1. Castle Bromwich Junior School Year 5 and 6 Curriculum Evening 17th September 2015 6.15pm - 6.45pm

2. Meet the teams Year 5 Year 6 Mr Bird Mrs Bird Miss Beaumont Mr Hayer
Miss Callow
Miss Law
Mrs Evans
Mr May
Miss Greenwood
Miss Plant
Mrs Pickering
Miss Rice
Mrs Sterry

3. Learning in Upper School Year 5 Viking Invasion Blast Off South America Year 6 Come Fly With Me Conflict A Kid’s Guide to Surviving Childhood Transition

4. English in Upper School - English and Guided Reading lessons based around books - Children have the opportunity to learn skills and apply these skills in extended pieces of writing - Daily opportunities to read for enjoyment - Weekly GAPS (Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling) lessons - Reading and writing also part of all other topics

5. Maths in Upper School - Daily Maths lessons - Children have the opportunity to learn skills and apply these skills to problems - Regular opportunities to practise times tables (Times Star Awards) - Mathletics certificates awarded for use at home - Maths also part of all other topics when relevant

6. How do we assess in Maths and English
How do we assess in Maths and English? - Children are judged as low, secure or high against expectations for their year group - National expectation = Secure - Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Other Performance Indicators (OPIs)- see target sheet - Secure = Regular independent use of all KPIs and majority of OPIs - High = Regular independent application of all KPIs and all OPIs over a period of time

7. How do we assess in Maths and English. contd
How do we assess in Maths and English? contd. - Children work on targets for approximately 2 weeks intensively - Spelling assessed through day-to-day writing - Homework may be used to reinforce these targets or to recap previous work - Evidence collected from all lessons (including across the curriculum)

8. Home – School Communication How do we communicate with families
Home – School Communication How do we communicate with families? - Dojo messages- have you signed up? - Dojo communicates behaviour- 98% expectation - Text messages - Letters - Phone calls home - Conversations on the playground - Postcards and ‘notes’ home - Comments in Reading Records

9. Home – School Communication How can families communicate with school
Home – School Communication How can families communicate with school? - Dojo messages - Speak to us on the playground (teachers will be out at the end of each day) - Notes with your child - (see final slide) - Leave a message with the office - Reply slips on letters

10. Children need to be ‘Secondary Ready’ by the end of Year 5 - We aim to make transition from primary school to secondary school as smooth as possible - There are some aspects of secondary school which year 6 children can find difficult on entry - We intend for children to be ‘Secondary Ready’ before year 6 - We need your support in helping us to develop these areas

11. ‘Secondary Ready’ Expectations - Correct equipment for lessons (pen, pencil, ruler, rubber) - Timely arrival for lessons/school - Correct school uniform at all times - Correct PE and Games kit in school all week - Weekly homework completed - Mathletics used regularly (1000 points+) - Knowledge of all times table facts - Daily home reading (20-30 minutes) and recording in reading record (6 times per week) - Reading record and reading book brought to school every day - Spellings learned weekly and applied in writing

12. Staff Contacts Year 5 Mr Bird – s10dbird@cbjs. solihull. sch
Staff Contacts Year 5 Mr Bird – Miss Beaumont - Miss Callow - Mrs Sterry - Year 6 Mrs Bird – Mr Hayer – Miss Law – Miss Plant – Miss Rice –