1. Welcome to Year 6

2. Year 6 Team
Miss Meredith– Class Teacher
Mrs Sayer – Teaching Assistant
Mrs Stones – PPA cover
Ken – Art

3. Skills based Curriculum
Topic based learning:
Literacy
History
D&T
Geography
Survival
Numeracy
Art
Music
ICT

4. Reading
Please sign reading records every weekend, your child should be reading daily. Please ensure that your child reads every night (10 minutes).
Every Monday we will do a spot check of reading records for reading and parent/guardian signatures and sign them ourselves
If possible please help your child learn key words and ask questions about the books that they are reading.

5. Literacy Areas of learning this term – Topic Web
Spellings – test and new spellings to be given out on Fridays
Independent writing – Huge push in y6
Expectations of presentation - KLIPS
Writing for a purpose – making links
Guided Reading – Bug Club

6. Numeracy Areas of learning this term – Busy Ants Mental maths tests
Real life problem solving
Written and mental strategies
Presentation of work
To know by heart all the times tables up to x12 (daily practice at home and in school).

7. Homework Maths and English homework will be given weekly on a Friday
It must be handed in by 9.00 am the following Wednesday
Work relating to the half term topic or during that week for English and maths when appropriate
Weekly Spellings
Times table practise
Daily reading

8. Physical Education
Thursday and Friday– Indoor and outdoor kits. Trainers are fine for outdoor.
Mrs Stones will be taking Thursday’s Lesson.
Miss Meredith Friday’s Lesson.

9. Outdoor Games Kit PE Kit Plain tracksuit (Black, blue, grey)
White T-shirt
Black, white or navy blue
shorts. Skorts for girls are
ok.
Black pumps
Outdoor Games Kit
Plain tracksuit (Black, blue, grey)
No football strip
Trainers

10. Healthy Minds Water bottles – access all day
Morning snack – No crisps, sweets etc
Healthy lunchboxes - certificate
Healthy School Meals

11. Classroom Plan – Our Promises
Developing independence –
Responsibilities to take care of their own belongings, letters, homework and PE/ Games kit
Spare homework and letters will be available
To ask for help whenever the children require it

12. Behaviour and Discipline
1st warning
2nd warning – yellow sheet and in behaviour file
3rd incident – red sheet and sent to another class.
Parent involvement if in behaviour file more than 3 times in a week.

13. Thank You
Thank you for attending and we look forward to getting to know you all!