Class Teacher: Mrs Highton (Monday – Wednesday)
Class Teacher: Mr Clay (Thursday, Friday)
Teaching Assistant: Mrs Taylor (Monday – Wednesday)
Teaching Assistant: Mrs Dickinson (Wednesday – Friday)
Teaching Assistant: Mrs Clark
Teaching Assistant: Miss Woods
Vanessa teaches French on Thursdays.
Start the Year
Presentation from the Start the Year meeting with Mrs Highton on 24.9.24. THIS WILL BE UPDATED FOLLOWING THE MEETING on 17.09.25.
Timetable
This is an example of our weekly timetable in Year 5 and 6. Our timetable is always subject to change and there are occasions when we may work ‘off-timetable’, for example during theme weeks.
PE
During the autumn and spring terms, PE will be on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Children should come to school wearing their PE kit on those days. This must adhere to our uniform policy.
During the summer term, Year 5 be going for swimming lessons at the K2. This will be on Wednesday afternoons. Children will be bought back to school at the end of the session. Please ensure that your child has a swimsuit / shorts, a towel and a swim hat with them on Wednesdays. Year 6 will have a PE lesson in school during that time.
Forest School
We were pleased to offer Forest School to both year 5 and 6 during the autumn term. Children will need to come to school in their uniform, and bring with them suitable clothes to change in to. They will need waterproofs, warm layers and welly boots as Forest School takes place whatever the weather.
Foxes do not have Forest School in spring and summer term.
Reading
We are happy to Foxes with their book selection and encourage them to read a wide range of types and genres of books. There are 200 different titles to choose from here!
Spellings
Homework
Homework will be set every Thursday and due in the following Tuesday. The homework sheet will be posted on Seesaw and work should be completed either on Seesaw or in their homework books.
Homework will generally consist of maths, spellings and reading each week. There may also be additional tasks linked to other areas of learning. Homework will always be purposeful and we ask for your support in encouraging your children to complete their homework each week.
Logins for Seesaw and Times Table Rock Stars have been sent home – please see Mrs Highton or Mr Clay if you need a replacement copy.
Curriculum
A link to our curriculum map for the year is here:
Knowledge Organisers
Knowledge organisers are used to support learning in foundation subjects and science. They cover what the children will be learning in that subject area and help with both learning and retaining new knowledge. You can find more information about our curriculum for the year on the Curriculum page.
Please also see below knowledge organisers for grammar and maths. While these are written for Year 6 pupils, there is lots of content that is relevant to our Year 5 pupils too.
Autumn Knowledge Organisers
Our Big Question for science in the 1st half of Autumn Term is ‘What is classification?’
Our Big Question for geography during Autumn Term is ‘How sustainable is the UK’s economic activity?’
Spring Knowledge Organisers
Our Big Question for science in spring is ‘How do an animal’s living systems maintain a healthy body?’
Our Big Question for history for spring is ‘What role did Britain play in World War II, and how did this impact the outcome of the war?’
Summer Knowledge Organisers
Our Big Question for history for summer term is ‘How has crime and punishment changed over time?’
Our Big Question for geography in summer 1 is ‘What is evolution?’
Our Big Question for science in summer 2 is ‘How can circuits vary?’
Year 6 parents SATs information
This is the information powerpoint shared with parents at the SATs information meeting on Wednesday 4th March.
Please contact Mrs Highton or Mr Clay if you have any questions.
Useful websites
- Mathsbot – Virtual maths resources to support with homework tasks
- Love Reading – Book recommendations and descriptions. Offers the option to download the first few pages to see if it is a book you might like to read.
