1. Welcome to Year Six! Mrs Miles

2. Meeting Objectives To meet you and introduce myself. To meet you and introduce myself. To introduce key features of Year Six. To introduce key features of Year Six. To consider how you can help your child at home. To consider how you can help your child at home.

3. An open door… Do talk to me! Do talk to me! Ask if you are unsure about anything. Ask if you are unsure about anything. Best time usually before school. Best time usually before school. Email: s90smiles@ss-m-and- m.solihull.sch.uk Email: s90smiles@ss-m-and- m.solihull.sch.uk May need to make an appointment. May need to make an appointment.

4. Y6 Timetable Mon-Thurs: Mrs Miles with Mrs Broome- Phillips, Mrs Hughes & Mrs Grosvenor taking particular subjects Mon-Thurs: Mrs Miles with Mrs Broome- Phillips, Mrs Hughes & Mrs Grosvenor taking particular subjects Friday: Mrs Grosvenor Friday: Mrs Grosvenor Always contactable! Always contactable!

5. Year Six Growing up – responsibility. Encourage children to take a pride in themselves, their class and their school. Growing up – responsibility. Encourage children to take a pride in themselves, their class and their school. Leaders in schools. Leaders in schools. PE – Monday, Wednesday & Friday afternoons, but have kit in school every day ideally including trainers. PE – Monday, Wednesday & Friday afternoons, but have kit in school every day ideally including trainers.

6. Year Six Creative Curriculum 2015-16 Creative Curriculum 2015-16 –Autumn: World War Two –Spring: A Light bulb Moment –Summer: Shakespeare’s World –Drama Project:????

7. Targets Maths Maths Literacy Literacy –Reading –Writing

8. Our homework timetable (flexible!) Thursday: English and Maths given out Thursday: English and Maths given out Monday: New spellings Monday: New spellings Tuesday: English and Maths handed in Tuesday: English and Maths handed in Friday: Spellings/tables testing Friday: Spellings/tables testing There may be additional activities nearer to SATs There may be additional activities nearer to SATs

9. Homework Please do get involved. Discuss work each night if you can – feel free to sign it, comment on it etc. Please do get involved. Discuss work each night if you can – feel free to sign it, comment on it etc. Homework should be completed in (or stuck into) homework book unless told otherwise and should be written with a pencil (or appropriate handwriting pen). Homework should be completed in (or stuck into) homework book unless told otherwise and should be written with a pencil (or appropriate handwriting pen). Encourage your child to self-assess their work. Encourage your child to self-assess their work.

10. Helping your child - Spellings Talk about the pattern or rule Talk about the pattern or rule Look, say, cover, write, check Look, say, cover, write, check Daily practice works best for long term memory (5 mins per night) Daily practice works best for long term memory (5 mins per night) Recap ‘old’ spellings Recap ‘old’ spellings

11. Helping your child - Reading Inference and deduction Inference and deduction Possible questions: Possible questions: –What do you think is going to happen? What makes you think this? –What does this suggest about _____’s character? –Why do you think the author wrote this? What does it suggest? –Which word or words make you think…? –How do you think the author wants you to feel here? Why? –What does the author do to raise the tension at this point?

12. Helping your child - writing PROOF READING! PROOF READING! Ask your child to read their work to you. Look for full stops and capital letters (and other punctuation). Ask your child to read their work to you. Look for full stops and capital letters (and other punctuation). Look at presentation (date, rulers to underline, joined handwriting etc.). Look at presentation (date, rulers to underline, joined handwriting etc.). Where appropriate, look for correct use of paragraphs. Where appropriate, look for correct use of paragraphs. Look for appropriate structure (intro, main points, conclusion). Look for appropriate structure (intro, main points, conclusion). Encourage children to read their work out loud. This will often pinpoint areas for improvement. Encourage children to read their work out loud. This will often pinpoint areas for improvement. Ask children to assess their own work – what are they pleased with? How could it be better? Ask children to assess their own work – what are they pleased with? How could it be better?

13. Helping your child: Times tables Regular practice. Regular practice. Multiplication grids- up against yourself Multiplication grids- up against yourself Focus on the ‘Tricky ones’ e.g. counting in 6s, 7s etc. Focus on the ‘Tricky ones’ e.g. counting in 6s, 7s etc. Gradual covering up. Gradual covering up. Answer cards. Answer cards. Websites (e.g. www.multiplication.com) Websites (e.g. www.multiplication.com)www.multiplication.com

14. Mathletics Homework Homework Access – please tell us if your children are unable to access Mathletics at home Access – please tell us if your children are unable to access Mathletics at home Log-in details for each child Log-in details for each child Certificates – 1,000 points per week (Sunday to Sunday – 8pm) Certificates – 1,000 points per week (Sunday to Sunday – 8pm) Gold Bar Stars Gold Bar Stars Presentations weekly during Worship Presentations weekly during Worship

15. Miscellaneous Check website for dates Check website for dates Inspire Workshop: Inspire Workshop: Monday 19 th October 2015 Uniform: Uniform: Internet access?: library time Internet access?: library time

16. How to help your child - Maths 2 ways to learn maths… 2 ways to learn maths… Making links Making links –Between different parts of maths –Between pictures, symbols, language and concrete experiences –Between maths lessons and the real world Ask children HOW they have done things. Encourage explanations… Ask children HOW they have done things. Encourage explanations… Please ask if you’re not sure! Please ask if you’re not sure!

17. Key Stage 2 SATs 2015 Week beginning 9 th May 2015. Week beginning 9 th May 2015. Test arrangements will be confirmed November 2015, but normally: Test arrangements will be confirmed November 2015, but normally: Maths: Arithmetic and two written papers Maths: Arithmetic and two written papers Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension Writing is teacher assessed and externally moderated Writing is teacher assessed and externally moderated Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation test (SPAG) Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation test (SPAG) Science is teacher assessed Science is teacher assessed If your child is absent for any part of a SAT they will not be graded If your child is absent for any part of a SAT they will not be graded Children will not receive a level but a standardised score. With a score of 100 being average. Children will not receive a level but a standardised score. With a score of 100 being average. ‘Secondary Ready’ ‘Secondary Ready’

18. School Journey Redridge Centre, North Wales Redridge Centre, North Wales 13 th to 17 th June 2015 13 th to 17 th June 2015 ‘Staggered’ payments ‘Staggered’ payments

19. School Contact Website Text messages Twitter My email: s90smiles@ss-m-and-m.solihull.sch.uk

20. Any questions…?