1. Welcome to Year 6

2. Miss Rafique (3 days a week)
Your class teachers
Class Teachers
6R - Miss McGreal
6S - Miss Edwards
6G- Miss Foster
Teaching Assistants
Mrs Nelder
Miss Rafique (3 days a week)

3. In the interest of safeguarding:
Daily procedures
Soft start
Electronic register taken at 8.55am
Lesson starts at 9am
Lining up : end of the day (see map)
Late – Rainbow room – ground floor
In the interest of safeguarding:
Please do not to approach the line until the class teacher has lined the children up.
Please ensure that you inform the school if a different family member is collecting your child.

4. What are we learning this year?
Please see the Curriculum Map on the website for the units of work we will be studying this term. We will send further information about what your child will be learning at the start of each term.
Each topic for IPC will have an entry and exit point. The exit point usually involves inviting parent/carers to celebrate the topic. Please refer to the IPC letter for more information. This will all be on the website.

7. Please see hand out of the topics we are covering this term.
Autumn Term
Please see hand out of the topics we are covering this term.

9. Autumn Trips Houses of Parliament 6S - 19th September
6R – 27th September
6G – 28th September
6th Nov- 10th Nov – PGL
Parent meeting Tuesday 10th October 9am
Information on Activity Week (TBC)

10. Homework Given out on Thursday. Due back on Tuesday. What When
Spellings
Maths
Either English/IPC/PSHE
Reading
Mathletics
Yr 5 & 6 Reading Journals
Once a week
Every day
Every 3rd week
Once a week*

11. Class Assemblies
6R: Our class assembly will take place on 12th October 2017 at 9.05am
6S: Our class assembly will take place on 23rd November 2017 at 9.05am
6G: Our class assembly will take place on 7th December 2017 at 9.05am

12. Please hear your child read daily!
Reading books
Please hear your child read daily!
Children are encouraged to change their own books

13. Reading Reading books will be changed when a child has finished them.
Children are encouraged to borrow a school library book.
Our library days are: Monday (6G), Tuesday (6R), Wednesday (6S)
If a library book is lost, please donate a book to the school.

14. Reading Theme Week Date: Week beginning 2nd October
There will be a presentation on a new program we have bought called Reading Eggs on the 2nd October
There will be an opportunity for parent/carers to come in for a Reading Café
More details on the theme week will be given later this month

15. Helping your child at home

16. How to help your child at home with reading
Reading Skills - different texts, newspapers, magazines, ask children questions, encourage the use of a dictionary.
Practise spellings daily
Asking your child to discuss what they have read to show understanding and comprehension.

17. How to help your child at home with maths
Practise times tables daily.
By the end of Year 4, children should know the times tables up to 12
Mathletics
Arithmetic

18. How to help with your child at home with Writing
Practise spellings
Revision on Grammar terms
Check homework
Look at the National Curriculum on the gov.uk website for further details.

19. Test Practise Tutoring – avoid using CGP test papers Rising stars NFER
We will need to purchase some CGP books/tests to be used throughout the year.
This will cost £13.50 per child. Retail price £26 – A letter will be going out soon

20. Accessing their USO www.lgfl.net
Children log in using their username and password
The children can access safe research websites including Mathletics.
This will also be used for homework

21. Sets This year the children will be split into Maths sets.
This will enable us to support the children even further and cater for their needs.
Groups are reviewed regularly

22. E - Safety www.thinkuknow.co.uk
Please talk to your child regarding the use of uploading images and videos to websites such as You tube/musically.
Use parental controls, please see the website above for further information.
If you have any concerns regarding E – Safety please contact a member of staff.

23. For Year 3,4,5 and 6.
Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram, Snapchat (anything else you know that they might be using).
There is an age restriction on these programs, UNDER 13's SHOULD NOT BE USING THESE PROGRAMS!
Pokemon-Go and games such as Grand Theft Auto which is only appropriate for children ages 18 and over - due to inappropriate language and content.

24. If you need us…
We are all here to help, please catch us after school in the playground once all children are dismissed.
If information is confidential a meeting will have to be arranged.
Or the school office to arrange a meeting or to give information.
Please inform the office with your contact details.

25. People to contact… In the first instance – Class teacher Next steps –
- Phase Leader (Miss McGreal)
- Deputy Head (Miss Bal)

26. Thank you!
Any questions?