Dear Parents of Year 6,

This year, we are building on our independent learning skills and are beginning to take on more responsibilities around the school. We are also embedding the understanding that mistakes are powerful and that they are the key to making excellent progress in all that we do. 

PE

PE is on Tuesdays and the children come to school wearing their school PE kit (trainers, white shirt, navy shorts or tracksuit bottoms, a navy hoodie or sweat top with no logos).  

Homework

Reading - it is expected that the children read for at least 30 minutes a day, five times a week and that this is recorded in their reading record (along with the pages that have been read). Reading can be done as one 30 minute session or multiple shorter sessions. Reading records should be brought into school every day and they will be checked regularly to ensure that the children are building a consistent reading habit which will support all areas of their academic learning.

Arithmetic - each week, the children receive an arithmetic sheet which must be returned to school by Friday. It is expected that the children complete all of the questions that they are capable of completing and support from home to complete additional questions is encouraged. 

Times Tables Rock Stars - regular TTRS sessions should be done at home so that the children speed up their recall of times tables which they can then apply to reasoning and problem solving questions.