1. Welcome to Year 6 ‘Meet the Teachers’ evening
Mr Forster

2. Themes for Year 6 World War 2 The Anglo-Saxons What a performance!
(with a study of World War 1 to mark the centenary)
The Anglo-Saxons
What a performance!

3. World War 2
Children will visit the Imperial War Museum in Duxford on the 6th November. The purpose of this visit is to increase their knowledge and understanding of this time in history and for them to learn what makes a museum exciting.
In consultation with the children (pupil voice), Class Oak have to create their own World War 2 museum based on Duxford

4. Subject coverage for AUTUMN
Science – forces, healthy living and food classifications, the Earth, Sun and the moon
Maths – place value, four operations, factors, negative numbers, fractions, geometry, position and direction
Literacy – writing descriptive narratives, poetry, biography, persuasive language
RE – The five pillars of Islam
DT – designing and cooking wartime biscuits/recipes
PE – sports leadership and teamwork
PSHE – My feelings and keeping safe– usually through a Philosophy for Children approach
Art – watercolours, sketching and printing
History – the outbreak of war, the evacuation, rationing and the role of women
Computing – creating quizzes using link on Powerpoint and creating our own website using HTML

5. Themes for the year The Anglo Saxons The Battle of Hastings
The settling of the Anglo Saxons
The Battle of Maldon
Enterprise week (TBC)

6. Themes for the year What a performance!
Children write play scripts in English and create musical instruments in DT which lead into our end of year performance. This could be an old favourite OR could be an alternative performance!

7. READING Diaries
We expect children to read most nights and record it in the reading record in their diary. Children should take responsibility for this but encouragement from parents is greatly appreciated.
Feel free to write teachers a note whenever you want – however, the preferred method is now through class Dojo. I will check Dojo until 17:00 on most evenings. If it is urgent, please phone the school office.
Reading challenge – children now have a recommended reading list and a bingo sheet which they can complete. How many have you read?

8. Homework
Every week, children will be given English, maths and spelling homework.
All homework is given out on a Thursday and is due in on the following Tuesday.
If children find the homework difficult, they need to seek help from their teacher before the Tuesday that it is due in.

9. School uniform
Runwell Community Primary School colours are royal blue, white and grey/black.
We pride ourselves on our smart appearance and are grateful to parents and carers for ensuring uniform rules are followed.
The uniform requirements are:
Black or grey trousers/skirt.
White polo shirt or shirt.
A royal blue sweatshirt, fleece or cardigan (these can be purchased from Emblem in the town with the school logo).
Black shoes or black trainer shoes. Boots are only to be worn if it is really cold and they need to be flat. Sandals / flip flops are not suitable.
No jewellery is to be worn except a watch and small stud earrings.
Nail varnish should not be worn.
Long hair must be tied back.

10. P.E. Kits – which must be in school all the time.
Please provide your child with the following items.
A T-shirt in your child’s merit colours. These can be bought from school for £2. Football shirts must not be worn please.
Black or navy shorts.
Trainers (for outside and inside use).
Plimsolls or bare feet for gymnastics.
If the children use their P.E kit for a club, they must bring it back the following day.
EVERY ONE MUST HAVE A WATER BOTTLE IN SCHOOL EVERYDAY.
It is recommended that warm clothes (sweatshirt/tracksuit trousers) are available for use in colder months, should the children go outside for PE. There are no requirements for these to be a particular colour or style, however they need to be plain and preferably dark in colour.

11. Key dates this year

12. Diary Dates
Parent consultation Evenings—
October: Wednesday 7th November until 19:30 and Thursday until 17:30
February: Wednesday 27th until 19:30 and Thursday 28th until 17:30
Year 6 SATs:
Monday 13th May - Spelling + Grammar
Tuesday English reading
Wednesday Maths 1 & 2
Thursday Maths paper 3

13. Performances
KS2 Christmas Carol Service: Tuesday 12th December 13:30—14:30 and 18:30—20:00
Sport’s Day Wednesday 19th June
Open evening: Thursday July 4th 15:30—19:30
The Year Six performance: Monday 15th July 14:00 and 19:00
Year 6 Leavers’ Show: Wednesday 24th of July at 14:00

14. Trips and Special Events
Trips that we already have planned for this year are as follows:
Autumn Term—Tuesday 6th November—we are going to visit Duxford to see what makes a great museum
Summer Term Year 6 residential to Croft Farm— Monday 10th June to Friday 17th of June.

15. YEAR 6 RESIDENTIAL
- This year, the residential will be held between Monday 10th June and Friday 14th June.
Arrival will be at 1pm
Cost will be £370 – we shall be writing to you in due course
- Children to bring their own sleeping bag and pillow – a list of items to pack will be provided at a later date!