Castle Bromwich Junior School Year 5 and 6 Curriculum Evening 17th September 2015 6.15pm - 6.45pm

Meet the teams Year 5 Year 6 Mr Bird Mrs Bird Miss Beaumont Mr Hayer Miss Callow Miss Law Mrs Evans Mr May Miss Greenwood Miss Plant Mrs Pickering Miss Rice Mrs Sterry

Learning in Upper School Year 5 Viking Invasion Blast Off South America Year 6 Come Fly With Me Conflict A Kid’s Guide to Surviving Childhood Transition

English in Upper School - English and Guided Reading lessons based around books - Children have the opportunity to learn skills and apply these skills in extended pieces of writing - Daily opportunities to read for enjoyment - Weekly GAPS (Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling) lessons - Reading and writing also part of all other topics

Maths in Upper School - Daily Maths lessons - Children have the opportunity to learn skills and apply these skills to problems - Regular opportunities to practise times tables (Times Star Awards) - Mathletics certificates awarded for use at home - Maths also part of all other topics when relevant

How do we assess in Maths and English How do we assess in Maths and English? - Children are judged as low, secure or high against expectations for their year group - National expectation = Secure - Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Other Performance Indicators (OPIs)- see target sheet - Secure = Regular independent use of all KPIs and majority of OPIs - High = Regular independent application of all KPIs and all OPIs over a period of time

How do we assess in Maths and English. contd How do we assess in Maths and English? contd. - Children work on targets for approximately 2 weeks intensively - Spelling assessed through day-to-day writing - Homework may be used to reinforce these targets or to recap previous work - Evidence collected from all lessons (including across the curriculum)

Home – School Communication How do we communicate with families Home – School Communication How do we communicate with families? - Dojo messages- have you signed up? - Dojo communicates behaviour- 98% expectation - Text messages - Letters - Phone calls home - Conversations on the playground - Postcards and ‘notes’ home - Comments in Reading Records

Home – School Communication How can families communicate with school Home – School Communication How can families communicate with school? - Dojo messages - Speak to us on the playground (teachers will be out at the end of each day) - Notes with your child - Email (see final slide) - Leave a message with the office - Reply slips on letters

Children need to be ‘Secondary Ready’ by the end of Year 5 - We aim to make transition from primary school to secondary school as smooth as possible - There are some aspects of secondary school which year 6 children can find difficult on entry - We intend for children to be ‘Secondary Ready’ before year 6 - We need your support in helping us to develop these areas

‘Secondary Ready’ Expectations - Correct equipment for lessons (pen, pencil, ruler, rubber) - Timely arrival for lessons/school - Correct school uniform at all times - Correct PE and Games kit in school all week - Weekly homework completed - Mathletics used regularly (1000 points+) - Knowledge of all times table facts - Daily home reading (20-30 minutes) and recording in reading record (6 times per week) - Reading record and reading book brought to school every day - Spellings learned weekly and applied in writing

Staff Contacts Year 5 Mr Bird – s10dbird@cbjs. solihull. sch Staff Contacts Year 5 Mr Bird – s10dbird@cbjs.solihull.sch.uk Miss Beaumont - s10cbeaumont@cbjs.solihull.sch.uk Miss Callow - s10scallow@cbjs.solihull.sch.uk Mrs Sterry - s10ssterry@cbjs.solihull.sch.uk Year 6 Mrs Bird – s10dbird1@cbjs.solihull.sch.uk Mr Hayer – s10jhayer@cbjs.solihull.sch.uk Miss Law – s10rlaw@cbjs.solihull.sch.uk Miss Plant – s10cplant@cbjs.solihull.sch.uk Miss Rice – s10arice@cbjs.solihull.sch.uk