Immanuel and St. Andrew CE Primary School Year 6 Class Bulletin Term 2 November 2011 Dear Parents, Carers and Children, We are now going into what is probably the busiest term of the school year. If the local supermarkets are anything to go by, Christmas is already here. Its not but it soon will be and I realise that the children will have lots of demands on their time, both inside and outside of school, however it is important that they make time to complete all their homework that is set for them and to a high standard. This includes spellings, reading at home as well as the literacy and numeracy homework they get each week. They must return it on the day it is expected in. They need to ensure it is of the same quality as I would expect in class and their presentation and handwriting should be neat. They should put a date and a title on their homework and underline both. Numeracy should be completed in pencil and Literacy in pen, although any drawings should be done in pencil. Your child will be provided with paper but if they require anymore they should ask me on Friday. If you are unsure of what your child has to do, it will be written in their green homework books. Homework is given out on Thursday and is expected to be handed in on the following Monday. This week I have had lots of excuses about why their homework has not been handed in, why it is not complete, why it is not neat or why they have not used correct paper, pen or pencil. If you are having difficulty with your child completing their homework at home, please speak to Miss Baker and sign your child up for homework club. Homework that is handed in without their name on it, will not be marked. Sorry to moan but it is very important that your child understands the importance of homework and that next year they will be expected to complete so much more homework daily. It is important that they get into good ha bits now to help prepare them for secondary school. If there is a good reason why your child ha s been unable to complete their homework, please write to me and inform me of this on the day the homework is due in. I will be available in the playground each morning before school if you would like to talk to me or you can email me on: [email protected] Many thanks, Natalie Pike Literacy In literacy this term the children will be doing work related to last term’s class novel, Skellig. We will be looking at characters, setting and the genre of narrative writing. Next week we will be watching the film of Skellig and making comparisons between the book and film. As it is a pg film a letter will be sent home for your permission before we watch the film. We will also be looking at autobiographies (non-fiction) and another narrative unit of work. Please remember that your child will be given spellings every Friday to be learnt by the following Friday when they will be tested. We are currently learning different spelling patterns that have appeared in the SATs spelling papers in the past. Reading Please make sure that your child is reading at home and that they bring it in daily in their reading bags. They should be responsible for completing their reading record book. If this is not completed I will assume they have not read. They should be reading every evening. They must use a dictionary to look up any unknown words. This will help with their comprehension. This term I will be sending home comprehension sheets for homework too. Please talk to your child about the books they are reading. This term’s class novel is The London Eye Mysteries, this relates to our topic this term which is London. Important Dates w/c 14 th November Anti Bullying Week Friday 11 th November Yea 6 Trip to Houses of Parliament Friday 25 th November Year 6 to Lambeth CLC Saturday 26 th November Immanuel School Christmas Fair-pm Monday 28 th November Year 6 First Aid Course in classroom 1.30-3.30pm Thursday 1 st December Year 6 Collective Worship at 10.40am Thursday 8 th December Immanuel’s Got Talent Charity event 6.00 p.m. (an evening for adults and families) Monday 12th December Christmas Concert at Lewin church 6.00 p.m.(an evening event for all families & friends of Immanuel) Thursday 15 th December Christmas Service at Immanuel Church 9.15 a.m. (all members of the school community are warmly invited) Friday 16 th December Last day of school – normal finish time Tuesday 3 rd January Start back into Term 3