Meet the teacher session: 14/9/17 Year 6: Miss Smart Welton Primary School Meet the teacher session: 14/9/17 Year 6: Miss Smart Please sign in on class sheet.

Welcome and thank you! Year 6 timetable and topics Y6 events including Heatree Homework Snacks, drinks, equipment and uniform Transition to secondary school Home-school communication Opportunity individual questions or information you’d like me to be aware of.

Early Morning Activities (EMA) 8:45am – 9am

Year 6 Residential Heatree (Dartmoor) 30th October – 3rd November Timings Kit list Activities Do not bring Staff

Monday 30th October Arrive at school at the normal time. Take all bags into the dining hall. Please let us know if your child gets travel sick

Medication & Money As soon as you get to the school dining hall: Give clearly labelled medication to Mrs Heal. Inform Mrs Heal of any medical updates. Give clearly Labelled money (max £10), in a purse/wallet to Miss Smart. NAME

What your child will need: A day sack (A small back pack) A plastic drink bottle (for use throughout the week) A sandwich box (for use throughout the week) For our first day your child will need a packed lunch and a drink (plastic bottles only). Please pack it in the DAY SACK, NOT your child’s holdall/suit case!

What your child will need: Also put in your day sack. Activities start as soon as we arrive! Buff/ neck tube (optional) Gloves Warm hat Camera (optional) Waterproof over trousers (highly recommended) Lip balm (not on the kit list)- HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

What your child will need: A holdall or small suitcase (for the rest of their kit) A sleeping bag. A pillow case (not pillow). A black bag for dirty/ wet clothes. A torch- very useful for the night ‘wide games’. Wash bag LABEL EVERYTHING!!!

What your child will need: Travel clothes: A WARM waterproof coat Layers (depending on the weather) Activities begin as soon as we arrive. Walking shoes OR Quick drying trousers Trainers OR Walking boots WORN IN!

This year’s activities are: Tamakale Island Low Adventure Wilderness Adventure Moorland Walk

This year’s activities are: Climbing Tower Archery Rock Scramble Roundhouse

This year’s activities are: Movie night Camp Fire Talent Show Free time

Accommodation

No promises- It will depend on Wi-Fi signals! Return: Friday 3rd November, about 3:30pm ETA will be given via text Arrived at Heatree. We will send you a text when we arrive… Contact: … and when we leave. We will try to blog… … or Tweet. No promises- It will depend on Wi-Fi signals!

Please do not bring Anything of special value Any electronic devices Mobile phones Sprays (roll-on deodorant) Food in your big bag Medicines in your big bag Money in your big bag ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT CAMP? Please take home tonight: Medical form (return by 25/9) Kit list Additional notes letter

Equipped for school Drink and snacks (fruit) Reading record and reading book (checked on Fridays) Pencil case PE kit (Tuesdays / Fridays) Coat Full school uniform Name EVERYTHING!

Homework Reading (Friday check) Spelling (Friday test) Online maths CGP books Set Fridays Due in Thursdays Can be found on the blog Wednesday h/wk club

Reading Assessed once a term – both word recognition and comprehension Band books for home Guided reading at school Reading records (adult signature) Homework – to read at least 3 times a week at home)

End of KS2 SATs Week of 14th May 2018 Third year with no levels – (ARE/ARS/scaled score) Number of tests Preparation for SATs What is the expected standard? (80 – 100 - 120 ) Parents information evening in 2017

Transition to secondary school What you do … What I will do … End of October – deadline BANES Admissions

Home-school communication Twitter @WPS_pink Blog Text Reading record School office (email/phone/pop in) Parent’s evening: Week beginning: Please follow PTA blog

Thank you! Please take home tonight: Medical form (return by 25/9) Heatree kit list Additional notes letter