Yorkley Primary School

Skylab Year 6

Teacher: Miss Breese 

Teaching Assistant: Mrs J James

Attendance
Attendance matters for doing well in school: academically, socially, and emotionally. As a parent/carer you are responsible for making sure your child develops the habit of regular attendance – every day counts! Punctuality is also highly important. Pupils who arrive late to school are not only losing out on learning but disrupt the learning of others when they arrive late into the learning that has already started. Thank you for your continued support with this matter.

Autumn 1 Key Reminders:

PE will be on a Tuesday morning in Autumn 1. Please ensure your child wears PE kit to school on a Tuesday.

Swimming will take place on a Thursday Morning in Autumn 1 - this start on 11th September. Please ensure your child brings their swimming kit in with them separately and that they are wearing school uniform. 

Year 6 privileges

In Skylab, children take on many responsibilities at school and, in return, have many privileges. Therefore, as the oldest children in the school, they are expected to act as role models to the other pupils. Children are allowed to bring in one pencil case; they may wish to bring some of the following items: pens, pencils, coloured pencils, gel/felt pens, highlighters, sharpeners, rubbers, whiteboard pens and rulers. Resources are available in the classroom for those children who are unable to/prefer not to have their own pencil case.

Homework 

Each week, your child will receive a piece of English homework linked to spellings and maths homework on a Tuesday, it should be returned the following Monday. Your child  has a SumDog login where they can practise key math skills and take part in exciting competitions - we are encouraging this to be used for 25 mins a week (5 mins each week day) to support fluency and confidence within key maths skills. Non-timed games are available. 

Children are also encouraged to carry out research to support their learning in current and upcoming topics. Maths games will be given out on a Friday and should be returned the following week, please take the time to play the games with your child. Children should continue to practice their times tables. 

Reading books/records 

Children are also encouraged to read every day. In Skylab, children are allowed to write their own comments in their reading records, but parents can also write comments about their child’s reading. Children can bring in books from home to read during registration time, however, these must be suitable for school and must challenge/help to improve your child’s reading ability. The school library is also available for children to use and has a wide range of books to choose from. Children are encouraged to read aloud to an adult as often as possible; please listen to them read, ask questions and read to them to model good expression. Please encourage them to also read independently and write a record of this in their reading record (when they read, what and their thoughts)  Engagement with reading at home will be monitored.

We have a READ initiative in class also, for children to track their daily reading progress.

Your child will also bring home a library book that they have chosen themselves from our library; this is a book we would like you to enjoy reading to your child. The library book will be changed on a fortnightly basis on a Tuesday.

PE/Sports kits 

Children will have PE on a Tuesday or Wednesday depending on the term. It is important that they wear a suitable PE kit (white t-shirt, blue or black shorts or joggers and trainers/daps). Please remember to label all items of clothing as it is difficult to return lost items to their owners when they are unnamed!

We are hoping that most PE will happen outside therefore they will need to wear warmer clothes in the colder weather. Also, the children will be staying in their kit all day so being warm and comfortable is important! Please remove your child’s earrings on a the correct day. 

Uniform 

Please ensure  your child is in correct uniform every day. Please check the uniform section of the website for details: Yorkley Primary School - Uniform. 

Thank you! If you have any questions, please ask.