Welcome to the Year Six Coffee Morning St. John’s Catholic Primary School

In Year 6 you will find….   Mrs Ward   Mrs Burtonwood   Mrs Donnelly (Thursday am)   Mrs Hodgson (Wed pm, Fri am) Any concerns or worries, please do not hesitate to come and see any of us.

In Year 6 we will continue to promote….   Independence and taking responsibility. All the children have been given class and school jobs and are encouraged to work independently.

Homework Diaries Homework will include Reading, Times Tables, learning Spellings for a test on Fridays, optional research tasks, projects, as well as Time to Talk Homework and a worksheet on a Friday. Please check Homework diaries and sign weekly

TALK HOMEWORK

Learning Logs Topic Based Recount Based (i.e. Holidays). Event Based (Stories in the media).

Literacy  Reading books and reading in school.  Comprehension work.  Grammar (SPAG)  Speaking and Listening.  Spellings.  Shared reading and writing.  Big write – Talk for writing.

S.P.A.G.

Spellings.... Spelling challenges will be set on a Tuesday in class, based on the words given and words will be set to learn for a spelling test the following week. These will be put on the website as well as marked in your child’s spelling booklet.

Handwriting  In Year 6, your child will continue to develop their cursive handwriting style.  They will use cursive handwriting in all their written work.  Additional handwriting work will be given to children who need it.

Numeracy  Place Value  Times Tables  Mental mathematics  Problem solving activities  Practical tasks  Supported tasks  Independent tasks By Year 6 all children should be confident with the days of the week, months of the year and telling the time.

Curriculum Overview Topic based.....  Religious Education.  Science  Geography & History  PE  Computing  Art  Design & Technology  Music  French  PHSE

Class Talks  Talks can be about anything that the children are interested in.  They should last roughly five minutes.  Please help with any research but try not to come up with a ‘script’.  Unfortunately due to computer virus’ in school we are unable to allow children to transfer work using a USB pen. They can however display power-points or photos using a CD or may them to myself in school. address johns.lancs.sch.uk

Remember  Reading books and reading records.  Homework Diaries.  Water bottles.  Trainers and P.E. kits including joggers for Mondays & Tuesdays.  I’m here to help, come and see me anytime.

End of Key Stage 2 SATs... Week beginning Monday 11 th May SPAG test Reading comprehension Maths tests – no calculators Mental maths test

Admissions to secondary school... Lancashire or Blackpool On-line by 31 st October Talks for parents here in school: Tuesday 16 th September 3pm – Cardinal Allen Wednesday 24 th September 3.30pm – St Mary’s Cardinal Allen open evening Thursday 18 th Sep St Mary’s open evening Monday 29 th Sep

Contact Details…  School Website :  School Telephone Number