It has been so lovely to welcome my new Year 6 class back into school this week. We have spent the past couple of days getting to know each other, and learning all about the Year 6 routine and expectations. I have had the most wonderful couple of days, and this class have made a great first impression….I am very excited for the year ahead! I can already see what a resilient, hard-working bunch they are, and I cannot wait to see them all thrive in their last year of primary school!
Today they all completed their first Star Reading test of the year, and have been given their new ZPD. They will be coming home today with a reading book, which is within their ZPD range. Let’s get our first stickers on our bookmarks and get reading this weekend! Below are a few important notices, and from next week I will be able to fill you in on all the learning we have been doing in each subject, when we begin our first units of work.
Notices
PE will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays so please send the children into class in the PE kits on those days. No earrings can be worn for PE so please ensure that they are taken out at home.
Water Bottle-the children need to bring their water bottle in daily, already filled with water. They will take their water bottle home at the end of each day to be cleaned.
Homework will be mainly set online. This will be set via Bedrock, IXL and TT Rockstars. Spelling and times tables practise will also be a weekly expectation, as they will be tested on these every Thursday morning. I will set homework on a Friday (starting from next Friday), which will be due for the following Wednesday.
Home Reading-the class have their new ZPD for Autumn 1 and have taken their books home today. It is so important that the children are reading regularly at home! Please can you ensure their reading records are signed at home so they can get their stickers on their book marks too.
Home Learning-if your child is having to isolate for any reason and needs to access home learning, this will be accessible from the Year 6 Home Learning Page. On the day we are informed of any child needing to isolate, it may mean that it will not be until the end of the day that a full timetable of home learning will be available the on Home Learning tab. In this instance, please complete a Bedrock lesson, practice times tables on TT Rockstars, and practice these spellings.
If you need to contact me, please send me an e-mail to: year6@our-lady.blackpool.sch.uk
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I look forward to our first full week together!
Thank you,
Mrs Murphy & Mrs Owen
