Welcome to Year 6
Miss Crook - Lupin Class Teacher
Mr Morris - Foxglove Class Teacher (Mon, Tues, Weds, Fri)
Miss Griffiths - Foxglove Class Teacher (Thurs)
Mrs Bailey - Teaching Assistant
Miss Hull - Teaching Assistant
Mr Elstone - Teaching Assistant
Ms Winfield- PPA Teacher (Tuesday afternoons)
Welcome Back - Summer Term 2024
We look forward to seeing you all as we start the Summer 1 Half Term on April 15th. The final year of primary school is an important one, and it's our mission to make it as engaging and enjoyable as possible. It's also a busy one as we have the KS2 SATs tests on May 13th-16th.
Key Stage 2 SATs Parents' & Carers' Information
Thank you to everyone who came to our parents' and carers' meeting on 6th February about the KS2 SATs tests on May 13-16th 2024. All the information from the meeting is available as a PDF at the bottom of this page.
To support with SATs preparation, school has purchased a set of CGP revision books for each child. Tasks from these will be set as homework each week. Homework will be sent home on FRIDAYS and must be returned by the following WEDNESDAY.
The homework for this half term will be as follows (your child will also have stickers with these in their communication diary for each week):
Summer 1
Our theme for this half term is:
'What was life like in Beeston and Nottingham during World War Two?’
Our main topic brings us to the Twentieth Century, where we'll be looking at the effects of WW2 on Beeston and Nottingham in our local history study. While we have a variety of linked books from the education library in our classes, our main class novel is Blitz: My Story by Vince Cross.
"BLITZ is a thrilling wartime tale about two siblings evacuated to Wales. It's 1940, and with London under fire Edie and her little brother are evacuated to Wales. Miles from home and missing her family, Edie is determined to be strong, but when life in the countryside proves tougher than in the capital she is torn between obeying her parents and protecting her brother..."
Over the half term, we will also be learning:
- MATHS - revision of all four operations, angles and geometry, statistics, solving word problems
- ENGLISH - diary entries; revision of spelling, punctuation and grammar
- HISTORY- local history: Beeston and Nottingham during WW2
- SCIENCE - electricity
- COMPUTING - organising information
- RE - Sikhism
- PSHE - living in the wider world
- PE - athletics, dance
PE & Outdoor Learning
We are pleased to announce that Outdoor Learning will recommence this half term, although please make sure that your child has the correct kit in order to be able to take part. Outdoor Learning expectations are as follows:
Please bring your kit to school on the appropriate days (PE kit can be left in school in a labelled bag). PE should include: trainers, plain white t shirt, black shorts or leggings. Please remember to remove earrings and tie long hair back for PE.
PE/ Outdoor Learning timetable - Summer Term 1 2024
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Week 1 w/c 15.4.24 |
Week 2 w/c 26.2.24 |
Week 3 w/c 4.3..24 |
Week4 w/c 11.3.24 |
Week 5 w/c 18.3.24 |
Week 6 w/c 25.3.24 |
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| Foxgloves |
PE Mon/ODL Tues |
PE Mon & Tues |
PE Mon/ODL Tues |
PE Mon & Tues | PE Mon/ODL Tues | PE Mon & Tues | ||
| Lupin | PE Mon & Tues |
PE Mon/ODL Tues |
PE Mon & Tues | PE Mon/ODL Tues | PE Mon & Tues | PE Mon/ODL Tues |
Homework and supporting at home in Year 6
Each week, we ask that all children read with somebody at home at least three times and have this recorded in their diary and signed by an adult – this is checked in school every Friday and rewarded with a 'level up' (a Bronze, Silver or Gold card if completed correctly). Every little bit of reading really does help children on the learning journey.
Writing: here is a copy of the Writing Key Knowledge Organiser/ Targets that we are using in class in Year 6. This may be useful if your child is completing any writing at home and shows the range of punctuation that they are expected to know and use in Year 6. Y6 Targets Writing Core Knowledge Organiser 2023.pdf (johnclifford.school)
Spelling: in Year 6, children are expected to be able to spell, understand and use all of these key words. There are two sets, Year 3-4 and Year 5-6. We practise these in school but it will always help to practise these at home as well.
Year 3 4 Spellings.pdf (johnclifford.school)
Year 5 6 Spellings.pdf (johnclifford.school)
WILLERSLEY CASTLE RESIDENTIAL - Jan 17-19th
Meet the teacher
Please find the slides from our 'Meet the Teacher' meeting here: Meet the Teacher slides
