Year 6 Staff

1. Presentation MeetingYear 5 Miss Chadha – Beech ClassMiss Fernon – Sycamore ClassYear 6Miss Sidhu/Mr Collins – Chestnut ClassMiss Hutchinson – Oak Class

2. Year 6 Staff Lead Teacher (Teaching & Learning) - Miss Sidhu Class TeachersPPA Staff Miss Sidhu/Mr Collins - Chestnut Mr Devine Miss Hutchinson - Oak Miss Chagnot

3. Year 5 Staff Phase Leader- Miss Chadha Class TeachersPPA Staff Miss Chadha – Beech Mr Devine Miss Fernon- Sycamore Miss Chagnot Teaching Assistants Mrs McQueen Miss McGillavary

4. A day at school • English and Mathematics taught in the morning starting at 8:55am • Break time – 10:20am – 10:35pm • Lunchtime – 12:10pm-1:10pm • PPA cover: Year 5 – Wednesday pm Year 6 -Monday pm • Year 5 Computing will be on Tuesday • Year 6 Computing will be on Friday • P.E days: Year 5 Indoor – Friday Year 5 Outdoor- Wednesday Year 6Indoor – TuesdayYear 6Outdoor - Monday

5. English Transcription: to present neatly, to spell correctly, to punctuate accurately Handwriting: to learn to form and orientate letters correctly, Composition: to write with purpose, to use imaginative description, to organise writing appropriately, to group related information, to use sentences appropriately Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation: To use full stops, capital letters, question marks and exclamation marks, to use a range of sentence openers, adjectives, adverbs and verbs Word Reading: To decode unknown words using phonics, to read common exception words, to re-read books to build confidence and fluency Comprehension: to show understanding of the text by answering questions, predicting and discussing events, characters and the writers’ word choices

6. English Accelerated Reader will take place everyday. Children will need their book and reading record book in school. Tops Reports will come home as children complete a quiz. Reading regularly at home helps children understand texts with meaning and develops their vocabulary and imagination. We encourage parent/carers to add a comment or at least initial reading records to help teachers monitor reading at home. There will be a parent workshop about supporting your child’s reading at home during the Autumn term. Spelling homework will be set once a week on Mondays and children must memorise them and then transfer them into their writing.

7. Maths • Number, place value and rounding • Addition and Subtraction • Multiplication and Division • Fractions • Properties of shapes (2D and 3D) • Position, direction and movement • Measures (standard and non-standard)

8. Foundation Subjects Year 5 The foundation subjects we will be teaching this year are: Music, Art, History, Geography, Science, PSHE, R.E., P.E., Computing & Design and Technology, Most subjects will be covered during each of our topics over the year, our topics are; • Victorians • Materials • Early Islamic Civilisation • Holidays • Media Storm For each topic we are planning on attending a trip or visit to enrich their learning experiences.

9. Foundation Subjects Year 6 The foundation subjects we will be teaching this year are: Music, Art, History, Geography, Science, PSHE, R.E., P.E., Computing & Design and Technology, Most subjects will be covered during each of our topics over the year, our topics are; • World War Two • Conquerors & Explorers • Desert Islands • Choices • I am a Year 6 pupil, Get me out of here! For each topic we are planning on attending a trip or visit to enrich their learning experiences.

10. Maths passports

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13. Home-Learning Home-Learning must be completed in home-learning books. English & Mathematicswill be sent out on Thursday and will be handed in on Tuesday. Spellings will be handed out on Monday using a look cover spell sheet. Please encourage your child to use Mathletics at home on a regular basis. Where possible support your child in their reading and spellings by asking them questions and helping them to revise.

14. Assessment We will continue to use the assessment system we have had in place for the last 2 years. Although teachers are assessing all the time, teacher assessments are tracked half termly to ensure pupils are on track to meet individual targets. • How do I know if my child is doing well? There are three things you should ask: Depth of learning helps us to answer all these questions and helps us to plan how to support and challenge your child so they fulfil their potential. What are the curriculum expectations for my child? Is my child on track to meet expectations? Is he or she making good progress?

15. Marking Your child worked with the teacher today and received feedback as they were working. Your child achieved what was expected of them.

16. School Dinners • School dinners cost £2.30 per child per day • Payments made in advance via ParentPay/PayPoint • Please make sure account is in credit • If debt accumulates children may need to bring packed lunch. • Menu on website – changes weekly • Theme days

17. Lunchtime Behaviour System Yellow card • This is a warning. The lunchtime supervisors will write down the child’s name in their book and talk to the child about what rule they have broken. Red card • If they break a rule a second time or they do something serious, the child will get a red card. Miss Alison will send a letter to the parent/carer to tell them about the behaviour and the child will have a lunchtime detention the following day with Miss Alison. • If they misbehave again, they will receive another red card. The parent/carer will have to come for a meeting with Mrs Holland and Miss Alison to discuss the behaviour and they will have a lunchtimedetention for 2 days. • If your child gets another Red card, it is very serious, they will have a lunchtime detention for 3 days and you will have a meeting with Mrs Holland. The child will go on a ‘report card’ to check their behaviour every play and lunchtime for 10 consecutive days. You will then meet Mrs Holland again to check improvements have been made. At the end of each term the slate is wiped clean and children start each term without a record of detentions or red cards.

18. P.E. • Through P.E. we will cover a range of different sports ensuring that the children get a broad range of learning experiences within the different sports. • Children should have the appropriate PE kit for the weather (shorts or jogging bottoms). • If a child is unable to take part in a PE lesson for whatever reason I need to receive a note from the parent or guardian outlining why your child is unable to take part in the lesson. • I have high expectations of all children and really encourage the idea of sportsmanship and a positive attitude towards team mates and competitors alike. This makes for a great atmosphere within lessons which in turn means children will gain a great learning experience and above all will enjoy the lessons!

19. General Reminders • Please make sure that book bags, PE kits and water bottles are in school every day. • All school clothes and PE kits MUST be labelled, (there is a uniform list on the school website). • Children will receive a letter if after a verbal reminder they are not wearing the right uniform. • Call the office if your child is absent. • No holidays will be authorised in term time.