Stoke Mandeville Combined School

Year 6                    CURRICULUM INFORMATION

Summer Term 2011

Miss Robinson

Topics this term:

Creative Curriculum:                 Bugsy Malone Leavers’ Production, Health and Relationships Education

English:                                                Transition English, play scripts, multi-media

Maths:                                     Transition Maths, sequences, algebra, real-life problems

How you can help at home

Always support and encourage your child

Please try to hear your child read and check they understand what they are reading.

Discuss book choices and their opinions.  Each child has a reading log in which to record their impressions. Library is on a Tuesday. Please encourage your child to use the Library. This can be accessed from home.

Help your child to use reference material and the Internet.

Encourage your child to learn and persevere with spellings and times tables.

Ensure homework is completed on time.            Maths – Given Tuesday, due in Thursday

English – given Thursday, to be in Monday

Spellings – given Friday, tested following Friday

Every child has a homework diary. Any homework other than English, Maths and Spellings should be recorded in the diary. The date the homework is due in will be recorded in the book and displayed in the classroom.

Please make sure your child takes responsibility for bringing to school all they need each day so they are prepared for every lesson. They will need a handwriting pen, pencil, ruler, rubber and whiteboard pen in a suitable pencil case.  Pencil crayons or pens, gluesticks etc are optional but advisable.

P.E / Games

Monday and Friday

Kit : T – shirt and shorts for indoors; trainers, spare socks, a sweatshirt and tracksuit trousers for outdoor PE (a plastic bag for muddy trainers). Please ensure that no jewellery is worn and long hair is tied back.

Special Events

9^th – 13^th May: End of Key Stage SATs tests

23^rd – 27^th May: Year Six Residential Trip to River Dart

30^th May – 3^rd June: HALF TERM

6^th June: INSET DAY

10^th June: Whole School Photo

14^th June: Bring your Bike to School Day

17^th June: Mandeville Games

7^th July: Key Stage Two Sports Day (Weather permitting: Reserve Date: 15^th July)

21^st July: Year Six Leavers’ Performance 7:00 pm

22^nd July: Summer Term ends

Please note, you will be notified of any additional dates as and when events are planned. Dates are clearly written in the school newsletter and on the website.

Children should bring a piece of fruit or vegetables to eat at morning break.

Please ensure all Clothing and equipment brought to school is clearly named.

Here’s to a very successful and enjoyable term!