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Welcome AnintroductiontoYear6. 1

MeettheTeam 6M­ MissMooreandMrsGreenwell 6A­ MrsAtkinsandMrsPointon 2

YearGroupExpectations • Independenceisvital • Growthmindset • MathsandEnglishgroups • Feedbackandmarking  3

Homework ChildrenwillhaveapieceofEnglishandMathshomework eachweek. HomeworkwillbesetonaThursday. HomeworkwillbedueinonaTuesday. ChildrenwillhavehomeworkbooksforMathsandEnglish. GoogleClassroomwillalsobeusedbutthiswillbemade cleartothechildrenonaweekbyweekbasis. Supportingyourchildathome.  4

Mathematics Itisimportantthatchildrenregularlypractisemathematics.Therearemany waystoencourageandsupportyourchildathome: • Playbingo­eachplayerchoosesfiveanswers(numbersto20topractise simpleaddition,multiplesof7topractisetheseventimestables); • Havea'factoftheday'; • Askingchildrentosayhowlonguntillunch,bedtimeetc; • Usingtactileresourcessuchaspasta,strawsetctounderstandestimating; • Workingoutasmallshoppingbillusingroundingandchoosingwhichcoins tousetopayforanitem; • Baking­considerwhat1kglookslike,whatitemsaremeasuredinml; KS1 • Numberfacts­numberbonds,doubles; • Timestables­2,5and10; • Giveyourchildtheanswerandaskthemwhatthequestioncouldbe. KS2 • Numberfacts­measureconversions,equivalentfractions,decimalsand percentages; • Timestables­upto 12 X 12; • Giveyouchildanumberfact5+3=8or3 X 6=18andaskwhatelsetheycan workout(e.g.500+300=800or3 X 0.6=1.8). 5

Mathematics TimesTables • BytheendofKS1childrenneedtoknowthe2,5and10timestables. • BytheendofYear4childrenneedtoknowthetimestablesupto 12 x 12. Whilstchildrenmightlearntheirtimestablesinorder,itisimportant thattheycanrecallthefactsinarandomordertoo.Ifachildfully understandsthetimestablethattheyhavebeenlearning,theyshould alsobeabletorecallthecorrespondingdivisionfacts(e.g.5 x 8=40so 405=8);creatingcardsliketheexamplebelowareagreatwayto practisethis. Youcouldaskquestionslike: Onlinegames: https://www.ttrockstars.com https://www.timestables.co.uk/ https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths­games/hit­the­button 6

Reading Childrenareexpectedtoreadathomeaminimum offourtimesperweek. HomereadsaretobedocumentedinHome SchoolLinksdiary. Rereadingatext,orpartof,enhancesfluencyandshouldbe encouraged.Wewouldalsoencourageyourchildtochooseawide rangeofgenresandauthorstoprovidestretchandchallenge,alist ofrecommendedreadscanbefoundhere: https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading­lists­for­ks2­school­pupils/ Schoolreads(minimumtwoperweek)willrecordonfluencyand comprehensionandwillbebasedonavarietyoftexttypesincluding ownwrittenpieces.Fluencywillberecordedas:Professional,World ClassorLegendary.Labelsindiarieswillremindofeachcategory's limitations. Discussionandquestioninghelpstounpickatexttogiveadeeper understanding­arangeofquestionpromptsfollowonthenext pages: 7

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GoogleClassroom CanbeaccessedbysearchingforGoogleclassroom,andclickingonthe firstlink. Childwillbeprovidedwithan e­mailaddress,(Thisisonlyused tologintotheclassroomand doesnothavee­mailfunctionality.) andpassword. Homeworktaskswillincreasingly beplacedonyourchild'sclassroom. Homelearningwillalsotakeplace throughtheclassroomincaseofself isolation. Thiswillrangefromspellingandnumberfactactivities/gamesthatare openended;toextendedtaskswhichhavefixeddeadlines. Itassistswithensuringtasksandworkaren'tlostormisplaced,reduces theamountofpaperandbookletssentout,canprovidemoreengagingand interactiveactivitiesanditallowschildrentofeedbackinstantly,share theirsuccessesandstrugglesandgainsupportfromtheirpeers. Moreinformationwillbesenthomeaschildrenbegintousethe classroom. 10

PE PEKit Autumn/Winter ­Trousers Thisyearwewillrequirechildren ­Teamcolourt­shirt tocomedressedintheirPEkitfor ­Trainers/Pumps theday.Year6'sPEdayis Spring/Summer Wednesday. ­Shorts ­Teamcolourt­shirt ­Trainers/Pumps Earrings ChildrenmustremoveearringsbeforeaPElessonornotwearearringsonthe daytheyhavePE.Iftheycan'tremoveearrings,thentheywillnotbeableto participateinthePElesson. Plasters/Tapeisahealthandsafetyissue. NoPEKit IfyourchildforgetstheirPEkitthentheywillbegivenworktocompletein anotherclassroomforthedurationofthePElesson. FitnessFriday Childrenareexpectedtoweardarkjoggingbottoms/leggings,teamcolourt­ shirtorplainwhitepoloandaSeabridgehoodieordarkhoodie. 11

Communication HSLBooks Recordingreading Reportingtoteachers Home/SchoolAgreement Office Makinganappointment Illness Contactnumbers Website Twitter Seabridgeradio 12

Beforeandafterschool Collectingattheendoftheday­collectionwindow HealthyEating Waterbottles Break­timesnacks Nonuts Birthdaytreats 13

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Attendanceismeasuredthroughouttheschoolyear,and percentagessenthomereflectthestatisticforthefullschool year.However,wetrytocelebrategoodattendancewiththe childrenonahalf­termlybasisbygivingastickerintheHome SchoolLinksbooksfor97%+and100%attendance.Asthisis arewardsystem,eachhalf­termwillstartafreshforthis approach,andwewilldoourbesttotakeintoaccountany isolationperiodslinkedtoCOVID­19. Ofcoursewerecognisethatwhenchildrenareilltheymay needtostayathometogetbetterandourkeyfocusistomake sureeveryone’sattendanceisthebestitcanbe.Pleasereferto thelettersenthomew/c31stAugustforCOVID­linked information. Absenceswillbeunauthorisedforholidaysexceptin exceptionalcircumstances,andwhenattendancefallsto90% wemayaskforevidenceofillnessintheformof,for example,adoctor’sprescriptionorappointmentcard,inorder forustoauthorisesuchabsences.Weareobligedtoinform theLocalAuthorityofcertainabsencesandtheymaychoose toissueaFixedPenaltyNotice(fine). 15

Punctualityisreallyimportant.Itallowschildrentostartthedayreadytolearninan organisedfashionandpromotesagoodworkethicwhichwillsupportthemthroughout theirlives.Pleaseensureyourchildisontimeeveryday.Thegatesarelockedpromptly, andparticularlyatthemoment,wherewearelimitedastowhichstaffcancollectyour childfromtheofficebecauseofthebubblesystem,bemindfulthatyoumayhaveto waitoutsidetheofficeuntilateacherorTAcanleaveclasstocollectyourchild. Starttimes–pleasenote,thesetimesarewhilsttheCOVID­a9restrictionsareinplace: KS2andanyyoungersiblings–between8.35and 8.45am KS1,Receptionandanyyoungersiblings–between8.45and 8.55am Nursery– 9am 16