StaffStaffTeachers – Paula Wilkinson, Jon

RobinsonTeaching Assistant - Linda SmithVolunteer - Megan CallejaIntervention – Lesley Williams (p/t)

Current topics covered Current topics covered (subject to (subject to some change)some change) Me, Myself and I – Family trees, Our local area,

the human body – including SRE, ambitions for the future, The Journey of Life

Heroes – The Battle of Britain, Dunkirk, The speeches of Winston Churchill, writing a balanced argument, Goodnight Mr Tom

I’m a Year 6...Get me out of here – Kensuke’s Kingdom, Navigation and Direction, Diary writing and character description

It’s all Greek to me – What have the Greeks ever done for us?, what makes a good soldier, Sparta vs Athens, Greek theatre, architecture

Current Year 6 – are now on the New Current Year 6 – are now on the New CurriculumCurriculum

Correct uniformCorrect uniform White shirt or blouse, (to be tucked in at all times),

St Andrew’s tie, (top button to be done up and tie to be smartly fastened), grey skirt or trousers, girl’s knee length white or grey socks or grey tights ,smart black shoes (not trainers), blue school jumper with school badge or navy blue jumper in same colour as school badge jumper.

Jewellery – small stud earrings only, watch – no other jewellery.

Hair – long hair (hair which rests on shoulder or longer) MUST be tied back, hair accessories MUST be small and plain and in school colours.

No nail varnish – children wearing nail varnish will be sent to office to remove it.

PE/Swimming timetablePE/Swimming timetable PE Wednesday morning and Friday afternoon

(currently) Earrings must be taken out by child and looked

after. If child cannot take out earrings they should be taken out at home for the whole of that day.

Swimming 6R and next half term 6B

Girls swimsuit (not bikini), swim hat

Boys swimming trunks (not shorts), swim hat PE Kit plain navy shorts, plain white t shirt or school

t-shirt, black pumps. When a child does not have appropriate kit , a kit will be found (when possible) from lost property items.

If a child is not able to do PE, a note MUST be provided from parents explaining why.

Reading – each day with questioning and discussion to ensure understanding of the text. Reading records must be kept up to date.

Subject Date Set Date due inLiteracy

(Spellings)Monday Tested Monday

Numeracy(Mental maths)

Monday Tested Friday

Numeracy Monday Friday

Literacy(Text, sentence level work)

Wednesday Tuseday

R.E., History, Geography, I.C.T. etc

Will not be as structured and will differ from topic to topic

Will not be as structured and will differ from topic to topic

Year 6 Homework TimetableWe feel homework is a key element for the children in year 6, it enables the children to take responsibility for their learning, it supports topics covered in school and prepares children for both the end of year SAT’s and High School. The work we ask the children to complete will often be questions specifically to prepare the children for those tests as well as improving key skills needed to progress throughout year 6. Children will soon receive a planner where they will note key dates and homework expectations. We are hoping that this will increase independence and support them in their transition to high school.

We ask parents to check that homework is completed to a satisfactory standard, in pencil or blue/black pen not felt tips or gel pens. We also request that parents sign the homework to show that they have seen it.

Sex and Relationships Sex and Relationships EducationEducation

Friendship – What makes a good friend? Honesty, trust

Meaning of a loving relationship Growing up, maturity Correct terminology for girl’s and boy’s body parts Puberty – changes, hygiene, hormones, mood

swings Menstruation, wet dreams – in groups as well as the

video together When is a good time to have a baby?

Responsibilities of having a family Conception, birth Answering of questions – shoe box We will invite you in to show you the resources we

will be using within the next three weeks

PantoPanto

The Panto will be performed on Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th January 2016 in the evenings

All children in Year 6 will be given a role in the Panto (acting or behind the scenes)

Auditions will be taking place just before the half term break in October

There is a commitment to attend rehearsals in the evenings in term time and for one Sunday in early January

The children always love it and it’s a great way to celebrate their final year in our school

PGL – Residential TripPGL – Residential Trip Parents meeting to share format, additional

information – To be arranged (sometime in October)

When? 7th March 2016

1½ – 2 hours drive from Liverpool, Boreatton Park , Shropshire is one of the largest PGLcentres, offering a variety of school trip options from Multi Activity to Personal Development.

How long? – 4 nights. Depart school Monday, return Friday.

Money raising activities to offset cost of coach – ideas considered e.g singing in Maghull Square

Other School TripsOther School Trips

Kept to a minimum due to cost of residential trip.

Heroes – The Western Approaches & Maritime Museum (tbc)

Leaver’s Day Out – Liverpool

Ferry Across the Mersey, Space port, 3 Graces, Radio City tower, tea at Pizza Hut. The time and content of this may change.

Attendance and punctualityAttendance and punctuality

Attendance at school is very important, as children who are off school miss aspects of school work on which it can be difficult to catch up.

Punctuality – Please ensure your child arrives at school before 9.00am, as children arriving after this time have to enter school through the school office and will be given a late mark. Teaching activities start at 9.00, children who are late miss vital work, reading support activities, mental maths activities to name but a few.

SAT’sSAT’s The Key Stage 2 National Curriculum tests will be held in the week

beginning 9th May 2016.

Mathematics – 1 x 30 min Arithmetic Paper

2 x 40 min Reasoning Papers

Reading – comprehension test (no allocated reading time and no theme)

The arrangements for writing - pupil’s writing result will be a teacher assessment judgment of their work across Year 6 using all writing evidence.

SPAG Test– grammar assessment, spelling assessment, punctuation

Level 6 – Reading, SPAG, Maths

Website and TwitterWebsite and Twitter

We do have some children who cannot be tweeted

If you feel that your child can now appear on Twitter then please let us know so we can get a permission slip for you to sign

We will update the website pages for our classes by the end of next week and try to update them regularly

Sometimes your children will appear on both classes pages due to the way that we work very closely together in Year 6. So please try to look at both classes web pages.

Transition to High SchoolTransition to High School

Our local High Schools are currently beginning to offer Open Evenings for prospective pupils

We do not always get informed by the schools so please feel free to contact them directly should you wish your child to be considered for a place

During their time in Year 6 we will be preparing your children for the transition to High School – giving them greater independence in learning, taking on greater responsibility, giving them opportunities to widen their social group within our year etc

Dates for your DiaryDates for your Diary Year 6 Assembly in Church – Thursday 1st October

Harvest Festival in Church – Friday 9th October

Heroes Trip to the Museum – Beginning of November (tbc)

Panto – Rehearsal on Sunday 10th January, Performances on 13th and 14th January

PGL – W/C 7th March 2016

SAT’s – W/C 9th May 2016

Liverpool Celebration Trip – 29th June (tbc)

Leavers Service – Monday 18th July 2016

Leavers Festival (School Field) – Tuesday 19th July 2016

Any Questions?Any Questions?

???? Before we take a short look at the trip to PGL