Welcome to Year 6

We provide our children with an engaging and empowering curriculum .We educate children to be:
- courageous
- curious
- caring
- ambitious
Our broad and balanced curriculum inspires enthusiasm for new experiences and develops creativity and a thirst for knowledge.
We are an inclusive school; we value every member of the Cragside family. Our curriculum reflects and celebrates the richness of our diverse community and the wider world.
Key Information:
- PE days (come to school in PE kit) - Monday and Wednesday
- Library - Thursday
- Reading - children to bring their reading book to school daily. Please note: This will not change the days or the number of times that children's reading books are being changed.
- Homework -
Each week we will be asking all children to complete 3 homework tasks, as follows:
ReadingPlease read with your child at least 3 times a week, using their school reading book. Children will also be bringing home a school library book for you to share.
Spelling / phonicsChildren will bring home a spellings / phonics task to do every week.
MathsChildren will bring home a Maths task every week (with a focus on learning Maths facts).
Children will bring home their homework every Friday – to be completed by the following Friday.Children will receive their homework as a paper copy every week.
The following websites can also be used:
Oak Academy Oak National Academy (thenational.academy)BBC Bitesize: Home - BBC Bitesize
Our Learning Journey:

Year 6 Team (ID 1020)
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Mrs Eilidh Withers - 6EWTeacher
Mrs Eilidh Withers - 6EW
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Miss Lyndsey Ward - 6LWTeacher
Miss Lyndsey Ward - 6LW
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Miss Julia AustinLSA
Miss Julia Austin
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Mrs Andrea InglesLSA
Mrs Andrea Ingles
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Lynne HendersonLSA
Lynne Henderson

Cragside