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Welcome to Class 4

A taste of class 4

 

Class 4

Welcome to the Summer Term - Year 5 and 6

 

Class 4 – Welcome to the Summer Term 2025

 

Dear Parents and Carers

 

Welcome back to the summer term.  I hope you have all had a lovely Easter break.

Class Four are taught by Mrs Donnelly-Stott (Monday) and Mrs Thornton (Tuesday-Friday).  This term we will also continue to have French lessons with Miss Anderton (until Mrs Walsh returns from having an operation) on Wednesdays  and Guitar with Mrs Makinson on Fridays.  

This term, PE will take place on Wednesdays and Fridays.  In PE we will have Cricket and Rounder’s sessions with swimming and sailing later in the term. Please remember to wear a suitable PE kit for school on PE days. Please bring appropriate trainers and a pair of spare socks to keep in your bag in case the weather is poor. 

This term we will be learning about ‘Ghana in Africa’, economic settlement and fair trade along with an African study of Benin later in the term.

In English we will be studying ‘Skellig’ which links in well with our recent project work for the book ‘The Final Year’!

In Science we will be learning about ‘Genetics’ including: how living things have changed over time, how life has evolved, DNA, famous scientists and their work, evolution and survival of the fittest.  We will also be learning about our ‘Changing bodies’ as we complete our ‘Sex and Relationships’ unit of work later in the term. 

New spellings for this term are available on our class web page, Google Classroom and will be added to Spelling Shed. We add 5 new spellings each week to the previous list to further consolidate the learning. 

Spelling Shed should be accessed and practised at home regularly.

Guided reading – We will be continuing to read ‘There’s a boy in the girls’ bathroom’ this term in class.  The children will be given homework based on the text which will usually include some reading to do at home as well. 

Maths – Please continue to help your child learn all of their times tables. The children can practise these using ‘Times Table Rockstars’ (the fun games website school subscribes to; each child has a login for this). They will have a tables test each Friday alongside a Big Maths test – the Learn It’s are based on the previous week’s test.

Year 6 - Key Stage 2 Statutory Assessment Test (SATs) dates are from 12th - 15th May and timetabled as follows:

Monday 12th May -English grammar, punctuation and spelling

Tuesday 13th May - English Reading

Wednesday 14th May - Maths papers 1 and 2 

Thursday 15th May- Maths paper 3

Homework – Homework will be available on Google Classroom and should be submitted back there every week.  Maths and Guided Reading homework will be uploaded weekly and should be completed and returned before the following week.  Children are also expected to read daily at home from their own text and log their reading on Boom Reader (link available on Google Classroom).

Equipment – please ensure your child brings a simple labelled water bottle (of no more than 300ml) every Monday to keep in school.  Water bottles will stay in school during the week and will be sent home on Fridays. No pencil cases will be needed as the children will have their own pen pack in school. As always please ensure the children have waterproofs, wellies and trainers and that all clothing and shoes are clearly labelled.  The children will need to bring in their school guitars every Friday and will take them home after school that day to practise at home.

We’re all looking forward to seeing you and having an exciting new term at school.

 

Mrs Thornton and Mrs Donnelly-Stott

Spellings Year 5 and 6

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