What is the same and what will be different? Welcome to Year 5/6 What is the same and what will be different?

Behaviour We still expect very good behaviour. However, we have a greater focus on this area and our expectations are higher. As the children move their way up through the school they become a focus for the younger children and the year 5 and 6 classes must show a good example to the rest of the school on how to behave and move around the school. Behaviour

Again we do expect the children to take the same pride in their homework. They will have maths work set each week which will reflect the work they have been doing in the class that week. They will also be asked to complete a topic based homework. We have trialled a 'teach for 2 minuets' style homework where the children design their homework around teaching the rest of the class something about what they have learnt at home. This should take the children longer to work on and they need to think about how would be the best way to present and teach their findings to the rest of the class – power point, model, diagram/picture etc . We only expect them to do one each half term (minimum – they can do more if they wish) Home Learning

We have a greater expectation of the children taking responsibility for their own property. They will be given their own pencil case with all the equipment they will need for lessons. This will be labelled with their name. It is the child's responsibility to look after their pencil case. We do not allow pens/pencil/rubbers etc from home as they will not be needed and they can cause problems within the class. This also applies for their own property, such as coats, bags, lunch boxes. Each child will have a named peg and a labelled trolley for their coats and lunch boxes etc. It is their responsibility to look after their things. It is the children's responsibility to make sure their maths homework is picked up and returned to the correct class. As the children progress through the school they need to increase their own level of independence and responsibility and small steps - such as named above, help with this. Responsibility

This approach to learning will be continued to be used in Year 5/6 as it has been seen to extend and improve children's ability in 'talk for learning'. Talking and listening to different members of class widens the children's social network, helps the children improve on polite and productive conversation. It also extends children's vocabulary - whether they are learning from or explaining their ideas to other children. Learning Partners

Children will no longer bring a specific reading book home (unless the teacher feels it would be beneficial or it has been requested). The children are free to use the school library and pick a suitable book to read in school and at home. They know how to scan the books out of the library and they are trusted to complete this independently. The children will be bring home a list of spelling words from the National Curriculum that they will be expected to learn and they will be tested on these words in class. Reading and Spelling

Start and End of the Day Arrangements Children in year 5/6 are trusted to walk home from school independently - unless parents do not want them to do this. They will leave by the brown doors rather than the white doors to stop crowding. As in year 4, parents are asked not to seek unplanned meetings with the teachers during this period as it is a very busy period and the teachers will be very busy welcoming/dismissing the children. However, if you do need to speak to your child's class teacher, please book an appointment at the office or email the teacher/team leader and this will be dealt with promptly. Start and End of the Day Arrangements

The children are asked to have a school P. E The children are asked to have a school P.E. kit in school at all times. Each class will be given specific P.E. days, however, occasionally this needs to be changed and children do often choose to change into their P.E. kits for the Golden Mile. Physical Education

Naturally we do not expect the children to be working throughout their summer holidays, however, its is very important that they do not completely leave their studies behind. Regular reading and maths work (particularly thoroughly knowing their tables) would be expected so that the children can start September in the best possible position to continue their learning. We will be sending out next terms letters before the end of this term so you will know what the topic is we will be covering - you may be keen to explore this during the holidays. Also, a wide variety of maths learning is available on line. Summer Holidays

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