Important Dates 

Thursday 3rd July.  Year 6 secondary school transition day - Year 6 children will spend the day at their new secondary school on this day. Children are to go directly to their new school on this day. Some schools have offered extra transition days; we ask that you check this with your child’s new school.   

Tuesday 1st July. Our Chilton music evening will start at 6pm in the school hall.  Mr Redwood would like children involved in this performance to arrive at 5:30pm. 

Friday 4th July.  Chilton’s school summer fayre will take place on our school playground and field after school. 

Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th July.  Year 6 performance: Pure Imagination.  Please can children arrive between 5:15 and 5:30pm (see above for more details). 

Thursday 10th July.  KS2 Sports Day.  This event will start at 9:15am and finish at 12noon. This event will end with the Year 6 leavers’ race and will include water.  We ask that the children bring in a change of clothes and a towel. 

Friday 11th July.  The Year 6s will bring their Year 5 and Year 6 books and work home on this day.  Please can they bring in a strong carrier bag to help them carry their books home on this day! 

Monday 14th, Tuesday 15th and Wednesday 16th July.  Our Year 6s will spend these three days with our Sports Coaches.  We ask that the children come to school wearing sporty clothes.  On Monday 14th July, the children will visit Ramsgate Croque Club in the afternoon.  Various activities will be organised for the children on the other days.  We ask that the children come to their own classroom on the morning of Monday 14th July as normal but on Tuesday 15th and Wednesday 16th, we ask that the Year 6s go to the Music Studio to meet the Sports Coaches.   

Thursday 17th July.  Year 6 shirt signing day.  The Year 6s will be given time to visit adults and children around the school and have their school shirts signed. 

Thursday 17th July.  Year 6 Leavers’ Party and inflatable fun party after school.  The children can bring in a change of clothes for this party that will take place on the school field straight after school.  Party food and refreshments will be provided. Children will need to be collected from the Chilton school field at 6pm as they will not be able to leave school unaccompanied on this evening. 

Friday 18th July.  Year 6’s last day at Chilton.  Our Year 6 graduation ceremony will start at 9:45am on the school field and run for approximately 2 hours.  The children will receive their Leavers’ T Shirts on this day and a graduation pack. Our Year 6s will spend the day saying their final farewells to Chilton and end their day with a whole school goodbye parade.  This final farewell will end at the silver gate at 1pm where you can meet your child.  Year 6 children are free to leave the school at 1pm.  If you have children in other year groups, they too can be collected from the school office after this event.   

 

Please see below the letter regarding the Year 6 Production...

 

Dear Year 6 Families, 

We are delighted to invite you to this year’s Year 6 performance: Pure Imagination — a magical celebration inspired by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. 

Our Year 6 children have already begun rehearsals and are working incredibly hard to make this production a show to remember. These end-of-year performances were always a cherished Chilton tradition, and those of you with older children may remember just how emotional and joyful they are. We’re absolutely thrilled to be bringing them back in full spirit this year! 

To ensure all Year 6 families have the opportunity to attend, there will be two evening performances of Pure Imagination: 

• Tuesday 8th July at 6:00pm 

• Wednesday 9th July at 6:00pm 

Each show will run for approximately 90 minutes, finishing around 7:30pm. We ask that children return to school between 5:15pm–5:30pm on performance nights to allow time to get into costume and set up. 

Tickets will be available to book via your MyChildAtSchool app, with up to 4 tickets per family, per night. While you are welcome to attend both evenings, we kindly ask that all families ensure they are able to see their child perform on at least one night before booking extra tickets. 

Rather than charging a set ticket price, we will be collecting donations at the time of booking your tickets. All money raised will go towards funding the Year 6 end-of-year celebrations — including leavers’ t-shirts and keepsakes etc.  

We will also be selling delicious Wonka Bars during both performances (cash), with more golden opportunities to raise funds for our brilliant leavers – one Wonka Bar will have a golden ticket.  

The children and staff have poured so much energy, effort, and creativity into this performance. We cannot wait to welcome you to what promises to be a truly special and memorable evening — a fitting finale to your child’s time at Chilton. 

With warm regards, 

Mr McAuley

 

Learning this Week:

This week we had a visit from the police, who shared information with the children on how to be safe out and about within the local community. They also spoke to the children about their transition to secondary school and any useful strategies that the children might find helpful.

Also this week, as part of the national Science share, the year 6 children spoke about their question, 'How can we prove there is air?' to the year 5 children. The year six children were inspired by their trip to the Pfizer Jamboree and discussed many of the workshops that they experienced as well as their prior knowledge. The year 5 children shared their question of 'How can we separate the materials?' There was a carousel of activities for the children to learn from and engage with each other about their scientific learning. 

The children have continued to rehearse their Year 6 production. We are incredibly proud of how their production is coming along. The 'props' crew have started painting and constructing various elements of the set design and the dancers have continued to choreograph their dance routine. The children acting have really focused on their expression and body language in trying to represent their characters. 

 

We have continued to read our class text, 'The London Eye Mystery', where the children have been making predictions on the disappearance of one of the characters. Many theories have been discussed, including those stated in the text itself. The children have evaluated which are most likely and provided evidence from the text to justify their reasoning. The children have continued to clarify unknown vocabulary and summarise what has been read.