Welcome to Year 6

Hello everyone, 

We hope that you have all had a lovely summer break and that you are all ready to start a new school year. Below you will find some information ready for this term and in the files you will find our autumn newsletter and topic web. This outlines more details about our curriculum this term and some important dates specific to Year 6. 

Staffing

We are very lucky to have such an experienced team of adults this year. Miss Poland will be your child’s class teacher with her PPA (planning and assessment time) on a Thursday afternoon. During this time, Mrs Cox will be taking the class for their RE and Art lessons. We are very lucky to have Mrs. Clark supporting us all day on Monday, on Tuesday morning and Wednesday morning. Mrs. Davies will support in class all day on Thursday and Friday afternoon. 

Things to bring

All day-to-day equipment will be provided by school such as pens, pencils, rulers, rubbers and sharpeners. However, during art activities, using our creative humanities books or publishing our amazing writing, your child may wish to use their own felt tips, colouring pencils or gel pens in their own pencil cases. They be instructed by the class teacher or support staff if they are allowed to collect them from their bags to use them on their work.

You will need to bring in a water bottle each day which can be refilled at suitable times. Please remember to include a healthy snack to keep your child going in the morning – fruit or other healthy, nut-free options only please. Snack will be available each day for your child to order during the morning routine. 

PE

Our PE days will be on a Monday and Friday. Your child will be required to have their PE kit in school throughout the week due to possible changes of our time table at short notice. We are asking you to send your child's PE kit to school in a named bag- these will be kept in the cloakroom and sent home every half term to be washed.

In summer, we wear navy shorts, a blue school t-shirt and trainers. In the winter, we wear a navy-blue tracksuit. Earrings and watches should be removed and long hair tied back for PE 

Homework, Diaries and Spellings

Homework will be set on a Friday and will be expected to be returned on the following Friday unless otherwise discussed so they work can be marked with the children. They will come home with their Reading and Homework Diaries which will contain their homework and spelling patterns that they will be learning in school. Please ensure that your child brings in their homework diaries into school every day (the best place to keep them is in their bag!). 

See you all soon!

Miss Poland and Year 6 Team