Home Learning Pack - 4th January 2021

Dear Year 6,

Happy New Year to you and your families!

Please find below, an outline of homework to be completed, over the next 2 weeks, due to further closures.

English (all groups).

Complete all the following writing tasks:

· Continue the story

· Film review

· Advertise your town

Include: a variety of punctuation, interesting vocabulary (synonyms, adjectives, similes, etc.), paragraphs, neat legible handwriting and include some year 6 orange words you have not written in other pieces of work. A list of year 5/6 spellings has been included and is available for you to use. The instructions suggest 30 minutes for each task but we would like you to take as long as you need; to produce a good piece of writing you will need longer.

Spellings

Complete spelling activity C and D

Grammar

Complete the worksheets:

1. Homophones

2. Is it a noun or a verb?

Maths (all groups)

Complete the following tasks on the sheets:

· Year 6 week 9- fraction remainders

· Year 6 week 17 factor and multiple medley

· Year 6 week 18- make £100

· Year 6 week 21- using multiplication

· Year 6 week 23- order and compare

· Year 6 week 24- adding and subtracting

· Year 6 week 25- model village

· Long multiplication practice- 4digits by 2 digits

Reading

· Complete the reading task- inference and deduction questions.

Geography

· Please complete the Country research project.

· Look at the guidelines provided on the separate sheet and follow the advice. Be as creative and as colourful as you like.

PE

It is always a good idea to keep your body and mind healthy – remember our healthy living week. Try to do some sort of exercise every day. Here are some suggestions:

· Dance to your choice of music for 5 minutes

· Create an obstacle course

· Run on the spot for 5 minutes

· Star jumps- how many can you do in 2 minutes?

There are many ideas and we are sure you can think of more. The main thing is to stay active.

Art

· How to draw a bird- follow the instructions carefully. Colour and shade in the style of Rousseau

· How to draw an owl- follow the instructions carefully. Find a picture of an owl and look carefully at the colour of the feathers. Colour your finished picture of an owl to make it look as realistic as you can.

Please make good use of our online learning resources- Bug Club, which is updated regularly with allocated work, Doodle Maths and TT Rockstars . Also, there are some great learning activities on BBC Bitesize Daily which could support your learning.

Mrs Gumm, Miss Goni and Miss Joslin.

Dear Parents and Guardians of Pupils in Year 6.

I am sorry to tell you that one person in the Year 6 group bubble has had a positive Coronavirus test.This means that the whole bubble will be closed today on 18/11/2020. It is ok to collect your child at the end of the day as normal.Your child cannot return to school until 3/12/2020, which is two weeks from tomorrow.

Work will be given to your child which will last for the two weeks. Any children who are on Free School Meals will receive a £30 voucher, sent to their family, in much the same way as during the first lockdown. This will cover the two week period also.

Unless your child in Year 6 develops symptoms, there is no need to keep other siblings off school.If your child, or anyone else in your household develops symptoms, the whole house must isolate and a test be taken. If this is positive, everyone must continue to isolate for 14 days from the date of the test.

If you have any questions, please ring the school or send an email as normal.Thank you and we send our best wishes to you and your family.

September 2020

Dear Parents and Carers,

We hope you are keeping safe and well. We are so pleased to have the children back at school.

Please find below, information that will help you support your child’s learning this term.

This term the children will be learning the following:

Homework:  Please support your child with their homework and check that it is completed. This also includes making use of our online resources: Bug club and Abacus.

 Although reading books are not being sent home at present, it is important that your child reads whenever possible. Please ask them questions about the book or text they are reading. The children should be reading at least 4 times a week.  You can also support your child by learning their spellings, the times tables and other Maths facts.

Please ensure that PE kits are worn to school, instead of school uniform, on Mondays and Wednesdays. Where possible we will do PE outside so please ensure the children have the appropriate clothing especially at this time of the year.  (Black jogging bottoms or tracksuit, a warm top and outdoor trainers)

The PE kit should be a white t- shirt and black shorts or jogging bottoms.  The children will need outdoor plimsolls or trainers.

We would be grateful if you could label your child’s uniform and PE kit with their name.

A water bottle is essential to ensure your child is well hydrated during lessons and PE.

Children are permitted to bring in a healthy snack. These must be in a disposable bag not a plastic container.

If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s progress or the topics they are learning, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher.  An appointment can be made to arrange a phone call home by contacting the school office.

Yours sincerely

F.Gumm                                  S.Goni                         H. Joslin

Year Leader

Dear Year 6,

We hope you and your families are all keeping safe and well. We continue to miss you immensely and have been thinking about you every single day.

We are very happy to have welcomed back some of our Year 6 students. They are all healthy, happy, hair has grown a little longer and everyone is definitely taller! It was lovely to see their gorgeous, smiling faces and hear all their exciting news and stories of all the new talents they have learned during their time at home.

As your teachers, we appreciate all your hard work in these strange times; we are grateful to your parents and carers for providing you with reassurance and love, as great learning will only happen if you feel happy, secure and safe. So it is important to keep a routine. It makes home schooling easier!  Variety is key. We have set you some wonderful activities and tasks to keep your learning minds healthy and physical well-being at optimum levels. Remember though, that too much screen time can have negative effects; try to read a book, learn a new skill and try out some of our creative set tasks. All the work we set you takes into consideration the practise of essential English and Maths; in addition, review times tables, division facts, reasoning and problem solving strategies. Please, please don’t forget to pick up a pencil or pen and just write for pleasure! Learning a new skill can be lots of fun; try something you have never thought of doing before, like: hover boarding, knitting, cycling, sewing, baking or even learning new dance moves as Mrs Gumm has from her daughters - you get the idea!

We would love for you to send us any of your completed work, pictures, a poem or even just a “Hey how you doing?...” letter. You can also contact us by using the school email and attach photos, videos performing your writing or again just to say “hi” which ever medium you choose we would love to hear from you!

Even though you will be missing some school, you can still learn and try your best at everything you do if you get into a pickle just ask for help. You are a very special group of people.

We know some of you are worried about your high school transition but please be rest assured that we have been in constant contact with high schools and they are preparing for you to join them in the near future. They will contact you directly with any updated or necessary information. In the mean time we wish you all the best as you prepare for this exciting change.

We hope that when it is possible, you will all come back and visit us at Norton Road but until then, please keep singing, playing, making, drawing, writing, problem-solving, and learning all about our amazing world.

Stay positive, stay safe and stay your cheerful, jolly selves!

Best wishes with lots and lots of love,

Mrs Gumm and Miss Goni xxx

June 29^th 2020- Homework Pack 6

Hi Year 6

How are you all?  We are still missing you lots.

We continue to be so proud of you all for coping and adapting so well to this very strange situation. We know you are working very hard and we are very proud of you all for not giving up and continuing to be so positive. Thank you for your letters, pictures and posters. We have really enjoyed receiving them.

Please find below some more work for your home learning for next 3 weeks. This will take you to the end of term.

Maths groups: FG/SG/DS

• Complete some of the work set on Abacus (Active learn).
• Complete BBC daily Bitesize Year 6 section. You will need to log on to the website every day. The link is: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons

Maths groups: Miss Baker and Mrs Ishtiaq

• Complete some of the work set on Abacus (Active learn).
• Complete BBC daily Bitesize Year 3 section. You will need to log on to the website every day. The link is: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons

Reading groups: FG/SG/HR

• Please continue to read some of the texts from Bug Club allocated list.

Reading groups: Miss Baker and Mrs Ishtiaq

• Please continue to read some of the texts from Bug Club allocated list.

English.

Complete the tasks that are set every day (Monday to Friday) on BBC Bitesize daily by using the link below.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons

FG/SG/DS groups : Look at the Year 6 section.

Miss Baker and Mrs Ishtiaq groups : Look at the Year 3 section

Art

• Look at the Georgia O’Keeffe power point (Use the link provided)  
• Create a picture of a flower in the style of Georgia O’Keeffe. If you can, send a photo of your creative work to our school email address, as we would love to see what you have produced.

History

• Please complete the Mayan research project.
• Look at the guidelines provided on the separate sheet and follow the advice. Be as creative and as colourful as you like.

PSHE

• Imagine every member of Year 6 has an A4 page in a year book. We would like you to create your own page for this year book.
• You need to think about: the information you are going to include, the pictures you would like and how you are going to present your information.
• Your page could be in the style of a fact file. You may wish to include photos, friendship groups, favourite subjects, most memorable/funniest moment in school and how have you represented the school ( prefect, sports activities etc).

PE

• PE with Joe (You Tube) at 9am and 6pm every day.
• There are ideas on our school website with lots of web links to different online challenges and activities.

These are some suggestions on how to continue to do some daily exercise. It will keep both your body and mind healthy which is always very important.

Once again, please keep logging in to Abacus and Bug Club to see what new maths and reading materials have been allocated to you. If you are having trouble logging in to either of these then please contact school, where someone will try to help you.  This is part of your weekly learning, so please make good use of this resource.

There are other good websites that can be accessed and enjoyed while you are at home.  You will need to set up an account to access them, so you will need to ask a trusted adult in your house to help you.  Some of these are as follows:

https://www.themathsfactor.com/ currently free during lockdown

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/books/free-ebooks/  lots of free books to read online for all ages and reading levels.

We miss you all. Stay safe and healthy.

Mrs Gumm and Miss Goni.

June 15^st  2020- Homework Pack 5

Hi Year 6

How are you all?  We are still missing you like crazy.

Also, we are so proud of you all for coping and adapting so well to this very strange situation. You are working very hard and we are very proud of you all for not giving up and keeping so positive.

Please find below some more work for your home learning for next 2 weeks.

Maths groups: FG/SG/DS

• Complete some of the work set on Abacus (Active learn).
• Complete BBC daily Bitesize Year 6 section. You will need to log on to the website every day. The link is: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons

Maths groups: Miss Baker and Mrs Ishtiaq

• Complete some of the work set on Abacus (Active learn).
• Complete BBC daily Bitesize Year 3 section. You will need to log on to the website every day. The link is: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons

Reading groups: FG/SG/HR

• Please continue to read some of the texts from Bug Club allocated list.

Reading groups: Miss Baker and Mrs Ishtiaq

• Please continue to read some of the texts from Bug Club allocated list.

English.

Complete the tasks that are set every day (Monday to Friday) on BBC Bitesize daily by using the link below.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons

FG/SG/DS groups : Look at the Year 6 section.

Miss Baker and Mrs Ishtiaq groups : Look at the Year 3 section.

PSHE

Complete the following:

• My top 5 worries about returning to school
• My top 5 things I’m looking forward to most about returning to school
• Summary of my time away from school
• What positives have come from Lockdown?
• Find your brave- watch some of clips suggested on Page 1 and 2 only.  Activity- design a brave cartoon character.

Art

• Look at the power point or look up images of people wearing masks, during the Covid-19 pandemic. Think about why we are being asked to wear masks. Who wears masks and why?
• Capture a moment in time-sketch a person wearing a mask. They could be working, in a crowd, a child, on a bus etc. Look at the power point or images for ideas.

PE

• PE with Joe (You Tube) at 9am and 6pm every day.
• There are ideas on our school website with lots of web links to different online challenges and activities.

These are some suggestions on how to continue to do some daily exercise. It will keep both your body and mind healthy which is always very important.

Once again, please keep logging in to Abacus and Bug Club to see what new maths and reading materials have been allocated to you. If you are having trouble logging in to either of these then please contact school, where someone will try to help you.  This is part of your weekly learning, so please make good use of this resource.

There are other good websites that can be accessed and enjoyed while you are at home.  You will need to set up an account to access them, so you will need to ask a trusted adult in your house to help you.  Some of these are as follows:

https://www.themathsfactor.com/ currently free during lockdown

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/books/free-ebooks/  lots of free books to read online for all ages and reading levels.

We miss you all. Stay safe and healthy.

Mrs Gumm and Miss Goni.

June 1^st  2020- Homework Pack 4

Dear Year 6

We continue to miss you all terribly. A huge well done for all your efforts, you have produced some fantastic work so far, we are extremely proud of you!

Thank you so much for all your lovely pictures, posters and letters they have put a smile on our faces and really cheered us up,(keep them coming) .

We look forward to seeing you all and being together again soon.

Please find below, an outline of homework to be completed, over the next 2 weeks, due to further closures.

Maths groups: FG/SG/DS

• Complete the booklet ‘The mystery of the brilliant breakfast.’
• Complete some of the work set on Abacus (Active learn).
  Maths groups: Miss Baker and Mrs Ishtiaq

• Complete the 2 attached worksheets: Emoji code breaking and adding fractions.
• Complete some of the work set on Abacus (Active learn).
  Reading groups: FG/SG/HR

• Week 1-Please read some of the texts from Bug Club allocated list.
• Week 2- Choose one of the texts and write a summary of the story.
• Week 2- Take one of the texts and write a different blurb. Be creative: illustrate and design a different back cover which includes your blurb.
  Reading groups: Miss Baker and Mrs Ishtiaq
• Week 1- Please read some of the texts from Bug Club allocated list.
• Week 2- Choose one of the texts and write a summary of the story.
• Week 2- Take one of the texts and design a different front cover to reflect the story.
  All reading groups
  You may or may not have heard that J.K Rowling has just released a new book called ‘The Ickabog’.You can access this via a website: theickabog.com. The book will be published free on the website, in instalments, over the next seven weeks, a chapter (or two) at a time. It isn’t Harry Potter, has no magic and it is an entirely different story.  We thought you might like to know about this.
  Also, J.K.Rowling is running a competition to illustrate the story. On the website everyday she will be making suggestions for what you might like to draw. All the details are on the website.  Come on Year 6! Get your creative minds drawing!!
   
   
   
  English (all groups).
  Complete the all the following writing tasks:

• A letter to an MP
• Keep a diary for a week activity.
  Include: a variety of punctuation, interesting vocabulary (synonyms, adjectives, similes, etc.), paragraphs, neat legible handwriting and include some year 6 orange words you have not written in other pieces of work. A list has been downloaded and is available for you to view. The instructions on some of the activities suggest 30 minutes for each task but we would like you to take as long as you need; to produce a good piece of writing you will need longer.
  Grammar groups: FG/SG/DS

• Complete the booklet- The mystery of the stolen spacesuit
  Grammar groups: Miss Baker and Mrs Ishtiaq
• Complete the booklet- Who stole the Emoji’s colour?
  D/T

• Writing instructions for a recipe
  With the help of an adult, make something to eat or help make something for the people in your house to share. Complete the worksheet. If you are able to, take a photo of yourself in the process of making this delicious item.
  PE
• PE with Joe (You Tube) at 9am and 6pm every day.
• Make up a dance routine to your choice of music.
• Go for a 30 minute walk (observe the social distancing rules).
• How many push ups can you do in 2 minutes?
  These are some suggestions on how to continue to do some daily exercise. It will keep both your body and mind healthy which is very important.
  And for some fun

• Teach yourself some magic tricks. Look at the sheet provided to get you started.
• Grow a rainbow. This is a science experiment, when it is dried, you could put up in your window.
   
  Keep logging in to Abacus and Bug Club to see what new maths and reading materials have been allocated to you. If you are having trouble logging in to either of these then please contact school, where someone will try to help you.  This is part of your weekly learning, so please make good use of this resource.
  We miss you all. Stay safe and healthy.
  Mrs Gumm and Miss Goni.

Useful Websites - click onto the links.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn

KS2 English and maths revision and exercises.

With explanations to help. There is access to other areas of the curriculum which could be used to vary the subjects.

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-6/

This site has resources which are aimed at early years to year 8 They have been made available free of charge due to the present situation. There are more resources on this website under the tab ‘Resources’. The problem of the day could be used as a daily activity.

This website has video explanations.

https://www.themathsfactor.com/

This website is free at the moment again due to the current situation. This is created by Carol Vordeman, who is a well- known for her fun and easily accessible maths.

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk

www.ixl.com

maths and English activities. / With explanations.

https://activelearnprimary.co.uk

maths and English activities.  Access to the bug club reading resources. Books will be assigned to each year group.

http://www.educationquizzes.com/ks2/maths/

A site with both Maths and English based quizzes which are marked as you go along.

http://www.keystage2literacy.co.uk/spellings-menu.html

Activities to reinforce and practise a range of spelling rules

www.nrich.co.uk

maths activities and challenges

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2literacy.html

free online education resources & games

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=16&AgeGroup=3

a variety of activities and games.

Reading

Bug Club. Active learn.

https://readingeggs.co.uk/      (I think only free for two weeks?)

Literacy general

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/literacy.shtml

 (range of literacy activities for all age groups)

https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/grammar-practice

 (lots of grammar lessons, activities and games)

https://www.education.com/games/grammar/

(grammar games for all ages)

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar (links to a range of spelling and grammar games and activates for KS2)

English

Pobble 365

http://www.pobble365.com/

New image each day to write about and questions about the image and text

Oxford reading Owl

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home

All can use this, not just Willow

Login: willoworme

Password: WillowOrme

The reading realm

https://thereadingrealm.co.uk/2020/03/15/free-reading-realm-home-learning-pack-fairy-tales

A reading activity pack with lots of different activities

Arts / Crafts

https://www.easypeasyandfun.com/crafts-for-kids/ (easy crafts for home)

https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/10-minute-crafts-for-kids-1250670 (10 minute crafts)

https://doodles-academy.org/projects/ (art projects that can be done at home)

http://scrapcoloring.com/ (online colouring)

http://bomomo.com/ (experiment and create online)

http://aminahsworld.org/ (great website with online art projects)

Science: topics this term.

Light:

Links. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zbssgk7

Electricity

Links. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zj44jxs

News and Interest

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround

https://newsforkids.net/ (American, but has relevant and interesting stories from all over the world)

http://www.spacescoop.org/en/ (all the latest space news for 8 years and up)

The best way for pupils to benefit will be to do small chunks of each subject in order to keep the interest going.

Updates will be added as we go through this journey, however if you find any useful sites email via the website - school.

Key stage 1 Activities – Website links.

https://primarystarseducation.co.uk/covid-19-year-1/

There is no requirement to have specific curricular knowledge. These packs cover content from previous lessons, therefore children should already have an understanding of the concepts.

January 2020

Dear Parents and Carers,

 We hope you had an enjoyable holiday. This term we will be continuing our preparation for the SATs (Statutory Assessment Tests) which are very quickly approaching.

Homework:  Please support your child with their homework and check that it is completed and returned to school, when required, as this will help the children practise and reinforce the learning they have been doing in school. It is important that your child reads whenever possible and if you have time, please ask your child questions about the book or text they are reading. Also, learning spellings that are given, times tables and Maths facts can be supported at home.

Suggested websites: www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths, www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english

www.bbc.co.uk/teach/primary

These websites include maths and English activities set up for your child to access at home or a local library. Children should be using this resource regularly as part of their homework.

P.E. Kits: Please ensure that PE kits are worn to school on Monday and Fridays. Where possible, we will do PE outside so please ensure the children have the appropriate clothing especially at this time of the year.  (Jogging bottoms or tracksuit, a warm top and outdoor trainers. These must all in school uniform colours.)  A water bottle in school at all times is essential, especially on PE days.

Below is an overview of our curriculum coverage for this term.

If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s progress or the topics they are learning, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher so an appointment can be made.

Yours sincerely

F. Gumm          S.Goni            D.Salisbury/H.Culley/S.Czornyj

September 2019

Dear Parents and Carers,

We hope you have had an enjoyable holiday. There will be a year 6 meeting for parents in the next few weeks where we will share the new expectations and the new tests. Once the date has been confirmed we will let you know. We hope you will be able to join us for the meeting as it will help you when supporting your child at home.

This term the children will be learning the following:

Homework:  Please support your child with their homework and check that it is completed and returned to school, when required, as this will help the children practise and reinforce the learning they have been doing in school.

Year 6 homework timetable

 It is important that your child reads whenever possible; please ask them questions about the book or text they are reading. Each child will be issued with a reading record where you can record when you hear them read. The children should be reading at least 4 times a week.  This will be checked every Friday and rewards will be given to those who read frequently and complete their record with vocabulary they have identified as being interesting or new to them. You can also support your child by learning their spellings, the times tables and other Maths facts.

Please ensure that PE kits are worn to school, instead of school uniform, on Mondays and Fridays. Where possible we will do PE outside so please ensure the children have the appropriate clothing especially at this time of the year.  (Black jogging bottoms or tracksuit, a warm top and outdoor trainers)

The PE kit should be a white t- shirt and black shorts or jogging bottoms.  The children will need outdoor plimsolls or trainers.

We would be grateful if you could label your child’s uniform and PE kit with their name.

We would also be grateful if your child has a pencil case with a blue pen, pencil, rubber and sharpener and colouring pencils if they choose.  Felt tips and rulers will be provided by the school.

A water bottle is essential to ensure your child is well hydrated during lessons and PE.

If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s progress or the topics they are learning, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher so an appointment can be made.

Yours sincerely

F.Gumm                                  S.Goni                         H. Joslin

Year Leader

Dear Parents and Carers,

 We hope you had an enjoyable holiday. This term we will be continuing our preparation for the SATs (Statutory Assessment Tests) which are very quickly approaching.

This term is an extremely busy one for year 6. There are numerous events during the term including visits to high schools, visits by high school staff to meet with year 6 teachers and the pupils, and hopefully an end of term production. There is also a trip organised for later in the term.

Homework:  Please support your child with their homework and check that it is completed and returned to school when required, as this will help the children practise and reinforce the learning they have been doing in school. It is important that your child reads whenever possible and if you have time, please ask your child questions about the book or text they are reading. Also, learning spellings that are given, times tables and maths facts can be supported at home.

Please ensure that PE kits are worn to school on Monday and Friday. Where possible, we will do PE outside so please ensure the children have the appropriate clothing. Also, a water bottle is essential especially as the weather gets warmer.

Please ensure children are using the active learn online resources if you have internet access as there are many books and maths activities for the children to use which will help them with their work. If your child does not have their password, please ask your child’s teacher. If your child has completed the activities given to them, let teachers know as more can be allocated.

Snacks: The children are able to have a small snack during the morning lessons. We would be grateful if the snack is a healthy one. For example: fruit or yoghurt.

The curriculum:

During the first half of this term, the lessons will mainly include revision in Maths, Comprehension and Grammar.

Below is a table showing the topics we will be covering with the children.

If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s progress or the topics they are learning, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher so an appointment can be made.

Yours sincerely

F. Gumm        H. Joslin             S.Goni     

Dear Parents and Carers,

We hope you had an enjoyable holiday. This term we will be continuing our preparation for the SATs (Statutory Assessment Tests) which are very quickly approaching.

Homework: Please support your child with their homework and check that it is completed and returned to school, when required, as this will help the children practise and reinforce the learning they have been doing in school. It is important that your child reads whenever possible and if you have time, please ask your child questions about the book or text they are reading. Also, learning spellings that are given, times tables and Maths facts can be supported at home.

P.E. Kits: Please ensure that PE kits are worn to school on Monday and Fridays. Where possible, we will do PE outside so please ensure the children have the appropriate clothing especially at this time of the year. (Jogging bottoms or tracksuit, a warm top and outdoor trainers)

Active learn: All children in Year 6 have a username and password for the active learn website www.activelearnprimary.co.uk

On this website there are maths and reading activities set up for your child to access at home or a local library. Children should be using this resource regularly as part of their homework.

This term we will be working on the topic of tourism and holidays while also continuing to develop skills and knowledge in other subject areas. Below is a table showing what we will be covering with the children.

If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s progress or the topics they are learning, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher so an appointment can be made.

Yours sincerely

F. Gumm H.Joslin S.Goni

Dear Parents and Carers,

We hope you have had an enjoyable holiday. There will be a year 6 meeting for parents in the next few weeks where we will share the new expectations and the new tests. Once the date has been confirmed we will let you know. We hope you will be able to join us for the meeting as it will help you when supporting your child at home.

This term the children will be learning the following:

Homework: Please support your child with their homework and check that it is completed and returned to school, when required, as this will help the children practise and reinforce the learning they have been doing in school.

Year 6 homework timetable

It is important that your child reads whenever possible; please ask them questions about the book or text they are reading. Each child will be issued with a reading record where you can record when you hear them read. The children should be reading at least 4 times a week. This will be checked every Friday and rewards will be given to those who read frequently and complete their record with vocabulary they have identified as being interesting or new to them. You can also support your child by learning their spellings, the times tables and other Maths facts.

Please ensure that PE kits are worn to school, instead of school uniform, on Mondays and Fridays. Where possible we will do PE outside so please ensure the children have the appropriate clothing especially at this time of the year. (Black jogging bottoms or tracksuit, a warm top and outdoor trainers)

The PE kit should be a white t- shirt and black shorts or jogging bottoms. The children will need outdoor plimsolls or trainers.

We would be grateful if you could label your child’s uniform and PE kit with their name.

We would also be grateful if your child has a pencil case with a blue pen, pencil, rubber and sharpener and colouring pencils if they choose. Felt tips and rulers will be provided by the school.

A water bottle is essential to ensure your child is well hydrated during lessons and PE.

If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s progress or the topics they are learning, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher so an appointment can be made.

Yours sincerely

F.Gumm S.Goni H. Joslin

Year Leader

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