WELCOMEYEAR 6

PARENTS!The Team:

Mr BonnerMiss Rogers

Mrs MacGourlayMrs Draper

Overview – Autumn 1, Darwin’s Diaries

KEY DATES: Friday 27th September – Hurst Taster Day

14th and 15th October – Orienteering

24th October - 2:15 – Haka presentation – Parents are very welcome

Autumn 2: Refugees

Spring 1: Epic Explorers

Spring 2: Ancient Greece

Summer 1: SATs

Summer 2: Enterprise

School Day: Year 6

8.30-8.50am Registration & Early morning activities

8.50-9.10am Worship (Class/Whole School/Phase)

9.10am-9.50am Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling

9.50-10.30am English

10.30-10.45 KS2 Break

10.45-11.30am Talk for Reading

11.30-12.15pm Maths

12.15-1.10pm Lunch

1.10-1:30pm Mental maths practise

1:30-3.10pm- Foundation Subjects (Topic/Science/PE/RE/Music)

Planners

This year the children have been provided with a planner

that will mainly be used a reading record. Children are

expected to be heard read at home at least 3 times a

week. We ask that you write a short comment in their

reading record every time they read.

We appreciate as they get older, they may read

independently but we ask that they tell you a little about

what they’re reading and that you write a comment on

that eg: ‘Jenny told me that the main character Matilda

had just found out she had magical powers.’

We do have set PE days each week, however if we are unable to complete outdoor PE

on the specific day we may move it to another time. Please ensure your child has the

correct PE kit in a named bag.

Children are expected to bring in their PE on a Monday and take it home on a Friday.

We have PE on Thursdays & Fridays.

Indoor: Navy shorts with school light blue PE Shirt

Outdoor: As indoor, together with a change of socks, trainers

In winter, the children may well become cold, wet and muddy. A complete change of

clothing is essential. Plain navy or black tracksuits and jumpers. (without obvious

logos) may be worn in cold weather.

Home Learning

English homework is that children should read at home at least 3 times a week.

Maths will be set on a fortnightly basis and will be in a worksheet format. We expect the children to bring in their maths homework books every second

week so we can check that they are completing the work.

Topic homework is set at the beginning of the term with a range of activities for the children to complete, they do not need to be completed in any

particular order but we ask that there is evidence of each activity in their home learning books.

*If your children are finding homework tricky please encourage them to speak to us and we can help them*

Year 6 School Trips

Here are some of the trips and activities that your child can expect in

Year 6:

• PGL (4th – 8th November 2019)

• Think Safe

• Winchester Cathedral Leaver’s service

• Haymarket theatre performance (Booked for the 15th July 2020, with

rehearsals on the 14th July)

SATs

■ SATs week is 11th - 14th May.

■ Things to do at home:

■ Times tables – really important!

■ Reading – as much as possible to build up their reading stamina for their reading test.

■ Spelling practice – Year ¾ and 5/6 spelling words.

■ We will do a SATs parent information evening closer to the time.

Any questions?