Where did the summer go!?

We have been very busy this week drafting and editing our balanced arguments. They are now nearly all finished and they make for very good reading, indeed.

In Maths, Year 6 have been learning about finances. We have looked at salaries, taxes and different ways to borrow money including loans and credit cards. Yesterday, we started thinking about mortgages: lending rates (interest), fixed and variable mortgages and deposits. Next week, we are going to look a little closer at budgeting and how we can create our own Excel finance tracking.

Homework this week is to start working on our exhibitions. We thought about our plans this week; how our exhibitions will look and what people will learn from them. Putting this exhibition together will be our homework for the next five weekends. (There will be some time available to work on these in school but the bulk of the work will need to be completed at home.) The exhibition is due to take place on the morning of Thursday 16th July (Doors will open at 9:15 and the exhibition will close at 10:30)- you will all be invited; invitations will be sent out in the near future!

Have a great weekend!

Pictures from past exhibitions.

That seemed like a very short half-term break – just enough time to recover from PGL! If you have not yet seen what the pupils got up to, you can click on the blue butterfly icon, in the apps section, and have a quick look.

This week, some of the Year 6 pupils have successfully completed their Bikeability training. We have also worked on our independent writing for our portfolios. Some of the pupils have had visits from their secondary school teachers and some are due a visit next week. The end of the academic year feels like it is already close!

There is a short but essential homework task to complete prior to Monday. This is a preparation task for our English lesson on Monday; details can be found in the homework section below. Pupils have discussed the task and are clear about what they have to do.

Have a great weekend,

Mrs. E.

SATs 2026 are now done and dusted. Our Year 6 pupils have worked incredibly hard and have shown the very best attitude throughout the assessments. We are now simply waiting for the results, which will be available to schools in early July.

In the meantime, we will continue to produce high‑quality pieces of writing for the end of Key Stage 2 writing assessment, which is submitted in June.

You will need no reminding, I am sure, that our residential is fast approaching. I’ve attached the kit list again below for ease. I will be available after school from Tuesday to Thursday if you would like to pop in with any questions.

PGL_Letter_and kit list information

PGL kit list