Special Support Assistants work with individual named children) are:
Mrs Ladhams, Mrs Lawrence, Miss May, Ms Rogers, Mrs Salmon & Miss Vrbicka
Our Year 6 Class Parent Reps are:
Acacia Class - Isabelle Micklewright
Bonsai Class - Laura Fancy, Rachel Nelson & Rachel Airey
About Us and Our Timetable 2024-2025
Our PE day is Friday.
- All children to wear school PE kit as specified in the uniform policy on the days they have PE lessons - a reminder of no cycling shorts or leggings please.
- Ensure trainers/ plimsolls fit well
- Make sure that warm layers- joggers (right colour) and PE tops are worn if required for the day.
Homework
Homework – mostly via Google Classroom - Compulsory
Handed out Thursday, given in Tuesday
- Spellings –uploaded online
- Maths – online or given a hard copy to take home
- Mental Maths Five Squared
- Learning passport – can be written or uploaded
From Time to Time
- Spelling revision – Year 3/4 and 5/6 word lists!
- Revision homework over Easter holidays – a couple of activities per week
Moving to Secondary School in Sep 2025 and 11+ / secondary transfer test details for Sep 2024
In the autumn term Year 6 children will be sitting the 11+ / Secondary Transfer Test in school.
Test dates are:
- Tuesday 10th September 2024 for the 11+ practice test
- Thursday 12th September 2024 for the 11+ test
If you do not want your child to sit the 11+/ Secondary transfer test please can you confirm this in writing - by letter or via the Junior office email - by Friday 6th September 2024.
Buckinghamshire Council's website has more information here and also here about Grammar schools and the Secondary Transfer Testing process.
- Friday 11th October - Secondary Transfer Test / 11+ results issued today
Familiarisation booklet - Bucks Council are posting a familiarisation booklet for the 11+ to all families of Year 5 children. If you do not receive this by the last week of term please let the office know and we can provide a PDF version.
Test rules:
- Please note that children will not be permitted to wear any digital watches or fitbits during the tests.
- Children may wear analogue watches that do not make any noises / sounds/ beeps
- Children can bring in water in a clear bottle.
- Any stationery needed for taking the tests will be provided by the school.
Moving to Secondary School in September 2025:
- The presentation from Buckinghamshire Council and the link to the presentation with audio is available here - Moving up to Secondary School presentation for children starting Secondary School in September 2025 - Link to presentation
- A booklet for parents Moving up to secondary school - 2025 entry is available below
- Applying for a secondary school place - you can apply online from 5th September 2024 via Bucks School Admissions website. Set up a username (your email address) and password. You can then fill in your child's details and list up to six secondary school preferences. You can apply online from a library if you don't have a computer at home. If you cannot apply online, you must let your child's school know and they will give you a paper form. Make sure you apply by the deadline of 31st October 2024.
- National Offer Day is 3rd March 2025.
If you have any questions about the transfer to secondary school process please do email them in to the school office.