Y6 Notices

The week in Review

Dear Parents,

Another exciting week in Year 6 with our first trip to Al Ansab Wetlands! It is amazing that such a beautiful, peaceful place exists in the middle of urban Muscat. This trip covers our Humanities topic of "Our Precious Planet” as well as our Science unit on Plant and Animal adaptations where the children can put into action their dichotomous classification keys and answer the all important questions about “What makes our Wetlands so important?” The children enjoyed a range of activities such as drawing field maps, field sketches, identifying the amazing bird life, data collection and creating a sound map.

English

This week in English, the children will continue their work based on Darwin’s Dragons, with a look at features of a biography and a big focus on oracy and listening skills this week. Spelling and reading will also be revisited, with opportunities for children to catch up where needed.

Maths

We are finishing our unit on ratio and proportion. Numeracy Passport is now up and running and the children are all working hard on their specific objectives. There have been a couple of queries about accessing the website at home. Ms. Cheriton has kindly put this information together as a guide should there be any issues.

PSHE

We are continuing with our topic “Clever Never Goes” with a learning focus on Privacy settings online, digital traces and what is safe to share.

Art

Art sees us completing our one-point perspective drawings.

How to access the Maths Passport at home

To access the website, you need to be logged into your child's account - e.g. smithd@britishschoolmuscat.com
If you are unsure of the login information, please contact our IT department via the Primary School Office.
Click on the link to access the site.
You are NOT able to write online on any of the questions on the site however you ARE able to print them if you wish to do so.
There is a section on the Primary School Notices site called 'Primary Maths' and in here you can access more detailed information.

Parent Teacher Conferences

We are looking forward to meeting you on the following dates for 6B & 6T:

Tuesday, 10 February: 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Wednesday, 11 February: 3:30 pm - 7:00 pm

For 6M we will be meeting you on:

Wednesday, 11 February: 3:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Wednesday, 4 March: 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm

For 6D we will be meeting you on:

Tuesday, 10 February: 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Wednesday, 4 March: 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Please sign up for your 15 minute appointment via the Parent Portal as soon as possible. Sign up is open until Sunday 8 February.

Homework

A slight change to homework is that both Maths and spellings will now be set on a Sunday - we hope this will make organisation a little easier for the children.

Reading - Expected to be completed daily and all students have the opportunity to change their books regularly. PO’s should be completed and signed daily so that the children have a reading record.

Spelling - Common exception words (CEWs). Spellings should be learnt for a dictation next week and there is a crossword containing the spelling words to be completed in homework books.

Maths - Looking at Numeracy passportMy Maths - Ration and Proportion.

Talk for Ten – Oracy based homework.

Thank-you all for taking the time to complete the “Talk for Ten” homework with your children last week. They really enjoyed it and have had some really good ideas that they have shared enthusiastically.

Any other Notices

What to wear:

Please ensure your child comes to school in their PE kit on PE days and swimming days, and regular school uniform on non PE days - their timetable has been stuck in their Personal Organiser and can also be found on the Google classroom.

On Mondays we have swimming, please ensure your child comes to school wearing their PE kit//uniform and brings their swim kit in a separate waterproof bag. Please make sure all swimming items are clearly labelled with your child's name.

Water Bottles and hats: Please label everything. Some children have the same water bottles and hats as others and they often get lost.

Email: We welcome communication from parents. If you would like to contact your child’s class teacher about any matter, then you can do so by writing a note in the PO, or for more complex queries please send an email to the school office, and this will be passed onto the correct member of staff. Please note, all emails should be sent via the primary office and not directly to teachers; this ensures that your query can be dealt with as quickly as possible.

U11 BSME Letter

The U11 BSME Games will be held in Muscat in February 2026.

For further information about the BSME Games please read this letter from Mr O’Sullivan.

Lexonic Programme

BSM has been running an exciting six week literacy programme called Lexonic for the past few years. It has been met with excitement and in turn proven to be a great success for our children.

Lexonic is a fast, focused and fun teaching programme which aims to improve decoding, vocabulary and comprehension skills. The programme has met with considerable success in the UK and in international schools, in terms of marked pupil progress in a short period of time. It has been designed for pupils with a wide range of abilities in order to ensure enrichment opportunities and challenge at different levels. Due to the great success, all Year 6 children will complete the programme before moving into Year 7. This means that your child may go through the programme in either Term 1, 2 or 3.

The sessions will take place within the school day and are at no additional cost.

Please visit the Lexonic website or arrange to speak to the LFL team for further information: https://www.lexonik.co.uk/

Should you have any questions about the support your child is being offered please do contact the Language for Learning team.

Emma Welburn

Language for Learning Leader Primary.

Year 6 Useful Links

Meet and Greet Presentations

Please find below the presentations delivered by Miss Dellman, Head of Primary and the Class teachers at the Meet & Greet sessions over the past couple of weeks:

Miss Dellman's presentation

Classroom presentations for 6B, 6D, 6T and 6M

Specialists presentation

Term 2 Curriculum Newsletter

Please click here for the Y6 Curriculum Newsletter for Term 2

Absences

If your child is unwell, leaving early or coming late please complete the Absence Form and the class teacher will be informed.

Swimming Kit

Please can we request that all children come to school on the day of their swimming lessons with the following equipment:

Swim Uniform in accordance with guidelines.
Swim hats for those with long hair. ALL hats must be secure on the head with no risk of slipping down over the face.
Goggles
Towel
Pool shoes (crocs or equivalent)
A waterproof bag to carry everything in.

Please see our Swimwear Guidelines on the website.

Please do not wear 'swim uniform' into school for hygiene reasons. Please do not wear an alternative gym or running kit for swimming lessons. It's important to use only 'Swim Uniform' and the recommendations listed above in the pool, as other fabrics become incredibly heavy when wet.

WhatsApp Groups

We have created WhatsApp groups for parents to know about urgent messages or reminders. Email will continue to be the main form of communication. Please see our BSM WhatsApp Groups Document for all the links. Please read the code of conduct carefully before joining any BSM WhatsApp groups.

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