Welcome to Year 6 2016

Meet the team Mrs Marlow Mr Joyce Ms Smith Mr MacKay Mrs West Miss White Miss Fuller

Overview of Topics World War 2 Quests Evolution Thundersley Science – Changing materials, Electricity, Human Body, Living things, Evolution, Boy in Striped Pyjamas, Goodnight Mr Tom, When Hitler stole the pink rabbit, Carrie’s War, Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe, Wolfbrother.

Attendance Descriptor Threshold Attendance Actual Whole Days Absent Learning Hours Lost Excellent 100% 190 days   99% 189 days 2 10 Good 98% 186 days 4 20 97% 184 days 6 30 96% 182.5 days 7.5 37.5 Satisfactory 95% 180.5 days 9.5 47.5 Cause for Concern 90% 171 days 19 95

Reading for Pleasure Barriers to this…why doesn’t it happen? SATs

Reading at school Daily sessions based on a high-quality text Independent reading Group sessions Whole class reading Children to bring books to school every day. Reward system – 25 times – Bronze certificate 50 times – Bronze badge 75 times – Silver certificate 100 times – Silver badge 125 times – Gold Certificate 150 times – Gold Badge

Reading at Home School expectation is for children to read 5 times a week at home. What kinds of books should my child read? Children to record in their diaries each time they read – parents to sign Reading to children still vital

writing Taught through a range of genres High expectations for spelling and punctuation, Regular extended independent writes Children will have time edit and redraft work. Writing for a purpose.

SPAG Grammar - Children need to learn a lot of terminology! Spelling – patterns taught in class High expectations Word lists in home school diaries Accurate use of punctuation expected throughout written work (including : and ;)

Maths Taught in smaller groups Strong emphasis on arithmetic Traditional methods (column) Multi-step word problems (linked to comprehension skills) Very high expectations eg fractions Booster groups – start this term

Homework Regular reading each week. Short text to read every Friday My Maths or Paper based - Friday Sumdog – Maths and Reading Spelling Pattern – Monday Easter SAT revision

SATS Begins week commencing 8th May 2016 3 maths papers 1 grammar paper Spelling Test Reading comprehension test Times tables test Writing assessed by teachers Resits in Year 7 Parent Involvement to discuss in detail and look at sample papers – Friday 21st October 2016

VLE Notices and dates Information about topics Spelling patterns for the week Photographs of our learning.

Sport and Extra-curricular activities PE – Every Tuesday Swimming – Wednesday afternoons Trip to Duxford – October Residential trip to Isle of Wight - May End of year musical production

Any questions