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Year 6 Newsletter (April 24)

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Year 6 Newsletter  

Summer 2024

Welcome to the Summer Term – Coda Music Centre

Welcome...

We hope you have had an enjoyable and restful Easter break. It doesn’t seem possible that we are already in the Summer Term; the children’s final term at Sprowston Junior School. With a range of activities planned such as the Year 6 End of Year Production, Hilltop residential and a visit to Crucial Crew, this will be an extremely busy, but also most enjoyable, last few weeks.

Curriculum Overview

Summer

Literacy - Suffragettes - The Battle for Equality by David Roberts

Maths - Problem-solving challenges and investigations

Science – Living things and their habitats and Animals, including humans

History – World War Two

RWE – Judaism (to coincide with our World War Two project) and Humanism

DT – Primary Engineer Project - Designing a vehicle 

Art – Street Art including Banksy

PE – Athletics, Tennis, Cricket and Tri-golf

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The children have been working incredibly hard all year towards the SATs, and we know that they will continue to show this positive attitude to learning in the next week leading up to SATs. Remember: every lesson, every intervention group and every piece of homework counts.

SATs week will take place on the week of 13th May 2024. 

Mon 13th May: English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling

Tue 14th May: English Reading

Wed 15th May: Maths paper 1 (arithmetic), Maths paper 2 (reasoning)

Thu 16th May: Maths paper 3 (reasoning)

We aim to make SATs week as relaxed as possible. Plenty of sleep, a good breakfast and arriving at school on time will really benefit the children.

We will also be welcoming children into school from 8:30am on SATs days to help with any worries or just to give them a little time to relax before the test; there may also be some delicious snacks available!

If you have any worries or queries regarding SATs, please do not hesitate to contact one of the Year 6 team.

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With only a term left of junior school, we will be continuing to prepare the children for their move to high school. The children will get the chance to visit their new high schools, and we will meet with staff from the different high schools to ensure a smooth transition. For some children (and parents!) this can be a worrying time, so please contact us, if you have any concerns.

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Trips:

Year 6 have got some really exciting things planned during the Summer Term, including: 

Hilltop: Wednesday 19th June to Friday 21st June (more information on the Year 6 Google Classroom page)

Crucial Crew: Wednesday 23rd May.

SHREK the Musical!

After SATS, Year 6 will be cracking on with our end of year production of Shrek, I know the children are extremely excited about this. 

Nearer the time we will be letting you know about tickets but for now the dates of the performances are: 

Tuesday 15th July (1:30pm & 6:00pm)

Wednesday 17th July (6:00pm)

If there are any issues with these dates please contact a member of the year 6 team. 

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