Welcome to Upper Key Stage Two 12th July 2018

Mrs Sykes Miss Roberts Mrs Townsend Riverside Miss Gowran (Mrs Cowan) Livingstone Miss Alexiou Colorado Miss Johnson Learning Support Mrs Sykes Miss Roberts Mrs Townsend (Mrs Holmes)

New year, new challenges Behaviour… Role Models… Stepping up…

How can you support at home? Parents’ Consultations will identify specific areas of support that could be useful for your individual children Keeping up with any Home Learning or revision that is sent home Reading slots – for fluency, speed and comprehension Mental maths – speed and automaticity Spelling and times tables apps – Alan Peat, Spelling Shed, Mathletics etc BBC Bitsize and other revision based websites https://blog.oxfordowl.co.uk/how-to-support-your-child-through-ks2- sats/

Uniform reminders All items named please! No jewellery except: plain, round silver or gold studs, simple watch. White or grey socks or tights. Plain black shoes or trainers with no logos. Draw string bag for PE kit Plastic folder for books etc Plain, clear, water bottle.

PE kit All items named please! Earrings must be removed or covered (if you are going to pierce ears do it at the start of summer!) Kit in school all week Black shorts/Skirt/ Leggings White T-Shirt (No Logo) Plain Tracksuit Trainers

Communication Planners Teachers – quick morning chat for day to day Make an appointment for important issues Phase Leader Parents’ Evenings Twitter Facebook

Planners To be taken to and from school on a daily basis. Used as a diary. Share praise and communicate positives and successes. Please sign every week. Comment on home learning and reading. We will write in them regularly too.

SATs for Y6 Date Activity Monday 13th May English grammar, punctuation and spelling papers 1 and 2 Tuesday 14th May English reading Wednesday 15th May Mathematics papers 1 and 2 Thursday 16th May Mathematics paper 3

Residentials Year Five – Kingswood 8th-10th October 2018 Year Six – Weardale 20th-24th May 2019

Thank you for coming….