Uniform
Please ensure that your child has the correct uniform (named so that it can be easily returned if lost), including black school shoes. If your child does not have suitable black school shoes, they will be given black pumps to wear throughout the day inside. Children can wear trainers at play times and lunch times but these must be changed back to school shoes ready for returning to lessons. Pupils are also required to wear a school tie with a white shirt and children in Key Stage 2 should have a school cardigan or V-necked school jumper.
Jewellery must not be worn apart from stud earrings unless for religious purposes. Children may wear a watch but it must not be able to send or receive messages or record e.g. a Smart watch.
As we share a small cloakroom, your child should not bring any other bags apart from their pump bag and book bagMobile Phones
We understand that some pupils have mobile phones and that they use these as they walk to and from school on their own. We must stress that mobile phones should be turned off once your child has entered the school grounds. Mobile phones should then be given to a member of staff so that they can be securely put away during the school day and returned at the end of the day.
Spellings
Spellings will be handed out to pupils on a Tuesday and tested the following Tuesday. These spellings will cover the Year 6 spelling curriculum. It is important that pupils are learning their spellings and we ask that you support your child with this. Spelling is a big part of your child's SAT tests. 20 marks are dedicated to the spelling test within the Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (GPS) tests and children’s spelling is also taken into account within the GPS paper. In addition to this, pupil’s spelling is taken into account when the overall judgement is given for writing.
Home Reading
In Year 6, children are given daily opportunities to change their reading books if required and we expect them to be independent enough to identify when they need to do this.
It is essential that your child reads as frequently as possible to build their stamina for reading and we are looking for children to read at least three times a week at home – this should be recorded in their Reading records. Every time your child reads and records this in their reading record, it will be added to the weekly class total. The class with the highest reading total for the week will be rewarded with a voucher for the class. We understand that parents/carers live busy lives but any time you can spare to listen to your child really would be extremely beneficial.
If your child has a book ‘on the go’ at home, they are welcome to bring it to school to read during independent reading time.
Homework
Homework will typically be set on a Friday, to be returned the completed by the following Wednesday for marking. This will be provided to support and consolidate pupils’ learning from that week or a previous week. It is used to check understanding of topics covered and helps us identify areas of learning that need further development. In the run up to SATs, we must stress that homework is important in preparing your child. If your child needs extra support with their homework, please contact a member of the Year 6 team via the school office.
PE
Indoor PE takes place on a Tuesday afternoon and outdoor PE will take place on a Thursday afternoon. It is important that children have the correct, named kit for this: a white plain t-shirt; black tracksuit bottoms or sports leggings; black shorts; a plain black sweatshirt or zip up jumper and a pair of trainers.
PE kits should be brought into school in a named pump bag that can be left in the cloakroom.