Key Dates / Reminders / Homework

PE: Every Wednesday afternoon, the children will have their PE sessions. Please can children to come to school wear PE kits on this day.

Homework: Children are allocated a piece of Maths and a piece of Grammar or Reading homework on a Wednesday. These are to be handed in on a Monday. 

TT Rock Stars: Children need to access TTRS and practice all their times tables regularly. TTRS will be checked daily.

Spellings: Spellings are taught weekly. Each week children will have a new list of spellings to learn. These may be challenge words or words which follow a particular rule. Each Friday, children will be tested on the spellings they have had for the week. Spelling assignments are set on Spelling Shed to support children learning their new spellings. 

Children also need to learn to spell the Year 5 and 6 word list, which can be found below and also accessed on Spelling Shed. The list is a mixture of words pupils frequently use in their writing and those which they often misspell. 

Reading: We ask that all children have their reading record signed by an adult each time they have read at home.  We have adopted a traffic light system to encourage the consistency of reading at home across the school.  On Friday, reading records will be checked and record either a red, amber or green traffic light:

 Red : Read 3 times or less

 Amber : Read 4 times

 Green : Read 5 times or more

The children's names are put into a 'Traffic Light Treat' draw on a Friday, if your child has read 5 times or more that week and their name comes out of the box, they will choose a special prize from the Traffic Light Treat box!

Rewards and Celebrations

Class Dojo: Children can earn 'Dojo Points' for any number of positive reasons, such as: following our Golden Rules, demonstrating our character values, excellent attitude, effort and achievement. 

Dojo Dip Winner: Weekly celebration for a child in each class who are awarded the most Dojo Points. The winner selects a book as a reward for their achievement. 

Achievement Awards: One child from each class is awarded the Achievement Award to reflect the excellent learning they have demonstrated that week  These certificates are awarded to the children during Friday Celebration Assembly. 

Handwriting Hero: Each week, one child from each class will be recognised for producing excellent handwriting which will be celebrated in assembly and they will receive a certificate for their efforts. 

Sparkle and Shine Book: Each week, a child is selected from each class who has been demonstrating our focus Broadoak Value. This is announced in the Friday Celebration Assembly and children may receive a special postcard home for their efforts.

Class Rewards: As a reward for positive behaviour, the whole class receives a treat when they have received 100 merits/points. 

Reward and Celebration Day: Every half-term, each class takes part in Reward and Celebration Day - usually on the Friday before each half-term. 

Star of PE: Our Health and Well-being coaches award 'Star of PE' to children who show a commitment to their physical and mental well-being. 

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Window into the Classroom - Twitter

To enable you to gain an insight into some of the learning and experiences that your child will have whilst in Year 6, we will tweet pictures, videos and work which you can use as a starting point for discussion at home with your child.

Please visit our page at @Broadoak_Year6

Head Bump Protocol

If children have a head injury when at school, they will be assessed by a First Aider. Should the injury be a minor bump, parents/carers will receive an email to inform them that their child has bumped their head in addition to a sticker and a first aid note being sent home. Parents/carers do not need to respond to this email – it is just another way to ensure parents and carers are informed. If a child has a head injury which the first aider believes need to be checked or the child is unwell after a head injury, a telephone call to parents/carers will be made and they will be asked to collect their child and advised to seek medical advice. In the most serious cases, medical assistance would be called to school.

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.Year 6 - Standard Assessment Tests (SATs)

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The Year 6 SATs will take place during the w/c Monday 12th May 2025.   

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Please click in the link below for information regarding the tests:

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KS2 SATs Information for Parents: FAQ

Backpack for Life - Year 6 Curriculum 

**Our broad and balanced curriculum aims to develop in children a curiosity and fascination of the world around us. It is our intention that our children will be inquisitive about the world- locally, nationally and globally; to have a sense of awe and wonder about the physical and natural world: places, people, processes, times, changes and development.

Our curriculum is focused on the development of children’s knowledge and skills across all curriculum subjects. We know learning is defined as changes in long term memory so we ensure children build upon and recall previous learning to enable them to know more and remember more in the long term. We aim for our children to become happy, resilient and determined life-long learners who are great thinkers, problem solvers and who are fully prepared for further learning and life events ahead of them.

We prioritise the personal development of our children through our curriculum. They will learn how to take care of themselves, and be healthy -physically, emotionally and mentally, knowledge which will stay with them throughout their life.

Our Broadoak Backpack character values encourage them to celebrate differences, be respectful, have empathy, to be tolerant and kind. They learn and appreciate Fundamental British Values and the Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural dimensions of the world as part of our curriculum, to ensure they are fully prepared for life in modern Britain.

Our curriculum aspires to develop a ‘Backpack’ for life for each Broadoak child, filled with knowledge, skills, experiences, personal attributes and ultimately, an understanding about the world around them which will enable them to thrive and have the confidence and courage to achieve their best in all they do, whilst at Broadoak and beyond.