Teaching team

Emperors Class:

Class Teacher: Miss Ali & Miss Hamilton

Teaching Assistants: Miss Holmes & Mrs Griffin

Amethysts Class:

Class Teachers: Mrs Holly

Teaching Assistant: Miss McLagan & Mrs T May

This term's topic

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Notices

Website links:

TTRockstars:

https://play.ttrockstars.com/

SPaG.com:

https://www.spag.com/

Spelling Shed:

https://www.edshed.com/en-gb/login

Home learning overview

Year 6 Spring Homework: Rainforest

This term we would like you to do a
rainforest related project in two parts.

Part 1: Research deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. There has been lots of information in the news recently about deforestation and the impact it is
having on the world. Why is deforestation happening? Why has there been an increase in forest clearing and forest fires recently? You can choose how to present your findings – for example this could be in the form of a slide presentation, leaflet or a poster, but must include the impacts of
deforestation and the reasons why forest clearing is happening.

Part 2: Research a topic of your choice related to the rainforest and create
something inspired by your research. This could be in the form of artwork
(painting/ sculpture), poem, song or model. For example, you may want to create painting/ drawing of one of the rainforest animals, or a book describing the layers of the rainforest. The choice is your, have fun and be creative.

Date: Due for Pt 1 and Pt 2: Monday 24th March

Year 6

Welcome to our Year 6

This is a busy, yet rewarding year for the children, where we hope to see them achieve their very best. We also endeavour to prepare all children for a very smooth transition towards the next phase of their lives: secondary school.

Homework

Homework is an important part of the learning process and we appreciate the time that you spend prompting and assisting your child with their homework.

Reading - children should read for 30 minutes every day and record this in their Home-School diaries. Their reading diaries will be checked every week by their teacher. At this stage in their education, they may choose to write in their reading records themselves as evidence of this. We do ask that you listen and discuss the texts with your child, and that you sign the reading record at least once a week.

Comprehension booklets - Children are to work through the reading comprehension tasks in the booklet at their own pace, in an order of their choosing. Our expectation is that one task is completed each fortnight. We will ask the children to bring the booklets in on occasions to monitor.

Spellings - the children are expected to practice their weekly spellings and complete two of the tasks and recorded in spelling homework books due in on Fridays. They may also practise on spelling shed. Spellings will be tested each week on a Friday.

Times Tables - children need to continue to practise their times tables every evening for 10 minutes they can use Times Tables Rockstars to facilitate this if they wish. It is vital that the children know ALL their times tables and related division facts. These are very important in Year 6 as they speed up calculations across a range of topics in mathematics

Each half term, we will set a creative homework. Please see our termly newsletter for details of this.

SATs

Monday 12th May 2025	Spelling, punctuation and grammar test
Tuesday 13th May 2025	English reading test
Wednesday 14th May 2025	Mathematics arithemetic (paper 1) Mathematics reasoning (paper 2)
Thursday 15th May 2025	Mathematics reasoning (paper 3)

P.E.

Our P.E. days in Spring 1 2025 are Tuesday and Thursday. Please could you ensure that children come to school wearing their PE kit. When the weather is cold, the children should come in tracksuit bottoms and sweatshirts.

Earrings should be removed for PE wherever possible. However, Mr Gilbert has confirmed that if the pupil has only recently had their ears pierced and cannot remove them, then it is allowed for them to put plasters over the earrings for PE rather than sit out.

At the end of the day

Parents wait and collect their children outside the classrooms. If your child is being collected by a different adult or going home with another child, please inform the office in writing via a letter or email as we will not let your child go unless we or the office have been notified

All children need to be collected by an adult unless we have written permission that your child can walk home.

If you have any concerns, please come in and see us at the end of the day or contact the office to arrange a time to speak with us.

Cranmere Primary and Nursery School

CranmerePrimary and Nursery School