1. Welcome to the Year Six Coffee Morning St. John’s Catholic Primary School

2. In Year 6 you will find….   Mrs Moseley   Mrs Burtonwood   Mrs Donnelly (Wednesday am)   Mrs Hodgson (Wednesday pm) Any concerns or worries, please do not hesitate to come and see any of us.

3. In Year 6 we will continue to promote…. Independence and taking responsibility. All the children are encouraged to work independently. They have also been given class and school jobs.

4. Homework Diaries Homework will include reading, times tables, learning spellings for a test on Fridays, optional research tasks, projects, as well as a worksheet on a Friday. Please check homework diaries and sign weekly. I will sign them each Monday.

5. Topic based Recount based (i.e. holidays). Event based (e.g. stories in the media).

6. English  Reading books and reading in school  Comprehension work  Grammar (SPAG)  Speaking and Listening  Spellings  Shared reading and writing  Big write – Talk for writing

7. Reading Reading is still very important in Year 6. Please continue to read with your child every night and sign reading diary. We look for at least 3 signatures a week. Look for:  Fluency  Expression  Punctuation  Comprehension  New vocabulary

8. S.P.A.G.

9. Spellings.... Spelling challenges will be set on a Friday. The spelling test will be the following week. The words will be put on the website as well as in your child’s spelling book.

10. Handwriting In Year 6, your child will continue to develop their cursive handwriting style. They will use cursive handwriting in all their written work. Children are to write using a handwriting pen, not a gel or biro pen. Additional handwriting work will be given to children who need it.

11. Maths Place ValueTimes Tables Mental mathematics Problem solving activities Practical tasks Supported tasks Independent tasks By Year 6 all children should be confident with the days of the week, months of the year and telling the time.

12. Curriculum Overview Topic based..... Religious Education.ScienceGeography & HistoryPEComputingArt and DesignDesign TechnologyMusicFrenchPHSE

13. Class Talks   Talks can be about anything that the children are interested in.   They should last roughly five minutes.   Please help with any research but try not to come up with a ‘script’.   Unfortunately due to computer virus’ in school we are unable to allow children to transfer work using a USB pen. They can however display PowerPoint's or photos using a CD or may e-mail them to myself in school. Email address : c.murphy@poulton-st-johns.lancs.sch.uk

14. Remember...   Reading books and reading records   Homework diaries   Water bottles   Trainers and P.E. kits including joggers for lessons on Tuesday and Thursday. I’m here to help, come and see me anytime.

15. End of Key Stage 2 SATs... Week beginning 9 th May Reading SPAG (2 papers) Maths (3 papers)

16. Admissions to secondary school... Talks for parents here in school: 22 nd September 3.30pm – Cardinal Allen Cardinal Allen open evening 1 st October 6.30pm St Mary’s open evening 28 th September 6pm

17. Contact Details…  School Website : http://www.st-john-rc12.lancsngfl.ac.uk/index.php  School Telephone Number 883690  My email c.murphy@poulton-st-johns.lancs.sch.uk