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Year 6 – Hyenas and Capybaras

Long Term Plan Year 6 2019-20

CTA
Welcome Meeting Presentation

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Important Information

Homework

Spellings – to be given out on Friday 24^th January 2020

Words – continuing words ending in – ical

official, special, artificial, partial, confidential, essential, initial, financial, commercial, provincial

Year 5/6 Words –

opportunity, mischievous

Year 3/4 Words –

believe, favourite

English homework – to be handed back in by Thursday 30th January

Grammar task focusing on SVO (Subject, verb, object) and active and passive voice

Maths homework –

Percentages of amounts

Reading – to read at least 3 times a week. Don’t forget that you could read some information on the internet about the our new topic which is coming up – WW1. Or you could read a bedtime story to a younger sibling or read your book! Don’t forget to get your planner signed by an adult.

Welcome to year 6! Please find below a welcome letter which contains relevant information for starting year 6.

Welcome to Year 6 Letter

Autumn Term Update

What a busy first term we have had in Year 6! In the first half term, our topic was looking at the effects of coastal erosion on the east coast of Yorkshire. All of the year group went on a field trip to Filey where we were able to see firsthand the effects that erosion has had. As the weather was so beautiful, we spent most of the day on the beach; had fish and chips sat outside; played cricket and rounders on the beach; created sand sculptures and then finished the day off with an ice-cream. Much fun was had and the children were a credit to the school!

After the half term break, we took a trip back in time and came face-to-face with a Mayan who spent the day with us. The children even met a famous king from the Mayan era – King Higgins!

December was a very busy month for us all. Our Year 6 children visited the festival of cribs at Horbury Methodist Church and we hosted our first Fiver Challenge Christmas Fayre. This was a tremendous success. The children planned and prepared everything to sell at the fayre and they raised a whopping £1177.39. The proceeds from the fayre will be split between school funds, Diabetes UK and Childhood Leukaemia Research. Many thanks to our parents and carers for the support which you have given towards making this event such a huge success!

The final week of term was busy and all the school walked to St Mary’s Chruch for our annual Christmas Carol Service. Our Year 6 children helped to support our youngest children in Reception on their first walk to the church. On the last afternoon, much fun was had by everyone in Year 6 during our Christmas party. We all thoroughly enjoyed our party!

Here’s to a well-earned break and we look forward to seeing you all on Monday 6th January 2020.

Year 6 Key Dates:

SATS Meeting
Wednesday 5th February 2020 at 5:30pm

Year 6 Parents evening (please note this is a different date to the rest of school)
Wednesday 4th March and Thursday 5th March 2020

KS2 SATS
Monday 11th May to Thursday 14th May 2020

Residential Meeting
Wednesday 20th May 2020 at 5:30pm

Year 6 Residential to Water Park
6H – Monday 13th July to Wednesday 15th July 2020

6C – Wednesday 15th July to Friday 17th July 2020

The Year 6 teachers are Mr Higgins, Mrs Cartwright and Mrs Yarnold. We are supported by Miss Huntington and Mrs Wilson.

Year 6 is the final year at Horbury Primary Academy before the children leave us to go to their chosen high school. During their journey through Year 6, the children will continue to develop their understanding across the school curriculum. However, as well as this, we also place great emphasis on developing confidence and responsibility in our pupils through a wide range of learning experiences, mentoring roles and job responsibilities across the school.

Year 6 Jobs

Throughout the course of Year 6, the children are encouraged to undertake responsibilities around school. This can come in the form of mentoring roles, representative positions and jobs. We aim to rotate job responsibilities every half term so that everyone has the opportunity to experience a job.

P.E

There are weekly P.E sessions for our children. Therefore, each child should ensure that they have the appropriate kit for these sessions. The children need to bring their kit on a Monday and take it home on a Friday. As the weather warms up, there may be opportunities to take part in additional PE sessions.

P.E kits

P.E is a statutory subject and all children are required to take part. If your child is suffering from an injury that prevents them from taking part then please contact the school by telephone or by a note passed to the class teacher. Thank you.

If your child does not bring their kit or brings the wrong kit then they will be issued with a letter which we ask you to sign and return to school. If your child is unable to do P.E please ensure that they have a note to explain why.

Medication

Please ensure that if your child requires medication, the school office has been notified and a permission slip has been completed. If your child has an inhaler please ensure that this is passed to the class teacher.

E-mail address to send in homework/school projects:

ictwork@horbury-pri.wakefield.sch.uk

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