Year 6 - Buzzard
1. Key Information for Buzzard Class
In this section you will find a quick reference guide to your class including your Forest School rotation, letters and uniform requirements. There is also a copy of the welcome booklet for your class - please do refer to it throughout the year because it contains lots of useful information about what to expect in this class, how long homework should take each week, samples of age-appropriate handwriting and more.
In the event of a school closure, we will post home learning activities onto the website;
The teaching staff in Buzzard class are:
Mr Matthew Griffiths
Mrs Sarah Ansell (Teaching Assistant)
Year 6 Welcome booklet
Meet the teachers presentation September 2020
Forest School
Forest school will take place once every half term. In Autumn term 1 forest school will take place in w/c 16th September 2019.
Home learning expectations in Year 6
| Spelling | Weekly task |
| Reading | 30 minutes per week, in 2 or 3 sessions |
| Maths, literacy or creative learning task | Up to 30 minutes per week |
SRE Curriculum
This year we will continue to teach the children using materials from our new Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) scheme. This new edition of ‘Teaching SRE with Confidence in Primary Schools’ reflects the recent developments in SRE and the Science National Curriculum. This resource encourages children to develop the skills of listening, empathy, talking about feelings and relationships with families and friends.
All the lessons have a clear structure and are age appropriate. The lesson plans have clear aims and learning outcomes with suggested additional activities and accompanying resources:
Year 6: Puberty, relationships and reprodcution
Puberty and reproduction
Understanding relationships
Conception and pregnancy
Communication in relationships
Use of planners
Planners are to be used to record reading at home and this should include the book title and chapter, or page numbers and should be recorded at least 3 times a week and initialled by parents. Planners need to be signed by parents at the end of each week ready for the teacher to review.
Planners may also be used for notifying us of changes of going home arrangements etc. Alternatively, you can email admin@bridgewater.herts.sch.uk or leave a message on the school's answer machine.
As part of our preparation for the children's transition to secondary school, during upper Key Stage 2 teachers may ask pupils to note reminders in their planners e.g. items that they need to bring into school, such as resources for a project in their planners, to encourage them to be independent and to take responsibility.
Uniform requirements
A full list of the school's uniform requirements is on the school website here. In Year 6, points to note are:
| Core school uniform | No special notes for this class |
| Bags |
1. Rucksack of any design, measuring no larger than 30cm x 40cm 2. Drawstring PE bag (school logo optional) |
| PE / games |
Trainers not plimsolls. Football boots may be required for some activities. |
| Team Bridgewater kit | Pupils in this year group who represent the school in sports matches such as cross country, football or netball tournaments may wear "Team Bridgewater" kit (short sleeved t-shirts, hooded tops and showerproof jackets). This is all optional and available from our online supplier only. The school has a number of Team Bridgewater t-shirts available to those representing it at events. |
2. What's happening in Buzzard class?
Your class teacher will update this page at least once per term with photos and information on recent events or activities.
Squirrel obstacle course as part of forest school!
In science, we've been growing mould to learn about microorganisms. If you are squeamish look away now!
For outdoor learning day, we were making magic square and scale models of ourselves from natural resources.
