Welcome to Anton Junior School Year 6 Parents’ Information Meeting.

Welcome to Anton Junior School

Year 6 Parents’ Information Meeting

The Year 6 team:

• Mrs House• Mr Barber

• Mrs Holmes• Mrs Cozzi• Mr Dines

Outline of Topics this year!

• Autumn Term – We’ll Meet Again!• Spring Term – Jammin’ Jamaica• Summer Term – Groovy Greeks

‘EDUCATING THE WHOLE CHILD’

Highlights of last year..AUTUMN TERM

World War Two Evacuation Day

Middle Wallop Army Air Museum

Family Afternoon

Christmas Performance

Making Christmas Cakes

A Word

Spring Term

• Making Smoothies

• Blocked Gymnastics Unit with a presentation to parents

• Jamaica Dance Day

• Tasting and drawing exotic fruits

• Designing and Making a t-shirt to promote Jamaica

Summer Term

• SATs and Trip to Paultons Park

• Shakespeare Drama and Mask work

• ‘Dream On’ at the Lights Theatre

• Residential Adventure Week

• Art Week

• Graduation Day

Expectations of Year 6

• Home School Book • Homework and Reading

• Approachable Staff• P.E. Kit

• Booster Groups• Guided Reading

• Stationery Equipment• SATs!

• Information about year group costs

Homework & Reading• Amount & Type of Homework – a common understanding of the term

• Impact of Homework & Regular Reading; research and our results

• “Any text that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.” Maya Angelou

• “Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body.” Richard Steele

• National Reading Panel concluded in their study in 2000; “There is ample evidence that one of the major differences between poor and good readers is the difference in the quantity of total time they spend reading aloud.”

• “Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.” Emilie Buchwald

• “The more you read, the more things you will know.

The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” Dr Seuss.

YEAR 6 REWARDS

•Achievement Assembly•Home notes from Mr Donohoe•House Points•Class reward e.g. earning marbles or a Yoshi!•Golden Time•Reading Raffle•Digit Dude•A star