1. The De Montfort School Welcome to the year 6 information evening.

2. The tutors 6JP – Mrs Pitkeathly/Mrs Adkins 6JCo – Miss Cox and Mrs Scholefield 6LWi – Mr Williams 6LH- Miss Hackett – Smith 6RHa – Mrs Hawtree Senior Intervention Tutor (S.I.T.) Mrs Reade

3. How to contact Tutors will be pleased to speak with you. 1. Use email. We will try to return email queries within 48hours 2. By phone – before 8.35am or after 3.40pm 3.Make an appointment 4. A note in the planner – but please remind your child to show their tutor the query!

4. Expectations Year 6 expectations Our aim is for every child to achieve their potential. To assist them we have the following expectations: Attend school every day unless medical issues prevent them from coming Arrive at school punctually Have all the equipment needed for the day’s lessons All property is named Work to the best of their ability Respect their peers, staff and the school environment Report any concerns to the relevant member of staff Homework is completed thoroughly and on time Take an interest in extra- curricular activities Attend parents’ evenings with parents

5. Settling in We hope that by now your child is beginning to feel more settled. Please see their tutor at the end of the presentation if you have any concerns. Mrs Weston (SENCO) - please contact at the school

6. Progress reports You will receive regular progress reports throughout the year. Progress evening to meet all teachers – Tuesday 1 st March Pupil’s work and progress is assessed as well as their attitude to Learning (ATL)

7. SATs – important dates S.A.T.s information evening – 13 th January Mocks week –week beginning Monday 1 st February SATS week – week beginning Monday 9 th May

8. Rewards Stamps in planners. Up to 18 per day. Non uniform days Certificates. Reward days –earn ‘money’ from the stamps they collect.

9. Behaviour C1 and C2 After school short detentions on the same day. Parents informed by telephone/text alert.

10. Homework Homework timetables in planners. It is also available to see on the school website. Please check regularly. Sign planners at the end of the week. Use for communication too. Maths and English homework designed to support in lead up to SATs. Homework timetable changes in lead up to SATs when English and Maths are the focus.

11. Clubs Most will begin next week if they haven’t started already. No expectation of collecting students Please ensure your child knows how to get home/who is collecting. Arrangements for if a club is cancelled. Most are free.

12. Information from us Key dates – please check your child’s calendar Staff email addresses. Information from you Please keep us informed of any change in circumstance, new address and mobile phone number. Please sign parent and student agreement in planner.

13. Maths Curriculum and SATS

14. New Maths Curriculum Starts September 2015 for year 6. No more levels but an expectation that a child achieves the given curriculum for the year. A higher achieving child is expected to master the topics within the year group. Showing greater depth of understanding and application. Topics covered have been tweaked.

15. New Maths Curriculum Several skills and concept are now going to be introduced earlier. E.g. adding and subtracting fractions; algebra; circumference and area of circles. The major difference is with arithmetic. Much larger numbers are used. The formal column methods are now the expected method.

22. School will… Teach the new curriculum Provide homework including: SATS style questions, relevant work for consolidation, assessment and revision. Use a range of activities, including web-based games and activities. Assess on a regular basis against the new test criteria to monitor progress and react appropriately for each child.

23. We ask home to… Check that homework is done (set on a Tuesday) with due care and attention. Then handed in, on time. Enable your child to have the basic equipment in school every day. Reinforce our high expectations. Everyone can achieve with motivation and effort. Encourage your child to attend school every day.

24. English Curriculum SATs

25. New Curriculum September 2015 There are three parts to English KS2 SATs: Writing - internally assessed and moderated Reading – externally assessed SPaG – externally assessed Levels no longer exist but there is an expectation that a child achieves the given curriculum for the year. A higher achieving child is expected to master the topics within the year group showing greater depth of understanding and application.

26. Writing There is greater focus on technical accuracy and pupils are expected to use more challenging punctuation within their writing. Pupils should use features and language to suit the purpose of their writing and target audience. Pupils are prepared through planning and analysis of models in lessons but final assessment pieces are completed independently.

27. SPaG Pupils will have two sections to complete during this external assessment. The first section will be a punctuation and grammar test. There will be 40-50 questions and a time allocation of 45 minutes. The second will be a spelling test, consisting of 20 questions, that will take approximately 15 minutes. The words will be read aloud in a sentence and then the key word is repeated.

28. Example: The knife wasn’t sharp enough to cut through the meat. The word is knife.

29. Typical SPaG question Questions will consist of selected and constructed response. Examples: Selected: identify the adjectives in the sentence. Constructed: rewrite the sentence in the present tense.

30. Reading Pupils will read three texts of varying length and purpose. They will answer between 35-40 questions, in one hour, that will become increasingly challenging as the paper progresses.

31. Question types: Ranking/ordering ‘Number the events below to show the order in which they happen in the story’ Labelling ‘Label the text to show the title of the story’ Find and copy ‘Find and copy one word that suggests what the weather is like in the story’ Short constructed response ‘What does the bear eat?’ Open-ended response ‘Look at the sentence that begins Once upon a time. How does the writer increase the tension throughout this paragraph? Explain fully, referring to the text in your answer.’

32. At home Your child will be given a study book as a reference and for revision. Reading Listen to your child read and question them about their reading. Discussion is powerful. Reading homework: encourage your child to underline key words before answering the reading questions. Ask them to verbalise what they have to do. Spelling Ask your child to write the word out three times and test them. Writing Encourage your child to practise their SPaG homework by writing paragraphs using the skill they’ve been practising.

33. How Do We Develop your Child’s Literacy? High expectations in all written work – stickers on pupils’ books. All teachers ‘mark for literacy’ in all subjects. Subject-specific vocabulary is shared and reinforced through displays, resources and teachers’ marking. Accelerated Reader and DEAR. Timetabled weekly library lessons. Superb library facilities with qualified, experienced librarians at both sites. A range of extra-curricular activities (inter-house competitions, visiting authors, book awards) and student leadership opportunities. Targeted intervention to support and extend pupils in key areas (e.g. handwriting, spelling, reading or writing).

34. What are Accelerated Reader and DEAR? Accelerated Reader A graduated reading programme matched to each pupil’s ability. ‘Every Child a Reader’. Minimum of four books per term. Pupils carry a reading book with them to every lesson! Drop Everything and Read (DEAR) Weekly reading event with all KS2 and 3 pupils and teachers. Promotes a reading culture within the school; staff act as reading role models. Opportunities for pupils and staff to share, discuss and enjoy reading.

35. Why is Reading so Important? Research by the National Literacy Trust shows that: Only 8.5% of pupils who describe themselves as ‘never’ reading independently achieve at or above their expected levels at both KS3 and 4. This figure rises to 95.4% amongst pupils who read independently ‘every day’.

36. How Can You Help? A sk them about their reading. B e a role model. C heck that they are reading regularly.

37. Using Frog, you are able to :- Monitor your child’s attendance Monitor your child’s behaviour View your child’s school timetable Download your child’s school reports and other documents (in PDF file format) FROG PARENTAL PORTAL

38. Visit the school website “http://www.tdms.worcs.sch.uk and click “Frog” at the top of the page

39. Select “Frog Parents”

40. Log on using the username and password given to you. If you do not have an account, you can request a login by clicking the link shown below in red.

41. When you have logged on, you will be presented with the Frog Parental Portal Home Page. From here you have links to all the areas available to you in the left menu, as well as information regarding your child’s teachers. The Latest Feed displays any updates such as positive or negative behaviour marks, and if any new documents are available to download.

42. Selecting “My Child’s Timetable” displays the timetable for that day. You can move backwards and forwards by clicking the links at the bottom of the page.

43. Selecting “My Child’s Attendance” allows you to view the attendance marks for your child. If you have more than one child in school, you can specify which child you wish to look at from the pull down menu at the top of the page. You can also choose a month to view as well.

44. Selecting “My Child’s Behaviour” will display any positive or negative behaviour marks given to your child by their teachers. The staff name and a brief description will also be given next to each mark.

45. Selecting “My Child’s Documents” allows you to download a secure copy of your child’s reports when they become available. These files are in PDF format and are available to view on most computers, laptops, and other mobile devices.

46. FROG PARENTAL PORTAL