Chestnut- Year 6

Mr Dyke and Adele welcome you to Chestnut class!

For information on our curriculum see here:   https://www.twinoaks.lewisham.sch.uk/Learning/Curriculum/ 

 

SATS briefing 

sats briefing.pdf

 

School Journey

School journey children leave on Monday 5th January.

Before we go you MUST have returned your dietary forms to Mr Dyke or the office.  You can download everything you were sent here!  

Medical forms

Kit List

Code of conduct

Activity Programme 

 On Tuesday 2nd December we had a meeting to talk about everything School Journey.  If you missed it, you can see the PowerPoint with all the information on here!  

hindleap 2026.pdf

 Important reminders here:

 

Please come to the large brown assembly gates at 8.45am on Monday 5^th January.

Please bring a packed lunch for Monday lunchtime.

If children want to bring money, they can bring up to £5 in a named purse or envelope.

Please bring any medication your child needs with you so you can explain to us how your child needs to take it and can complete the necessary paperwork.

Make sure your child has helped to pack their suitcase so that they know what things they have packed and what they need to bring home. We recommend naming everything!

If your child gets travel sick please give any medication before we leave and remember to bring us another tablet for the journey home.

No electronic items can come!

If children want to bring sweets or treats to share, they can, but all sweets will be shared with everyone and need to be handed to staff on Monday morning.

Please make sure someone is ready to pick up your child on Friday. We should be back at normal school finishing time and will keep you updated.  No child can go home on their own.

 

 

The children been working really to start the Spring term off!

For reference, our Meet the Teacher presentation is saved below:

meet the teacher meeting 2025.pdf

Below is the full overview for this half term. 

year 6 spring 1 parent overview 2026.pdf

 Chestnut Class - Google Classroom

Of course, if you have any questions or would like more information about anything please feel free to speak to Mr. Dyke

 

 

 We are currently reading 'Kingsuke's Kingdom' by Michael Morpurgo 

 

Kensuke's Kingdom is Michael Morpurgo's story of young Michael, who, while sailing the world with his family, gets washed ashore on a deserted Pacific island with his dog, Stella, after falling overboard. He discovers he's not alone, meeting Kensuke, a secretive Japanese man marooned since WWII, who initially warns him away but eventually teaches him to survive, leading to a profound friendship built on respect, survival skills (fishing, painting), and a shared love for the island's orangutans. Their bond faces a test when Michael's family's yacht passes by, forcing them to choose between rescue and their peaceful, isolated lives, culminating in Kensuke helping Michael get home with the promise of secrecy. 

More information Kensuke's Kingdom

 Children also have access to Epic Reading where they have free access to a vast library of online books:

Epic Reading!

We focus on 7 key reading skills - clarifying, predicting, questioning, making links, summarising, inferring and evaluating. 

 

 

 

In English, we are beginning a new story, which closely links to our history topic 'Crime & Punishment'. The story is a historical adventure story about Magnus, Harold Godwinson's son, chronicling his journey leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066. 

 

After this, we will write a persuasive letter from the point of view of Magnus as he convinces other to join his cause. Following this, we will begin to read Alfred Noyes' 1906 narrative poem 'The Highwayman'.

 

 

Children will then create their own narrative poems based on the style of the author. 

 

 

 

In Maths, we will wrap up our unit of fractions and move into: converting units of measure, ratio and algebra before beginning a unit on decimals. Children's maths home this half-term will closely align with what they have been doing in class and will provide an opportunity to consolidate their learning. 

 

To help you child's learning in this area, we strongly recommend that they make use of Times Tables Rockstars. 

 Times Tables Rockstars

 

 

 

As scientists, we will identify common appiiances that run on electricity. We will construct a simple series of electrical circuits, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers. We will also identify whether or not a lamp will light in  a simple series circuit using our knowledge. 

 

BBC Bitesize - Working Scientifically

 

 

As historians, we will be learning about crime and punishment through the ages. We will recap different eras we have studied and create timelines key events. We will generate questions for historical enquiry, as well as examine a range of different historical sources.

Other useful websites:

The children have individual logins for these websites in their reading diaries. 

TT Rockstars MyOn - Online books and audiobooks

 SATS Revision BBC Bitesize SATS Revision