Year 5&6 Parent/Carer Information session

Wednesday 4th September 20195pm

Mission Statement

Enriching Lives

Unleashing Possibilities

Building Futures

At the Opossum Federation, we believe that all pupils deserve high quality education which engages, inspires and challenges; so that everyone meets

their full potential. We strive to create a safe and happy learning environment which promotes independence and high expectations of all.

We are committed to providing opportunities which promote open mindedness, empathy and celebration of the rich and diverse community which we serve; so that everyone is able to contribute positively to society.

We are dedicated to promoting healthy lifestyle choices so that our students can meet their physical and emotional needs. We are determined that our students will be successful and will leave us as confident, highly

educated pupils.

Meet the team: leadership

Prue Barnes Kemp

Senior Executive Headteacher

Ashley Walker

Head of School

Lisa McIntyre

Executive Headteacher

Sharon Vassell

Deputy Head (Y5-6)

Nicola Forsyth

SENCo

Meet the team: Year 5 and 6

Michael Mann

RahilButt

RohiniPrabhakar

RubenaBegum

Amirun Nessa

Karl Stephen

Sharon Vassell

NighatAslam

DorineLovett

Attendance & Punctuality

365

DAYS IN

EACH YEAR

75%

190 SCHOOL DAYS IN

EACH YEAR190 days for your

child’s education.

180DAYS OF

EDUCATION

GOODBest chance of success.

Gets your child off to a flying

start.

100% 95%

171DAYS OF

EDUCATION

161DAYS OF

EDUCATION

SERIOUS

CONCERNLess chance of success.

Makes it harder to make

progress.

90% 85%

152DAYS OF

EDUCATION143

DAYS OF

EDUCATION

UNACCEPTABLENot fair on your child.

Court action!

80%

175

NON SCHOOL DAYS

A YEAR

175 days to spend on family time

visits, holidays, shopping, household jobs

and other commitments

10 days absence

19 days absence 29 days absence

Half a term missed

38 days absence

47 days absence

Days off school add up to lost learning

Please don’t let your child miss out on the education they deserve.

Every school day counts.

If you are worried about your child’s attendance please talk to us at school about it.

Attendance based on last year is well below the national averages. PA is higher than WF and national averages. Children must be in school to ensure they have their right to a good education.Data such as this will affect our Ofsted grading of ‘Outstanding’.

Curriculum Overviews

Literacy and Maths are taught discretely. The skills of writing are also practised daily through Journal writing (8:50-9:15am)

Reading is taught during Guided Reading sessions

The curriculum is mapped into topics which are linked to either Geography/ History

Art (termly @ Art Studio), Music and PE are taught by specialist tutors

To view your child's curriculum map:

http://www.newport.waltham.sch.uk/page/?title=Year+1&pid=89

Curriculum Map: Year 5 Autumn 1

(7 weeks) Autumn 2 (8 weeks)

Spring 1 (6 weeks)

Spring 2 (6 weeks)

Summer 1 (5 weeks)

Summer 2 (7 weeks)

Topics

Scandinavia (G) *Non-chronological report

Our Living Planet- how sustainable are

we? (G)

Would you rather be an Athenian or

Spartan? Ancient Greece (H)

Who is the bravest, the boldest and the

greatest? Vikings v’s Romans

(H)

What was the impact of the Victorians on Britain? (H)

Author and Illustrator: Classic

Children’s Literature

Key texts (topic)

Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone

Selection of non-fiction

Selection of non-fiction

I Was There... Viking Invasion by Stuart Hill

Selection of non-fiction

Classic Children’s Literature (texts TBC)

Literacy Unit 1 Traditional Tales –

stories from other cultures (Norway) *3 weeks

Explain - Complaints

Entertain – Poetry Opossum Poetry Festival

Instruct – Manual Instructing London: how to ride the Tube in London

Shakespeare: Hamlet

Newspaper report

Literacy Unit 2 Recount: diary entries from Ayesha’s point of view *1 week Newspaper reports- key events in the story

Persuade - Debate Entertain – Narrative (myths and legends)

Entertain – Narrative poetry

Persuade – Job application (prefect)

Author & Illustrator: writing in the style of a significant author

Key texts (Literacy)

Tatterhood- Nordic myth Oranges in No Man’s Land

The story of the blue planet

The Adventures of Odysseus The Iliad (children’s version)

The Highwayman Shakespeare: Hamlet Street Child

Classic Children’s Literature (texts

TBC)

Maths Number – place value Number – addition and subtraction

Number – fractions Number – decimals and percentages

Number – multiplication and division Number – fractions

Statistics Number – multiplication and division Measurement – perimeter and area

Number – decimals and percentages Geometry – position and direction

Geometry – properties of shape Measurement – converting units Measurement – volume

Science Material: Properties

Forces Solids, liquids and gases

Earth & Space Being Healthy Life cycles, incl. Humans

Computing Using the Internet: validity of data/ use info from internet in a

Digital Media: Video editing

Programming: create/ edit/ refine algorithms (create a game)

Communicating: emails / year group blog Digital Media: photography

Creating/ publishing: Prezi

Using data : spreadsheets/ databases

Curriculum Map: Year 6 Autumn 1

(7 weeks) Autumn 2 (8 weeks)

Spring 1 (6 weeks)

Spring 2 (6 weeks)

Summer 1 (5 weeks)

Summer 2 (7 weeks)

Topics What can we learn from Darwin?

Evolution (Science)

Where have you travelled from? (G)

Refugees

Extreme Weather (G)

What can we learn from William

Shakespeare? –Hamlet

What can we learn from WW2?

Author and Illustrator: Classic

Children’s Literature

Key texts (topic)

What Mr. Darwin Saw

The Island

Selection of non-fiction texts

Shakespeare Rose Blanche Classic Children’s Literature (texts

TBC) Literacy Unit 1 Recount – formal

diary entries

Persuade – Discussion text

Persuade – propaganda

Explain – Explanation text

Describe – Non-

chronological report

Entertain – Narrative

Persuade – Letters

Recount – Biography

Recount – Newspaper article

Entertain – Author & Illustrator:

writing in the style of a significant

author

Literacy Unit 2 Entertain – Playscript

Entertain – zoomed in narrative

Instruct – recipe (cooking)

Entertain – Poetry

Recount Discussion Playscript

Entertain – Narrative

Entertain – Traditional Tales

Key texts (Literacy)

Wonder The Bone Sparrow

Floodland Shakespeare- on rotation

War Horse Classic Children’s Literature (texts

TBC) Maths Number: place value

Number: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

Number: fractions Geometry: position and direction Geometry: properties of shape

Number: decimals Number: percentages Number: algebra Measurement: converting units

Measurement: perimeter, area and volume Number: ratio Statistics

Ratio Statistics Reasoning

Problem solving Investigations

Science Evolution & Inheritance

Living Things and their Habitats

Electricity Light The Human Body (links with SRE)

Pioneering Scientists

Computing Communicating: emails / school blog Using data: databases

Using the Internet: plausibility/ validity of info/ plagiarism

Programming: create/ edit/ refine algorithms (create a game)

Digital Media: podcast & animation

Programming: Create complex algorithms/ write simple coding scripts

Creating/ publishing: design/ create an app

DT: Cooking Vegetable Stew Scones Seasonal soup Shepherds Pie Apple crumble Meringue

Reporting to Parents/Carers

Autumn: Open Evening- 26th September to discuss Key Skills and initial progress at the start of the year (NO written report card). There will be an opportunity to view your child’s books

Spring: Annual written report outlining achievement and progress in all areas. Open Evening- 26th March 2020 - opportunity to discuss report

Summer: Written report card outlining levels of achievement. Open evening- 15th July 2020 –opportunity to discuss end of year achievement.

Working in partnership: at home

Learning of number facts, quick recall of TIMES TABLE (using INVERSE also)- 15 minutes practise daily. Children should know this by heart by Y4

Daily reading for at least 20 minutes (asking questions about the text).

Talking with your child about their learning that day, getting them to show you what they have been learning.

Completing Mathletics (Maths revision).

Bug Club

Half termly poetry recital

Complete set pages in home learning workbooks (Grammar and/ or Maths)

Home learning projects- half termly (emailed during the first week of term)

Home learning logs- completed daily

Half termly information sheets- emailed

Write what Maths activity has been completed e.g. practised number bonds to 10 and any other home learning which has taken place

Write the name of the book and page numbers readWrite completion of Literacy activity Practised recital of poetry

Teacher and parent signature (not comment)

Promotion of healthy choices: food swap, exercise, less screen time etc.

UNIFORM

PE

Class PE day

Purple Monday

Jamni Wednesday

Sosali Thursday

Violet Tuesday

Gold Monday

Sona Monday

Or Monday

Dahab Thursday

Please remember… No

Statutory assessments

Year 6 SATs:

Week commencing 11th May- during Ramadan

Reading paper

Grammar, punctuation & spelling x2 papers

Maths: Arithmetic paper- quick recall of facts required

Reasoning paper x2

To be successful:

100% attendance

Saturday School, breakfast club, booster groups,

Complete daily home learning

Exemplary attitude and behaviour

Extra opportunities provided within the federation

Y5/6

Focus groups: in class support

Booster Clubs- selection of lunchtime and afterschool clubs

Y5/6 Study Breakfast

Y6:

Saturday School: 9-12pm, commences in November

Y5/6 Study Breakfast Club

Daily: 8-8:35am

Breakfast (cereal, milk, water & fruit) served between 8-8:10am- self-service

Self-register

Enter via Y6 gate, Newport Road, gate opened at 7:55am, pupils line up at Gold classroom

8:35am: Y6- enter classrooms, Y5- go to Y5area- staff member on duty

Secondary ready: self- study, organisational skills, punctuality

Educational VisitsVisits help to enrich learning by providing real life

experiences.

Year 5 Year 6

Autumn Saint Paul’s CathedralRoyal Observatory

Natural History Museum-EvolutionJewish Museum/Synagogue British Red Cross

Spring British MuseumNatural History Museum

Science MuseumThe Globe Theatre

Summer Ragged School Museum Junior CitizenshipBritish Red Cross-1st Aid

Parent volunteers are often essential for school visits –we appreciate your support. Please be sure that you are able to commit before offering to accompany a visit as the trip may have to be

cancelled in the event of lack of supervision.

Health and Medication Please inform the school about your child’s medical

condition.

Some conditions will require an Individual Healthcare Plan which we will develop together.

The only medication which can be administered at school is prescribed medication. These must be signed in/out via the school office and not given to teachers/ children

Please do not keep your child home for minor coughs and cold

No birthday treats allowed in school (for class or individuals)- in class/ playground

Dropping and Collecting your child

Please ensure that you are on time to avoid any distress for your child.Punctuality is key to success

Y5 enter via Twickenham Road and go straight to classrooms

Y6 enter via the Y6 gate

If you are unavoidably delayed, please phone the school office to let us know who will be collecting your child. You will be asked to provide a password which the collector will know.

Permission must be obtained if children are to walk home alone- only Y5/6

Please ensure that you have informed the school office of all adults you have authorised to collect your child.

All collectors should be at least 16 years old. Please discuss any exceptional circumstances with a school leader

For the safety of all children and adults, please respect the ‘no stopping’ zig zag lines on Twickenham Road/ Newport Road. Allowing children to get out of a car in the middle of the road is very dangerous; please do not stop in the street to drop your child off.

Y5/6 Study Breakfast- 8am, Y6 gate

Healthy Lunches Delicious meals are available every

day, cooked in our school kitchen.

All meat is halal.

Vegetarian and meat options are served every day.

School meals are free for all children in Years R, 1 and 2.

Packed lunches must not include sweets, chocolates or fizzy drinks. It should contain fruit/ vegetables and all nutrients from the EatWellplate.

Nut free school

Positive Behaviour

Platinum Pride programme

Every child begins the day on ‘green’

Positive learning and social behaviour choices lead to moving up the scale.

Positive learning or social behavior choices result in moving up the scale. Parents will be telephoned in the event of a ‘gold’ behaviour

Negative learning or social behaviour choices result in moving down the scale. Parents will be telephoned in the event of a ‘red’ behavior

The school’s expectations are based on the principles in the UN Rights’ Respecting programme

Staying in Touch We communicate in a number of ways: email

information, face to face, weekly bulletins, half termly newsletters and importantly through the school’s website. Please check this regularly for updates.

Emails are not to be sent to school- they will not be responded to- letters are to be handed into the school office for stamp date and relevant person

http://www.newport.waltham.sch.uk

Problem Solving

School website: school information- policies & reports- communication chart

Messages, Queries, Concerns Person to Contact

If your child will be absent from

school…

Please notify the school office each day of absence either via the

website or in person. Please note that this notification does not

guarantee that absences will be authorised.

If you have a quick message for

your child’s teacher about

collection arrangements, health

concerns, home learning…

Talk to your child’s teacher on the playground; staff are on the

playground each morning and all teachers are outside every

afternoon. Urgent messages may be left at the school office if you do

not get a chance to speak to the teacher.

your child’s learning progress… Make an appointment to meet with your child’s teacher. If, following

your discussion you would like more information, make an

appointment to meet with the relevant School Leader.

If you would like to talk about child

protection/safeguarding concerns…

Contact the Designated Safeguarding Lead as soon as possible – no

prior appointment required.

If you are concerned about social

behaviours or bullying…

Make an appointment to meet with your child’s teacher. If, following

your discussion you would like more information, make an

appointment to meet with the relevant School Leader.

If you would like to discuss

something related to your child’s

teacher…

Make an appointment to meet with the Deputy Head of Federation

for the Year group (Newport) or Head of School

(Dawlish/Oakhill/Thorpe Hall).

If you would like to discuss your

child’s special educational needs….

Make an appointment to meet with SENCO

If you would like to find out about

breakfast, lunchtime teatime

and/or after school clubs or have a

query...

Check the school website, Parent Mail or ask at the school office.

Thank- you

If you would like more information on any of the following, please see one of the members of staff.

Thank you for attending today’s meeting.

We look forward to working in partnership with you