Welcome to Year 5 and 6 transition meeting. Thursday 2nd July 2015

This will be the teaching team. Year 5: Mrs North, Mrs Meadows, Mrs Sermon. Year 5/6: Miss Everett, Mrs Hall, Miss Brown Year 6: Mr Gerrie, Mrs Adams, Mrs Mooney, Miss Stevens. Year 5/6 Team: Miss Hullin.

We expect all pupils to follow the school dress code: black school shoes as part of the uniform – not trainers!! Long hair needs to be tied back each day. Only small stud earrings which can ideally be taken out for PE or covered up with plasters provided from home.

Good notice is given for all visits with a weekly paying system in place to support easier payment. We do hope to take the Year 6 children to London again this year.

PE is at least once a week PE is at least once a week. It is best that kit comes to school on a Monday and home Friday! There will be swimming lessons in the summer term.

It is really important pupils are in school every day so they don’t miss any work! Also there is great competition to win the attendance award each week!

Reading is a big focus in Year 5 and 6 (as well as the school Reading is a big focus in Year 5 and 6 (as well as the school!), and we ask that parents support this by hearing their child read every night.

It is really important that children are in class for 8 It is really important that children are in class for 8.45 as they have work waiting to be completed This is the time that they have an opportunity to practise spellings, tables, handwriting and other morning work (maths and English).

The termly news letter has some helpful information about topics, trips, staff etc.

Each class has a reading challenge Each class has a reading challenge. If a child records four reading sessions at home, over one week they can earn a Golden Time.

Homework is set each week on a Wednesday. It is usually tables and spellings to learn, reading and a piece of English or Maths to practice what is being covered in class

A great many rewards schemes operate in all the classes A great many rewards schemes operate in all the classes . Also there are rewards which operate across the school. There is the Golden file, attendance awards, lunchtime rewards and many sporting awards.

The school website has a great deal of useful information on. Year 5 and 6 put on regular blogs to illustrate the activities we have been involved in.

From September we will be assessing your child’s progress without the usual levels, 4A, 4B, 4C. This will be replaced by describing your child as entering, embedding or securing a year group. This is new to all of us, staff, children as well as parents so we will all be learning together.

End of Year Examinations Revision is key and paramount for the national testing at the end of the year for the Year 6 children. Revision books will be available for purchase nearer the time.

Arthog!! Year 6 head off to Arthog on the FIRST WEEK BACK!! We will have a meeting in the final week. Letters will go out, and all questions answered!

I hope this has been helpful and answers your questions…. Any thing else you would like to know?