Welcome to Year 6
Teacher: Mrs Williams
PPA Teacher: Mrs Osborne
(Tuesday morning & Wednesday afternoon)
Classroom Support:
Mrs Carty, Miss Hoather & Ms Angus
A Little about Me
• This is my 6th year as a teacher, my 13th at Lyminster
• I have been KS Leader for the past 3 years I have led Maths for 2 years and will be taking over English from September
• I am currently doing my senior leadership qualification
• I am married with two daughters I enjoy watching F1 and love going on holiday!
KEY POINTS FOR YEAR 6
• Walk home alone - new letters to be signed - or collect child from outside Y6
• PE Kits on PE days (Monday & Thursday) – full kit please
• Full uniform and tie
• Water bottle and snack
• Attendance is crucial
• Homework completion is expected
• Independence is key
• Contact me via email / school office
Our expectations and vision for the year ahead:
•Children to become more independent and be prepared for their transition into secondary school.
•Children to persevere with tasks.
•Children to give 100% in all aspects of learning.
•Children to have fun and participate in a range of different activities.
The school day in year 6
•Children will come straight round to the classroom at 8:45 a.m. There will be a range of activities for them to do; spellings, times tables, handwriting, maths and grammar games.
•We encourage you to let your child walk round to the classroom by themselves to support their independence.
•If you would like your child to walk home by themselves then please let the office know in September.
OUTLIN E OF THE YEAR
English – 5 x week – Based around a book and/or linked to topic of the term.
Maths –5 x week -Revision of skills & preparation for SATS.
Reading – 4 x per week focusing on a range of text types – fiction/nonfiction/past SATs papers, newspapers and independent follow up tasks
Foundation subjects - taught weekly with an emphasis on independent learning, along with writing around a range of topics.
OUTLI NE OF TH E YEAR
TOPICS– Vikings A Local Study, Japan, and Louis Sachar. In the summer term, the focus is on the production, and transition to include: Changing me and Healthy Relationships linked to the PSHE Jigsaw programme
YEAR 6 ONLYResidential, Production, Bikeablity,
PE – 2 x a weekGymnastics, Dance, Games, Athletics
PSHE – 1 x a week using the Jigsaw scheme of work
LOUIS SACHAR OUR CLASS AUTHOR
Children MUST read regularly for at least 20 minutes each time
It’s not just about the reading –children need to understand what they are reading and be able to discuss the themes.
READI NG
Children will be able to change their own library books but are responsible for telling an adult when books needs changing.
There is an expectation that the children will choose a book and finish it.
HOW YOU CAN SUPPOR T YOUR CHILD WITH THEIR READIN
Daily reading – with an adult, where possible
Ask your child questions about what they’ve just read to check their understanding
Read to your child – this models good reading and enables them to access more difficult texts
Encourage your child to write a book review of their finished book.
WRITIN G HOW TO SUPPOR T YOUR CHILD AT HOME
Encourage children to write at any opportunity e.g. diaries, Christmas lists, stories, thank you letters, emails, holiday journals etc.
Engage them in sophisticated conversations (often children write how they speak).
Ensure your child learns their spellings AND encourage them to understand the meanings -being a good speller is applying it to written work – not just about the weekly test score.
MATHS HOW TO SUPPOR T YOUR CHILD AT HOME.
Telling the time – analogue and digital, the concept of time, reading timetables
Constant recall of multiplication facts and the corresponding division facts
Money – adding totals, change, sale prices
Measures – develop an understanding of weight, capacity and length and the conversions between these e.g. How many grams in 1kg? What is a litre?
Cooking is always a good idea!
SUPPORT
CHILDREN MAY BE INVOLVED IN BOOSTER OR INTERVENTION GROUPS IN WRITING, READING, MATHS, HANDWRITING OR SPELLING.
CHILDREN WILL WORK WITH THE CLASS TEACHER AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK IN MATHS AND ENGLISH LESSONS.
H
O M E W O R K
Homework consists of weekly spellings, reading, maths and an English/grammar task.
The purpose of homework is to reinforce the learning that has taken place in class and to revise key knowledge for the SATs
SATs will take place from Monday 12th May – Thursday 15th May 2024.
We will be preparing for them all year
SAT’S
Reading, GPS and Mathematics papers
Writing during lessons
Results will be reported in the children’s July reports
6 Specifics Houses of Parliament
Thursday 19th September
beginning 23rd September
Cobnor Residential: 16th - 18th June 2025
We will be performing at the end of the year!
