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The good stuff!

• Terrace
• Ball Court
• Class Rewards
• Raffle Tickets
• Reading Cinema
• Life Skills
• Activity Week

Our focus of inquiry:

Pets for the future

Through this inquiry, we will:

Science

• Discuss similar and different

characteristics within the class and species of animals.

• Learn about scientists that

have contributed to scientific theories, such as Charles Darwin.

• Investigate how evolution a

process of change that takes place of many generations, during which, species slowly change some of their physical characteristics.

• Explore how animals have

adapted to survive their environments

Geography

• Learn about the living things
• n the Galapagos Islands and

understand how observations

• f these living things are the

foundations of evolution.

• Use maps and other online

resources to investigate a range of islands.

• Explore the conservation work

undertaken in areas of natural importance.

• Compare and contrast human

and physical features of Galapagos Islands, Scilly Isles and Bristol.

Art

• Develop observational skills

whilst drawing pictures of animals.

• Create final designs for a new

pet and their variations

• Consider if sculpture could be

used, using a range of clay techniques.

Computing

• Use digital mapping

technologies to explore various geographical features

• Collate and represent data
• Understand the need for E-

safety.

SATs-What they are?

• Tests for all Year 6

children in Britain

• They are a chance for

pupils to show what they have learned over the last 4 years

Attaining the right level

Age Related Expectations End of Year 6 – Y6 Expected Standard (EXS). To be on track:

End of Year 5: Y5 Expected, if lower than that, your child is at risk

• f

not reaching Age Related Expectations.

When are they?

Week beginning 11th May 2020. Please make sure your child is in school! Activities Week will be the following week.

What we are doing now - Preparation

• Building confidence
• Having a go at practice tests- these will take place

at the end of each term.

• Addressing gaps in learning- keep up sessions

within the school day.

• Booster classes will begin after Christmas and will

be invite only, this will be to support children who may need consolidation of certain skills.

How to help your child

Discuss with them the importance of School. Make sure they get enough sleep. Make sure they come to school every day. Make sure they get to school on time – Key Skills. Set aside quality family and fun time. Encourage them to ask the teacher if they are unsure about anything. If your child wears glasses ensure they have a pair in school and that they wear them.

SATs: what happens?

• Reading Test (1 hour)
• Maths Tests consisting of:
• Arithmetic Paper (30 minutes)
• Two Reasoning papers (40 minutes each)
• Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper (45 minutes

and separate spelling test consisting of 20 spellings).

• Writing: Teacher assessment – completed in Term 6.

Home support for reading

• Children need to develop their reading

stamina; this means they need to be able to read for at least 30 minutes in one go regularly.

• Spend time talking about the book: Ask your

child to summarise the story. Discuss connections they have made with experiences and other stories. Ask them what views or

• pinions the author may have been trying to

make.

Homework

• We also expect the children to read 3 times over the week

for at least 20 minutes.

• Spelling words need to be learnt and will be tested weekly-

these can be found on the website.

• Regular practise of times tables. The children must know

up 12 x 12!

Times Table Rock Stars Heatmap

• Your child will be bringing

home their times tables

• heatmap. The heatmap

shows the average time your child takes to answer each multiplication fact.

• The quicker their response

time, the more green the box will be, and the slower their response time, the more red it will be.

• This shows which

individual times table facts your child needs to practise. The Times Table Rock Stars programme will automatically include more of the red facts into your child’s practice, and these are the times table facts your child will benefit from practising at home.

Secondary school applications

There is a secondary school meeting in the Dining Hall on Monday 23rd September 3:30-4:30pm- this is an extremely informative meeting.

If you would like to come and introduce yourself and meet your child’s classroom teacher you are more than welcome to do so now.