1. Teaching Assistant – Mrs Gates
Year 6
Ash Class – Mrs Edgar
Oak Class– Mr Patnell
Teaching Assistant – Mrs Gates

2. Contents School timings, arrival and departure procedures
Home journal, spellings, homework
Topics
PE days and kits
Year Six PGL Trip

3. School Timings The whistle for the start of the day is blown at 8:50am
Children are expected to be in the playground before 8:45am
In order to prepare them for Secondary School, we encourage punctuality and good attendance
The school day ends at 3:30
If, over the course of the school year, you wish your child to make their own way home, at any time during the school year, you will need to fill out a permission form. This can be obtained from the class teacher

4. Homework Journals This is a home-school contact book.
It needs to be brought in every day.
This book is where you will find the following things
Weekly spellings
English homework passports
Maths homework
Any informal written communication between the
class teacher and parent/carer

5. Homework Your child will have received an English passport
It is expected that at least four activities (bronze award) will be completed for English throughout each half term
Weekly Maths Homework will be send home in journals every Tuesday and must be returned by Friday
Weekly Spellings will be tested each Friday
Children MUST know all times tables (to 12) off by heart and will be tested regularly
We encourage at least 20 minutes of reading each night. Bookmarks to be signed by an adult or older sibling

6. Topic Work - Stranded
This half term, we will base our English learning on Michael Morpurgo’s book, Kensuke’s Kingdom.
This book also forms the basis of our topic work - Stranded

7. Physical Education Outdoor PE - Tuesdays Indoor PE –Thursdays
Plain white T-shirt, jogging bottoms and top, socks, outdoor trainers (not footwear worn to school)
Indoor PE –Thursdays
Plain white T-shirt, green shorts, plimsolls (not trainers).
Jewellery cannot be worn for PE
Hair must be tied back on PE days.

8. Marchants Hill Year 6 Residential
PGL 2018
Marchants Hill Year 6 Residential
Monday 25th June 2018 – Friday 29th June 2018

9. Activities List Abseiling Aeroball All Aboard Aquafun (indoor pool)
Archery
Beach Walk
Canoeing
Cat Walk
Challenge Course
Circus Skills
Climbing (indoor and outdoor)
Dragon Boating
Fencing
First Aid
Giant Swing
Hiking
Jacob's Ladder
Kayaking
Keelboat Sailing
Low Level Ropes Course
Matrix
Nature Trail
Orienteering
Pop Mobility
Problem Solving
Quad Biking
Raft Building
Sensory Trail
Sports and Team Games
Survivor
Trapeze
Tunnel Trail
Zip Wire

10. Thank you for attending and we look forward to getting to know you all!
Any Questions?