1. Meeting to share age related expectations. Year group: 6

2. Feedback from parents has informed us that parents would find it helpful to know more about the New Curriculum (2013) and the year group expectations.
The year group expectations are what is expected by the END of the year.
We will focus on Reading, Writing, Maths and Science and how you can help.
Parents can support with learning in many ways that are fun and related to everyday life.
We will also be holding a whole school maths event in the spring term.

3. Reading: your support with reading makes a significant difference.
At school we teach children to:
At home you could encourage your child to:
Work out meaning and pronunciation of unfamiliar words.
Summarise texts and retell stories focussing on key points.
Discuss a wide range of texts including fiction, non-fiction and poetry.
Compare within and across books.
Draw inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives.
Discuss and evaluate how authors use language.
Predict what might happen.
Read widely and frequently for pleasure.
Work out meaning of unfamiliar words from the context.
Read out loud with expression.
Discuss stories they have read commenting on plot/ characters etc..
Discuss what messages the author is trying to convey through a text.
Support with homework.

4. How you can help with spelling at home:
Writing includes: spelling, handwriting, composition, vocabulary, grammar and punctuation.
Ways we teach spelling at school:
How you can help with spelling at home:
Regular spelling sessions over a week – little and often.
Buddy spell checks – children test each other and identify words to learn.
Use of dictionary to check own work.
Studying spelling patterns/ rules etc…
Support with homework…
Discuss spelling with them – ensure they understand the meaning of words they are learning.
Encourage them to widen vocabulary.

5. Handwriting:
Children should be taught to write legibly, fluently and with increasing speed by choosing style and implement appropriate to the task.
Encourage children to join when practising spellings.
Encourage clear handwriting in homework.

6. At school we teach children to:
Composition:
At home you could:
At school we teach children to:
Encourage reading…
Read as a writer – make children aware of how an author creates stories and chooses language.
Encourage them to write at home for other purposes – letters etc…
Ensure they have the right equipment for homework and do it at a table.
Help them with presentation and remind them of expected standards.
The writing process…
Gather ideas.
Plan a piece of writing considering purpose and audience.
Draft and write texts from a wide range of genre including: narrative, poetry, persuasive letters, balanced arguments…
Evaluate and edit their own and others’ writing.
Proof read and make correct punctuation/ spelling errors.

7. Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation:
At home you could:
End of KS2 expectations:
Help them to widen their vocabulary.
Make sure they are aware of ‘grammatically correct’ English.
Discuss use of punctuation in writing.
Understand formal and informal language and use appropriately.
Know different word classes:
Noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, determiner, conjunction.
Understand phrases, clauses, simple and complex sentences.
Use a full range of punctuation including : ; ( ) …

8. Mathematics Number: Place value
Objectives:
read, write, order and compare numbers up to and determine the value of each digit;
round any whole number to a required degree of accuracy;
use negative numbers in context, and calculate intervals across zero.
identify the value of each digit in numbers given to three decimal places and multiply and divide numbers by 10, 100 and 1000 giving answers up to three decimal places
How you can support:
Show them numbers in context: numbers in the news etc..

9. Number: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division.
Objectives:
use a formal written method for all four operations.
perform mental calculations involving all four operations.
identify factors, common and prime numbers.
solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
use estimation to check answers to calculations and determine, in the context of a problem, an appropriate degree of accuracy.
How you can support:
encourage them to estimate.
times tables up to 12 x 12
when the need to calculate arises at home, involve them…

10. Number: Algebra. Objectives: use simple formulae
express missing number problems algebraically
find pairs of numbers that satisfy an equation with two unknowns

11. Number: Fraction, percentages, ratio and proportion.
Objectives:
compare, order and simplify fractions, including fractions > 1
add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions
associate a fraction with division
solve problems involving the calculation of percentages [for example, of measures, and such as 15% of 360] and the use of percentages for comparison
How you can support:
show them percentages in context – sales etc…
ensure that you promote understanding of fractions as quantities.

12. Measures, Geometry and Statistics:
Objectives:
draw 2-D shapes using given dimensions and angles
recognise, describe and build simple 3-D shapes, including making nets
illustrate and name parts of circles, including radius, diameter and circumference and know that the diameter is twice the radius
describe positions on the full coordinate grid (all four quadrants)
use, read , write and convert between standard units of measure including: mm, cm, km, miles, g, kg, ml, l etc…
solve problems involving: perimeter, area and volume.
interpret and construct pie charts and line graphs and use these to solve problems
calculate and interpret the mean as an average.
How you can support:
show children concepts in everyday contexts.
use correct mathematical language and help them to become familiar with it.

13. Science: Evolution and inheritance. Electricity – simple circuits.
Human circulatory system.
Living things and their habitats.
Light – how we see.

14. Homework timetable: Spellings: Tuesday for the following Tuesday.
Words to learn and an investigation. You will need to as
somebody at home to test you on these during the week. There
will be a short test on the Tuesday morning.
Maths:
Thursday for the following Thursday.
We will focus initially on the learning of times tables and
number facts but may also involve a more in depth open ended
task.
Reading task:
Given out during group reading session, for next session.
Comprehension questions relating to an extract.
In addition to this you should have a choice book that you are
reading everyday at home – approx. 20 mins/ day. There will be
opportunities to change choosing books during the week.
Remember reading books for quiet reading every Monday.

15. Website and Class Dojo…
Please check the website for termly overview, routines, updates, photos etc…
Please sign up to Class Dojo to keep up-to-date with what we are doing in class and for other reminders/ messages.
We will not use Class Dojo for the points system or for Pupil Story.
The main reason for introducing Class Dojo at Belgrave is for staff to upload photographs and for you to hear important announcements and updates.

16. And finally… 3 aims: 5 key skills: Responsible Citizens
Confident Individuals
Successful Learners
5 key skills:
Team work.
Problem Solving.
Communication.
Managing time and money.
Keeping yourself safe.