Year 6
Information Meeting
Welcome to everyone
The aims of this session…
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To talk about how we can work together to
achieve success for your child.
To ensure your child is happy and is able to
achieve their full potential.
To reassure you that life in Year 6 will
certainly be hard work but hopefully fun!
To briefly mention the importance of SAT’s
in their final year of Primary School.
How can I help my child?
Reading
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It is important that you still hear your
child read.
But remember to ask them questions
about their reading – this became
evident in the recent tests that
children do not necessarily see beyond
the obvious they need to question
what they are reading.
Fill in the new Reading Journal please
take care of them if they are lost they
will need to be replaced and this will
cost a £1.
More reading…
Make sure they read every night
this can be comics, books or even
instructions for a game!
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understands what they are
reading and able to predict what
it is likely to happen next..
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Use the book marks to ask
questions, this is in your pack.
Spelling
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Learn the weekly spellings with your
child – this can be in the form of games
don’t make it a chore. Spelling Test will
be on a Friday and they will not all be
the same.
Encourage your child to use them in
their writing this I feel needs further
development in Year 6 the children do
not realise the importance of putting the
learnt spellings into their writing it can
make a difference!
Writing
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Writing has finally become something
we are very proud of at school.
We are above National Averages at
achieving Level 4 but we need to
improve the number of children
achieving Level 5.
When the children are doing extra
work at home make sure they write
neatly and using correct punctuation.
Ask the children lots of questions…
Writing Part 2
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Ask them what are their maths, reading,
science and writing targets?
They will set home to you when I have set
them which will be at the beginning of July.
At Parents Evening you will be given their end
of year targets.
The children will be aiming to get an MP3 player
if they achieve ALL their targets.
What do we have to achieve gold, silver or
bronze certificates or even the new Platinum
level!
Your child will talk about the level they are
working at – let me explain ……………
Writing Part 3…
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The children will no longer to take
an ‘actual’ writing test.
Writing is assessed throughout the
year in the classroom as part of a
‘Big Writing’ session. This is less
stressful and gives the children a
much better chance to shine.
Maths
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All children were given a tables sheet
at the beginning of the year in the
back of their homework books.
Practice daily 5 -10 minutes is
enough. The need is to know how to
use them!! Use them as division
tables.
Play Maths games – Monopoly is
fantastic!
Watching Countdown is also very
good.
Maths Part 2
Help them to complete maths
tasks in their head (help with the
shopping list is very useful to them
and you).
 Look on learnanywhere for maths
activities on the Internet.
 Please read through the booklet on
how to explain key concepts in
Maths.
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More maths…
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We are putting a lot of intervention sessions into the
timetable to help improve your children’s maths
ability but it is vital that we get 100% effort from
the children themselves.
These sessions worked incredibly well last year
especially through the raising the children’s
confidence in their own ability.
The sessions will include small groups led by
Teachers, 1:1 intervention which is usually after
school.
G&T Sessions focusing on attainment at Level 5 and
6.
The Level 6 sessions will start in September I will
hold another meeting to discuss this particular
intervention.
Homework
This is where I ask for your support, I have been
very impressed so far this term with the children’s
attitude to their homework.
o Homework will involve Maths, Literacy and
sometimes Science. Some may include quizzes on
the learning platform.
 Please continue to encourage your child to do their
best and complete the work neatly. Any work can be
e-mailed to me:
bcalderbank@grassmoor.derbyshire.sch.uk or
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https://grassmoor.learnanywher
e.co.uk
More homework!
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I would appreciate if you could sign when the
work has been completed and if there are any
issues please make a note for me to read and I
can get back to you, there is 20 Dream Points
for your child if you do!
A Homework club has been organised for your
children to use if they would prefer to complete
homework at School Friday lunchtimes or
Monday after school. 3.15 – 4.15pm
Mrs Hurst and Mrs Bradley run these sessions in
the ICT suite. This is particularly useful if your
child is reluctant to complete work at home or
does not have access to the Internet.
What can you do to help?
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Ask your child what they have been doing
at school?
Encourage your child to do their best –
that is all we ask of them, particularly
homework it should be as neat as it is in
school.
Help them with their homework – do not
be afraid to come and please come and see
me if your child does not understand the
work.
More ways to help….
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Are you available to come in and help in
school, I am always looking for volunteers
to help listen to children read.
Look at our new website – look at the
wonderful things going in at School.
www.grassmoor.derbyshire.sch.uk/ or type
in Grassmoor Primary School into Google.
Check out messages and websites to use
on the new learning platform:
grassmoor.learnanywhere.co.uk
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Praise and encouragement are a key motivation to
work.
We have several rewards systems in 6C:
Sticker Charts – complete one row of their sticker
chart – a dip in the box.
It’s good to be green! I have found the behaviour
chart has been particularly successful in previous
years – the children don’t like to turn any other
colour apart from green – unless for a privilege card!
Thankfully I haven’t had to use it much this term
yet….
Dream Points – children can collect Dream Points
from attending clubs, Helping at Lunch Time,
Homework to name just a few.
School Behaviour System…
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The yellow and red card system will be
working as before but if a child receives a
red card they take their work and work in
another classroom.
They return after that particular lesson. I
will inform you if it happens more than
once in a week – hopefully it won’t
happen at all!
Topics for this year….
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Very flexible at the moment – we are continuing
with our Creative Curriculum, based on the
children’s interests. They will have their views
listened and planning will revolve around this.
The children have yet to decide their topics for
this year but there has been a lot of whispers
about World War 1 & 2. If this is the case it would
have a very different focus as Chloe and Erin have
already studied this topic.
Of course we will teaching Literacy, Numeracy and
Science alongside this topic.
Trips….
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It is hoped that there will be a
residential visit this year.
I am at the moment researching
places to go and the most important
feature the cost!
I will send out information in the
next few weeks.
SAT’s or SOT’s (Show off time!)
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There will be assessment focussed weeks in
October, February and April.
SAT’s week is in May but no official date yet.
The tests will be in Reading, Maths and Spelling,
Punctuation and Grammar (SPAG).
Teacher Assessment in Writing and Science.
For coming this evening I am looking
forward to the challenges the new year
brings and I hope we can all work together
with the same aim:
For your child to reach their true
potential and to have a very happy
final year in Grassmoor Primary!
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Celebration of Work 2.30pm on
Tuesday 16th July.
Parents Evening October 2013, look
out for the date in the September
newsletter.
SAT’s Meeting – January 2014