Y6 Notices

The week in Review

English

This week in English, We are loving our English text “Darwin’s Dragon’s” and this week we begin to write our biographies on Charles Darwin.

Art

Art sees us completing our one-point perspective drawings and putting in the finishing touches using water colour paints. The children will be reviewing the skills they have learnt this term and comparing their landscapes at the beginning of the unit to their current landscapes.

Science

We had a wonderful science lesson this week where we were proving that yeast is a living organism and the children observed that when the conditions are correct the yeast produces carbon dioxide showing that it is alive.

Maths

We are working on 1 and 2 step function machines which will lead into our unit on Algebra. The children have been working hard on their Numeracy passport and it is great to see them doing so well.

PSHE

We are continuing with our topic “Clever Never Goes” with a learning focus on Privacy settings online with a focus on gaming and staying safe.

How to access the Maths Passport at home

To access the website, you need to be logged into your child's account - e.g. smithd@britishschoolmuscat.com
If you are unsure of the login information, please contact our IT department via the Primary School Office.
Click on the link to access the site.
You are NOT able to write online on any of the questions on the site however you ARE able to print them if you wish to do so.
There is a section on the Primary School Notices site called 'Primary Maths' and in here you can access more detailed information.

Parent Teacher Conferences

We are looking forward to meeting you on the following dates for 6B & 6T:

Tuesday, 10 February: 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Wednesday, 11 February: 3:30 pm - 7:00 pm

For 6M we will be meeting you on:

Wednesday, 11 February: 3:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Wednesday, 4 March: 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm

For 6D we will be meeting you on:

Tuesday, 10 February: 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Wednesday, 4 March: 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Please sign up for your 15 minute appointment via the Parent Portal as soon as possible. Sign up is open until Sunday 8 February.

Homework

A slight change to homework is that both Maths and spellings will now be set on a Sunday - we hope this will make organisation a little easier for the children.

Reading - Expected to be completed daily and all students have the opportunity to change their books regularly. PO’s should be completed and signed daily so that the children have a reading record.

Spelling - Words with the suffix ‘ably’ Children are to complete the slides shared in the google classroom. Spellings should be learnt for a dictation next week

Maths - Looking at Numeracy passport and My Maths - Ratio C

Any other Notices

What to wear:

Please ensure your child comes to school in their PE kit on PE days and swimming days, and regular school uniform on non PE days - their timetable has been stuck in their Personal Organiser and can also be found on the Google classroom.

On Mondays we have swimming, please ensure your child comes to school wearing their PE kit//uniform and brings their swim kit in a separate waterproof bag. Please make sure all swimming items are clearly labelled with your child's name.

Water Bottles and hats: Please label everything. Some children have the same water bottles and hats as others and they often get lost.

Email: We welcome communication from parents. If you would like to contact your child’s class teacher about any matter, then you can do so by writing a note in the PO, or for more complex queries please send an email to the school office, and this will be passed onto the correct member of staff. Please note, all emails should be sent via the primary office and not directly to teachers; this ensures that your query can be dealt with as quickly as possible.

Lexonic Programme

BSM has been running an exciting six week literacy programme called Lexonic for the past few years. It has been met with excitement and in turn proven to be a great success for our children.

Lexonic is a fast, focused and fun teaching programme which aims to improve decoding, vocabulary and comprehension skills. The programme has met with considerable success in the UK and in international schools, in terms of marked pupil progress in a short period of time. It has been designed for pupils with a wide range of abilities in order to ensure enrichment opportunities and challenge at different levels. Due to the great success, all Year 6 children will complete the programme before moving into Year 7. This means that your child may go through the programme in either Term 1, 2 or 3.

The sessions will take place within the school day and are at no additional cost.

Please visit the Lexonic website or arrange to speak to the LFL team for further information: https://www.lexonik.co.uk/

Should you have any questions about the support your child is being offered please do contact the Language for Learning team.

Emma Welburn

Language for Learning Leader Primary.

Year 6 Useful Links

Meet and Greet Presentations

Please find below the presentations delivered by Miss Dellman, Head of Primary and the Class teachers at the Meet & Greet sessions over the past couple of weeks:

Miss Dellman's presentation

Classroom presentations for 6B, 6D, 6T and 6M

Specialists presentation

Term 2 Curriculum Newsletter

Please click here for the Y6 Curriculum Newsletter for Term 2

Absences

If your child is unwell, leaving early or coming late please complete the Absence Form and the class teacher will be informed.

Swimming Kit

Please can we request that all children come to school on the day of their swimming lessons with the following equipment:

Swim Uniform in accordance with guidelines.
Swim hats for those with long hair. ALL hats must be secure on the head with no risk of slipping down over the face.
Goggles
Towel
Pool shoes (crocs or equivalent)
A waterproof bag to carry everything in.

Please see our Swimwear Guidelines on the website.

Please do not wear 'swim uniform' into school for hygiene reasons. Please do not wear an alternative gym or running kit for swimming lessons. It's important to use only 'Swim Uniform' and the recommendations listed above in the pool, as other fabrics become incredibly heavy when wet.

WhatsApp Groups

We have created WhatsApp groups for parents to know about urgent messages or reminders. Email will continue to be the main form of communication. Please see our BSM WhatsApp Groups Document for all the links. Please read the code of conduct carefully before joining any BSM WhatsApp groups.

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