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15/02/24

Early years funding is changing! Please do visit https://t.co/4lLfvEQ6pS to find out more. From September we will be offering places for 2 years olds. Please contact us to arrange a tour of our fantastic nursery. We look forward to welcoming you soon. pic.twitter.com/PjeOeapwAL

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08/02/24

Did you know many working parents can now apply for 15 hours of childcare funding for their two year old? The Childcare Choices website provides more information. We would be delighted to show you around our wonderful nursery, please contact us to arrange a time. pic.twitter.com/pAiSTfeBQT

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05/02/24

Applications are now open for Nursery places for next academic year (2024-25). For more details please visit our website. pic.twitter.com/jeIGFcvzY6

18/01/24

Want to learn more about in-school teacher training in your local school? Sign up to our online CPD event on 22.02.23! https://t.co/wAAOQUll5t#traintoteach pic.twitter.com/82BRWH0UT9

18/01/24

We are thrilled to announce an extraordinary opportunity! In the week beginning 29 January we will have the honour of hosting 25 students from China. https://t.co/5MSd4JbLey#diversity pic.twitter.com/bzkXtin6W8

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18/01/24

We are thrilled to announce an extraordinary opportunity! In the week beginning 29 January we will have the honour of hosting 25 students from China. https://t.co/5MSd4JbLey#diversity pic.twitter.com/bzkXtin6W8

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16/01/24

Want to learn more about in-school teacher training in your local school? Sign up to our online CPD event on 22.02.23! https://t.co/wAAOQUll5t#traintoteach pic.twitter.com/82BRWH0UT9

02/01/24

We are delighted to welcome our new CEO, Julian Drinkall, who takes up the helm at GLF Schools today!

02/01/24

We are delighted to welcome our new CEO, Julian Drinkall, who takes up the helm at GLF Schools today!

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20/12/23

We are now closed for the school holidays and will look forward to welcoming the children back on Monday 8th January 2024. pic.twitter.com/nYuBzXBEeI

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14/12/23

APPLICATIONS CLOSE SUNDAY 17TH DECEMBERWe're recruiting for a passionate individual to join our team as a Learning Assistant in our school's thriving Nursery, Mon-Wed 8:15-3:15 from January. Find out more on the link below or email the office https://t.co/tfrfmyH0hQ pic.twitter.com/9j0JXeX31n

08/12/23

Wishing a Happy Hanukkah to everyone celebrating. May you experience peace, love, and light through the holiday and the new year, from GLF Schools pic.twitter.com/b4IM0KGlpO

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08/12/23

We're recruiting for a passionate individual to join our team as a Learning Assistant in our school's thriving Nursery, Mon-Wed 8:15-3:15 from January.Find out more on the link below or email the office info.orghttps://t.co/tfrfmyH0hQ pic.twitter.com/Ui9Xm431bN

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07/12/23

Wishing a Happy Hanukkah to everyone celebrating. May you experience peace, love, and light through the holiday and the new year, from GLF Schools pic.twitter.com/b4IM0KGlpO

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22/11/23

We are excited to welcome new children to Hardwick's Nursery in January - get in touch with the school office (info.org or 01295 258355) or check out our website for more information or to arrange a tour. pic.twitter.com/tUfbtSezwc

19/10/23

Congrats from your Cluster 1 friends 🥳

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18/04/23

We are currently full for our September 2024 Reception intake, but you can join our waiting list in case any allocated places become available. Contact Oxfordshire's Admissions Team via: oxfordshire.gov.uk/contactus…

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18/04/23

We are currently full for our September 2024 Reception intake, but you can join our waiting list in case any allocated places become available. Contact Oxfordshire's Admissions Team via: https://t.co/25AbnvUIPx pic.twitter.com/ymZTnGjsSy

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17/04/23

A huge welcome to all our new and existing families who will be part of our new Reception cohort in September 2024 - we can't wait to have you with us! Keep an eye out for your welcome letter from us soon 😀

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17/04/23

A huge welcome to all our new and existing families who will be part of our new Reception cohort in September 2024 - we can't wait to have you with us! Keep an eye out for your welcome letter from us soon 😀 pic.twitter.com/IfilmCBVVi

Year 6

Year 6 Curriculum letter
Term 6

Welcome to Term 6! It seems that this term has arrived rather fast and it is exciting to be able to write to you about everything that will be happening during the final, graduation term.

The students have worked hard to reach this point and focused well on last term’s tests and the on-going writing tasks. This term, we will be working towards the transition to secondary school, which means that a few routines will be changing and also that there will be some specific events that we will be preparing for.

Due to the graduation events and the transition days organised by the local secondary schools, some of our weeks will look very different and we will have some adaptation to our homework routines. Please find below all the key information for the next six weeks and also the topics and projects for each curriculum area.

PE and Homework

For PE, we will be maintaining our routine of Monday and Friday afternoons. It is really important that children have their PE kits in school – we have discussed the importance of being hygienic, and changing clothes to exercise in is a key part of this.

We are changing a few aspects of the homework tasks this term, in order to more closely reflect what the children will be asked to do in secondary school. With this in mind, tasks will be set for different subjects at different points in the week, rather than working from a task grid for the whole month.

  • Continued daily reading and recording in the diary (to be brought in every Friday).
  • Times Tables Rock Stars practice daily – we say this every term but times tables are so foundational and continued practice will ensure that the students feel confident going into Year 7 maths.
  • A weekly homework task based around our STEAM topic – the dates and deadlines for this will be discussed with the class weekly.
  • NB spelling homework and revision guides are no longer an expectation.

It would be extremely helpful for each student to think about how they approach homework this term and to make sure that they keep thinking about having a particular time and space dedicated to working through their tasks, as this will be a very important skill next year.

Warm weather

Now that the weather is warmer, please ensure that your child is sent to school with a named water bottle. As ever, it is important that children have access to fresh drinking water; we are passionate about promoting good oral hygiene and healthy teeth so please ensure water bottles are filled with water only and save juice for a treat at lunch time. Please also send named sun cream as necessary and a named hat/sunglasses if possible.

Graduation Events

The children have begun working on some celebration activities for their upcoming graduation from Primary. This will include a musical and a presentation, which will happen on the same date. The date will be confirmed as soon as possible – please keep track of Class Dojo, where information will be shared as soon as possible.

Curriculum Topics

Curriculum

English

Writing: we will be continuing to collect writing evidence in a variety of contexts. We are beginning the term by looking at some writing from earlier on in the year and applying our new knowledge to edit, improve and redraft a persuasive speech and a narrative extract.

Following on from this, our writing will link to our STEAM topic, writing non-chronological reports about the country we are studying in STEAM.

 

Reading: we will be reading Dare to be You by Matthew Syed. Through the text, we will be developing our retrieval and inference skills, identifying themes within and across texts and developing personal reflections.

Maths

In Maths, we will be working on some key skills to help us with preparation for Year 7. These will include:

  • Using equivalence and compensation to calculate
  • Solving problems with two unknowns
  • Combining multiplication with + and – AND Combining division with + and -

STEAM

And

Computing

Exploration of the countries in Asia and Oceania. The students will have the opportunity to work in groups and independently research the physical and human geography, exports, traditional clothing design and traditional food of a chosen country from these areas.

 

Students will practise and present a showcase on their chosen country, in order to teach the rest of the class. This showcase will include a presentation, hand-sewn and hand-printed accessories and some traditional food.

HRE

In Health and Relationships, we will be covering topics such preparing for transition, media literacy and digital resilience and economic wellbeing.

 

PE

Dance: We will be learning two different types of dance this term, from contrasting countries and periods of history – beginning with a traditional English country dance. Hopefully, these will be combined into our graduation performance…more about this to be revealed as the term goes on!

 

Rounders: batting, bowling, throwing and fielding skills – leading to playing the game as a team and communicating clearly with teammates.

RE & the Big Question

 

We will be learning about Hinduism and the ceremonies that are held by Hindus when children become young adults. We will be thinking about the ways that our own community mark ‘coming of age’ and how we might like to celebrate transition to secondary school.

 

Assembly and the ‘Big Question’ – are humans superior to animals?

MFL

French

This term, our topic in French is ‘Going Shopping.’ We will learn to:

  • Express an opinion in French
  • Change the French word for ‘the’ to the French word for ‘some’
  • Use adjectives to describe nouns
  • Answer questions in a complete sentence

 

During the term, please see Dojo updates and the school newsletter for further information and, as always, if you have any questions or concerns about the topics or any of the details surrounding the secondary transition days or graduation, do feel free to contact me. I am available before and after school at the classroom door or via the school office email (info@hardwickschool.org). Please let the office know if arranging a longer time to talk on the phone would be helpful.

We hope that the term has started well for every family and we look forward to journeying through this final term with you and your children.

Best wishes,

Miss Stannard and Mrs Stankowska