Supporting Your Child’s Learning At Home

Your child’s learning journey does not stop at the end of the school

day. There are so many ways in which your child will learn to develop

their knowledge and skills outside of school with your help and

support. Detailed below are some ways in which you can help your

child to embed the skills learnt in school.

Reading

Children should read at home every day. Year 6 should fill in their Reading

Record with the book they are reading then ask you to sign to confirm that they

have read. They must do this three times a week. If they have their diary signed

five times in a week, they will receive a merit.

Spelling

We do a spelling test once a week. We practise a skill and test some words in

class. Children bring home the words they need to practise (or some additional

challenge words). These are tested again the following week.

Maths

Please support your child with their homework and encourage them to bring

home problems we have worked on in school which could be fun to look at

together. The Diagnostic Questions website has some additional questions in

the White Rose area if there are topics your child wants to practice.

Independence

Having their diary in school every day will be very important when children

transition to Year 7. Please encourage your child to take responsibility for

remembering their diary and keeping it up to date.

Homework

English homework will be project based. It should be handed in on Mondays.

Maths will be set on Thursday to be completed for Tuesday. Encourage your

child to take care of their homework and take pride in their work.

Oakgrove Primary and Nursery

Spring Term Newsletter

Year 6

Important Information

Dates : Friday 18th January, Year 6 Interim Reports Home

Week Beginning 18th February Half Term - School Closed

Monday 25th March - Year 6 Height and Weight Screening

Tuesday 26th March - Parents Evening 4-6pm

Thursday 28th March - Parents Evening 5-8pm

Monday 8th April - Monday 22nd April -School Closed for Easter Holidays

Tuesday 23rd April - School Open for Summer Term

Wednesday 24th April - 3.30pm KS2 SATs - Parents Information Meeting

PE days:

Please ensure your child has their PE kit in school every day as sometimes we will

do extra PE. Please ensure all PE kit is labelled.

Library day :

Friday afternoon - Books can be changed more frequently if required.

Please remember to bring your books back each week .

Children will only be able to take a new book by bringing back their previous

book. Please remember to bring your books back each week .

Contacting Us

The best way to contact us is via a message in your child’s diary. Alternatively, phone the office

or send an email to: primary@oakgrove.school and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

Spring 1

RE

Comparing beliefs

and teachings

Ultimate questions

Codebreakers

English

Reading - making comparisons and

discussing understanding of a text

Writing - historical fiction and letter

writing

Science

Circuits

Electrical speed and currents

Topic

World War 2; Bletchley

Park and Codebreaking

Propaganda

The connection and

relationships between

countries

Perspective drawing

Maths

Multiplication and division

Proportion and scaling

Fraction and decimal calculation

PHSE

Feeling included

Avoiding conflict

Good to be you

Computing

Using lists to

create variables

Using IF, THEN

and ELSE

commands

Use various

sensing tools

Music

Sing with controlled

breathing

Developing

performance

PE

Gym

Hockey

French

Reading unfamiliar

words

Presenting ideas

Wellbeing

Spring 2

English

Reading - evaluating language and

making predictions.

Writing - fantasy fiction, imagery and

Persuasion

Science

Keeping Healthy

Digestion

Circulation

How exercise affects our bodies

Topic

Developing personal

well-being through

independent project

work

Developing good

learning behaviours

and strategies to

manage our own

learning

Relaxation, art and

drama

Maths

Number properties

Angles

Decimal Place Value, Percentages

Negative Numbers

RE

What we believe

Computing

Responsible computer use

Using computers to connect and communicate

Music

Composition -

singing

Writing lyrics

PE

Evaluate media

influences on

well-being

Managing

emotions

French

Ask and answer

questions

Enhance phrases

using grammar