6W
Welcome to 6W!
Hello and welcome to 6W’s home page!
We are a three-form entry school, meaning there are 3 classes per year group.
Our Year 6 team consists of:
6W: Mrs Willshire (Class teacher)
6P: Mr Paton (Class teacher)
6M: Miss Moran (Class teacher)
LSA: Miss Shackelton and Miss Harrison (6W)
Attendance
wc 28.9.26: 94.4%
Attendance
Attendance is very important in Kensington Primary School.
“We can’t teach an empty chair!”
We have many incentives to be in school on time every day!
Great attendance provides the opportunity to be entered into an attendance raffle, and get extra play time! Better yet, every child who gets 100% in one week will get an ice cream!
We understand the importance of being a role model and adhere to the IB learner profile.
What is the IB learner profile?
The profile aims to develop learners who are:
- Inquirers
- Knowledgeable
- Thinkers
- Communicators
- Principled
- Open-minded
- Caring
- Risk-takers
- Balanced
- Reflective
Values:
- To show active listening during our learning
- Avoid distractions and remain focused
- Show all kinds of kindness
- Be respectful to each other and ourselves
- Always endeavour to give our best efforts each day
Uniform:
Look smart, think smart!
Upper Key Stage 2 uniform consists of black or grey bottoms (skirt, trousers or shorts), a blue or white shirt, a grey jumper or cardigan, and a tie.
Cardigans, jumpers and school ties can be purchased from the school office.
officestaff@kensingtonprimary.co.uk
PE day
PE is on a Tuesday every week. Pupils are required to wear plain bottoms, a plain top and pumps/trainers.
No football kits are allowed.
Children must come to school in their uniform, and they will change for PE before their lesson.
Spanish
Here at Kensington Primary School, we have a Spanish lesson once a week. This lesson takes place on a Tuesday afternoon with Miss Spa.
Stay and read
3 times a year, we invite parents/carers into school to read with us. This is a brilliant way to get an insight into what reading is like in school and have the chance to have a snack and a drink. We have been doing Stay and Read for a few years now, and it has always been a roaring success.
WB 5/10/26
WB 25/1/27
WB 17/5/27
Stay and Puzzle:
Stay and Puzzle has been updated to feature more puzzle maths work.
We also invite parents/carers into our class 3 times a year to work through maths puzzles with us. This allows our loved ones to understand.
Stay and Puzzle in Year 6
WB 23/11/26
WB 15/3/27
WB 7/6/27
Science: Stay and science
WB 8/3/27
Homework:
Reading
Maths, will be given out on a Friday to be returned the following Friday
Spellings
TT rockstars (Children have log in details for this)
Reading plus ( children have log in details for this website)
Go Epic ( Children have log in details for this)
Websites to support learning.
Maths:
www.bbcbitesize.co.uk
www.ixl.com/year6
www.playmath.com
ww.topmarks.co.uk
Topmarks – Year 6 Mental Maths & Arithmetic — Excellent free games and quick-fire practice. Includes Year 6 Arithmetic Practice, Hit the Button and Daily 10. Good for regular 10-minute practice.
Mathsframe – Year 6 Arithmetic Practice — Very useful for SATs Paper 1 arithmetic preparation, with hundreds of potential questions based on previous Year 6 arithmetic tests.
Oak National Academy – Year 6 Maths — Free structured lessons covering Year 6 number, addition/subtraction, multiplication/division and fractions. Good when a child needs an explanation before practising.
IXL – Year 6 Maths — Lots of targeted practice, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, decimals, fractions and mixed operations. Some features require a subscription.
NRICH – Primary Maths — Free University of Cambridge resources. Particularly good for developing reasoning and problem-solving alongside arithmetic.
Mathsframe – Year 6 Programme of Study — Lets children practise specific Year 6 curriculum areas, including the four operations, mental calculations and fractions.
English:
- BBC Bitesize – KS2 English — A strong all-round resource. It covers grammar, punctuation, spelling, reading and writing, with child-friendly explanations, activities and quizzes.
- Oak National Academy – Year 6 English — Free, structured Year 6 lessons. Particularly useful for writing because children can work through complete units covering different text types as well as grammar and reading.
- Topmarks – English Games — Free interactive activities for spelling, punctuation, grammar and vocabulary. Good for shorter practice sessions.
- Oxford Owl — Useful for reading and comprehension, with advice for parents and free educational resources from Oxford University Press.
- The Literacy Shed — Particularly useful for creative writing. Short films and visual prompts can help children develop descriptions, stories, vocabulary and ideas for writing.
- SpellingFrame — Excellent for practising Year 5 and Year 6 statutory spellings and spelling rules. Children can practise a rule and then test themselves.
- ReadTheory — Useful for reading comprehension. It provides passages followed by questions and adjusts the difficulty according to the child's performance.
- IXL – Year 6 English — Covers a wide range of grammar, vocabulary, reading and writing skills. Some content is available free, while fuller access requires a subscription.
