Fox (Year 5 and 6)

Adults in Fox Class

Class Teacher

Mrs Lisle - ll@newclose.wilts.sch.uk

Teaching Assistant

Miss McConnell - Class TA in the mornings

Cover Teacher / Forest School Lead - Friday
Miss Dixon

Behaviour

We have high expectations of behaviour at New Close. Everything we do is centred around our six values:

Aspire, Positivity, Pride, Resilience, Respect and Responsibility. 

We reward good behaviour with house points, great to be green stickers, going for gold as well as star of the week.

When children do not follow these expectations they will receive consequences. These consequences (known as stages) are outlined in our Good Behaviour Policy. 

Reading Expectations
Children will either come home with a progress school book or (as a free reader) have a book for pleasure.

Children will need to have their reading book in school every day along with their Reading Record book.

The expectation is that they read at home six times per week and note the pages they have read in their reading record. This will be checked regularly throughout the week and every Friday. We expect at least one comment about their book per week.

Reading Races
We are continuing with reading races, encouraging children to read at home for pleasure. Your child will bring home their reading race booklet when they get their new book. Every time your child reads at home they can colour and date a spot. Completed reading races should be returned to school and children will receive a reward.

Uniform
We encourage our children to take pride in their appearance and feel that this, in turn, shows pride in their school. Children should wear: 

• A red jumper or cardigan with or without the school logo (No other jumpers or hoodies) 
• A white polo shirt
• Black/grey trousers or a black/grey skirt
• A summer dress 
• Black school shoes or boots (trainers are only to be worn on a PE day)

Extreme hairstyles are not acceptable. 

Duties & Responsibilities

Being in Year 6 brings added duties nad responsibilities around the school. We look to Year 6 to be excellent role models for the other children and to help out with tasks such as setting up assembly and playground equipment.

Opportunities

We will need three House Captains and two Sports Ambassadors from Year 6- information on how to apply will be available soon. 

What do I need to bring to school?

You will need:

• A named lunchbox and water bottle
• A healthy snack for playtime
• A waterproof coat when the weather turns!
• Reading book and Reading Record
• A positive attitude!

PE kits

We are continuing to ask children to wear their full PE kits to school on the days when they have PE. This year PE is on a Wednesday.PE kit is:

• School jumper, School hoodie or cardigan 
• Red t-shirt
• Black shorts or jogging bottoms
• Trainers or daps

It is important that the children have the correct kit as they will be wearing this as their uniform for the day.

Forest School

Forest school is currently on Friday afternoons.

The children must bring the correct kit to school to change into. This includes:

• warm clothes such as jogging bottoms and a jumper
• waterproof coat
• waterproof trousers
• a pair of wellies
• long sleeves and trousers are essential.

Homework

Homework is: reading, learning times tables using their TTRS login and weekly spellings. Homework is designed to support your child’s learning and help them to revisit skills taught in class. We aim to keep these tasks as simple as possible but children will benefit from some support at home to complete these tasks. All homework will be set on a Friday and should be handed in the following Thursday. Children will receive house points for working hard on all aspects of their homework. 

Homework for Year 6 will be different as of January in the run up to SATS and in preparation for secondary school. More information will follow nearer to this time.

Please click here for the Term 1 Overview 

Please click here for the Term 1 Timetable

TTRS- Times Table Rock Stars- https://ttrockstars.com/