Year 6
The Year 6 teachers for 2025-26 are Miss Isobel MacDonald and Miss Verity Wilford. Miss Isobel MacDonald's 6IM class will be taught by Mrs Susan Alpar in the autumn term, while she is on leave. Please speak directly to a member of the teaching team if you have any queries or concerns.
Year 6 is also supported by Mrs Indra Hogg, Mrs Joyce Russell and Mrs Jane Wood.
The UKS2 Phase Leader is Mr Jude Rivers; he will help you if the class teacher is unable to do so. His direct e-mail address is j.rivers@talbotprimary.net. If you have any suggestions about how we could improve communication further, please let us know.
Curriculum information:
Find out what's happening - coming soon
Learn more about life in Year 6 - coming soon
Learn more about what is being taught - Year 6 Long Term Plan
Links to our learning:
Please take the time to have a look at some of the exciting things that Year 6 did last year; hopefully, they will give you a flavour of the broad curriculum offered at Talbot. This page will then be updated from mid September with what the new Year 6 get up to.
Science – forces, levers, pulleys and gears a strand of physics
Art and Design – Making Plaster of Paris Seals
Learning and performing poetry by heart – a strand of KS2 English
Bamboo Tamboo – widening the music curriculum
Speaking and listening in English - formal debating teams
Memorable trips: learning about WWII at visiting Eden Camp
Big art – developing printing techniques on fabrics
Investigative the circulatory system in science - animals, including humans
DT: cooking savoury meals and an appreciation of WWII rationing
Supporting the new Growth Mindset Hero designs
The Talbot Writing Process - supporting working memory
Creating resilient learners – Getting Unstuck
Developing character through additional responsibilities
Physical Education - tennis and athletics
On DB Primary, the children can also upload/download their learning, and find a range of online activities to support key skills. Click here. Individual login details are required.