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Year 6 into 7
Passport to
Success
Name: Form:
Dear Parent/Carer, We look forward to welcoming your child when they start their secondary schooling with us. We are disappointed that the transition day cannot run as planned this year however we have planned an extensive virtual and remote programme to support the move to secondary school. Part of this is the introduction of educational support we offer during the summer transition. We would therefore like to take this opportunity to introduce some of our home learning programs used at the academy to support your child prior to them starting their journey with us in the new academic year. Please also take some time to read the KS3 Parent Information Booklet to see how the support packages work within our curriculum. Lexia and MathsWatch At the academy, we use a range of on-line support packages to set home learning tasks for your child. We introduce the English and maths support packages in the summer term of Year 6 to ensure your child can familiarise themselves with the software and also for them to complete some of the tasks online before starting with us in September. Instructions for accessing both of these programs are included with this letter along with logon and password details. For further support with Lexia and MathsWatch, please visit our website for a step-by-step guide for accessing and using both packages along with the number of units we would like them to complete before September. Enrichment Passport In addition, we understand that the summer holidays should be enjoyed with family and friends and this year, more than ever, is a time to appreciate this. Therefore, we have also included an enrichment passport for your child to add details of other activities they have enjoyed over the holidays. When your child joins us in September, they can hand their completed passport to their form tutor and they will receive 5 epraise points as a reward for their efforts. English Challenge In September, your child will study Oliver Twist as part of their English curriculum. If you would like an additional challenge to complete over the summer holidays, please take a look at the 100 points challenge included in this pack and return any completed work to your English teacher in September or email to shanby@castlefordacademy.com. Epraise points will be awarded for your efforts! May I take this opportunity to thank you for your patience during this difficult time. We are thoroughly looking forward to meeting you when school reopens to year 7 and working with you in the forthcoming years. Yours faithfully
MathsWatch Information and Instructions MathsWatch is an online resource giving access to various tools to help your child achieve their full potential in maths. Pupils can access videos that explain topics like a teacher would to the class at the board. They can also independently practice exam style questions with instant feedback on performance. To log-on to MathsWatch, navigate to mathswatch.co.uk. Each child has their unique login details for MathsWatch and these will be emailed directly to their Year 6 teacher and work will be set to complete before starting at the academy in September. Any login issues please email srenton@castlefordacademy.com Other information: If you are unable to access this work online, we kindly ask that you email admin@castlefordacademy.com or phone reception on 01977 605060 (Monday- Friday 9-4) to request a paper copy of this work. Your child should bring their handwritten work back to school in September Thank you.
LEXIA Information
Lexia Power Up™ is an exciting and fun software program that provides individualised, targeted practice
pupils need to master their reading skills! Our school has implemented the Lexia Power Up program to
support our core curriculum in reading. Your son or daughter will be following this program.
Here’s how this award-winning, computer-based reading program works:
Your son/daughter will need to access the Lexia Power Up program during the Summer holidays. Pupils
work through the 3 strands (Word Study, Grammar and Comprehension) taking around 20 minutes per
strand and are then placed by the Lexia program at their level of attainment – Foundation, Intermediate
or Advanced level.
Lexia can be accessed through the Castleford Academy website and clicking the Lexia link:
www.castlefordfordacademy.com/parents/literacy/lexia and entering their username and password. If
the program asks for “School or Home” select School. The school’s customer code is
2060_1460_7390_8828. They may also be asked for their teacher’s email and should use
gvessey@castlefordacademy.com
Lexia Power Up focuses on critical reading skills that have been identified by reading experts. Various
levels of activities provide extensive practice in everything from extremely basic to advanced level
reading skills (ages 4 – adult). As your son or daughter systematically progresses through the software,
he or she will gain a sense of achievement, confidence and independence and be awarded certificates
for completing each level.
We do expect pupils to complete 20 units of Lexia per week as a minimum requirement. This ensures
that they complete the entire programme by the end of the academic year and feel more confident in
their reading skills.
Usage Tips:
a) Lexia adapts according to the individual needs of your child and we strongly advise you do not
help them through the program. It is best to let your child work on Lexia independently.
b) Children perform best when they are not tired. Schedule Lexia as a routine for early evenings
and on the weekend.
c) Make sure Lexia is used in a quiet room (headphones are a good idea).
Lexia Power Up has helped thousands of pupils across the UK to develop fundamental reading
skills, in a fun and dynamic way. Our school is making the commitment to make this a part of
your child’s reading curriculum – please share in our excitement!
Your child will find their Lexia log in on the front of this Transition pack.
Please encourage your child to read and enjoy participating in your son or daughter’s reading
growth and success!LEXIA Instructions
Getting started is easy! Please ensure that you access this through Google Chrome as
Internet Explorer does not support the programme. If you do not have Google Chrome, then
go to google search through your normal search engine and type in Google Chrome
download. Just follow the instructions from there.
1. For computers, go to http://www.castlefordacademy.com/ > Useful Links > Lexia
2. For iPad/iPad mini, download the Lexia Power Up app:
• In the App Store, search for “Lexia Power Up”.
• Download the app.
3. Android phones and android tablets – unfortunately Lexia PowerUp is NOT available on
these at this time.
4. For all versions, the first time you open Lexia Strategies, you must set up:
• Click the Home button and provide your teacher’s email address (below).
Teacher Email (for web or app setup): gvessey@castlefordacademy.com
SiteID/Customer Code (for software setup): 2060-1460-7390-8828
Student Username: On the front of this pack
Student Password: DOB (ddmmyy) e.g. 070107
5. After you have set up Lexia Power Up, allow your child to login:
• The username and password (above) is included in this pack.
• Important! Allow your child to work independently. Provide encouragement, but
don’t give away the answers!
• Your child will need to spend around 60 minutes completing activities in the three
strands prior to placement on the programme. This needs to be completed in one
session until all three strands show as completed.
• Once this is done, allow 48 hours for the system to update.
• Then, pupils can choose which strand they would prefer to use and away you go.
• Please try to complete at least 20 units per week – am unit is ONE small bar in
each topic.
There will be a video of instructions complete with voiceover on our website to help you
through the whole process. Please feel free to use this. Go to www.castlefordacademy.com
and the video should appear on the homepage.l
Year 6 Passport to Success
Oliver Twist
Below is a list of activities. Each activity has a value. You must complete a number of tasks to the value of at least
100 points. Anything you do online/on a computer can either be printed off or given to your teacher on a memory
stick during your first lesson of English in Y7.
Alternatively, any work completed can be sent to shanby@castlefordacademy.com. Ensure your work has both your
name and your form group on it.
Create a quiz on Charles Do some research on the Research the plot and Research one of Charles
Dickens. It must have at least time in which Charles characters in the famous Dickens’ famous novels.
15 questions and an answer Dickens lived. What was novel ‘Oliver Twist’. Summarise the storyline
sheet. Your questions should different? Present it as a and characters.
be more than true or false. Present it as a PowerPoint or booklet. 20 points.
20 points. PowerPoint or booklet. 20 points.
20 points. (This must not be ‘Oliver
Twist’)
Produce two sketches of any Create a diary entry from Write a newspaper Create a quiz book based
character from ‘Oliver Twist’. the point of view of a article, set during the on Charles Dickens’ life,
You may need to do some child living during the Victorian era. You could times and plays. At least 10
research on what the Victorian era. It could be write about the opening pages of activities and
characters looked like and a young chimney cleaner of a theatre, a review of a puzzles required.
wore. Label them carefully and or a child from a rich book, or any event that 30 points.
include details on colour, family. Think about how would be relevant, of
material etc. different their lives your choice. 500 words
30 points. would be compared to min.
yours. 30 points.
20 points.
Research a Charles Dickens’ Create a word search Choose one of Charles Find an extract from
story and produce a comic strip using keywords related Dickens’ novels and ‘Oliver’ and rewrite it as if
version of it. You can choose to the Victorian Times design a DVD case for it. the story was set in the 21st
how to set it out but you must 10 points. You must set it out like a Century.
include key scenes and full proper DVD case. Think 20 points.
colour. about who you will cast
30 points. to play the roles.
40 points.You can also read
