1. YEAR 6 PARENT MEETING

2. The Team Mrs Cox Mrs Varey Mrs Hughes Mrs Kelly

3. P.E. kits – Need to be in school, clearly labelled for their outdoor P.E. on a Monday and their indoor P.E lesson on a TUESDAY. During the winter we recommend warm clothing to wear (tracksuit). Swimming- KITS- trunks/ costumes WC 5/10/14 &12/10/15- every pm – letters to follow Snacks – We are a healthy school and we would ask that any snacks that the children bring in are healthy such as fruit, vegetables, sandwich and crackers. Drink – We know how important it is for children to drink regularly during the day and the children are encouraged to bring in a water bottle, labelled with water in it to keep them hydrated during the day. Clothes – We ask that your children’s belongings such as jumpers, coats, cardigans and P.E. bags are clearly labelled with their names – lots of items go missing throughout the year !!!!

4. HOMEWORK Monday- Spelling to practise daily (tested following week) Tuesday - Maths (return Thursday) Thursday- English (return Monday) Times tables to practise daily (tested following week Reading-daily and recorded in reading log

5. The National Curriculum sets out what your child is to learn and when. New Curriculum Y6 AUTUMN – WW1 SPRING – Rivers SUMMER – The UK

6. Teaching and assessing the new National Curriculum What else has changed? The new curriculum was introduced in September 2014 for Years 1,3,4,5 and Sept 2015 for Years 2 and 6 The expectations are considerably higher for any given year group. For example: English  Stronger emphasis on vocabulary development, grammar, punctuation and spelling. Mathematics  By the age of nine, children will be expected to know times tables up to 12×12.  Use standard multiplication & division methods for up to 4 digits

7. What about those National Curriculum levels ? These have been scrapped now and we are now using steps. School Year Expectations Beginning Beginning + Working within Working within + Secure Secure + Schools are able to choose their own arrangements for assessment, although they will still have to track progress and report it to parents. track progress and report it to parents

8. Thank you for coming to the assembly. We hope we have answered all of your questions. If not feel free to come and speak to us.