Year 6
Welcome to our Year 6 page. We have lots of information below about what it is like to be in Year 6 at our school and what the children will be learning this year.
Life in Year 6
Isle of Wight Residential
The residential trip to the Isle of Wight will take place from Monday 18th May to Friday 22nd May. More information will come out later in the year, and we are holding a Year 6 Residential Information Evening on Tuesday 7th October.
Walking Home Permission
If you would like your child to start walking home on their own this year, please pick up a 'Walking Home Permission' form from the school office.
End of Key Stage 2 Assessments
In May next year, your children will be taking their End of Key Stage 2 Assessments. Throughout the year, the children will carry out practice assessments, and we will keep you updated of their scores and progress. In the Spring term, we will hold a SATs Information Evening where we will share more information with you.
Key information
Our Year 6 Family
6A - Mrs Hand
6B - Miss Briggs
6C - Mr Ramsay
Mr Luya and Miss Lee will teach the children for PE. Miss K will be teaching art and DT. We have Mrs Burns. Mrs Del Grosso, Mrs Oliver and Miss Lindsay working across Year 6.
Uniform
Please see the link https://www.newtonleysprimary.org/page/?title=Uniform&pid=48 for our uniform policy. Please note that if your child is not in the correct uniform, we will let you know so that you can help them be in the correct uniform the following day. This includes jewellery, if it is not worn for a religious reason, please keep this at home.
P.E. days
6A - Thursday and Friday
6B - Thursday
6C - Thursday and Friday.
Please ensure your child comes to school in their P.E. kit on these days.
Home learning
We know that our children will excel the most through school when they are reading and practising their times tables and spelling at home. Please ensure that your child is reading regularly at home and please encourage your child to continue practising their times tables. This will give them the best chance of progression. We know that children love to learn at home and if they create presentations or complete projects of something they are engaged with, we love to see these.
We don't have reading records at our school this year. This is following feedback and pupil voice however, please rest assured that your child is being listened to with their reading at school and your support with this at home gives your child the best chances in developing their reading.
Snacks
Your child can bring in a healthy snack to eat at breaktimes.
Phones
If your child brings their phone to school, we will ask them to turn it off and it will be locked away in the classroom until home time.