Transcript Welcome to Year 6!

Welcome to Year 6!
Staff your children will meet:
Mrs Savory – Group Teacher Maths
Mrs Muncer / Mrs Pillinger – Class 7 Teachers
Miss Roberts – Class 8 Teacher
Mrs Eve – PPA cover
Mrs Terry & Mrs Moore – Teaching Assistants
Mrs Adams – SMSA
Maths
The New National Curriculum objectives will be taught to
your child, alongside the old curriculum objectives. This is
because the SAT tests will be still based on the old
curriculum this year.
Maths is now divided into three broad areas:
• Number
• Geometry and Measures
• Data
All of the above areas will include opportunities to use
and apply this knowledge.
This all builds on their learning in Year 5, and aims to
consolidate and take them further.
Literacy
• Literacy in Years 5 and 6 will now be taught in
classes. This allows us to link more areas of learning
and provide an engaging topic based approach.
Some areas, such as spelling, may be taught in ability
groups.
• Writing will still be developed through Talk For
Writing units, experience of a range of genres
alongside skills work based on grammar and
sentence level activities.
• Spellings will be tested weekly and will include
discrete spelling rules, phonics and phonemes and
etymology.
Reading
The children will regularly read within a Guided Reading group.
Guided Reading sessions provide the opportunity for children to
read and discuss texts.
In Literacy groups, children will also learn how to form written
responses to questions about various text types.
Reading at Home
It is vital that all children read regularly at home and have the
opportunity to discuss the text with an adult. Children earn a
dolphin point for reading at least three times a week!
SATs
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Maths – marked externally
SPAG – marked externally
Reading Comprehension – marked externally
Writing – based on Teacher Assessments throughout
the year – will be moderated
• Whole year’s planning is designed to support the
children to achieve as highly as they can without
causing them undue stress.
• National Test dates are in May 2015
• Teachers also make a summative assessment which is
given to secondary schools, alongside SAT results.
Afternoons!
• During the afternoons the children will study a
range of subjects including History, Geography,
Science, ICT, P.E., Music, Art, RE and French.
Often these subjects will link with learning in
Literacy.
• Our main topics this year are WW2 including a
local study, the Mayans, Living Things, Mountains
and Transition.
• Sometimes we will have themed weeks or days
including our DT projects, Book Week and Science
Day.
Science
• Science this year will continue to develop
knowledge and understanding through
investigating, researching and explaining and
applying scientific concepts.
• As much as possible, we will link science work
to the topics we are covering through the year.
• New curriculum compulsory in September
2014
Homework
• This year, the children do not have homework diaries or books.
All homework will be completed on sheets and the children will
have the task explained to them in class.
• Your child will be given a homework project each term. This
encourages the children to become independent learners and
develop their research skills, as well as allowing them to have
ownership over their learning journey.
• In addition to homework projects, the children will be given two
Numeracy tasks for homework each week and one piece of word
level work.
• As we are trying to prepare your children for the homework
demands of secondary school, if they don’t hand in homework
they will lose 2 dolphins, but have the chance to earn one back if
they complete it in break times.
• How you can help: there will be a bank of useful websites
available soon on the school website.
Equipment
• P.E. kits need to be in school at all times.
• General classroom equipment – no need for
2/3 pencil cases!
• Art shirts
• Water bottles – fill in morning, playtime,
lunchtime only
• Mobile phones – permission slips from office
• Coats!
Year 6 Experiences
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Christmas concert
End of year production
SRE and Changes – after Half Term
Activities week / Barton Hall
Role Models!
Trips and the broader curriculum
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Macbeth - October
Lifeskills – November
Science Dome - November
Science Fair at Bath University – February
Childline Workshop – April
Bath Abbey - April
First Aid Workshop - May
Thank you!
Thank you for attending this meeting to
support your child in Year 6.
If you need to speak to any of the teachers
at any point this year please feel free to
contact the office to arrange a mutually
convenient time.