Class 12

WELCOME TO CLASS 12!

Miss Lewis & Miss Davies

What an incredible start to the year we have already had. We did a fantastic job of our first assembly of the year and it was so nice to see so many parents/adults in school! Thanks for taking the time out of your busy days to support your children.

There are links to TT Rock stars and My Book Blog below to make life a little easier.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR OUR CURRICULUM MAP TO FIND OUT WHAT OUR LEARNING JOURNEY THIS YEAR WILL LOOK LIKE!

For this term though our topics are as follows:

Our Topics

Science - Living things, the circulatory system, forces, light, evolution and materials.

History - The Victorians, Greeks, Mayans and the Tudors.

Geography - Fresh water, marine life, tropical forests and tundras. 

Reading

It is really important that children read every week. Reading is fun!! Immerse yourself into a good book and imagine what it might be like to be a character in the book! Get family and friends involved to share the experience and bring your imagination to life!

We collect reading records in every Monday to check that reading is taking place at home at least 5 times a week. Please make sure these are signed. Children will also need to complete their Book Blog based on their home BB book (at least once a week).

We will be reading non-fiction texts for the initial two weeks of term and then our class book will be 'Street Child'. It links to one of our History topics and is a really fantastic read. In our Talk for Reading lessons, we investigate and learn new, ambitious vocabulary, retrieve information, infer meaning and summarise information from the text. These are all skills that help us comprehend the story and deepen our understanding. 

The children will need to use these skills to help them complete their Book Blog at home. (see top for the link)

Homework

Homework is handed out every Monday and is collected in every Friday to be marked. House points are always up for grabs to reward children for their effort and standard. Miss Lewis and Miss Davies are on hand every day to help children if they need a little help completing their homework and there is also a homework club on Thursday lunchtime too. Thank you for taking the time to work with your children to complete it at home.

Please ensure that Book Blog and Times Tables Rockstars is completed weekly too. 

Maths

By Year 5, children should be secure at all of their times tables up to 12. They are an essential part of their maths knowledge as they link to many different areas within maths

Are you super speedy at your times tables?

If you need a little support in becoming super speedy, why not try 'Hit the Button'?

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Class Liturgies

We celebrate class liturgies every Tuesday, which are led by the children. They plan, rehearse and deliver them. As a school, we feel that children should be at the centre of their learning!

We use Talk 4 Writing to deliver our English teaching... it is an interactive and scaffolded approach to English which is having great results in school. For more info see the Curriculum page for English (also on the school website!

What are SATs?

All primary aged pupils in England are tested at the end of Key Stage 1 (year 2) and Key Stage 2 (year 6). Many schools run 'unofficial' optional SATs in years 3 to 5 as well.

Year 6 children take their tests on set dates in early May. Results are then submitted to the school's local authority and to parents by the end of the summer term.


Which subjects are covered? 

Year 6 children are tested in spelling, punctuation and grammar (known as the SPAG test), reading and maths (with 1 arithmetic and 2 'reasoning' tests). Their writing is now assessed by the teacher rather than formally tested and as of 2013. Currently, science is not tested through SATS but rather through our own assessments in school (from Rising Stars). 

Will I be told the results? 

Yes, by law parents must be given their children's results, broken down by subject, at the end of the summer term in years 2 and 6.

What sort of results will we be given?

At the end of year 6, the children will receive a scaled-score which we will then convert to let you know whether they have reached the expected standard for year 6 children.

It is essential to remember, though, that the progress of a child over their time in school is what is really important, both academically and personally. Not all children will reach the expected standard and some should be achieving a greater depth of learning.

So how much do SATs matter for my year 6 child? 

We'd love to say they don't have any significance but some secondary schools base their year 7 sets on children's year 6 scores (others carry out their own testing). But remember that sets can and do change throughout secondary school, so even if your son or daughter ends up lower than you expected, they might move up later on.

Because we recognise the significance of early intervention for children who will benefit from it, we have already timetabled some very focussed catch up and extension sessions to give all children the very best chance of fulfilling their potential. These will start later this term.

First and foremost, SATs are there to help parents get a feel for how their child is progressing and for the education officials to assess how schools are doing. And, of course, remember that your child's year 6 SATs will NOT end up on their CV or job applications when they're grown-ups - they aren't worth you or them losing sleep over!