Mrs Henderson
I started my teaching career at St Andrew's Primary School in September 2016 and have worked in both Year 5 and Year 6.
After leaving Sixth Form, I studied Law at The University of Central Lancashire over three years and received a 2:1 Honours degree. I then decided that I needed some time away from studying so started work in the hospitality industry. I begin working as a barista in a cafe come restaurant in Whalley where I quickly progressed to managing a team of over 15 people. After a couple of years, I finally realised that teaching was the profession that I wanted to have an impact in. I applied to train through the PGCE route at The University of Cumbria in Lancaster, which would turn out to be a year of hard work, dedication, lots of travelling and working 2 jobs around studying. I loved it though and I haven't looked back. In my spare time, I enjoy playing netball and going on long walks with my dog.
Upper key stage 2 has been a brilliant experience for me as a teacher over the past seven years, and I am looking forward to another exciting year in Class 6a. I am the Literacy lead at St. Andrew's.
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 Mrs Henderson 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.
Mrs Henderson
