1. WELCOME TO MAPLE

2. Staff in Maple Mr Ledger – Class teacher (Monday to Friday).
Mrs Northover Teaching Assistant (three days)
Miss Thomas– Teaching Assistant (three days).
Mrs McPhillips (every afternoon)

3. Timetable
We will be doing PE on a Wednesday and Thursday afternoon with Coach James and myself and swimming on a Wednesday morning for the next five weeks (starting next week).
Swimming – hats, costume, towels, goggles pants (if they come to school in their costume!)
Please have PE kits in everyday though, as this can be subject to change on any given week.
English and Maths occur daily, with SPAG groups also taking place everyday.

4. Curriculum Journal
We are moving to a cross-curricular approach to our lessons this year, with a focus on subject knowledge and breadth.
This will mean that the children will complete a lot of their learning in one book; a curriculum journal.
This will include our English writing, History / Geography and Science.
Using, ‘How to Train your Dragon,’ the focus this term will be on the Vikings.
Maths and RE will still be taught separately and Art will still be in their art books.

5. Expectations
Naturally now that the children are older there is an increased focus on depth and detail in the children’s writing, understanding and a deeper level of comprehension with the texts they are reading and application of their mathematical knowledge to harder problems.
The children must know their times tables and know some strategies to help them use the four operations to solve different problems.
The more help and support you can provide at home in these areas, the better!

6. HOMEWORK (online)
The children will be set online weekly spellings and mathletics each week.
Occasionally an additional piece of maths / English may be set.
This will be set on a Wednesday and will be due in on a Monday.
A creative piece will also be set to complete during the term and be due in on the last week of term.
The children are expected to read for 30 minutes every night.
If the children do not hand their homework in, they will need to complete it on a Monday at break or lunchtime.
A homework grid will be stuck in their contact books each week so it is clear what has been set.

7. Contact books
Contact books must be handed in EVERYDAY so that the teaching staff can monitor the reading of all individuals in the classroom.
Please write any notes to myself in these too, as we will check and respond to these messages everyday.
Online homework and the creative task will be explained in the contact book.

8. SATS – YEAR 6
The children are assessed at the end of their primary education on how well they have progressed in reading, writing, maths and spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPAG).
You will receive more information in due course.
The dates are below:
Date
Activity
Monday 13 May
English grammar, punctuation and spelling papers 1 and 2
Tuesday 14 May
English reading
Wednesday 15 May
Mathematics papers 1 and 2
Thursday 16 May
Mathematics paper 3