Welcome to Y6 Magnolia

#Y6Magnolia

Teacher: Mr Tumilty (Mr Pasdari - Thursdays)

Teaching Assistants: Ms Denton & Miss Burrows

I hope everyone had a great Easter feasting on some sweet treats and now, as always, are ready to work hard this term and continue to use a ‘can do’ attitude to reach our potential and enjoy our learning!

This term will be particularly important for pupils to begin the transition into high school. With this in mind, visits will be arranged with high schools, and work will be completed in order to ease any wobbles that pupils may have prior to starting in September. I will attach our newsletter which will contain full details of this term’s objectives.

Our SATS tests will also be held during the Summer term, starting on Monday 12^th May until Thursday 15^th May. Though the test results will only reflect a small part of what makes our pupils the amazing individuals they are, we will endeavour to prepare and work hard for all pupils to achieve their full potential and to be proud of personal achievements they make.

We expect children to read at home on a regular basis in year 6 and keep practising the rapid recall of their times tables up to 12x12. For the first half term each week, children will receive a piece of literacy home learning, a piece of maths home learning and fifteen spellings to learn. In the second half of the term, children will receive a home learning project to last the full half term as well as weekly spellings.  

If you need to speak to me regarding any issues, do not hesitate to contact me and make sure you follow @firsprimarysale and search #Y6Magnolia to keep track of all our messages, fun activities and work we produce each week!

Thanks for your continued support.

Mr Tumilty, Mr Pasdari, Ms Denton and Miss Burrows.

Weekly Reminders

• Tuesday and Wednesday - PE - You should arrive in school in full P.E. kit (white t-shirts, black shorts or plain black tracksuit bottoms during the winter months with trainers or black pumps). Regular school uniform is not required on this day, though a school jumper can be worn over the yellow PE top for comfort during lessons.  
• Wednesday - Spelling Test (Spellings will have been given the previous Friday to learn as part of the homework)
• Wednesday - PE - You should arrive in school in full P.E. kit (white t-shirts, black shorts or plain black tracksuit bottoms during the winter months with trainers or black pumps). Regular school uniform is not required on this day, though a school jumper can be worn over the yellow PE top for comfort during lessons.  
• Wednesday - Homework books to be handed in.
• Friday - Children will also receive their homework on Friday, with tasks to be completed at home.
• Daily - Independent reading books to be brought to school each day to be read during reading time. 

If there are changes to the weekly routine or there are any issues that arise, please let us know by contacting school either by phone or email- office@firs.trafford.sch.uk  The admin team are always happy to forward your emails onto class teachers. 

Reading

As a school, we have a huge focus on reading for pleasure. It is crucial that children in year 6 read regularly, and that the texts they are choosing are appropriate and challenging for their own level. Please see below a suggested reading list for year 6 - full of fantastic books which should challenge and excite them! Happy reading! 

Our Art Gallery

Art is a lesson that we love to express our creativity. Sometime our art is linked to a topic or book and sometimes art is linked to festivals and celebrations in the calendar. Our units this year will be closely linked to drawing, printing and sculpting. We focus on the process rather than the outcome; that way all of our work is unique, just like us! We hope you enjoy the images of our work that will be shared on here and our twitter page througout the year.

Methods In Maths

We understand that the mathematical methods taught in school may be different from what adults at home know and use. Use this link to find videos that explain the methods taught in school for each operation.

Go-To Art Activities

Here are a range of fun Art activities that you can try out at home!