Year 6 Curriculum Newsletter – Autumn Term Information on how to support your child in school this term. Dear Parents / Carers, We are delighted to welcome your child to year six and hope that he/she will have a happy and successful year. As you will be aware this is a very important year for the children, as they consolidate all their previous years of learning and prepare for the next stage of their education. There will be a meeting for Year 6 parents about SATs in January. Further details of this will follow. We hope that this letter will provide you with useful information and give you a clear picture of the areas of the curriculum which we shall be studying this term. In preparation for secondary school we shall endeavour to develop your child’s independence in all areas of the curriculum, but also to encourage them to take greater responsibility for organising their own work and behaviour, at home and at school and to become good role models for younger pupils. The class teachers for year 6 are as follows: 6a 6b Mrs Holden Mr. Roca-Mas Further adult support is available in both classes. We appreciate your help and support, and we hope the following information about school and the topics we will be working on will help you to further support your child in their learning. General Points Reading continues to be crucial in all that your child does. We really want to encourage your child to enjoy reading and be able to talk about what they have read. Reading should be carried out at home on a daily basis. Not all children need to read to an adult everyday but all children enjoy and benefit from this special time. In Numeracy, times tables are a key part of your child’s learning – please keep practising these and remember children need to be able to use multiplication facts to help work in division. For homework children will be informed of deadlines for homework and areas of research which they are requested to complete. As part of their preparation for secondary school we expect them to meet these deadlines each week. Homework could include Maths, English, Science or Topic. Spellings will be sent home weekly and will include spelling strategies appropriate for this age group, along with topic words. PE – 6a will have PE every Thursday and 6b will have PE every Tuesday. Please ensure that your child has the correct PE kit, marked with his/her name and in a PE bag (no plastic bags please). This kit should remain in school all week. For health and safety reasons earrings may not be worn during PE lessons. All children will be expected to participate in PE lessons unless we receive a letter from the parent/carer requesting exemption. Your child can bring in a bottle of water to drink throughout the day. If your child is attending an after school sports club they are expected to wear their school PE kit. Please make sure that you know when it is time to collect them. Thank you for your support and we look forward to working with you and your child this term. If you need to speak to us please send us a note or call into the office and make an appointment. Mrs. Holden Mr. Roca-Mas Year 6 – Autumn Term 2013 PSHE – This term our SEAL unit will be Getting RE – We will be covering the following topics: Science – We will begin Loving – Sensitivity is paid to the different our work in Science by