1. Welcome to Year 6 Mrs Berry-Simpson’s Class

2. Uniform White polo t-shirt or shirt, with or without school logo Black, grey or navy trousers or skirt No jeans or tracksuit bottoms please No jewellery (small stud earrings only) No make-up Plain black trainers or school shoes

3. PE Outdoor kit : plain white t-shirt; navy, grey or black plain tracksuit; suitable trainers Indoor kit : plain white t-shirt; plain, navy, grey or black shorts Tuesday and Wednesday sessions No kit three times – letter home All kit must have children’s names in

4. House System Rubies, Diamonds, Sapphires and Emeralds Year 6 children House and Sports’ captains. Voted for by their peers

5. Expectations of your Child Readiness for High School Organisation (PE kit, homework diaries, toilet during lesson time) Encouraging independence Jobs around school (playmakers & dinner monitors etc) Attitude Buzz words Respect, Organisation and Attitude

6. Curriculum Coverage Numeracy, Literacy & Guided Reading are all taught daily Science, French, Computing & PSHE are taught weekly Other curriculum subjects may be taught on a rotational basis but over the course of the academic year, all objectives will be covered

7. Homework Set weekly Maths & Literacy (at least one of these) Learning logs with open ended tasks (not always set weekly) Handed out on a Friday, expected back in on a Tuesday Homework club on a Monday lunchtime If homework is not in by Wednesday children spend playtime & lunchtime completing it

8. Spelling Children will no longer have spellings sent home with a test every week. Children will be learning spelling patterns relevant to their learning needs and year group. Parents will still be able to support their child at home following the guidance to be given to you this evening.

9. Marking writing

10. Subscriptions My Maths – children may be set tasks on here to complete for homework Can access on computer and tablets

11. Positive Behaviour Management Same system throughout school from Nursery to Year 6. Traffic light system used. Friday activites House points system Merit box (please remember that your child may receive this more than once or perhaps not at all)

12. Target setting Numeracy, Writing and Reading Personal targets Target ladder Pizza

13. Topics Treasure of the Tomb Disaster strikes! Around the world – South America Arabian Nights Survival of the fittest SATS prep beginning from January

14. Trips Kingswood Residential Chester Zoo - June

15. SATs New SATs this year SATs information evening January

16. Leavers’ Book Leavers’ Book as a momento of their years at GPS Fundraising activities may be required

17. Communication between home and School Homework diary essential link, to be handed in signed, Tuesday morning Telephone Before or after school Year 6 blog Friends of Gildersome Primary FB Page Please come to see me, don’t brood over potential issues

18. How can I support my child? Clear communication between home & school Embed times table knowledge Encourage more responsibility and independence at home

19. Suggestions Are there things that you would like to happen that do not currently take place? Please go away and think about this and let us know. Thank you for your support in our three way partnership.