Meet the Teacher September 2015 Welcome to Year 6

Staff  Teachers – Paula Wilkinson, Jon Robinson  Teaching Assistant - Linda Smith  Volunteer - Megan Calleja  Intervention – Lesley Williams (p/t)

Current topics covered (subject to some change)  Me, Myself and I – Family trees, Our local area, the human body – including SRE, ambitions for the future, The Journey of Life  Heroes – The Battle of Britain, Dunkirk, The speeches of Winston Churchill, writing a balanced argument, Goodnight Mr Tom  I’m a Year 6...Get me out of here – Kensuke’s Kingdom, Navigation and Direction, Diary writing and character description  It’s all Greek to me – What have the Greeks ever done for us?, what makes a good soldier, Sparta vs Athens, Greek theatre, architecture Current Year 6 – are now on the New CurriculumCurrent Year 6 – are now on the New Curriculum

Correct uniformCorrect uniform  White shirt or blouse, (to be tucked in at all times), St Andrew’s tie, (top button to be done up and tie to be smartly fastened), grey skirt or trousers, girl’s knee length white or grey socks or grey tights,smart black shoes (not trainers), blue school jumper with school badge or navy blue jumper in same colour as school badge jumper.  Jewellery – small stud earrings only, watch – no other jewellery.  Hair – long hair (hair which rests on shoulder or longer) MUST be tied back, hair accessories MUST be small and plain and in school colours.  No nail varnish – children wearing nail varnish will be sent to office to remove it.

PE/Swimming timetablePE/Swimming timetable  PE Wednesday morning and Friday afternoon (currently)  Earrings must be taken out by child and looked after. If child cannot take out earrings they should be taken out at home for the whole of that day.  Swimming 6R and next half term 6B Girls swimsuit (not bikini), swim hat Boys swimming trunks (not shorts), swim hat  PE Kit plain navy shorts, plain white t shirt or school t-shirt, black pumps. When a child does not have appropriate kit, a kit will be found (when possible) from lost property items.  If a child is not able to do PE, a note MUST be provided from parents explaining why.

Reading – each day with questioning and discussion to ensure understanding of the text. Reading records must be kept up to date. SubjectDate SetDate due in Literacy (Spellings) MondayTested Monday Numeracy (Mental maths) MondayTested Friday NumeracyMondayFriday Literacy (Text, sentence level work) WednesdayTuseday R.E., History, Geography, I.C.T. etc Will not be as structured and will differ from topic to topic Year 6 Homework Timetable We feel homework is a key element for the children in year 6, it enables the children to take responsibility for their learning, it supports topics covered in school and prepares children for both the end of year SAT ’ s and High School. The work we ask the children to complete will often be questions specifically to prepare the children for those tests as well as improving key skills needed to progress throughout year 6. Children will soon receive a planner where they will note key dates and homework expectations. We are hoping that this will increase independence and support them in their transition to high school. We ask parents to check that homework is completed to a satisfactory standard, in pencil or blue/black pen not felt tips or gel pens. We also request that parents sign the homework to show that they have seen it.

Sex and Relationships EducationSex and Relationships Education  Friendship – What makes a good friend? Honesty, trust  Meaning of a loving relationship  Growing up, maturity  Correct terminology for girl’s and boy’s body parts  Puberty – changes, hygiene, hormones, mood swings  Menstruation, wet dreams – in groups as well as the video together  When is a good time to have a baby? Responsibilities of having a family  Conception, birth  Answering of questions – shoe box  We will invite you in to show you the resources we will be using within the next three weeks

Panto  The Panto will be performed on Wednesday 13 th and Thursday 14 th January 2016 in the evenings  All children in Year 6 will be given a role in the Panto (acting or behind the scenes)  Auditions will be taking place just before the half term break in October  There is a commitment to attend rehearsals in the evenings in term time and for one Sunday in early January  The children always love it and it’s a great way to celebrate their final year in our school

PGL – Residential TripPGL – Residential Trip  Parents meeting to share format, additional information – To be arranged (sometime in October)  When? 7th March 2016  1½ – 2 hours drive from Liverpool, Boreatton Park, Shropshire is one of the largest PGLcentres, offering a variety of school trip options from Multi Activity to Personal Development.  How long? – 4 nights. Depart school Monday, return Friday.  Money raising activities to offset cost of coach – ideas considered e.g singing in Maghull Square

Other School TripsOther School Trips  Kept to a minimum due to cost of residential trip.  Heroes – The Western Approaches & Maritime Museum (tbc)  Leaver’s Day Out – Liverpool Ferry Across the Mersey, Space port, 3 Graces, Radio City tower, tea at Pizza Hut. The time and content of this may change.

Attendance and punctualityAttendance and punctuality  Attendance at school is very important, as children who are off school miss aspects of school work on which it can be difficult to catch up.  Punctuality – Please ensure your child arrives at school before 9.00am, as children arriving after this time have to enter school through the school office and will be given a late mark. Teaching activities start at 9.00, children who are late miss vital work, reading support activities, mental maths activities to name but a few.

SAT’s  The Key Stage 2 National Curriculum tests will be held in the week beginning 9 th May  Mathematics – 1 x 30 min Arithmetic Paper 2 x 40 min Reasoning Papers  Reading – comprehension test (no allocated reading time and no theme)  The arrangements for writing - pupil’s writing result will be a teacher assessment judgment of their work across Year 6 using all writing evidence.  SPAG Test– grammar assessment, spelling assessment, punctuation  Level 6 – Reading, SPAG, Maths

Website and TwitterWebsite and Twitter  We do have some children who cannot be tweeted  If you feel that your child can now appear on Twitter then please let us know so we can get a permission slip for you to sign  We will update the website pages for our classes by the end of next week and try to update them regularly  Sometimes your children will appear on both classes pages due to the way that we work very closely together in Year 6. So please try to look at both classes web pages.

Transition to High SchoolTransition to High School  Our local High Schools are currently beginning to offer Open Evenings for prospective pupils  We do not always get informed by the schools so please feel free to contact them directly should you wish your child to be considered for a place  During their time in Year 6 we will be preparing your children for the transition to High School – giving them greater independence in learning, taking on greater responsibility, giving them opportunities to widen their social group within our year etc

Dates for your DiaryDates for your Diary  Year 6 Assembly in Church – Thursday 1 st October  Harvest Festival in Church – Friday 9 th October  Heroes Trip to the Museum – Beginning of November (tbc)  Panto – Rehearsal on Sunday 10 th January, Performances on 13 th and 14 th January  PGL – W/C 7 th March 2016  SAT’s – W/C 9 th May 2016  Liverpool Celebration Trip – 29 th June (tbc)  Leavers Service – Monday 18 th July 2016  Leavers Festival (School Field) – Tuesday 19 th July 2016

Any Questions?Any Questions?  ????  Before we take a short look at the trip to PGL