Monday 2nd March 2026
Dear Parent/Carer of Year 6,
RE: Year 6 Spring 2 Curriculum Letter – Japan – Land of the Rising Sun’
Welcome back to Spring 2; we hope you had a restful break. We have an interesting term ahead of us, with a lot of work and fun to be had! Our Learning Journey topic this term is titled: ‘Japan – Land of the Rising Sun’. Below we have outlined some important information.
P.E. Lessons
Please ensure your child has the appropriate P.E. kit in school, including trainers and tracksuit bottoms. This should consist of grey or black bottoms, a white t-shirt and red school jumper/cardigan.
P.E. lessons are on Monday PPA days (23rd February, 9th and 23rd March). In addition to this, Brass and Copper will be doing a P.E. lesson every Thursday; Bronze will be doing P.E. every Friday.
Homework
Reading: Reading with your child and discussing what has been read each day is essential to helping them make progress in all areas of the curriculum. The expectation is that your child reads for at least 15-20 minutes each evening and that they record this in their planner. We ask that you support and monitor your child’s reading and check/sign it regularly.
Maths: Maths homework is set each Friday on Mathletics. This is to be completed by the Wednesday of the following week.
Spellings: A spelling rule will be introduced on Mondays, and throughout the week lessons and activities will be completed based on this rule. In Year 6, the expectation is that the children learn the spellings over the course of the week which they will be tested on on a Friday – this will enable us to gather evidence to support our end of Key Stage 2 Teacher Assessment.
Topic Home learning: Last term we learnt about the the circulatory system in Science. Therefore, this term’s topic home learning will be about the circulatory system to give the children an opportunity to continue the learning that we started in Autumn 2.
Other information:
Year 6 pupils can bring into school a healthy snack e.g. a piece of fruit, savoury crackers, nut-free cereal bar, etc. Please ensure that your child does not bring in food that contains nuts as we are a nut free school. If your child brings in what we would consider to be an unhealthy snack (chocolate, sweets, etc) they will not be allowed to eat it, and it will be returned to them at the end of the school day.
Please ensure your child has a warm coat and that all hats, scarves and gloves are named. It is important that your child does not wear jewellery (unless it is for religious reasons) apart from stud earrings.
It is important that your child does not wear jewellery (unless it is for religious reasons) apart from stud earrings.
Important dates:
| Thursday 5th March | World Book Day – A separate has been sent out with further details. |
| Tuesday 24th & Wednesday 25th March | Parents Evening – A separate letter will be sent out with further details. You will be able to choose which day to see your child’s class teacher. |
Below this letter, you will find a mindmap which shows the learning that we will be doing this term as well as the Topic home learning on disease and development and the circulatory system. Please could children return their project by Friday 20th April.
Thank you and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
The Year 6 Team
Topic Home Learning
In English, the children have recently written Horrible Histories-style reports about the Black Death in the Middle Ages, developing their understanding of how to write in an engaging, informal and humorous way while still presenting accurate historical information.
We will now be applying these same writing skills in Science. Using their knowledge of the features, purpose and audience of this style, the children will create a “Horrible Science” explanation text all about the circulatory system.
The purpose of this piece will be:
- To inform the reader about how the circulatory system works
- To entertain through a lively, humorous and slightly gruesome tone (similar to Horrible Histories)
