Welcome to Year 6

Our teaching team for this academic year:

Miss Rowe

Mrs Suessner, Mrs Parsons and Mrs McCoy

Year Six Reading Journey

Spring 1

We start our new year by reading 'Windrush Child' by Benjamin Zephaniah. 

In this heart-stopping adventure, Benjamin Zephaniah shows us what it was like to be a child of the Windrush generation.

Leonard is shocked when he arrives with his mother in the port of Southampton. His father is a stranger to him, it’s cold and even the Jamaican food doesn’t taste the same as it did back home in Maroon Town. But his parents have brought him here to try to make a better life, so Leonard does his best not to complain, to make new friends, to do well at school – even when people hurt him with their words and with their fists.

How can a boy so far from home learn to enjoy his new life when so many things count against him?

Zephaniah pulls no punches in his depictions of the racism that Leonard suffers both at school and in the streets in a powerful, moving account of family and fitting in.

Autumn 2

Our book this term is Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian

Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian is a heartwarming and emotional story set during World War II.

It follows Willie Beech, a shy and neglected boy evacuated from London to the countryside to escape the Blitz. He is placed in the care of Tom Oakley, a lonely, gruff old man who gradually shows Willie kindness and patience. As their friendship grows, Willie begins to heal, gaining confidence and happiness for the first time in his life.

The story beautifully explores themes of love, loss, friendship, and the lasting effects of war, making it a powerful and memorable read for all ages.

Autumn 1

This half term, our class text is ‘The Final Year’ by Matt Goodfellow

Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to high school. Nate is ready for it all, knowing his best friend PS is at his side - they’ve been inseparable since Nursery.

But when they are put in two different classes and PS finds a new friend in Turner, the school bully, Nate's world turns upside-down. As he struggles to make sense of this and forge new friendships, he’s dealt another blow when his youngest brother, Dylan is rushed into hospital.

His new teacher, Mr Joshua, sees a spark inside of Nate that’s lit by his love of reading and writing and shows him how to use this to process what’s going on. But with so much working against him, and anger rising inside him, will this be enough?

A powerful and lyrical story about finding your place in the world and the people that matter within it.

Academic Year 2025/2026