Year 6 - Miss Morley
🌟 Welcome to Year 6! 🌟
Hello and a big welcome to all our Year 6 children and families!
This is the place where you’ll find all the latest news and updates about our class, along with examples of the fantastic learning and achievements we’ll be sharing throughout the year. We are really proud of the effort and creativity that goes into our work, and we can’t wait to show you what we get up to.
Your Year 6 Team
Miss Morley – Class Teacher
Mrs Maxwell, Mrs Tyler and Mrs Dickings – Teaching Assistants
Together, we’re here to support, encourage and guide the children as they enjoy their final year at primary school.
Science - Making Periscopes
Competition time
Are you the next J.K.Rowling, David Walliams, Enid Blyton?
500 Words is open for entries!
Submit your stories before 9pm, Friday 7 November
What you need to know…
Guidelines: Entry will be in two age categories:
- Category 1 - ages 5-7 years
- Category 2 - ages 8-11 years
Write a fictional short story (no more than 500 words in length).
Spelling, punctuation and grammar are not marked - as has always been the case for 500 Words, it's all about our writers' brilliant creativity!
Entry is via an online, an entry form is available at www.bbc.co.uk/500words. The responsible adult submitting the story on behalf of the entrant will be asked to provide the entrant's name, gender, region and their age and ensure that they have parental permission to do so. The submitter must enter the child's story in the text box provided for submission.
What are the prizes?
Each of the 50 shortlisted finalists will be invited to a glittering star-studded grand final at Windsor Castle in February 2026, which will once again be hosted by Her Majesty The Queen. If that's not enough, each winner will also see their story be read aloud by a superstar celebrity on TV, which will be shown as part of a special 500 Words programme with The One Show in early March.
Books to take home
The gold, silver and bronze winners of both categories will receive a huge bundle of books:
- Gold winning stories will receive the height of Sir Lenny Henry in books
- Silver win the height of Her Majesty The Queen in books
- Bronze winners win the average height of a child relevant to their age category in books
The gold winners' schools will also receive 500 books each for their school library.
Fantastic illustrations
All winning stories will be illustrated by children’s illustrators and published in a special 500 Words winners’ book produced by Oxford University Press. Illustrators include Korky Paul, Harriet Muncaster, Paula Bowles, Rochelle Falconer, Leigh Hodgkinson and Ken Wilson-Max.
For more information click here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/500-words/about-500-words-collection/zj9b8p3
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/500-words
We hope Hawthorn Tree puts forward lots of entries so we can share our amazing writing talents! Let us know if you enter.
Good luck everyone who is taking part!
Homework
Homework will be set each week to help consolidate classroom learning. Please encourage your child to complete tasks on time and do their best – a little bit each week makes a huge difference!
✨ Top Tip: If your child finds homework tricky, please let me know in advance of hand-in day– we’re always here to help!
Reading
📖 Reading books and records must be brought into school every day. 📖
Reading at home is one of the best ways to support your child’s learning.
Please listen to your child read at least 3–5 times a week and sign their reading record.
🏃♂️ PE
Our PE days are Tuesday and Thursday.
Children will need a named PE kit that is suitable for the weather.
To help us make the most of outdoor learning and activities, we also recommend that children bring:
A spare pair of shoes/trainers
Spare socks
Joggers or tracksuit bottoms
This means they can still join in on the field, even when conditions are muddy or wet.