Welcome to Year 6!

We would like to welcome you and your child to Year 6's class page. There will be lots of exciting things being added to the this page throughout the year. We hope your find the information useful. 

If you have any further questions or queries, please do not hesitate to find one of us as we will be more than happy to assist you with any of your concerns.

Meet the Team.

As a team, we believe we can more effectively meet your child’s needs if we work together. We value your input as your child’s primary carer, and as an expert on your child.

We rely on your partnership, so together we can provide your child with the highest quality education and care. This will make their time at school happy and enjoyable.

Every morning, staff are available at the entrances into school for you to pass on quick messages or ask questions. If you need a more private moment, or need to speak to your child’s teacher at length, you are very welcome to make an appointment.

General Information

School times

School starts at 8:45am and ends at 3:20pm, the doors will remain open for 5 minutes so we can start lessons promptly at 9:00am. Pupils are to enter via the fire escape on KS1 playground. Please try hard to get your child to school on time and to collect them promptly. If your child is late, it is extremely important that you come in via the main reception to let the office staff know your child has arrived.

Absences  If your child is absent please ring the school office in the morning   to let us

know the reason. The school telephone number is 01922 710874. 

Playtime and Dinnertime

There is one playtime for Year 6 which takes place in the morning. During the morning playtime the children can buy a slice of toast for 20p. The pieces of toast are limited to one per child and the children are responsible for their own money. Please try to send in the correct change.

Lunch time

Children will eat their packed lunch or a school dinner in the dinner hall with the other children. 

Once your child has finished their lunch, they will get the opportunity to play with their friends on the KS2 playground. Throughout the week, the children will get the chance to play on the trim tail which is on the field on the KS2 playground.

Water bottles: School have provided a water bottle for every child which will be kept in school and refilled daily.

Uniform expectations

Please write your child’s name in each item of clothing so that we can return any lost items. 

Your child needs to wear:

• White long or short sleeved shirt or a white polo shirt
• Grey or black trousers/ skirt/ pinafore dress
• Red v neck sweatshirt / cardigan (This does not have to have the Beacon logo)
• Red and white checked summer dress
• Sensible black shoes
• Red and black tie.

The above uniform can be purchased from any retailer e.g. Asda, Tesco, Morisons, Sainsburys , etc...

If you want to purchase a jumper/ cardigan with the Beacon Logo it can be purchased from Crested School wear. (see link below)

https://www.crestedschoolwear.co.uk/product-category/schools/a-c/beacon_primary_school/

Birthday Treat

As a special treat on their birthday the children can come to school in their own clothes.

PE Kit

For PE the children need:

• A ‘Beacon’ t-shirt in their house colour

 (Red, Blue, Green or Yellow)

• A pair of pumps or trainers
• Black shorts

During the winter months the children can wear a pair of black jogging bottoms and a black jumper/ hoodie over their PE kit. These can be left in school in their PE bag.

How to support your child's learning at home

Year 6 Homework Expectations

Weekly the children will receive:

• Home reader- a book to read at least 4 times a week. Parents to sign and complete reading log. Children are expected to change their home reader a minimum of once a week. 
• 10 Spellings- A spelling list will be provided each week and tested on the following week. Handwriting is part of this, as the children have to Look, Say, Cover and write the words.
• Times tables practise- all times tables and corresponding division facts
• Maths Homework.
• Comprehension/English Homework.

In order to support your child's learning there are a number of things you could do:

• Listen to them read regularly
• Help them learn their times tables
• Support them with homework as this consolidates what we having been learning and informs us whether they understand.
• In your child's homework book you will find year 3/4 and 5/6 statutory spellings these are some of the words that will appear on the spelling test so it is a good idea to keep practising them.
• You will also find a SPaG glossary which explains all the different types of SPaG covered this is useful for completing homework.
• Reading comprehension homework supports them with their final assessments as they become more familiar with the style of question. If you find your child struggles on a particular type of question then please support them with that.

Here is a list of useful websites to support your child.  

Bitesize - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary

Whiterose maths - https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-6/

Topmarks - https://www.topmarks.co.uk/

Times tables Rockstars - https://ttrockstars.com/

Kahoot - https://kahoot.com/