Year 6

Parent/Carer Curriculum Meeting

Date: Thursday 19th September 2019

Aims:

•Opportunity to meet your child’s class teacher

•Opportunity to hear about what your child will be learning and how you can be involved

Year 6 TeamHazel Class Teacher:

• Mr Longman

Maple Class Teacher:

• Mr Lalchan

Elm Class Teacher:

• Ms Edwards

Year 6 Teaching Assistants: Ms Parrott,

Ms Moody

Ms Jackson

Our Vision

Within the River Hill Federation, we aspire to create a supportive environment for personal growth and where enquiring minds develop a

passion for learning.

Our values: Creativity

Ambition

Resilience

Empathy

RespectCourage

“Treat others the way you want to be treated!”

School Day

School starts promptly at 8:55am when the bell goes. To ensure

children benefit fully from classroom learning and that other

children’s learning is not disrupted we have a strict punctuality

procedure.

Make sure your child arrives ready to learn.

Children arriving after 9:00am are required to collect a late

arrival ticket from the School Office before going they are

admitted to the classroom.

School ends at 3:15pm daily.

Homework

Children have been given homework in order to support them with their English and

Maths. Homework will be given out every Friday in order to consolidate learning. It

should not take children more than 30 minutes to complete set tasks.

Homework is not compulsory but we would like to encourage children to complete

homework tasks as it promotes independent learning skills and positively impacts on

progress.

There will be opportunities for your child to complete homework during ‘Homework

club’ at lunchtimes.

There is more support available for you on the school website.

Your support is greatly appreciated.

Reading Records

Every child will receive a Reading Record at the beginning of September and

will need to bring it to school every day, staff will check reading records

regularly and discuss books and topics. In KS2 we will expect pupils to keep

a record and parents to sign for their child at the end of each week.

The children will be expected to read a minimum of 4 times per week. A

lunchtime reading club will be available to support any children who need it.

The Dog Kennel Hill Reading Challenge will also launch in September. We

hope that certificates and a prize, once they have read 100 times, will

incentivise the children’s love of reading.

A reading record will be provided at the beginning of this term. Please ensure

your child takes responsibility for their Reading Record, as if they lose it, they

will need to purchase a new one for 50p.

Parent/ Carer:

To help my child at school, I will do my best to:

• Make sure that my child attends school regularly and inform the school of the reasons for any absence

• Support the school in maintaining good behaviour and discipline

• Attend open evenings for parents

• Ensure that my child dresses appropriately for school

• Let the school know if there are any problems that may affect my child’s ability to learn.

• Provide healthy lunch choices

• Support my child with homework and other home learning

opportunities and listen to my child read and read to them also (10mins)

• Make sure my child arrives in school on time and is collected on time

Pupils:

I will do my best to:

• Work hard and listen carefully to instructions

• Come to school regularly and be on time

• Keep to the school rules and behave well • Demonstrate the school values and be an ambassador for DKH

• Do my homework regularly and bring it back to school

• Dress appropriately for school

• Always bring my PE kit into school

• Take good care of the school environment

• Achieve individual targets and aim to beat them • Do my best and work hard

Will do its best to:

• Encourage your child to do his/ her best at all times

• Expect the best from your child in behaviour and work

• Inform parents and carers regularly how their child is progressing

• Inform children, parents and carers what the teachers aim to teach your child each

term

• Take reasonable steps to ensure the safety, happiness and self-confidence of all

your child

• Be open and welcoming at all reasonable times and offer opportunities for parents

and carers to become involved in the daily life of the school

• Set, mark and monitor home tasks regularly in keeping with the school’s policy

• Contact parents and carers as soon as possible if we are concerned about your

child’s work or behaviour

• Contact parents and carers if there is a persistent problem concerning your child’s

attendance or punctuality

• Offer a broad and balanced curriculum which meets the needs of your child

• Provide healthy lunch options

• Listen to your child’s ideas and encourage him/ her to speak out

• Encourage your child to keep fit and active

• Challenge your child and ensure that he/ she does his/ her best

• Ensure your child understands the teacher and any curriculum covered

School:

RSE:

•Relationships education is statutory in allprimary schools in England. In line withgovernment guidance.

•We will be delivering the ChristopherWinter’s Programme. CWP's success is basedon a thorough understanding of whatconstitutes effective teaching and learningfor both teachers and pupils. They have beenawarded the Award for Excellence in SRE.

•The focus is on science and changes.

Weekly Homework Activities

• Reading comprehension, spelling and maths homework will be set every Friday to be submitted by the Wednesday of the following week. Please return in homework book.

• Spelling test will be every Friday

Ways to help!!• Encourage children to write regularly including: cards, lists,

letters, stories, postcards, fact files. Celebrate clear cursive handwriting.

• Please read with your child as often as you can and ask them questions so that they can interrogate the text. Encourage a love of reading!

• Support your child with the weekly homework tasks/test them on times tables.

• Visit useful websites such as:

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/

http://www.ictgames.com/resources.html

www.SATS-Papers.co.uk

• Purchase workbooks from leading book stores such as: WHSmith, Waterstones etc. Use the local library.

PE Days

•Maple ClassMonday and Thursday.

Mr Aslam will teach PE on Monday and swimming will be onThursday at Dulwich Leisure Centre (just for the first part of theAutumn Term).

•Hazel and Elm ClassThursday and Friday.

Mr Aslam will teach PE on Friday and swimming will be onThursday. Hazel Class will go to Dulwich and Elm Class will goto Camberwell Pool (just for the first part of the Autumn Term).

PE UniformPlease make sure that your child is wearing the correct PE

uniform. This includes:

Outdoor shoes must not be canvas to prevent ankle and foot injuries. I would recommend AstroTurf football shoes for those that play football a lot as they are hard wearing, otherwise running shoes are the most

comfortable and supportive

PE Lessons:

It is best that children bring both indoor and outdoor kit for all lessons just in case

we have to change the venue of the lesson because of the weather.

Outdoor PE kit Indoor PE kit

Navy Blue

Joggers

Navy Blue

Hoody

White T-Shirt and

running shoes or

Astroturf football

shoes. No canvas

style trainers.

White T-Shirt

Navy Blue

Shorts (at the

length pictured)

Plimsolls/

gymnastic

shoe/bare feet

for dance and

gymnastics

High standards of behaviour:

The Governors strongly believe that high standards

of behaviour lie at the heart of a successful school.

Good teaching and learning promote good

behaviour and good behaviour promotes effective

learning. Children have the right to learn and to

achieve their full potential in all aspects of their

lives, and staff have the right to teach. Governors

also believe that the expectation of high standards

of behaviour which are required during the school

day can have a positive effect on the life of young

people outside school in encouraging them to

become successful citizens.

No Bullying Allowed!!

Communication

Weekly Newsletter

School Website: www.dkh.org.uk

Text message

Contacting the school office

Who do I speak to?First instance:

• Class teacher (end of day/appointment)

• School office

By appointment:

• Phonics Lead, EYFS Lead: Miss Kearns, (Assistant Head)

• Maths Lead, Phase lead 1-3: Ms Ghezzi, (Assistant Head)

• English Lead, Phase lead 4-6: Mrs Sahin, (Assistant Head)

• Assessment: Mrs Hillier(Head of School)

• Inclusion Lead – Ms Melehi

• SENCO – Mrs Brett

• Pupil Welfare: Mrs Markides(Safeguarding Lead)

• Executive-Headteacher: Mrs Galiema Amien-Cloete

Contact DetailsPlease contact the school office to let us know if you havechanged your contact details. It is important that we areable to get in contact with you in the case of anemergency.

Important Details Required:

• Landline telephone number

• Mobile number (for text messaging service)

• Current address

• Work number

• Next of kin/emergency contact number & address

• Email address (for email list)