1. Welcome to Year
Mrs Swainston 6S

2. Key members of staff who may work with your child:
Mrs Fielder (6F) and Mrs Swainston (6S)
Mrs Woods (teacher)
Mrs Gower (TA)
Mrs Sleight (TA – Maths)
Mrs Hussain (TA – mainly 6S)
Mrs Robinson (supply cover – PPA)
Mrs Bilbe (PPA cover – mainly 6S)
Mrs Morgan (Maths support)
Mrs Proost (emotional support)
Miss King (PE teacher)
Mrs Edgecumbe (TA – mainly 6F)
Mrs Cousins (HLTA – mainly 6F)

3. Timetable PE Wednesday morning / Friday afternoon PPA
Tuesday afternoon
English/P4C management time
Monday afternoon
Spelling & Homework
Friday afternoon
Collective Worship
Monday – hymn practise
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday – whole school
Thursday- class collective worship

4. Phase Expectations
Phase One (September – November) Phase Two (November – February) Phase Three (February – April) Phase Four (April – July)

5. Curriculum Overview- Year 6
Autumn:
Aim High
Hubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble
What came first? Chicken or the egg?
Come Dine With Us
Spring:
Heroes and Villains
Days Gone By
Hey! Scaredy-cat!
Summer:
Menacing Mayans
Raging Rivers
That’s a Wrap!

6. Outcomes - Year 6
Autumn:
Come Dine With Us – 3 course meal – final week of Autumn Term
Spring:
Heroes and Villains – display boards in classrooms
Summer:
Menacing Mayans – university style lecture (with homemade chocolate!)
That’s a Wrap! – small scale festival display

7. - Beaulieu Motor Museum (February/March) – approx. £20
Trips
- Beaulieu Motor Museum (February/March) – approx. £20
- SEARCH Museum (November) – approx. £5-7
- River Meon (June) – approx. £7-10

8. Homework
Where to find the policy? – 1 x English, 1 x Maths, Spelling and Reading
Homework club- every Wednesday lunchtime 12:15-12:45pm
Homework is set on a Friday and is due in the following Friday
Where to find the marking policy?
Please do help your child if they are struggling however if you are really unsure, do not hesitate to send them our way (preferably before Friday so we can offer sufficient time).

9. Spellings
- No-Nonsense Spelling
whole class lesson per week (new rule on a Friday afternoon)
- Spelling rule will be taught followed by application activities
- Spellings given following this rule
- Spellings are tested the following Friday
- Additional support is provided through interventions throughout the week for children who require it
- Year 6 word list can be found online on the National Curriculum (take a copy if you would like one before you leave)

10. Reading
- Daily guided reading. Can vary between whole class shared reading or group guided reading
- Extra interventions are taught throughout the week for children who require them
- Your child should be reading daily and completing a journal entry every time they have read. Journals are checked once a week by your child’s class teacher.
- Additionally to this, your child should be completing the sheet on the inside of their journal (1 x weekly)
- School library is open every day before and after school if you would like to help your child select a book.
8:30-8:45am and 3:15-3:30pm

11. PE
Kit
Blue or red shorts
Trainers/plimsoles
White or red PE top
Tracksuit top and bottoms (Winter)
Hair bobble
NO jewellery
Swimming: towel, swimming hat, swimming costume (girls) or swimming trunks – tight fitting (boys)
Please note: your child must have the correct kit for their PE lessons. If kit is not in school on the day of their lesson, your child will not be able to take part in the lesson. A phone call home will follow.

12. Behaviour
Where to find the behaviour policy?
Classroom behaviour chart: green, amber, red - referral
Foundations of Learning:
Self-awareness
Collaboration & Relationships
Independence & Resilience
Thinking Skills
Christian Values:
Love
Hope
Grace

13. Expectations
Presentation:
Tidy and clean
Neat and something they are proud of
Maths- one digit per square
Underlining with a ruler
Joined up handwriting – essential for ARE
Mistakes- one line through
Pencil for maths, pen for writing
P+/P/P-
Responsibility:
Role models for the rest of the school
Choosing class prayer/writing prayer for collective worship

14. Communication – between you and I
- Newsletters are distributed at the start of every new unit (roughly 4-5 weeks)
- Available at the end of most school days from 3:15-3:30pm.
- If you require a meeting about something specific then you can book an appointment through the school office.
Parents evening

15. Key Dates
Avon Tyrrell meeting
Monday 10th October 6-7pm
SATs Meeting
Wednesday 19th October 6-7pm
Mock SATs
WC: 31st October 2016
WC: 6th February 2017
SATs Week
Monday 8th – Thursday 11th May 2017
Residential – Avon Tyrrell
Monday 26th – Friday 30th June 2017