Y6 Newsletters
Year 6 - Lent Term 2019
Welcome back to school and a happy new year!
This is a very important term in Year 6 as the children begin to prepare for their end of Key Stage 2 SATs assessment. We aim to prepare the children in a variety of ways that not only support them academically, but also get them ready with a positive ‘can do’ attitude. Please help your child by encouraging them to check that they have everything they need for school each day and ensuring they are getting to bed at an appropriate time, so that they are able to concentrate well, and achieve to their full potential. Throughout the Lent term, we will be focusing on the themes set out for us by Bishop Patrick- Encounter, Discipleship and Missionary Discipleship.
As part of our ‘Rivers’ Geography topic this term, we have a very exciting trip aboard a narrow boat! Children will have the opportunity to work the locks as we travel along the canal and (weather dependent) out onto the River Trent where they may also have the chance to steer the boat! The children will be split into three groups, with Year 5, so your child will visit for one day out of the three possible dates given. You will be informed of the exact date when your child will be going on the boat on closer to the time as they will need to wear warm clothes and need a packed lunch for the day. Please see the other useful dates on the accompanying topic web and look out for further dates in each school newsletter.
Please continue to support your child in their reading. Though many children will now prefer reading on their own, and may be quite capable of this, it is especially important that children understand what they have read. Please talk to your child and ask them questions about their reading as questioning by parents/carers can really help children progress. We ask that children or parents/carers evidence children’s reading in their diaries at least three times a week. As well as reading with your child, please encourage them to practise all of the times tables and related division facts for 5 minutes each day, as this will help your child to approach other areas of maths with greater confidence. Spellings will be given out weekly on a Monday and are usually tested each Monday. Homework will be given out on Fridays and should be returned by the following Thursday.
PE kits should be kept in school or returned every Monday if taken home. At present, PE is on a Wednesday but having kits in school every day allows for flexibility.
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to come and speak to us.
Thank you for your continued support,
Mrs McDonald, Mrs Caine and Mrs Myles
Year 6 - Autumn term 2018
Dear Parents/Carers,
Welcome back to school and we hope you have all had a fantastic summer. We are very pleased with how well the children have settled in Year 6 and we are looking forward to working with them for this final and important year of their time at primary school. Throughout this term, we will continue to promote the school values in all that we do (kindness, responsibility, respect, commitment, appreciation, honesty and resilience).
You will find a curriculum map of the main activities for this term on the back of this page. Children will also be encouraged to take on additional responsibilities this year and to develop greater independence in preparation for secondary school and beyond. Your child should already have their new personal organiser so please take some time to familiarise yourself with their diary and feel free to use the diary for sending messages to school. It is important that you continue to listen to your child read as much as possible and encourage them to record this in their organisers. We will reward children who consistently read at home, so signing your child's organiser helps to make sure they get the recognition they deserve.
As well as reading with your child, please encourage them to practise times tables for 5 minutes each day. The national expectation is that they should already know all of the tables up to 12 times 12. It is important that your child works daily on all multiplication and division facts, if they do not know them, so that this does not hold them back in other areas of maths. Homework will usually be given out on a Friday and collected in on the following Friday. As well as this, spellings will also be given out weekly on a Monday and tested the following Monday.
P.E. will take place on Wednesdays with Mrs North and Fridays with Miss Bee for the first half term. However, we may also do additional P.E sessions throughout the week, so please ensure your child’s P.E kit is kept in school at all times. In order for your child to remain hydrated during the school day, please note that they will need to come to school with their own water bottle (already filled) each day.
We have planned a number of exciting enrichment opportunities for this term including: Safety Zone, Private Parson WWI visitor and WWI Film Night. Due to shrinking school budgets, we are unable to subsidise these experiences as we have done previously. We appreciate your cooperation with supporting your child’s education and we will continue to choose activities carefully to ensure quality and value for money.
If you have any questions or comments, or would like to help out with anything we are doing in school, then please feel free to come and speak to us.
Thank you for your support,
Mrs Caine, Ms O’Neill and Mrs Myles
Dates to note:
Raising Aspirations assemblies led by Nottingham University – Tuesday 11th, 18th & 25th September
Black History Week w/c22nd October
Parents’ evening – Wednesday 24th October
Last day in school before half term – Thursday 25th October
INSET day (school closed) – Friday 26th October
Judaism Week - w/c 5th November
Anti-bullying Week - w/c 12th November
Odd Sock Day (for anti-bullying week) - Monday 12th November
Advent Reflection Day – Monday 3rd December
KS2 Christmas Performance – Friday 14th December
Christmas Jumper Day – Wednesday 19th December
Welcome back to school and a happy new year!
This is a very important term in Year 6 as the children begin to prepare for their end of Key Stage 2 SATs assessment. We aim to prepare the children in a variety of ways that not only support them academically, but also get them ready with a positive ‘can do’ attitude. Please help your child by encouraging them to check that they have everything they need for school each day and ensuring they are getting to bed at an appropriate time, so that they are able to concentrate well, and achieve to their full potential. Throughout the Lent term, we will be focusing on the themes set out for us by Bishop Patrick- Encounter, Discipleship and Missionary Discipleship.
As part of our ‘Rivers’ Geography topic this term, we have a very exciting trip aboard a narrow boat! Children will have the opportunity to work the locks as we travel along the canal and (weather dependent) out onto the River Trent where they may also have the chance to steer the boat! The children will be split into three groups, with Year 5, so your child will visit for one day out of the three possible dates given. You will be informed of the exact date when your child will be going on the boat on closer to the time as they will need to wear warm clothes and need a packed lunch for the day. Please see the other useful dates on the accompanying topic web and look out for further dates in each school newsletter.
Please continue to support your child in their reading. Though many children will now prefer reading on their own, and may be quite capable of this, it is especially important that children understand what they have read. Please talk to your child and ask them questions about their reading as questioning by parents/carers can really help children progress. We ask that children or parents/carers evidence children’s reading in their diaries at least three times a week. As well as reading with your child, please encourage them to practise all of the times tables and related division facts for 5 minutes each day, as this will help your child to approach other areas of maths with greater confidence. Spellings will be given out weekly on a Monday and are usually tested each Monday. Homework will be given out on Fridays and should be returned by the following Thursday.
PE kits should be kept in school or returned every Monday if taken home. At present, PE is on a Wednesday but having kits in school every day allows for flexibility.
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to come and speak to us.
Thank you for your continued support,
Mrs McDonald, Mrs Caine and Mrs Myles
Year 6 - Autumn term 2018
Dear Parents/Carers,
Welcome back to school and we hope you have all had a fantastic summer. We are very pleased with how well the children have settled in Year 6 and we are looking forward to working with them for this final and important year of their time at primary school. Throughout this term, we will continue to promote the school values in all that we do (kindness, responsibility, respect, commitment, appreciation, honesty and resilience).
You will find a curriculum map of the main activities for this term on the back of this page. Children will also be encouraged to take on additional responsibilities this year and to develop greater independence in preparation for secondary school and beyond. Your child should already have their new personal organiser so please take some time to familiarise yourself with their diary and feel free to use the diary for sending messages to school. It is important that you continue to listen to your child read as much as possible and encourage them to record this in their organisers. We will reward children who consistently read at home, so signing your child's organiser helps to make sure they get the recognition they deserve.
As well as reading with your child, please encourage them to practise times tables for 5 minutes each day. The national expectation is that they should already know all of the tables up to 12 times 12. It is important that your child works daily on all multiplication and division facts, if they do not know them, so that this does not hold them back in other areas of maths. Homework will usually be given out on a Friday and collected in on the following Friday. As well as this, spellings will also be given out weekly on a Monday and tested the following Monday.
P.E. will take place on Wednesdays with Mrs North and Fridays with Miss Bee for the first half term. However, we may also do additional P.E sessions throughout the week, so please ensure your child’s P.E kit is kept in school at all times. In order for your child to remain hydrated during the school day, please note that they will need to come to school with their own water bottle (already filled) each day.
We have planned a number of exciting enrichment opportunities for this term including: Safety Zone, Private Parson WWI visitor and WWI Film Night. Due to shrinking school budgets, we are unable to subsidise these experiences as we have done previously. We appreciate your cooperation with supporting your child’s education and we will continue to choose activities carefully to ensure quality and value for money.
If you have any questions or comments, or would like to help out with anything we are doing in school, then please feel free to come and speak to us.
Thank you for your support,
Mrs Caine, Ms O’Neill and Mrs Myles
Dates to note:
Raising Aspirations assemblies led by Nottingham University – Tuesday 11th, 18th & 25th September
Black History Week w/c22nd October
Parents’ evening – Wednesday 24th October
Last day in school before half term – Thursday 25th October
INSET day (school closed) – Friday 26th October
Judaism Week - w/c 5th November
Anti-bullying Week - w/c 12th November
Odd Sock Day (for anti-bullying week) - Monday 12th November
Advent Reflection Day – Monday 3rd December
KS2 Christmas Performance – Friday 14th December
Christmas Jumper Day – Wednesday 19th December
