Welcome to Year Six!Welcome to Year Six!Mrs MilesMrs Miles

Meeting ObjectivesMeeting Objectives

To meet you and introduce myself.To meet you and introduce myself. To introduce key features of Year To introduce key features of Year

Six.Six. To consider how you can help your To consider how you can help your

child at home.child at home.

An open door…An open door…

Do talk to me!Do talk to me! Ask if you are unsure about Ask if you are unsure about

anything.anything. Best time usually before school. Best time usually before school. Email: s90smiles@ss-m-and-Email: s90smiles@ss-m-and-

m.solihull.sch.ukm.solihull.sch.uk May need to make an May need to make an

appointment.appointment.

Y6 TimetableY6 Timetable

Mon-Thurs: Mrs Miles with Mrs Mon-Thurs: Mrs Miles with Mrs Broome-Phillips, Mrs Hughes & Mrs Broome-Phillips, Mrs Hughes & Mrs Grosvenor taking particular Grosvenor taking particular subjectssubjects

Friday: Mrs GrosvenorFriday: Mrs Grosvenor Always contactable!Always contactable!

Year SixYear Six

Growing up – responsibility. Growing up – responsibility. Encourage children to take a pride in Encourage children to take a pride in themselves, their class and their themselves, their class and their school.school.

Leaders in schools.Leaders in schools. PE – Monday, Wednesday & Friday PE – Monday, Wednesday & Friday

afternoons, but have kit in school afternoons, but have kit in school every day ideally including trainers.every day ideally including trainers.

Year SixYear Six Creative Curriculum 2015-16Creative Curriculum 2015-16

– Autumn: World War TwoAutumn: World War Two

– Spring: A Light bulb MomentSpring: A Light bulb Moment – Summer: Shakespeare’s World Summer: Shakespeare’s World – Drama Project:????Drama Project:????

TargetsTargets

MathsMaths LiteracyLiteracy

– ReadingReading– WritingWriting

Our homework timetable Our homework timetable (flexible!)(flexible!)

Thursday: English and Maths given outThursday: English and Maths given out Monday: New spellingsMonday: New spellings Tuesday: English and Maths handed inTuesday: English and Maths handed in Friday: Spellings/tables testingFriday: Spellings/tables testing There may be additional activities nearer to SATsThere may be additional activities nearer to SATs

HomeworkHomework

Please do get involved. Discuss Please do get involved. Discuss work each night if you can – feel work each night if you can – feel free to sign it, comment on it etc.free to sign it, comment on it etc.

Homework should be completed in Homework should be completed in (or stuck into) homework book (or stuck into) homework book unless told otherwise and should be unless told otherwise and should be written with a pencil (or appropriate written with a pencil (or appropriate handwriting pen).handwriting pen).

Encourage your child to self-assess Encourage your child to self-assess their work. their work.

Helping your child - Helping your child - SpellingsSpellings

Talk about the pattern or ruleTalk about the pattern or rule Look, say, cover, write, checkLook, say, cover, write, check Daily practice works best for long Daily practice works best for long

term memory (5 mins per night)term memory (5 mins per night) Recap ‘old’ spellingsRecap ‘old’ spellings

Helping your child - Helping your child - ReadingReading

Inference and deductionInference and deduction Possible questions:Possible questions:

– What do you think is going to happen? What What do you think is going to happen? What makes you think this?makes you think this?

– What does this suggest about _____’s character?What does this suggest about _____’s character?– Why do you think the author wrote this? What Why do you think the author wrote this? What

does it suggest?does it suggest?– Which word or words make you think…?Which word or words make you think…?– How do you think the author wants you to feel How do you think the author wants you to feel

here? Why?here? Why?– What does the author do to raise the tension at What does the author do to raise the tension at

this point?this point?

Helping your child - writingHelping your child - writing PROOF READING!PROOF READING! Ask your child to read their work to you. Look Ask your child to read their work to you. Look

for full stops and capital letters (and other for full stops and capital letters (and other punctuation).punctuation).

Look at presentation (date, rulers to underline, Look at presentation (date, rulers to underline, joined handwriting etc.).joined handwriting etc.).

Where appropriate, look for correct use of Where appropriate, look for correct use of paragraphs.paragraphs.

Look for appropriate structure (intro, main Look for appropriate structure (intro, main points, conclusion).points, conclusion).

Encourage children to read their work out loud. Encourage children to read their work out loud. This will often pinpoint areas for improvement.This will often pinpoint areas for improvement.

Ask children to assess their own work – what Ask children to assess their own work – what are they pleased with? How could it be better?are they pleased with? How could it be better?

Helping your child: Times Helping your child: Times tablestables

Regular practice.Regular practice. Multiplication grids- up against Multiplication grids- up against

yourselfyourself Focus on the ‘Tricky ones’ e.g. Focus on the ‘Tricky ones’ e.g.

counting in 6s, 7s etc.counting in 6s, 7s etc. Gradual covering up.Gradual covering up. Answer cards.Answer cards. Websites (e.g. Websites (e.g.

www.multiplication.com))

MathleticsMathletics

HomeworkHomework Access – please tell us if your children Access – please tell us if your children

are unable to access Mathletics at are unable to access Mathletics at homehome

Log-in details for each childLog-in details for each child Certificates – 1,000 points per week Certificates – 1,000 points per week

(Sunday to Sunday – 8pm)(Sunday to Sunday – 8pm) Gold Bar StarsGold Bar Stars Presentations weekly during WorshipPresentations weekly during Worship

MiscellaneousMiscellaneous

Check website for dates Check website for dates Inspire Workshop: Inspire Workshop:

Monday 19Monday 19thth October 2015 October 2015 Uniform:Uniform: Internet access?: library timeInternet access?: library time

How to help your child - How to help your child - MathsMaths

2 ways to learn maths…2 ways to learn maths… Making linksMaking links

– Between different parts of mathsBetween different parts of maths– Between pictures, symbols, language and Between pictures, symbols, language and

concrete experiencesconcrete experiences– Between maths lessons and the real worldBetween maths lessons and the real world

Ask children HOW they have done Ask children HOW they have done things. Encourage explanations…things. Encourage explanations…

Please ask if you’re not sure!Please ask if you’re not sure!

Key Stage 2 SATs 2015Key Stage 2 SATs 2015 Week beginning 9Week beginning 9thth May 2015. May 2015. Test arrangements will be confirmed November Test arrangements will be confirmed November

2015, but normally:2015, but normally: Maths: Arithmetic and two written papersMaths: Arithmetic and two written papers Reading ComprehensionReading Comprehension Writing is teacher assessed and externally Writing is teacher assessed and externally

moderatedmoderated Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation test (SPAG)Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation test (SPAG) Science is teacher assessedScience is teacher assessed If your child is absent for any part of a SAT they will If your child is absent for any part of a SAT they will

not be gradednot be graded Children will not receive a level but a standardised Children will not receive a level but a standardised

score. With a score of 100 being average.score. With a score of 100 being average. ‘ ‘Secondary Ready’Secondary Ready’

School JourneySchool Journey Redridge Centre, North WalesRedridge Centre, North Wales 1313thth to 17 to 17thth June 2015 June 2015 ‘‘Staggered’ paymentsStaggered’ payments

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s90smiles@ss-m-and-s90smiles@ss-m-and-m.solihull.sch.ukm.solihull.sch.uk

Any questions…?Any questions…?