1. Welcome to Year 6 Teachers – Miss Taylor (6a), Mr Alderdice (6b) Support Staff – Mrs Wilde

2. What’s in store for Year 6? Year 6 is an important year. There are high expectations of children as they are now the oldest in the school. SATs Lots of opportunities for creativity, independence and fun.

3. Year 6 Extras Brookies Eco Buddies Rock band Steel pans band Enterprise Challenge

4. Being Independent in Y6 Self-directed study in class Use homework to get into good independent study habits ready for high school P.E kits

5. Behaviour We have the same high expectations of behaviour in Year 6. We continue to use the traffic light system and the Code of Conduct.

6. Attendance and punctuality School doors open from 8.50am and close promptly at 9am. Once door is locked all children must enter school via the main entrance to be recorded as late. Doors open to dismiss children at 3.30pm and are locked at 3.40pm. Any children not collected will be sent to the office where their parents will be contacted.

7. Attendance and punctuality Persistently late/poor attendance- a record is kept in the class register, parents are contacted. If your child is experiencing any problems that may be affecting their attendance or punctuality, then please contact their class teacher or the office.

8. Weekly Timetable Literacy/ Numeracy each morning. PE is on Wednesday and Thursday Daily reading at home Times Tables/ Helping your child with maths Homework – Handed out on Wednesday for return the following Monday. Spellings handed out Wednesday to be learnt by following Monday. Sumdog Den day - Thursday

9. Topics Our topics for the year will be – The Victorians The Water Cycle The Ancient Greeks Mapwork

10. Trips Dunham Massey – The Victorians Ghyll Head Lots of involvement with local high schools such as Chorlton High School Visitors – Nurse, Science days, Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, Roberts’ Bakery

11. Science Light and Electricity All Living Things (human and animal biology) Evolution and Inheritance

12. First Term : Internet and E-Safety Year 6 Blogs – Quad Blogging Homework will occasionally be posted via the blog. The Year 6 blogs contain links to many useful maths and literacy websites. Computing

13. Coding: New curriculum focus on coding and creative elements of computing. Your child will have many opportunities to use computing creatively through use of iPads and a range of software. Focus on creating rather than consuming technology. Computing

14. E-safety is an issue which is taken very seriously at Brookburn Primary. Internet and social media safety is taught to all year groups at the beginning of the school year and referred to regularly. We have school-wide safety features, but if anything gets past the filters, students are taught to switch off the screen and report to a member of staff immediately. We value your support in keeping children safe online by urging you to supervise your child’s on line presence at home and to regularly check your privacy settings on social media sites

15. SATs SATS week is w/b 9 th May 2016 Children will be tested in reading, SPAG (spelling, punctuation and grammar); and maths. There will usually be tests most mornings and sometimes in the afternoons as well. Revision books will be handed out at Easter.

16. New SATs New tests this year New content but children have been preparing since Y4 New grading system but general expectations are still the same

17. Maths SATs To be best prepared for the end of year, the children need to be confident in: Times tables (up to 12x) The four operations (+, -, x, ÷ ) Place value Mental maths has been replaced with ‘arithmetic’ test.

18. Literacy SATs The spelling, punctuation and grammar test (SPAG) is fairly new. It focuses mainly on word classes and common punctuation marks. We will hand out a glossary of terms to help your child. Reading – Encourage your child to read every day and talk about the book.

19. Previous Papers There are lots of SATs practice books available to use and we will be sending home revision resources later in the year. Please do not use any past papers as we use these in school for assessment and tracking purposes.

20. Assessment Assessment Fortnight Over 2 weeks teachers will assess and hold pupil conferencing meetings with each child. These will be followed by Parents’ Evenings so that we can share children’s individual targets with parents. Therefore, we have realigned Parents’ Evenings to fit more appropriately with teacher assessment cycles to ensure parents and teachers are working together towards meeting children’s targets. Parents’ evenings -23,24 th,25 th November -14 th, 15 th, 16 th March - A final opportunity, after reports go out to parents in July.

21. The fun side of Year 6 Ghyll Head Christmas and end of year productions Generally being the oldest and biggest in the school

22. Reminders Book bags – brought daily PE bags – bring in on Monday and stay in school Labelling – please label clothes with children’s full name Lost property – encourage children to be responsible for their possessions Jewellery – watches and stud earrings only (must be removed for PE) PE Kit - black or navy shorts/jogging bottoms/leggings a white t-shirt trainers for outside, pumps for inside

23. How to get in touch On the door (via a TA in the morning or teacher in the afternoon) Send a note in with your child Arrange an appointment with admin At Parents’ Evening- Mon 23 rd, Tues 24 th Wed 25 th November

24. Any questions? DP

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