welcome to the year 6 ‘meet the teacher’ meeting

Welcome to the Year 6‘Meet the Teacher’

Meeting

The Year 6 Teaching Team

Simon Pike (Assistant Head – Upper School)

Sheena Osbourne (Assistant Head – SENCO)

Zuzu Zugaid (Year Leader – 6NZ)

Andy Stokes (6AS)

Nick Bateman (6NB)

JJ Davies (6JD)

Jo Mack (6JM)

Jo Fazzino– Teaching Assistant

Tracy Morgan– Teaching Assistant

Margaret Teale Teaching Assistant

Mrs Ravuru - Teaching Assistant

Lindsay Madina- Teaching Assistant

Angela Innes - Teaching Assistant

What will we be teaching?

• English• Mathematics• Science • Computing• Religious Education• History &

Geography

• French• Music• Art & Design

Technology• PE, Games • PSHE

TOPICS:Autumn –Spring –Summer –

Pupil Planners

• Need to be in school everyday.

• Parents to sign it once a week to acknowledge homework has been set and any messages seen.

• Can be used to communicate with class teacher.

• Class teacher checks and signs on a weekly basis.

Homework written down

Any messages or comments about homeworkSignature

Children’s maths target practice here

Or

A parent comment saying that target has been practised verbally.

Homework

• All H/W will be set on a Tuesday and due in the following Monday.

• Approximate time spent – 30 minutes per piece of homework.

• All homework to be completed to the standard expected in class.

• Topic and Targets set each Tuesday. One week will be spelling targets and the next will be maths targets.

• All H/W to be completed in a H/W book and maths targets in pupil planners.

Reading

• Children are expected to read a minimum of 4 times a week.

• Reading record to be used to log reading.

• Once a week children to complete a short activity in their book about what they are reading.

• Parent to sign the reading record each week to acknowledge that reading has been done.

Reading

DateBook TitlePages readParent signature

Reading activity

Reading

DateBook TitlePages readParent signature

Reading activity

Key Dates

Week beginning 28th September – Bikeability (2)

Wednesday 30th September – Individual photographs

Friday 6th November – Firework Night

Wednesday 18th November – Lower School Pizza Lunch

Saturday 5th December – Christmas Fayre

Thursday 10th December – School Disco

Further away …

Week beginning Monday 9th May – SAT’s Week

Week beginning Monday 16th May – Year 6 Residential

Year 6 Residential

Uniform

*No jewellery except for a wrist watch and one pair of stud ear-rings*Ear-rings to be taken out for PE and Games*Hair tied back*Games kit to include trainers*Tracksuit for colder weather*PE kit to be in school the whole week*Correct shoes – black*Cardigans and sweatshirts can be worn*Named please!

Absence

• Phone call on first morning of absence.• Emergency Contact Numbers – up to

date.• If a child is well enough to attend school

then he/she is well enough to participate in PE, Games & Swimming, unless a written note is provided.

How can you help?• Homework• Reading• Encouraging independence & organisation• Concerns and worries – face to face, pupil

planner, phone, email• In school – parent helpers• Forest Schools• Times tables• Helping and supporting with targets• Tell your child’s teacher about any

concerns.

Thank you for coming.

It would be great to meet you to say hello.