Year 6 Mrs Meredith & Miss Coyne

1. Year 6 Mrs Meredith & Miss Coyne MEET THE TEACHERS Mrs Carter Mrs Williams Mrs Morris Mrs Murace Madame Baikie Mrs A Tizard Mrs White Mrs McGaw French PE Music RE

2. Year 6 Mrs Meredith & Miss Coyne IMPORTANT DAYS TO NOTE

3. Year 6 Mrs Meredith & Miss Coyne CRABTREE RULES

4. Year 6 Mrs Meredith & Miss Coyne CRABTREE RULES • Showing one another respect and good manners • Respecting differences in interests and beliefs • Respecting property of others and school • Taking turns • And more…

5. Year 6 Mrs Meredith & Miss Coyne CRABTREE RULES • Responsibility for own learning • Responsibility for own behaviour • Responsibility for belongings • And more…

6. Year 6 Mrs Meredith & Miss Coyne CRABTREE RULES • Having the right equipment ready for learning. Including PE kit, pencil case • Being ready to learn • Having the right mindset • Having the right work ethic

7. Year 6 Mrs Meredith & Miss Coyne CRABTREE RULES • E-safety – being safe online • Safety walking to and from school • Playing safely • Seeking help when needed • Mobile use • And more…

8. Year 6 Mrs Meredith & Miss Coyne REWARDS Post cards home Gold tickets House points Class marbles – reward time

9. Year 6 Mrs Meredith & Miss Coyne CONSEQUENCES • Consequence will match the anti-social behaviour • Reflection time with teacher at break time • Missed privileges/responsibilities • Speak with a member of SLT • Meet with parent

10. Year 6 Mrs Meredith & Miss Coyne UNIFORM Our aim is for the children to take pride in their appearance as well as being comfortable. School uniform • blue short sleeved polo shirt* • Navy-blue sweatshirt/cardigan* • Grey trousers (short or long)/skirt • Black shoes (closed toe - not sandals) • Trainers can be worn on Fridays • Socks and tights should be a plain dark colour, e.g. navy, black or grey. * with school logo In the summer term girls may wear a blue and white gingham or striped dress.

11. Year 6 Mrs Meredith & Miss Coyne

12. Year 6 Mrs Meredith & Miss Coyne Timetable

13. Year 6Mrs Meredith & Miss Coyne • Year 6 P.E Lessons: • Tuesday : Outdoor Games – Football to start – T shirt, fleece, dark skins, shorts/joggers, long navy socks, shin pads and football boots • Friday: Gymnastics – shorts and t- shirt Please ensure full kit in school on both days as sometimes changes have to be made. Children will no longer be able to disrupt other classes to borrow kit so please help them be organised.

14. Year 6Mrs Meredith & Miss Coyne After School Clubs: 3.15 –4.15pm) Ensure you have signed up with the school Wise Pay system • Tuesday – Netball on the courts • Wednesday (before school) – Street /Cheer Dance (Apex) • Wednesday – Tag Rugby • Thursday – Basketball on the courts • Thursday (before school) – Yoga • Friday – Football on the courts Lunchtimes: Children sign up on the Sports Board. 12.00 – 12.25pm • Wednesday – Table Tennis – Elder Classroom • Thursday : Cross Country - Field

15. Year 6 Mrs Meredith & Miss Coyne HOMEWORK

16. Year 6 Mrs Meredith & Miss Coyne HOMEWORK • Presentation is important. Lined paper should be used for English and squared paper for maths. Paper available from classroom drawers if needed • Homework folders – provided by school for children to keep their homework neat and together • 30-40 minutes expected per piece. If your child can not complete a piece, please send a note. We understand life can get hectic sometimes!  • Preparation for Year 7- deadlines and responsibility • Some work will be teacher marked and some peer marked • Let us know if your child struggles on something so we can help in school- post it notes please!

17. Year 6 Mrs Meredith & Miss Coyne  SATS  Monday 11th May – Thursday 13th May Reading Test - The reading test is a single paper with questions based on three passages of text. Your child will have one hour, including reading time, to complete the test. The grammar, punctuation and spelling test consists of two parts: a grammar and punctuation paper requiring short answers, lasting 45 minutes, and an aural spelling test of 20 words, lasting around 15 minutes. Children sit three papers in maths: Paper 1: arithmetic, 30 minutes Papers 2 and 3: reasoning, 40 minutes per paper Writing – assessed by the teacher against a set of criteria.

18. Year 6 Mrs Meredith & Miss Coyne  SATS  Monday 11th May – Thursday 13th May Organisation We ensure that all of the areas are covered before the SATs take place. Writing is an on-going assessment throughout the year. Children are well prepared and it is looked upon as being the same as any other assessment week. Assessments take place during the mornings only.

19. Year 6 Mrs Meredith & Miss Coyne Preparation Our recommendations • Regular reading is vital! • Please support us with our culture on work ethic • Homework deadlines and organisation are important • SATs “busters”: SPAG, maths – optional

20. Year 6 Mrs Meredith & Miss Coyne 5 Steps to Well-Being

21. Year 6 Mrs Meredith & Miss Coyne Parental Contributions Thank you - we are most grateful for support providing resources for pencil cases. Please check regularly that these are well stocked for your child. We will send home. On occasion we may ask if you could help by providing a class book. The governors and the SLT are putting together a letter regarding parental contributions and we would again appreciate your support.

22. Year 6 Mrs Meredith & Miss Coyne OPEN DOOR POLICY (after school visits more convenient – 3.15 to 3.30) Emails: To office please. Please allow 48 hrs for a response. If urgent, call the office or pop in. 

23. Year 6 Mrs Meredith & Miss Coyne Any questions?