Year 6
WELCOME TO YEAR 6 | |||
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Our teaching team... |
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Mr B Utteridge | Miss H Waller | Mrs S Robinson | Miss L Jenner |
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Mrs C Savage | Mrs M Harwood | Miss L Potts | Mrs C Tuson |
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DAILY ROUTINE Start of the day – Doors open at 8:35am. Children can enter school and will be asked to complete morning tasks. Registration – 8.35-8.45am. Registers close at 8:45am, after which a child will be marked as late. Break Time – 10.50am until 11.05am Lunch Time – 12.30pm until 1.30pm. Year 6 will usually eat in the canteen from 12.30pm to 12.45pm, End of the day – Our teaching time will end at 3.15pm. 6UW will exit from Door 4 (Zen Den), and 6RJ from Door 3 (Tyre Park) shortly after. | |||
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HOMEWORK Each Wednesday, children will receive a homework task set on Google Classroom. The weekly homework will go out each Wednesday and is expected to be completed by the following Tuesday. If completing work online poses a problem, we can arrange for work to be sent home in a book.
We require all children to strengthen their times table knowledge, and address gaps. Our school subscription to Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS) supports this and we would encourage daily practise at home, for no more than 20 minutes.
During the Autumn and Spring term, a project-based homework will be set on Google Classroom, known as ‘Six Ways to Be Smart'. Usually, the child will have 6 weeks to complete one of the six given tasks. The time available is much greater than our weekly homework and therefore, we expect that the standard of work in the finished piece should reflect this. Click on our 6WTBS page for current details.
Your child’s passwords for Google Classroom, Purple Mash, Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS) should be available in your child’s reading record. | |||
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READING AT HOME Children are expected to read for 20 minutes each day. We ask that a note is made in their reading record to show this, so that we capture your child’s reading experience across the year. Please ensure that reading records are in school every Friday as this is when they will be checked by their class teacher. Your child will have an appropriate book from our book bands, or a ‘free reader’ for those with more advanced skills, but these can be supplemented by reading other books and texts at home. | |||
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WATER BOTTLES We ask for children each day to bring in to school a water bottle of their own with fresh water inside, children have access to their bottles throughout the day and they will be sent home at the end of the day to be cleaned. Should your child require anything other than water, ie for medical reasons, please notify your child’s teacher. | |||
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LUNCH and SNACKS Each day, we will ask children to select one of 3 options for their lunch. Lunch choices can be accessed on the website. CLICK HERE
Children can bring in an appropriate snack to eat at morning break time. These must be brought into the classroom each morning. Please ensure that this reflects our Healthy snack policy. Alternatively, you may wish to order a snack prepared by the catering team. CLICK HERE. | |||
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PE KIT Children will participate in two PE lessons each week. Currently, outdoor PE takes place on a Monday and Indoor PE on a Friday. Please can you ensure children have the appropriate kits in school at all times in case of opportunities for extra curricular sport or if the PE day changes. We recommend you send in kits at the start of each half term and we will send them home at the end of each half term to be cleaned.
Indoor PE Kits should contain – White T-shirt, Red Shorts, pumps Outdoor PE kits should contain a plain Blue / Black or Grey Tracksuit. Trainers are preferable for outdoor PE.
Additional indoor kit is available at Classworx on King Edward Road, or Finesse Schoolwear on Pickford Street. | |||
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CURRICULUM Full details of our curriculum can be found on our school curriculum page | |||
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These are some of the texts that we have used to support our Reading and Writing curriculum this year... | |||
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There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom by Louis Sachar | Booked by Kwame Alexander | Survivors by David Long | On the Origin of Species by Sabina Radeva |
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A Story Like the Wind by Gill Lewis | Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland | Clockwork by Philip Pullman | Holes by Louis Sachar |
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Crater Lake by Jennifer Killick | Dracula by Bram Stoker | ||
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| Our foundation curriculum this year will include... | |||
| Art & Design Printing - Silk Industry in Macclesfield (lino printing), William Morris Painting - Mood and Emotion, Claude Monet Drawing - Perspective, David Hockney | Design Technology Cooking & nutrition - research, plan and make a dish focusing on a key ingredient Electrical systems - design and build a steady hand game Mechanisms/ Structure - mechanical toys | Geography Where in the world is the best place to farm? How can the countries of the world work together? How can we make our local area sustainable for the future? | History How has Macclesfield changed? Why was the Silk route important? What impact have the railways had? / Did the railways benefit Britain? |
Science Which exercise makes my heart beat the fastest? How do penguins survive in sub-zero temperatures? How can we see around corners? What affects the brightness of a bulb? What do we have in common with dolphins and whales? | Religious Education (RE) We will learn about aspects of: Hinduism Christianity Islam |
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Personal, Social, Health & Economic Education (PSHE) This year, key elements of our PSHE curriculum is being delivered through My Happy Mind, a science-backed programme designed to help children build resilience, self-esteem and confidence. During Relationship Week in the Spring Term, our teaching staff will deliver a series of lessons on Relationship and Sex Education (RSE), using the Christopher Winter Project (CWP) materials. Click below to download the Scheme of Work for Year 6. | |||
