Welcome to
Year 6 – Oak Class
Autumn letter 2026
Welcome back to Oak Class! Mrs Hudson and I are really looking forward to working on the fun and interesting things planned for the term ahead.
Topics for the Autumn Term Our first topic for this half term will be very interesting; it will be a study of the Tudors. We will investigate The War of The Roses, Henry VIII and his six wives, the creation of the Church of England and the reign of Elizabeth I. Our class book will be ‘Treason by Berlie Doherty. The second half term will be geography which will include a study of the United Kingdom with its counties, cities, topography and a comparison between Liverpool and Sedbergh.
Equipment for School
The children will be provided with handwriting pens and pencils but should they want to bring in more stationery, a pencil case with additional colouring pens and pencils and a glue stick would be helpful.
Personal items including mobile phones and smart watches are not permitted in school. If any parent feels that their child must bring a phone to school, they must leave it with Mrs Scarr in the school office at the start of the school day.
Reading for Pleasure
Reading for pleasure is hugely important. It improves vocabulary, takes you to other worlds developing one’s imagination and creativity and increases the ability to concentrate.
Please make sure that you encourage your child to read a book that they intend to finish. It can either be one from home or school. Children are encouraged to choose their own books that interest and engage them. We have a great selection of different genres in class. As a reminder, Yr 6 children should be reading at home on a daily basis – even for a short amount of time and ideally with an adult for some sessions.
Homework
Homework is given out every Thursday and is stuck into their homework book which comes between home and school. The task set each week will always follow on from something that we have been doing in class; either English, maths or topic work. The children should be able to complete it independently however, parents can support their child with their homework should they wish to.
All homework is due by the following Thursday, but they are welcome to bring it in earlier in the week. Any homework that hasn’t been completed will be done independently during break time on Thursday.
In addition to their homework task, the children will have weekly spellings to learn and will bring home their reading book every day.
PE
Year 6 will have PE on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons each week. Please ensure children have the correct PE kit in school.
Children should wear school uniform on both days with their PE kit in a bag – the children will change before the lesson begins.
School Contacts
If you ever need to get in touch with me, please ring the school office on 015396 20510. Please do not hesitate to message me if you need to let me know about anything or if you have any concerns or queries.
Kind regards,
Mrs Whetton
