Year 6 Parents’ Information Morning Tuesday 16th September 2014 Mr Dougan & Miss Convery.

Year 6Year 6 Parents’ Information Parents’ Information

MorningMorningTuesday 16th September 2014

Mr Dougan & Miss Convery

Year 6 General RemindersYear 6 General Reminders

• Break – Fresh Fruit/Vegetable

Still Water/Milk

• Lunch – Packed lunch

School Meals - £2.40

General RemindersGeneral Reminders

Homework - Monday – Thursday (1hr maximum incorporating

both literacy & numeracy)- Reading daily (records) Acc. Reader.- Linguistic Phonics- Mental Arithmetic (Maths Challenge)- JE Book 3 & 4 as appropriate to topic & concepts- Class projects- Missed homework should be completed at the

weekend

How to help at homeHow to help at home Check that homework is completed each evening

(Monday-Thursday) and sign it off Listen to your child reading each night, talk about

what they have read and sign their reading record. Spend some time each day checking spellings and

quick recall of times tables. Show an interest in what your child is doing in school

and talk to them in a positive manner. Keep the teacher informed as necessary of any illness,

family issue, medical condition. Explanation note.

General RemindersGeneral Reminders

Physical Education

Monday – Basketball/Swimming

Tuesday –Games/Gymnastics/Athletics/Dance

Second Term – Non-contact boxing

Please label all PE uniform

General RemindersGeneral Reminders

Punctuality

Doors open/in class by 8.50am

Lessons start @ 9.00am

School finishes 3pm (2pm Friday)

CommunicationCommunication

Notes required for

Absences Incomplete work Necessary information-medical, change in

circumstances etc

Revised CurriculumRevised Curriculum

Revised CurriculumRevised Curriculum

Aim: To help young people develop as individuals and contributors to their society and their environment.

Children will learn new skills within the content of the curriculum.

How will we address this in Year 6?How will we address this in Year 6?

Children should be encouraged to make connections across all areas of learning.

Use Active Learning Strategies WALT, KWL, Overt Cooperation, clear targets, LI and success criteria.

Incorporate the principles of assessment for learning (AFL), 2 stars and a wish

Language & LiteracyLanguage & Literacy

• Language & Literacy will be delivered in a holistic way, taking into account the integral nature of the areas in Talking and Listening, Reading and Writing which extend across all areas of the curriculum.

Mathematics and NumeracyMathematics and Numeracy

Pupils will be engaged in a wide range of purposeful activities which:

Involve different modes of learning; Consolidate and extend their learning; Include both independent and co-operative

learning;

Mathematics & NumeracyMathematics & Numeracy

• Processes• Number• Measures• Shape & Space• Handling Data• Problem Solving

The World Around Us The World Around Us

WAU is presented as four inter- related strands that connect learning across Geography, History, Science and Technology.

Throughout the year we will be teaching WAU through our topics (Movement, Australia, Extreme Weather, Irish Culture & Farming)

Children will develop Thinking skill and Personal Capabilities.

Become active participants in learning.

ReligionReligion

Alive-O 6 ‘To enable the children to become fully alive in

the presence of God in themselves, in others, in the church and in the world around them’.

School Assemblies Year group mass & class assemblies.

The ArtsThe Arts

Art (Mrs Harrigan)

Drama (Assemblies)

Music – Tin Whistle/School Choir/ School of Music Tuition/African drumming after schools

Performance OpportunitiesPerformance Opportunities

Assemblies Culture Day Carol Service Tin Whistle Practice Religion Programme – Alive-O 6 School Choir Class Concert

ICTICT

Integrating ICT into the curriculum. Use of iPads to supplement learning

ICT tasks (cross curricular)

Make use of facilities at home and

local library

Other Subject AreasOther Subject Areas

Personal Development and Mutual Understanding (PDMU).

Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities.

Spanish/Chinese

AssessmentAssessment

A.F.L – W.A.L.T Board, Self Evaluation Standardised NFER Testing Weekly Spelling/Tables Test ALTA Maths Maths/English Monthly assessment (Term 1

beginning in November & Term 2) Maths/English Weekly (Term 3)

Thank you for your attention!Thank you for your attention!