Leyland St James C E School Year 6

Leyland St James’ C. E. School Year 6 Mr Ashmore, Mrs Lawell and Mrs Wilson.

Welcome • Year 6 Aims • Intervention/ overlearning groups • Curriculum and Presentation • SATs • Homework/ Targets • Online safety • Concerns

Aims • provide a rich & varied curriculum • independent and responsible for own learning • ensure the children achieve their full potential

• preparation for high school – homework/ expectations • continue to improve presentation of work

Autumn Term Curriculum Maths • Place value and ordering numbers – including ordering and rounding decimals with up to three decimal places • Fractions and percentages • Mental and written methods for all operations Arithmetic

English • Adventure stories • Classic Fiction • Persuasion • Poetry – simile and metaphor READING – Children are encouraged to read at home and at school on a regular basis. It is my intention that all children will be heard read by a member of the Y 6 team at least once a week. If parents can hear their children read at home regularly, it would be extremely helpful. All the children have reading records and a reading book. Please encourage your child to read comics, newspapers, the internet and reading/ library books.

Science Reversible and irreversible changes (Forest School after half term) Topic - includes Art, DT, ICT links The United Kingdom Anglo-Saxons Computing Programming/ online safety PE Beyond Sport (coached) RE Life as a Journey Advent Music Livin’ on a Prayer Benjamin Britten – New Year Carol

Intervention

Intervention All children get teacher/ TA support over the course of a typical week. This could be to extend & challenge, consolidate or support.

Intervention • different groups of children being boosted over the course of the year and for many different things – phonics/ maths/ precision teaching/ reading • some overlearning takes place in the school day others may take place in the mornings before school - 8: 30 am. Some boosting (i. e. higher level overlearning may take place after school – 3: 15 pm – 4: 00 pm) • extra homework may be set

SATs

SATs • The children will sit Reading, GPS and Maths SATs in May. • children involved in the target setting process • Regular practice tests.

SATs Information Parents will be invited into school for a more detailed meeting on SATs in January 2018 + changes to assessment. There will be an opportunity to buy resources to support revision.

What can my children be doing now? • continuing to learn tables • completing homework to a high standard • reading on a regular basis

Homework Monday Spellings Test on Friday Tuesday English Hand in on Thursday Wednesday Reading Thursday Reading/ times tables Friday Maths (arithmetic) Hand in on Monday

• additional projects • reading • spellings/ times tables (rock stars) • presentation of homework/ quantity/ signed?

Online Safety

How can children get online? • • PC laptops tablets (i. Pad etc) games consoles (Playstation, DS, Xbox) i. Pods e-readers smartphones smart TV/ blu-ray players

What could they be doing online? • • playing games talking to people (Skype/ Facetime) sharing information searching for information sending messages apps (Snapchat, Instagram etc) making friends purchasing goods/ apps/ services

Risks children face online • cyber-bullying • accessing inappropriate websites • losing control over images and videos they post • viruses • hacking of files • grooming • fines for using photos/ images without permission • slander or contempt of court for reposting tweets and posts

Tools to protect your children – Parental Control Every parental control package is different, but most provide services such as: Filtering – content to restrict access to particular sites Time limits – restrict the amount of time your child can be online, or set periods of time where your child can access certain sites Monitoring – where you are informed of certain sites that your child is attempting to gain access to. Reporting – where you are provided with information about what sites your child has used.

Let them teach you The people who know best about what your children are up to online, are your children! Get them to tell you about the sites they’re using. Ask them questions such as: ◦Why do they like the site? ◦What can they do on it? ◦What’s so fun about it? ◦Who uses it at school? ◦Who you can talk to? ◦Who are their friends on it? This is a good way to develop a trusting relationship with your child about what they are up to online.

Online Safety (Messages) Your children may have their own mobile phone, email account or social network page, so it is important they know what to do when things go wrong. 1. Do not delete the message 2. Don’t show the message to other children 3. Go to a grown up to tell them, not a friend 4. Do not respond to any messages

Seesaw

Year 6 is an important year in your child’s education and it is important that school and home work in close partnership. • SATs information evening – January 2018 (date TBC)

If you have any queries, concerns or worries please feel free to come into school, phone or email me: i. ashmore@leyland-stjames. lancs. sch. uk