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Year 6 Information Evening - Routines, Presentation, Spellings, Maths, and More!

This informative presentation covers the routines, homework, spellings, and key learning for Year 6 students. It also provides strategies for mental maths, written calculations, and spelling. Parents can find all the relevant information on the Year 6 class page on the school website.

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Year 6 Information Evening - Routines, Presentation, Spellings, Maths, and More!

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  1. Year 6 Information Evening 16th September 2019

  2. Aims • Routines • Presentation • Spellings • Maths- Written Calculations • Questions

  3. Welcome! • Borwick Hall • Shakespeare The Tempest • Year 6 jobs • Targets

  4. Routines- Homework • Spellings- age appropriate and differentiated (Some children have additional sessions). Regular practise is essential. In diary Monday and tested the following Monday. Year 5/6 spelling word list and RWI year 6 booklet. • Reading - Encourage your child to read every night. Please sign and comment in your child’s diary each time they read. Discuss with your children what they are reading and ask questions to secure understanding. Reading diaries and reading books should be in school every day. • Mathematics and Literacy homework – Sent home on a Thursday, due back following Tuesday/Wednesday. Encourage children to complete independently but support if needed. May be online (Education city/spag.com/mathletics) • Mental maths – short bursts – multiplication/division/addition/subtraction. • Please check reading diaries and sign weekly.

  5. Routines- independence • Reading books, reading diaries, PE kits should be in school every day. • PE on Monday/Thursday. • Homework- It is the children’s responsibility to hand homework in on time. Please support them!

  6. Presentation and Effort • Of self • Recordings • Handwriting • Writing • Amount of work produced • Behaviour

  7. Spelling • Year 5/6 wordlist (see website) • Read, write Inc. Year 6 booklet Helpful Strategies • Look, cover, write, check • Spelling the word within a sentence • Look for patterns and rules • Mnemonics • Puzzles (hangman/crossword) • Rainbow words/letters/sounds/syllables

  8. Mental Maths Confident mental addition, subtraction, Multiplication and division are all essential. • Times tables • 6 x 4 = 24 • 60 x 4 = 240 • 240 ÷ 4 = 60 (24 ÷ 4 = 6)

  9. Written Calculations • Good mental maths knowledge is essential. • The children will always be given time to learn, consolidate and use these methods. • They will always be expected to use and apply these methods when solving real life problems.

  10. Maths- Written CalculationsAddition Mainly using the compact (column) method (with carrying) Th H T U + Th H T U = Numbers with any amount of digits Addition of two or more decimals of up to four digits with up to two decimal places.

  11. Maths- Written CalculationsSubtraction TH H T U – Th H T U Column subtraction Then with any number of digits. Subtract two or more decimals of up to three digits with either one or two decimal places. Decomposition Exchanging

  12. Maths- Written CalculationsMultiplication • Grid method (partition and recombine) • Compact method • Expanded method • Th, H, T, U x U • H, T, U x T U

  13. Maths- Written CalculationsDivision Written Calculation • Chunking method H, T, U divided by T and U (long division) Whole numbers dealing with remainders. • Short division (bus stop) • Move away from visual sharing

  14. Positivity and Wellbeing… • Positive • Challenging NOT stressful • Supportive • Reward and praise • Do their best • Prepare the children for life beyond primary school • Balance • Make progress and achieve full potential • Have fun!

  15. This presentation and relevant info will be put on the Year 6 class page on the school website.Key learning for Maths and English year 6 Any questions??

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