Mr Casey
This is my first full time role at St.Andrews and I am delighted to be teaching in year 6 this year. I did my teacher training through the PLSCITT programme at Tor View and was lucky enough to train and learn at St Andrews, this was an amazing experience and made me really love being a teacher at the school. Before training to be a teacher I worked for seven years as a primary school PE coach. This involved me working in different schools and year groups teaching a wide range of physical activity.
I have two children Ralph (6) and Isla (4), so in my spare time I enjoy sharing hobbies with them such as beavers, swimming, horse riding and football. On a more personal note I have a season ticket at Burnley with my son and enjoy cheering on the clarets.
Mrs Lloyd
This year we are really lucky to have Mrs Lloyd working with us.
I am excited to be continuing the role of teaching assistant in Year 6, and I am looking forward to working alongside Mr Casey supporting all of the children. I have been a teaching assistant for 31 years, the last seven of these at St Andrews.
In my spare time I enjoy reading, going to the gym as well as doing lots of walking.
Topics
The topics we will be covering this year are:
- Autumn 1 – Exploring Brazil
- Autumn 2 – Crime and punishment
- Spring 1 – Heal the world
- Spring 2 – Victorians
- Summer 1- Climate change
- Summer 2- World War 1
Homework
Children will be set English, Maths and/or Topic homework weekly. The homework will relate to the work we have been doing in class that week or the work we will be doing in the upcoming week. Homework will be set on a Friday and children can receive £3 (School money) if they bring it back on Monday, £2 Tuesday and £1 Wednesday.
Reading Books
Reading books will be chosen by the children in class and can be taken home and read at their own pace. The children will be responsible for changing their books. We will also be doing daily reading with the children in school and have a class novel which will also be read daily.
Your child’s PE lessons will take place on a Monday and Thursday meaning children need to bring in their PE kits every Monday or be left in school. Full PE kit is expected during lessons with pumps that fit in case we decide to work outside and no jewellery is to be worn on this day.
In Year 6 we have an open door policy. If you have anything that you would like to discuss, please don’t hesitate to come into school and speak to us. I will also be available on Dojo and Seesaw.
SATs
At the end of Year 6, children take their SATs test along with children from primary schools across the country. Our SATs will be taking place in May and a meeting with parents will be held in advance of this. If you have any questions beforehand, please feel free to ask. Closer to the time, homework will have of a focus on testing to allow the children to get used to the way questions are set out.
In year 6 we have an open-door policy. If you have anything that you would like to discuss, please don’t hesitate to come into school and speak to us. If you would like to speak on the phone, please leave a message with the office and I will get back to you as soon as possible. I will also be available on Dojo.
Mr. Casey