Upper Key Stage 2 - Year 5/6

Welcome to the Upper Key Stage 2 class page. This is a year in which our Year 6 children hone their academic and personal skills, growing in maturity as they prepare for high school. We expect independence, assertiveness and a strong sense of responsibility. Our Year 5 pupils will develop their understanding of the expectations and standards required of an Upper Key Stage 2 pupil, building readiness for the Year 6 curriculum.

This is also the time when the children become beacons of light, setting an example for younger pupils and showing what it means to be a pupil at Hebden Royd. In Upper Key Stage 2, we also begin our BUDDY system, through which all pupils are responsible for looking after, playing with and supporting children from our EYFS class.

What do we learn in Year 5/6?

In Year 5 children will be encouraged to take on more responsibility and become more independent. Although there is no statutory test at the end of Year 5, Ms Warren will assess your child throughout the year to make sure that your child is coping well with the demands of the curriculum and that support is put in place if required.

Year 6 is the final year of Key Stage 2. This is the year of the Key Stage 2 SATs in May, before some well-earned relaxation and preparing for the transition to secondary school. The year is busy but fun-filled and the children are given many opportunities both in class and through visits/trips to prepare themselves for their next step on their learning journey. We always aim to support all of our Year 6 children and families to ensure secondary transition and preparing for change goes as smoothly as possible.