Welcome to Year 6 - Sycamore

Who teaches in Sycamore Class?

Sycamore is taught by myself, Miss Dack, and assisted by Miss Nunn. On Wednesday afternoons, Mr Ward and Mrs Rundle will take the class for PE and French. 

What does my child need to bring to school with them?

By the end of Key Stage 2, we expect and promote children to be taking responsibility for organising themselves and becoming increasingly independent. Each day pupils will be expected to have a water bottle and weather appropriate clothing for break-times (coat, wellies, etc). On days which we have PE or Outdoor Learning, pupils will need to arrive in their kit which they will remain in for the day. Pupils have their own school pencil case containing the equipment they need. 

What does a day in Sycamore look like?

During the mornings, we will focus on subjects which include maths, whole class guided reading, spelling and writing. During the afternoons, we will spend time exploring the foundation subjects through our big questions. Each big question will have a knowledge organiser, which we will use in class to support our learning. As Year 6's, the children have lots of responsibilities to undertake including: student leadership roles and being a top buddy. There is never a dull moment!

When is homework handed in?

Pupils will complete an ongoing half-termly project related to their broader curriculum learning. Meanwhile, they will complete shorter weekly tasks which focus upon a recently taught area in English and Maths. Homework tasks are assigned on a Friday and returned the following Thursday.

Half-termly Project
Each half-term, children will explore an area of learning linked to our big questions. They can produce their project using any means they wish - the more creative, the better! Teachers can support children with generating ideas, if needed. At the end of each half-term, the entire school will bring their projects into school to showcase them for our whole-school community to share.
 

Weekly Assignment
Each Friday, a new assignment will be given to each pupil. The content will focus on something covered recently in maths or English. These tasks will be reviewed the following Friday as a whole class. Children who have completed their homework will receive team points for their house! Children who have not completed their homework, will use the time we review as a class to complete the task themselves.

How can I help my child at home?

Your support is invaluable to your child's enjoyment and success at school. That begins with the relationship between your family and myself so please feel that you can come to me if and when you need. We encourage children to continue to enjoy books at home by borrowing from our school library. Children have accounts on Spelling Shed, AR and Times Table Rockstars, which they can log in to from home. Knowledge organisers are available on the school website, these will detail the knowledge which we will expect the children to become competent in over the term. Spending time listening to your child read and also reading to them is an invaluable use of time. This can help improve their fluency, comprehension, vocabulary and writing. We have a reading padlet where your child can write their own reviews on books they have read. Times tables are a key component to your child's mathematical understanding and ability to solve further problems. You can practise these in the car, walking to the shop, whilst having dinner, absolutely anywhere! Please continue to read to your children as well as have them read aloud to you also.

How can I contact you?

Please feel free to email me and I will aim to respond to you as quickly as possible.
rdack54rn@nsix.org.uk

We look forward to a great year ahead,
Miss Dack and Miss Nunn