Welcome to Year 6
We hope you all had a lovely half term! We are looking forward to all the learning that will take place in term 4, especially our continuing topic on World War II.
Year 6 is an exciting time for all pupils: they are the eldest in the school, there is the opportunity to take part in a special activity week, the end of year prom and preparations for moving on to year 7 in various secondary schools.
In year 6, our collective theme is birds of prey with the classes named:
Kestrels
Miss Quinn (Head of year and class teacher)
Ms Franklin (LSA)
Falcons
Mrs Annoot (Class Teacher)
Mrs Twynam (LSA)
Miss Griffiths (LSA)
Hawks
Mrs Atkinson (Class Teacher)
Mrs Chappell (LSA)
Eagles
Mrs Leach and Mrs Hollings (Class Teacher)
Mrs Wilson (LSA)
Mrs Stephens, Mrs Martinez and Mrs Wright will also be taking a Maths and Literacy set daily.
PE
This academic year we are asking that all the children come into school wearing their PE kit on their allocated PE days.
Kestrels - Wednesdays and Thursdays
Hawks - Wednesdays and Thursdays
Falcons - Wednesdays and Thursdays
Eagles - Wednesdays and Thursdays
Topic
Our new topic for term 1 and 2 is all about the Ancient Mayas. We will be learning about: their culture, how they have impacted our lives today and key locations.
Keeping in contact with us:
At the moment the best way to stay up to date with your child's class and their teacher is through Class Dojo. If you need any support with setting this up, please make a telephone appointment with your child's class teacher by phoning the school office on 01227 372159.
You can keep in contact with what is going on in Year 6 by accessing the year group page on the Hampton website; https://www.hampton.kent.sch.uk/year-6/
Through the school Facebook site; www.facebook.com/hamptonprimaryschool
If you have any specific enquiries about Year 6 then please feel free to contact Miss Quinn (Year 6 Manager) using kestrels@hampton.kent.sch.uk. Alternatively you can call to make an arrangement for a telephone consultation via the office.
You can also contact Mrs Stephens (Assistant Head Teacher) at ahtks2@hampton.kent.sch.uk
DVDs and short animations
Over the course of the year to support the children’s learning, we will be showing a variety of short animations and DVDs. Some of these will have the rating ‘PG’. If you do not wish your child to partake in viewing these particular clips throughout the year, please let your class teacher know. This will begin from Friday 10th September.