Parents’ Meeting
Year 6
Did you know-
Children spend less than 15%
of their waking hours in school
Pupil-Parent Responsibility
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Children should arrive in
time
Attendance at school – 85%
Complete work to the best
of their ability
Doing corrections is a vital
part of learning
Homework diaries are
checked every night
What your child needs 
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30 cm ruler
Colouring pencils
Scissors
Pritt Stick
Blue or black Berol
pen
Dictionary
Sharpener
Red or green pen
Homework
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All homework must be signed –
written, Homework diary
(Thur)
Homework is an extension of
classwork, which helps to
reinforce and consolidate
knowledge and skills
Encourage children to take
responsibility for bringing the
appropriate books, P.E. kits
and equipment to school
Homework each night consists of
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Set reading from
reading book
Spellings – practice
book
Tables or a Learning
Exercise
Maths, English or
WAU written work
Sometimes a game
or investigation
Helping with homework
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Don’t rush in to help when your child
struggles with an activity – encourage
them to keep trying
Break tasks into smaller chunks that can
be tackled one at a time
Help children understand mistakes are
alright provided we learn from them
TURN CAN’T INTO CAN
Did you know….
That your attitude
to learning is the
strongest influence
on how successful a
learner your child
becomes……
Literacy
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Take your child to the library,
books, audio tapes. magazines
e.g. Young Scientist etc
Listen to your child preparing
their class reading. Check
that they can pronounce
words correctly.
Encourage them to read all
forms of reading e.g. fiction,
non-fiction, poetry, comics,
plays etc
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Have conversations with your child,
discuss newspaper headlines, current
affairs
Encourage your child to watch
“Newsround”
Play games – Scrabble, Taboo,
Crosswords, Wordsearches to extend
and enhance vocabulary
If a reluctant or struggling reader- use
audio tapes or read to them – the secret
is discussing what you have read e.g. how
were different feelings conveyed?
Numeracy
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Addition and subtraction facts
alongside multiplication and
division tables must be knownthey are the basis of all Maths
functions
Mathematical facts are equally
as important (e.g. time, weight,
capacity, volume, area etc)
Children must always show their
working out
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Encourage mental arithmetic by
getting child to work out change from
£5.00, if sale goods have 20% off etc
Play games with them e.g. Uno,
Battleships, Connect 4. Yahztee
Investigations/games from school are
equally as important as written or
learning homework
Learning Styles
visual
auditory
kinaesthetic
Computer Based Assessments
Did you know….
If your child has low
confidence or selfesteem it’s like driving
through life with the
handbrake on?
CONFIDENCE
SELF-ESTEEM
C.A.S.E
Swimming
Artist
Playground Pals
Castlewellan Residential Centre
May 2015
Transfer Procedure
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New format AQE
Meeting in January/February to discuss
procedure
We will discuss with individual parents
in February/March parent meetings
Don’t stress out now!!
Thank –You