Welcome to Anton Junior School
Year 6 Parents’ Information Meeting
The Year 6 team:
• Mrs House• Mr Barber
• Mrs Holmes• Mrs Cozzi• Mr Dines
Outline of Topics this year!
• Autumn Term – We’ll Meet Again!• Spring Term – Jammin’ Jamaica• Summer Term – Groovy Greeks
‘EDUCATING THE WHOLE CHILD’
Highlights of last year..AUTUMN TERM
World War Two Evacuation Day
Middle Wallop Army Air Museum
Family Afternoon
Christmas Performance
Making Christmas Cakes
A Word
Spring Term
• Making Smoothies
• Blocked Gymnastics Unit with a presentation to parents
• Jamaica Dance Day
• Tasting and drawing exotic fruits
• Designing and Making a t-shirt to promote Jamaica
Summer Term
• SATs and Trip to Paultons Park
• Shakespeare Drama and Mask work
• ‘Dream On’ at the Lights Theatre
• Residential Adventure Week
• Art Week
• Graduation Day
Expectations of Year 6
• Home School Book • Homework and Reading
• Approachable Staff• P.E. Kit
• Booster Groups• Guided Reading
• Stationery Equipment• SATs!
• Information about year group costs
Homework & Reading• Amount & Type of Homework – a common understanding of the term
• Impact of Homework & Regular Reading; research and our results
• “Any text that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.” Maya Angelou
• “Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body.” Richard Steele
• National Reading Panel concluded in their study in 2000; “There is ample evidence that one of the major differences between poor and good readers is the difference in the quantity of total time they spend reading aloud.”
• “Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.” Emilie Buchwald
• “The more you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” Dr Seuss.
YEAR 6 REWARDS
•Achievement Assembly•Home notes from Mr Donohoe•House Points•Class reward e.g. earning marbles or a Yoshi!•Golden Time•Reading Raffle•Digit Dude•A star
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