Wednesday 11th September 2019 - The Solent ...

Wednesday 11th September 2019

The Year 6 Team
 Sian Smith, Coco Johnson, Danielle Hill, Karen Young
  (English and Maths support)
 Sian Smith– Year 6 Leader
 First point of contact – class teacher
      Miss Smith
                                 Mrs Peterkin-    Mrs Wilby
     Miss Johnson   Miss Smith
                                   Aldred
       Miss Hill     Year 6                       Executive
                                   Head of       Headteacher
        Class        Leader
                                   School
      Teachers

 Contact made via school office email. Admin staff will
  forward any emails to teachers.

Solent Junior School Assessment 2019/2020
Dates                      Actions
Week Beginning 9th Sept    Year 4, 5 and 6 Curriculum Expectation Meetings
Mon 7th & Thurs 10th Oct Review of children’s work 3 – 5 pm
after school
Mon 14th & Thurs 17th Oct Parents’ Evening appointments with class teachers
November tbc              SATs information meeting
December 20th             Autumn Term Report
Jan/Feb                   Mid Year assessment information for Year 6 and parents’ evening
                          with streamed class teachers
Feb/Mar                   Review of children’s work 3 – 5 pm
March                     Spring Term Report
      th
May 11 – 14 th
                          SATs week
July                      Open Afternoon – Review children’s work
July                       End of Year Reports

How can you be involved?
 Encourage your child to talk about their learning – what have
  you learnt today?
 Support your child’s home learning by encouraging a sense of
  responsibility and independence (good habit for year 7 and
  beyond)
 Check emails and website regularly for information
  (please ensure the office have your up to date contact details)
 Discuss your child’s areas of improvement and successes &
  nurture a sense of pride in your child’s learning
 Encourage a positive learning routine
 Keep an eye on your child’s social media usage

SATs
   Maths 3 papers – arithmetic and two reasoning papers
   Reading 1 hour paper
   Grammar/Spelling and Punctuation 2 papers
   Teacher assessment/SATs results
   Preparation for transfer to secondary school

 Writing is teacher assessed over a portfolio of pupil
    work throughout Year 6

Standards/Assessment
 Effective transition from year five
 Summer assessment / testing used to inform Year 6
  planning
 Assessments are ongoing throughout Year 6. Arrange
  to meet class teacher via the school office if you are
  ever concerned
 Children are increasingly involved in the assessment
  process

Maths
 From analysis of tests at the end of year 5 and teacher
    assessment children have been placed into 4 flexible
    maths groups to offer maximum support, challenge
    and differentiation.
   Lessons focusing on 3 key areas; fluency, reasoning
    and problem-solving
   Regular assessments
   Target setting
   Differentiated home learning

English
 From analysis of end of year 5 data and teacher
    assessments children have been placed into 4 flexible
    English groups to offer maximum support, challenge
    and differentiation.
   Reading and writing
   SPaG test – Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar
   Reading records and reading bingo
   Regular assessments
   Target setting
   Differentiated home learning

Home School Learning
                       TASK                          GIVEN OUT                     DUE IN            TIMINGS
         Spellings – Weekly differentiated    Monday – Spelling list sent      Friday – Tested      Self directed
         spelling lists (Yellow book should   home with child                  within English
         come home every Monday)                                               lesson
    Y
    E    Maths and English task every week.   Maths - Tuesday                  Maths - Friday       40 mins per
    A    Times table practice                 English - Friday                 English - Wed        task

    R
         Reading - Reading book and reading 1/2 termly genre lists and tasks   First week back      Self directed
         record book in school and take     as pupils come to them in RR       after each half term
    6
         home each day                      book
         Creative task - once every term,                                                            Self directed
         linked to Learning Units

   Children all have access to online sites to support their learning- MyMaths for maths. Later, this half
    term we will introduce a maths games site called SumDog which links maths games to levelled
    objectives. These sites can be accessed from home.
   We may, on occasion, give out homework linked to these sites. If computer access is an issue at home,
    please let us know, so that we can provide time in school for children to use our laptops to complete
    homework.
   Children all have individual logons and passwords.

PE and Games
Class               Outdoor Games                 Indoor PE/Dance/Gym

6H                  Thursday                      Tuesday

6S                  Thursday                      Tuesday

6J                  Wednesday                     Tuesday

PE KIT:
•Navy/black/white PE shorts
•Plain white T-shirt
•Change of socks
•Trainers (no converse or plimsolls for outdoor)
• All jewellery must be removed. If earrings are unable to
be removed, they should be covered with surgical tape
(provided from home)
 Please ensure your child’s PE kit remains at school all
                           week.

Healthy Snacks and Lunches
 Acceptable breaktime snacks; fruit, cheese string,
  meat snack or breakfast bar. No chocolate!
 Water bottles should be in school every day
 No juices or flavoured water in class
 No nuts please – peanut allergies

 We encourage a healthy balanced lunch, a small
 chocolate biscuit is permitted, everything in
 moderation!

Learning Unit – Mayan Mysteries
          Autumn 1
 History - What did the Mayans do for us?
           Hook – Mayan Challenge afternoons
           How we know about Mayan Culture?
           Comparisons of their culture and ours
           Mayan Maths and technological expertise
           Mayan Legacy
 Art – Mayan clay work
 Science – Evolution and Inheritance
 Computing – Coding
 PE – Rounders/Cricket and Gymnastics

Autumn 2: Learning Unit -Putting
          on the Blitz.
 History - How the Home Front helped the war effort to succeed
    (we will begin this very late in the term and continue
    throughout the Spring Term)

               Hook – Visitor performance
               Reasons for war
               Preparations
               Evacuation & Blitz
               Rationing
               Primary evidence

   Science – Evolution & Inheritance
   Music – War Time Music
   Computing – Historical Research
   DT - ‘Fashion on the Ration’ slipper project

Dates for your diary
 11th May 2020 - SATs Week
 23rd September – Little Canada Week
 Summer Term – Sex & Relationships Education
 Week Beginning 13th July 2020- Year 6 Production
 Other visits and events to enhance your child's
 learning will be scheduled throughout the year.