1. Welcome to Year
Miss Scott
6JS

2. Key members of staff who may work with your child:
Miss Scott(6JS) and Mrs Swainston (6S)
Mrs Woods (teacher)
Mrs Gower (TA)
Mrs Hussain (TA – mainly 6S)
Mrs Bilbe (PPA/NQT cover – mainly 6JS)
Mrs Morgan (Maths support)
Mrs Proost (emotional support)
Miss King (PE teacher)
Mrs Kennett (leadership time – mainly 6S)

3. Timetable PE Monday afternoon/ Wednesday afternoon PPA
Tuesday afternoon
NQT time
Tuesday morning
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
There is No Good in Evil
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
What Came First? The Chicken or the Egg? – presentation to parents
Spring:
Heroes and Villains – play to show Crime and Punishment through time
There is No Good in Evil – gallery of work with activities in the hall
Summer:
Menacing Mayans – university style lecture (with homemade chocolate!)

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 Tuesday 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. Whole class support on a Monday with guided interventions Tuesday-Friday
- Extra interventions are taught throughout the week for children who require them
- Your child should be reading daily and will be allocated books by their class teacher on Bug Club. More details to follow.
- 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: 30th October 2017
WC: 29th January 2018
SATs Week
Monday 14th – Thursday 17th May 2018
Residential – Avon Tyrrell
Monday 25th – Friday 29th June 2018