What you need to know:  About our classroom routines  About the curriculum  About Kagan  About secondary school applications  About the national SATs tests

ABOUT OUR CLASSROOM ROUTINES  The importance of self-organisation.  Homework – Homework books due in on Wednesdays. -Writing tasks due in on Fridays. -15 spellings given out each Monday and tested the next Monday. -Reading comprehension tasks weekly and due on different days for different groups. -Homework planners. -A quiet space to do homework. -Spare copies always available. -Revision books in the Spring Term.  P.E. on Wednesdays and Swimming on Thursdays.  Home reading books and parents’ booklets.  Medical information.  Hometime arrangements.  Y6 responsibilities.

ABOUT THE CURRICULUM  Curriculum 2014 diagram.  Curriculum 2014 parents’ booklet downloadable from school website.  Y6 Curriculum overview for this half-term.  P.E./Computing and Music/Art running half-termly.  Groups and intervention groups.

IPC TOPICS POWER OF READING BOOKS History AD900Go with the flow (Rivers) The Holiday Show Champions for Change Switched On Express Yourself There’s A Boy in the Girls’ BathroomJourney to the River SeaThe Princess’s Blankets A Boy and a Bear in a BoatSheep Don’t Go To SchoolMacbeth

ABOUT KAGAN  Structures for co-operative learning.  Children work together in pairs, groups of four or as a whole class.  Children change Kagan groups during the year.  Children are encouraged to be positive towards each other and to praise each other.

ABOUT SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLICATIONS  All applications must be made online.  School tours and open evenings available.  Applications MUST be made by October 31 st.  Offers of places are made on March 1 st and have to be accepted by March 15 th.  Secondary school staff visit Y6 in the summer term. Transition activities.  Y6 children go to transition days at secondary schools during July. Waltham Forest – secondary school applications Redbridge – secondary school applications

ABOUT THE NATIONAL SATS TESTS  Tests happen during one week in May.  Preparation activities.  1 Reading comprehension test  1 Grammar and Punctuation paper plus a Spelling test  2 Maths tests plus a Mental Maths test  This is the first year of the new test format.  This is the first year of the new “levels”.  After the tests are over we still have School Journey, the Year 6 leavers’ production and secondary school transition to look forward to!