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Year 6 Teaching Team Information

Important information for Year 6 students and parents from the teaching team, including contact books, P.E. kit requirements, homework, ways to support learning at home, and details about the upcoming SATs tests.

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Year 6 Teaching Team Information

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  1. WELCOME Year 6 Teaching Team Mr Littleton (room 16) Mrs Collins (room 15) Mrs Burchell (TA)

  2. CONTACT BOOKS (Reading Records) • Contact books should be handed in every day, with home reading recorded in them. • You can also use the books to write messages to us if needed. • If you have written a message please ask your child to show it to us when they arrive at school – otherwise it may not be seen until late in the school day.

  3. P.E. KIT and other equipment • P.E. will be on Monday and Tuesday (6C) Tuesday and Thursday (6L) • Blue P.E. t-shirt, blue or black shorts, plimsolls or trainers for outside, bare feet or plimsolls for inside. • Tracksuits or sweatshirts (blue or black) may be worn when cold. Sweatshirts should not have a hood. Hair must be tied back, and no jewellery should be worn. • If your child is unable to take part in P.E., please send in a note to explain why. • If possible, please also provide your child with a painting shirt for Art activities. • Children are also welcome to bring in pencil cases.

  4. HOMEWORK • One piece of English/Topic and Maths every week. • To be handed out on a Friday. • To be handed back in by Tuesday. • Research will occasionally be set to assist with class learning. • Children also need to be reading every night, and practising times tables (including division facts).

  5. Ways to help your child at home • Times tables practice. • Regular reading. • Learning the spelling lists and the grammar in the middle of your contact book. • Ensuring homework is completed and handed in on time. • Visiting the library to research topics. • When using internet research, aiding children in finding key points. • Visiting places of interest.

  6. SATS TESTS 2018 • Will take place during the week of the 14th May. • Please do not book any holidays during this time! • The tests will be on Maths and English, on the content of the New Curriculum. • Reporting on the outcomes of the tests will give you standardised test scores (similar to the 11+ scoring system), and will tell you whether or not your child has met the expected standard. • The results will be used by secondary schools for grouping and setting targets for children.

  7. SATS TESTS 2018 Test the whole range of ability on one paper (incorporating old ‘level 6’ type material) 3 Maths papers: Arithmetic, Reasoning 1, Reasoning 2 Reading paper GPS: Grammar and Punctuation paper, plus Spelling test Writing: Teacher assessed and externally moderated

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