Year 6 Parent Information Meeting Wednesday 27 th

Year 6 Parent Information Meeting Wednesday 27 th September 2017

Agenda • • Staff Curriculum coverage Specialist lessons Homework Classroom rules and expectations Student roles and opportunities Communication and Year 6 information Questions

Staff • • Liam Peters – classroom teacher Mrs Helen Pattenden – TA Mrs Pearl Ali – Interventions TA Mrs Kate Bodell – Spanish teacher Mr Craig Taggart – P. E. teacher Mrs Merly Dawkins – Library TA Mr Mark Hewitt – Head Teacher Mrs Fenella Bosomworth – SENCO & classroom teacher

Curriculum coverage • English - Writing – – Fiction – outsiders; Instructions and explanations; Recounts; and, Poetry – shape and form • English - Reading – The Bubble Boy by Stewart Foster • Maths – – – – – Number and place value up to 10, 000; mental calculations; multiplication and division 4 -digit by 2 -digit numbers; common factors; simplification of fractions; simple algebraic formulae; conversion of units of measure up to 3 decimal places; drawing 2 -D shapes using given dimensions and angles; comparison and classification of shapes; circles and their properties

Curriculum coverage • Topic: Blood Heart – – – – Human circulatory system Measuring heart rate History of blood groups Lifestyle effects Working scientifically Abstract art Using websites Flow diagrams Healthy recipes Product packaging Cardiovascular exercise Harmful substances Working collaboratively • R. E. – The Journey of Life And Death

Specialist lessons • Spanish – Wednesday • PE – Wednesday and Friday • P. E. kits are to be worn on Wednesdays. Full school uniform is to be worn on Fridays with the P. E. kit brought in a bag. This is part of the Secondary School preparation program that will be implemented throughout the year. • Library - Wednesday

Homework All home learning is sent home on a Monday. All home learning is due the following Monday. This has changed from the original note sent home due to a timetable change. Students will mark their homework with a teacher on a Monday unless it is a long piece of writing where the teacher will mark and return it asap.

Homework • • Reading for 30 mins every night 5 Mathletics tasks 10 spelling words 1 SATs-type task • Blood Heart home learning task due 16 Oct 2017

Classroom rules and expectations • • Behaviour Chart House Points Classroom Agreement Consequences

Student roles and opportunities • • Head Boy and Head Girl House Captains Student Council representatives Community service

Communication & Year 6 information • • • Notes in or attached to Homework Diary Meetings – email appointment via office Secondary School information Permission to walk home alone Clubs permission SATs meeting – January 2017

Questions

Thank you for attending. Year 6 Parent Information Meeting Wednesday 27 th September 2017