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Meet the Teacher Year 6 11th September 2019

Meet the Teacher Year 6 11th September 2019. Alice Pearson and Kathryn Delaney. Our classroom. Mrs Pearson – Class teacher - Mornings Mrs Delaney – Class teacher - Afternoons Mrs Saunders – Class Teaching Assistant Mr E. Mitchell– Teaching Assistant apprentice

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Meet the Teacher Year 6 11th September 2019

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  1. Meet the Teacher Year 611th September 2019 Alice Pearson and Kathryn Delaney

  2. Our classroom Mrs Pearson – Class teacher - Mornings Mrs Delaney – Class teacher - Afternoons Mrs Saunders – Class Teaching Assistant Mr E. Mitchell– Teaching Assistant apprentice Mrs Turnbull – additional Maths support.

  3. Year 6 Curriculum • History – WWII and changes in British History in the last 100 years, Ancient Greece • Geography – Rivers – different rivers and formations, South America • RE – Different religions beliefs, how belief is expressed • French - Vocabulary & verb structures – Conversations, food, family, clothes, countries • Art & Design & Technology – Fairground rides, WWII pictures, Banksy, Printing • Computing – Developing a game, Blogging, spreadsheets - Purplemash • PSHE – Relationships, Health & Well being, Wider World & Keeping safe • Music –Composing, Song writing, Percussion, Harvest Festival & Christmas • PE – Football, Handball, Netball, Tag Rugby, Swimming, Dance, Basketball, Tennis, Athletics, Cricket, Gymnastics • Science - Electricity, Living Things, Evolution and inheritance, Humans and other animals, Light.

  4. Maths 5 lessons a week of Maths no Problem Scheme ‘Keep up’ sessions as required which take place during assembly and early morning work. Daily Maths Focus sessions for 15 minutes aimed at fluency using mental arithmetic skills 21 steps – School Website

  5. English Daily English lessons – 5 x a week Daily Guided Reading - 3 x a week – whole class text. Text based English curriculum – Goodnight Mr Tom. Weekly spelling tests based on End of Year expectations and statutory spelling lists. They will be tested each Wednesday. Focus on ‘Reading for Pleasure’ but also selecting books that have challenging language and structure – please see recommended book list.

  6. Home Learning Aimed at consolidating, supporting & deepening learning in class. Maths and English will be alternate weeks. Weekly – Spellings (tested on a Wednesday) - Maths Passports (Wednesday) - Times tables and associated facts (Friday) Daily – Please read with your child daily. It is really important that children are both listened to and also read for pleasure. It is vital in improving their comprehension skills & the higher order skills of inference & deductionwhich are assessed at the end of KS2. We do still check reading records and read with the children at school.

  7. Attendance Year 6 curriculum is very busy with high expectations and fast pace. See website for 21 Steps Expectations. The end step is the year group expectation. Punctuality: Early morning work includes: responding to marking, teacher feedback, 1:1 reading, addressing misconceptions from day before, editing work. 8:40 Start Missed days: Mrs Saunders carries out interventions in the afternoon so it is very difficult to catch up missed work and fill the gaps that are created by not being in school.

  8. E-safety Increasingly important especially with the close transition to secondary school. Educating the children of dangers and benefits Promotion of safe use in school and at home Age restrictions of online games and reasons for these. Screen time – Links to guidance will be posted onto the school website. Childnet.com and Internet matters – have hot topics, advice, how to talk to children about current games and issues. Parent controls

  9. End of KS2 assessments Year 6 are tested nationally on all of their KS2 learning. Secondary school receive this data to help support settings and ability grouping. The assessments track your child’s progress from Year R to KS1 to KS2. There will be a detailed meeting in T3 about expectations and standards. Dates TBC. Assessments will take place Monday 11th May -Thursday 14th May.

  10. Swattenden Year 6 residential trip: June 29th – July 3rd 2020. 4 Nights- 5 Days Swattenden, Cranbrook. Coach collection from school and drop off.

  11. Other Information Birthdays – Donate a book Class Fundraising Events – Term 3 Week 6 – Friday 14th February Worries or concerns – please liaise with the Class Teacher/Head Teacher directly. Class Facebook page

  12. Kent Secondary School Transition 2019/20

  13. Secondary Common Application Form (SCAF) Applications for children due to start secondary school in September 2020 opened on 2nd September 2019 and will close on 31st October 2019. It's important to find out more about schools that you're interested in before you apply. Specialist curriculums. Visit each school's website for dates and times of their open days and evenings Apply online or by post using our postal application form. Take your child to visit the school, but limit your visits or it gets confusing! You may take time out of class to do this. Remember….your child’s thoughts are important but the final decision is yours!

  14. Putting down your choices You can apply for up to 4 schools, putting them in order of preference. It's in your best interests to list 4 schools. Naming only one school does not guarantee your child a place at that school or give your child priority for a place over another child, neither does naming a school more than once.. There is no benefit to parents in putting fewer than 4 preferences, and not using all 4 makes it more likely that they will be offered a school they do not want, as the LA is obliged to offer a place by default if they can’t offer any of the schools named on the form. Once SCAFs have been processed, Kent LA will pass to secondary schools the details of all children who have named them as a preference without indicating whether they were a first, second, third or fourth preference. Each school will apply its published criteria (including, where appropriate, selection criteria) before returning a list arranged in priority order to the LA, which uses a computerised system to compare the lists and allocate school places.

  15. Schools outside of Kent and SIFs To apply to a school outside of Kent, name the school in your application along with your other preferences. Your application details will be passed on to the relevant local authority for processing. For advice call 03000 41 21 21 or email kentonlineadmissions@kent.gov.uk Additional information Some schools may need you to complete an additional form called a Supplementary Information Form (SIF). You can collect the form from the chosen school.

  16. Processing and offers • Applications are processed between 1 November 2019 and 28 February 2020. • If you apply online you will receive an email on 2nd March 2020 after 4pm to tell you which school you have been offered. The LEA cannot guarantee the exact time you will receive your email, this will depend on your email service provider. • You can also log in after 5pm on 2nd March 2020 to view your offer online. If you need to reset your password you must use the email address you registered with. • If you apply by post the LEA will send your offer by first class post on 2nd March 2019. Royal Mail no longer guarantees next day delivery on first class post. Please wait 3 working days for your letter to arrive before contacting them. • For advice call 03000 41 21 21 or email kentonlineadmissions@kent.gov.uk.

  17. Useful background information : If you are unhappy with the offer • We suggest that you visit the school you have been offered to find out more about it. • If you are still unhappy you can put your child on the waiting list or make an appeal for any of the schools you applied for. You can do either or both for the same school or for different schools. For example, you can appeal for one school and put your child on the waiting list for another. • We recommend that you still accept the place your child has been offered. This will not affect your waiting list position or your appeal. It will guarantee your child has a school place if no places become available or if your appeal is unsuccessful. If the waiting list or appeal are successful you must remember to tell the school you were originally offered that you no longer want the place.

  18. Useful Background Information • A significant number of Kent’s grammar schools are their own admission authority and set their own oversubscription criteria, which can change year on year. Every school’s admission arrangements for 2020 should be available. • Transport assistance to grammar schools and faith schools is discretionary, not automatic.

  19. Kent Test If your child sits and passes the Kent tests, you may name just grammar schools on your SCAF. If your child does not qualify for any of these, because other children have taken up all available places, you could be offered the nearest grammar school with a vacancy, although KCC has no obligation to do so and could offer a place at the nearest non-selective school. If your child has not taken the Kent test, you can only be considered for non selective schools. If your child has taken the Kent test and not passed, and you wish to appeal, you must name the grammar schools you wish to appeal to on the SCAF, together with any non selective schools you wish to apply to. If your child has passed the Kent test and you name grammar schools and a non selective school, for example a church comprehensive school, you will be offered the highest school on your list for which your child is eligible. If  this is the non selective school then you will be offered it in preference to a grammar school lower down your list.

  20. What can you do? Visit secondary schools as early as possible with your child so that they can start to consider their options. Secondary schools will advertise details about admissions on their websites as well as details of open afternoons/evenings. It is worth familiarising yourself with the websites of schools you think may be on your short-list. Get a “feel” for the environment and ethos of each school and involve your child in the decision-making process. Consider travel arrangements. Try to avoid your child feeling the pressure - they will have enough to worry about with the move to a new school.

  21. Contacts • Email: www.kent.gov.uk/secondaryadmissions www.kent.gov.uk/ola kentonlineadmissions@kent.gov.uk (Kent online Admission applications) • Secondary Admissions Team 03000 41 21 21 • School DCSF Number: 8862185

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