1. 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.

2. 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.

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

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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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!

10. 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

11. 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!!!

12. 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!

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

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

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

16. Accommodation

17. 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!

18. 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

19. 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!

20. 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

22. 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)

23. 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 – )
Parents information evening in 2017

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

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

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