Year 6 Parents’ Information
Meeting
3:30pm
Monday 8th September
Agenda
1. Welcome & Introductions (Miss Brown)
2. Year 6 – Expectations and Curriculum (Miss Brown)
3. Secondary Transfer (Mrs. Robinson)
4. SATs (Miss Brown)
5. Close of meeting – general questions
The Year 6 Team
• 6B Miss Brown (Year Leader)
– Supported by Mrs Whiting & Mrs Felton
• 6M Miss Miller
– Supported by Mrs Walker
• 6R Mr Redmill
– Supported by Mr Bailey & Mrs O’Brien
• 6S Miss Sadler
– Supported by Mrs Oakes
Pupil Expectations
• Behaviour
• Uniform
– Jewellery
– Appropriate clothing and footwear
– PE Kit
• Mobile Phones
• Punctuality
• Homework Diaries
Maths Sets
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Set 1 – Mr Redmill
Set 2 – Miss Sadler
Set 3 – Miss Miller
Set 4a – Mr Yaxley
Set 4b – Miss Brown
• Set Changes
Spelling
Taught in ability groups within each class
Focus on spelling rules
Taught twice a week
Children to learn words for dictation at the end of
each half term
• Spelling lists will be sent home this week & be
available on the school website
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The Curriculum
• Literacy: Journalistic writing
Macbeth
Persuasive Writing
Poetry
Weekly SPAG focus
• History: The Vikings
(Cross curricular links to Art, Music & Literacy)
• Art / DT: Links to the Vikings including making a
Viking shoe
• Science: Living Things & Habitats plus Animals
• PSHE:
Feelings, Friends & Friendships
Financial Capability
Interventions
• One to One
• Daily Interventions
• Weekly Interventions
Homework Schedule
Task
Reading
Spellings and/or
other Literacy
activity
When given
Daily
Context
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School reading book, other books from the home and the library – encouraging a
wide choice, talking to the child about their reading and their understanding of
what they are reading; Children should be read aloud to an adult 3 times a week.
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Spellings - a list of words which are linked to class literacy lessons, a spelling rule
or the child’s own work or a topic being studied in class. The child could be
encouraged to look at each word carefully, say it, cover it up, write it from memory
and then check it. This process is repeated several times. The words are assessed
in class.
Often the child will be asked to extend the spelling words, e.g. writing sentences
and paragraphs including the words, finding out their meaning in a dictionary, etc.
Weekly
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Tables
Weekly
Literacy and
Numeracy
Weekly
Research
Revision
(Year 6 only)
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Tables - 2x – 12x tables and related division facts.
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Literacy: An extension activity to support classroom literacy;
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Numeracy: An extension activity to support classroom numeracy;
As appropriate
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Cross-curricular based extended project making use of books, the library, internet,
own trips out etc.
Spring term and
beginning of Summer
Term
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Weekly comprehension or SPAG activities.
Test questions in addition to homework.
Spellings linked to previous SATs papers.
Important Diary Dates
• 2014:
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19/09/14 – Bikebility Starts
24/09/14 – Mayflower School Roadshow (19:00)
03/10/14 – Harvest Festival (10:45 – 11:45)
10/10/14 – Young Shakespeare Company
15/10/14 – 6B & 6S to Wat Tyler Country Park
16/10/14 – 6M & 6R to Wat Tyler Country Park
20/10/14 – Year 6 Test Week
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19/01/15 – Mock SATs Week 1
16/03/15 – Mock SATs Week 2
11/05/15 – SATs Week
18/05/15 – Year 6 Activity Week
Secondary Transfer
• 8th September 2014:
– Information Meeting at Buttsbury Junior School
• 20th September 2014:
– Test for selective schools (11+)
• September/October 2014:
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Read the information in the pack
Find out about local schools - obtain their prospectus
Visit local schools - open evenings, appointments to visit
Submit your application form – ideally on-line
• 31st October 2014:
– Deadline for common application form
Secondary Transfer
• 2nd March 2015:
– National offer date
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March 2015
– Opportunity to lodge appeals
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April - July 2015:
– Appeals held
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September 2015:
– Your child starts secondary school
Important Dates
Mayflower High School
Mayflower High School Roadshow for Year 6 Parents
Wednesday 24th September at 7.00pm at BJS
Mayflower High School Open Evening
Thursday 9th October 2014 – 6:30pm
Mayflower High School Open Morning
13th – 16th October from 9am
Important Dates
The Billericay School
The Billericay School Open Evening
Monday 29th September 2014 from 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Head Teacher talks at 6:45pm, 7:30pm & 8:15pm
The Billericay School Open Mornings
2nd, 3rd & 7th October Tours at 9:10am & 10:10am
SATs
• The week beginning Monday 11th May 2015
• Writing is a combination of teacher assessed based
on work covered in class.
• There will be a grammar, punctuation and spelling test
(GPS).
• Preparation programme (Jan. 2015 onwards)
• Mock SATs – January and March
• Booster Classes (start after the February half-term)
and Easter revision school (hopefully!)
Draft SATs Timetable
May 2015
Monday
11th May
Tuesday
12th May
Wednesday
13th May
Thursday
14th May
Reading Test
60 mins.
(am)
English Grammar,
Punctuation and
Spelling Test (am)
Maths Test
Paper 1
45 mins.
(am)
Maths Test
Paper 2
45 mins.
Level 6 Reading
Test pm
Level 6
English Grammar,
Punctuation and
Spelling Test
(pm)
Mental
Arithmetic
(Taped Test)
(am)
Level 6
Maths Test
Paper 1 &
Paper 2
Friday
15th May
Thank you for coming!
General Questions