WELCOME TO YEAR 6 HAWKS

Hawks are highly intelligent creatures, who strive to be committed and enthusiastic in all that they do. Their outstanding vision allows them to seek out opportunities and remain focused. They fly to great heights with speed, diving with great accuracy and precision to achieve their goals, even when facing difficulties.

THIS TERM'S THEME

'Be Curious'

This term, Year 6 children will 'Be Curious' by asking questions to challenge their understanding.  They will do this through design, making and evaluating projects in different curriculum areas. 

P.E AND DANCE DAYS

PE for Hawks will be on Monday and Dance will be on a Friday. Please ensure your child comes to school with the correct kit, which is clearly labelled. For more information about kit requirements, please visit our 'Physical Education & School Sport' Page. 
We will ensure that PE kits are sent home at the end of every half term.  

HOME LEARNING DAYS

Home learning will be sent home on Fridays and should be returned to school on Wednesday. Home learning should be completed to the best standard possible and Mathletics and Times Table Rock Stars should also be completed weekly. We celebrate the efforts of Mathletics and Times Table Rock Stars in our assemblies with special class shout outs and certificates.  

UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday 20th  April – Non pupil Day

Tuesday 21st April – First day of Summer Term

Thursday 23rd April – Eco Reps Waste Audit

Monday 4th May - Bank Holiday

Monday 11th May - Thursday 14th May - SATs Week

Thursday 21st May - Trip to EPIC Centre

Friday 22nd May - Last Day of Summer 1

Monday 25th May- Friday 29th May - Half Term

Monday 1st June - First Day of Summer 2

Monday 8th June - World Ocean Day - Wear Blue! 

Tuesday 23rd June - Sports Day

Monday 29th June-Wednesday 1st July - Bikeability

 Thursday 2nd July - Whole School Transition Day

Monday 6th July-Wednesday 8th July - Bikeability

Thursday 9th July - Owls PCSA Trip - Rounders

Tuesday 14th July - Money Sense Assembly

Tuesday 21st July - Y6 Leavers' Assembly

Tuesday 21st July - Y6 Leavers' Disco

Wednesday 22nd July - Woodlands Trip

Wednesday 22nd July - Last Day of Summer 2

MEET THE TEAM

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If there are any issues or concerns, please feel free to come in and see your teacher Miss Noble or alternatively please contact a team leader (Mrs Gidley).

pnoble@whiterockprimaryschool.co.uk

rgidley@whiterockprimaryschool.co.uk

ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026

SRING TERM

Summer Term Curriculum Map

Friday 5th June 2026 - Gymnastics

We have been enjoying our Gymnastics this term. This week we were practising jumping off of different apparatus and using weight on hands to vault. In our last lesson next week, we will be working in groups to create sequences that include all that we have learnt this term and incorporating apparatus as well. 

Tuesday 2nd June 2026 - Geography and DT

In Geography, we used the Lego WeDo sets to make and program a 'Volcanic Alert System'.  We discussed how models like these are used to identify volcanic activity.  These systems alert scientists about changes in volcanic activity. For each of these stages, scientists have assigned a colour, and have defined the actions to be taken at each stage. We experimented with different ways of signalling the alert through sounds and lights.

Thursday 21st May 2026 – Visit to the EPIC Centre

This week, we went to the EPIC science centre. Some of the people who work there spoke to us about the kind of things they do. They have a catchphrase, which is 'Solving the world's most complex problems'. We found out about some of the business that are in the building, such as Oriole Networks, Queensgate Prior, QLM, Bay Photonics and Superb Media. 

We were split into three groups to complete a variety of tasks including learning about and detectors and lasers. Our favourite part was going into the studios where they stream the TikTok shop lives. We were also shown a podcast studio, a lab (with some extremely expensive machines and microscopes) and the work pods. 

Monday 11th May - Friday 15th May 2026 - SATs Week

This week has been SATs week. We have all worked so hard and our Year 6 teachers are so proud of us. Everyone tried their best! We really enjoyed starting each day with a breakfast bap. We celebrated the end of the week by getting our leaver's hoodies.

Friday 1st May 2026 - PE 

This half term year 6 are focusing on Athletics. They have started developing their running technique in order to increase their speed and developing their knowledge of pacing for different distances. 

Friday 13th March 2026 - Dance

We are having great fun in our dance lessons this half term as we are learning a dance to the song 'Getcha Head in the Game' from High School Musical. Mrs Tyson has taught us the first part, then we have worked with a partner to create a duet for 16 beats and then in groups of 4 for the next 16 beats. This week, we have been learning the next part of the dance which involves using canon. 

Thursday 5th March 2026 – World Book Day

Today has been World Book Day. We had a World Book Day assembly to start off the day. Later on, we took part in the BBC Live lesson, where they got us thinking about how our reading vibe. Next, we created designs for the ‘design a nation book token competition’. Can you guess who we dressed up as?

Monday 2nd March 2026 - World Book Day Waterstones

Year 6 enjoyed a fantastic trip to Waterstones to celebrate World Book Day. The children explored the shelves, discovered new authors, and shared their favourite genres with friends. Pupils chose a book using their World Book Day voucher and returned to school excited to start reading their new stories.

Monday 2nd March 2026 - PE

This half term year 6 are focusing on fitness. They will understand the importance of exercise and will participate in a variety of games and activities to identify the different components of fitness, linking them to different sports. 

Friday 6th February 2026 - NSPCC Number Day 2026

Today we celebrated Number Day. Mr Passmore and Mrs Ayling started the day off with a whole school assembly. In class, we took part in a TTRS battle and completed some word problem tasks. 

Friday 6th February 2026 - Home Learning

For Safer Internet Day, which is on Tuesday 10th February this year, we would like you to learn the song 'Chicken Clicking'. Year 6 will sing this together in the Safer Internet Day assembly on this day. Below is the video, with the lyrics, for you to learn. 

Thursday 5th February - PE

This half term year 6 have been focusing on Netball in PE. Children have been learning about the principles of attack and defence, how to pass and move successfully as a team and some of the key rules of the game. 

Wednesday 28th January 2026 - Maths

This week, we took part in a Maths Workshop via Zoom celebrating the life and work of Katherine Johnson, the 'Human Computer', who worked for NASA and was critical to the success of crewed space flight.  During this special event, we also met Dr Angela Tabiri of the African Institute Mathematical Sciences who taught us about 'Magic Numbers'.

Friday 23rd January2026- Spanish

Year 6 had lots of fun in their Spanish this week practising numbers 1-100 in Spanish. iQué maravilloso! We played lots of interactive games using the language learning platform linguascope! iQué fantástico! 

We are also starting to prepare for year 7 and answered 5 questions about ourselves in Spanish! iQué bien!

Thursday 22nd January 2026 - Handball Sports Festival

This afternoon, Hawks took part in a Handball and Tchoukball festival at Paignton Academy. They completed a variety of activities, such as Rebound Reactions, Beat the Ball and Death Star, where they practised the skills of throwing, catching, creating space, dynamic balance and developing tactics. Pupils worked brilliantly as a whole class team, and in small groups, and put into practise their teamwork and leadership skills. It was a fantastic afternoon!

Wednesday 21st January 2026 - History

In History, we looked at how the Maya civilisation developed during their time period.  We created timelines with the key events including: when cities were formed; when the first Maya writing was introduced; the introduction of a monarchy where city-states were ruled by kings and finally when the Maya civilisation started to decline.

Friday 16th January 2026 - Drumba

This half term in Dance we are learning Drumba. This is a fusion of music and physical exercise involving high energy movements and developing rhythm and co-ordination. We are really enjoying this and everyone is making great progress to improve their fitness and timing using the drumsticks.

Wednesday 14th January 2026 - Science

We began our new Science unit, 'Evolution and Inheritance', this week. As part of our learning, we discussed the life of Mary Anning, a palaeontologist, who discovered crucial fossils including the first complete Ichthyosaur skeleton. We put our observational skills to the test and looked at photographs of three fossils to deduce as much as we could about what the organism may have been like, using evidence that we could see. 

Friday 9th January 2026 - Art

We started our new Art unit by testing our skills of sculpture.  We used pipe cleaners, tin foil and clay to try to replicate an emotion or movement that we had created using a mannequin.  We tried use our previous knowledge of sculpture to help us.  We discussed what worked well and what skills we need to develop before our final piece.

AUTUMN TERM

Autumn Term Curriculum Map

Sunday 7th and Monday 8th December 2025 - Parliament trip to London

Year 6 had a fantastic time away in London over the last two days. We travelled up to London on Sunday morning. When we arrived at YHA Thameside, we completed a London quiz before enjoying eating dinner together. Early Monday morning, we walked to the Rothehithe Pier to catch the ferry over to Canary Wharf, where we caught the Uber boat down the River Thames. We enjoyed a sightseeing ride whilst eating our packed breakfasts. After leaving Uber boat at Westminster, Eagles and Hawks headed to Parliament, where they took part in a tour. Owls began their sightseeing walking tour - Parliament Street (Downing Street), Whitehall (Royal Horse Guards), St James' Park, Buckingham Palace - on their way to the Natural History Museum.  After enjoying a packed lunched, Eagles and Hawks began their sightseeing walking tour and Owls headed to Parliament to begin their tour. In the early evening, we met back up at Westminster to board the Uber boat to head back to the Youth Hostel. We had a fantastic time!

Friday 5th December 2025-Spanish 

Year 6 had lot of fun in their Spanish lessons this week. We re-capped places in the town in Spanish and played lots of interactive games and activities to practise the  vocabulary. 

iQué maravilloso!

Here are the words to practise at home. iFantastico! Perhaps you can use some of these words on the London trip or in your towns this weekend. iVamos!

un banco= a bank

un castillo= a castle

un parque= a park

un museo= a museum

un supermercado= a supermarket

una iglesia= a church 

un rio= a river

una plaza= square

un cine= a cinema

Friday 28th November 2025 - Dance

We have been creating dances to show the effects of different weathers and natural disasters. This week, we worked in groups to create a dance to show the build up and eruption of a volcano. We will be putting this together into a whole class dance using material to represent the lava. 

Monday 17th November 2025 - PE

This half term year 6 are focusing on Football. They are developing their attacking skills, through exploring dribbling and passing techniques, and their defending skills though teamwork and small sided games. We have Harvey from ACE Talent Centre popping in to some of our PE lessons too! 

Thursday 13th November 2025 - Design and Technology

This week in Design and Technology, we worked in groups to make our Halloween Puffs.  We each chose our filling from the following choices - pizza, jam or chocolate and added it to our puff pastry.  We followed a set of instructions to ensure that we were successful with our product. To ensure we were successful, we taste-tested our Halloween Puffs once they were cooked.  They were thoroughly enjoyed by many!

Thursday 6th November 2025 – Reading Roundabout

We took part in a reading roundabout. Jade, who works at the Devon Library service, brought in some books to share with us. She picked six different genres: Imaginary worlds, Animals, Realistic stories, Funny, Fascinating Facts, plus Adventure and Mystery. We got a chance to look through the selection of fantastic books and see which ones we would like to add to our library.

Jade asked us some questions about how we pick books and how we might find new books to read. We discussed flicking through the book, reading the blurb and reading the first page where the author is trying to bring you into the story. We also thought that being familiar with the author also helps when picking a text. Some of us discussed which books we were looking forward to reading and why. We can't wait to have these books added into our library soon!

Thursday 23rd October 2025- PE

This half term year 6 have been focusing on tag rugby. They have been developing their attacking skills by using the correct passing technique and working as a team. They have also practised effective tagging techniques to help with their defending skills. 

Hawks also finished the half term with a fantastic martial arts lesson delivered by Harry and Hector. Well done Hawks! 

Friday 10th October 2025 - Dance

We have been learning Greek dancing this term in our dance lessons. We have watched some traditional Greek dances and learnt some basic steps to create a group dance to the famous Greek music called 'Zorba the Greek'. This week, we have learnt the Hasapiko dance and will add that into our routines next week, along with remembering to use different formations. 

Friday 3rd October 2025 - Coasteering - Reach Outdoors

Over the last couple of weeks Year 6 got together with Reach Outdoors.  We put on our wetsuits, buoyancy aids and helmets and headed down to the picturesque Churston Cove.  We were brilliant at showing our bravery and water-confidence skills.  We then swam around to Fishcombe Cove and carried out some activities including jumping off rocks into the sea.  We were all incredible - showing how supportive we can be and our positive attitudes.

Friday 26th September 2025 – Science

During our Science sessions we are learning about different components of our blood. We completed a pattern seeking enquiry to answer this question:

How does the size of the blood vessel effect the blood flow?

We collected some results and made observations.

Thursday 4th September 2026 - Class Reader

Miss Noble is reading 'Holes' by Louis Sachar to Hawks this term. We looked at the front cover and the blurb together during our transition day in July. We made some predictions and listened to the first few chapters.