Welcome to Class 5 Activities 2023-2024
Homework – Maths – 15.4.24
Please find attached this week’s homework.
Once you have completed your homework, please upload your work onto DB Primary by Friday’s deadline. Remember to try and read to your adults and have your Reading Record Signed.
Bamburgh & Alnwick- Arithmetic – 15.4.24
Lumley Raby Lindisfarne- Arithmetic – 15.4.24
Summer Term 1
Cornerstones Curriculum Celebration – Alchemy Island
I hope that you have all had a wonderful, relaxing Easter holiday and are ready for the next 6 weeks. During the Summer 1st half term in Class 5, we are looking forward to learning about our next topic – Alchemy Island!
It’s time to suspend your disbelief and open your mind. We’re going on a magical journey to Alchemy Island. Can you find the gold hidden deep within the island’s mysterious landscape? The only way is to study the map, unravel the riddle and begin your adventure. On the way, you must do all you can to learn about gold and master the ancient art of alchemy. Be creative and try to impress the island’s team of ace alchemists. Will they praise your scientific expertise? What if there were a video game version of Alchemy Island? Could you compose a stunning soundtrack to bring this mysterious landscape to life? You’ve got your map, coordinates and everything else you need to make your way across Alchemy Island. Don’t forget to pack your imagination. Got your suitcase ready? Then let the journey begin.
As well as our topic, the children will develop their Swimming and Tennis in PE, as well as enhancing our Literacy and Numeracy skills. Our children are excited that all their hard work and preparations for the upcoming SATs will come to fruition; SATs week beginning Monday 13th May. Extra-curricular clubs are on Tuesday and Thursdays. All children in Class 5 are encouraged to join in the fun on these After-School Clubs.
Homework will be issued weekly. Spellings will be issued on Wednesday and returned ready for a test on Mondays. Either Literacy, Numeracy or Science will be issued on Mondays, to be returned on Fridays. To continue all our hard work to develop our Remote Learning, we are encouraging our children to access their homework via DB Primary and upload their homework onto the MY WORK section by the Friday deadline – paper copies will still be distributed if necessary. We are trying to encourage our children to read daily, asking parents / carers to give a brief comment in their reading diary. Please ensure that your child returns their reading book to school daily.
Class 5 will have PE on Thursday (swimming) and Fridays this half term. Please ensure your child has their PE kits in school on Monday morning and leave it in school for the whole week. We will send PE kits home on Fridays.
Please feel free to contact me with any queries; I genuinely believe that a happy child is the result of outstanding home / school links.
Alchemy Island Intro. Letter – 16.4.24
Cornerstones Curriculum Celebration – Frozen Kingdom – 22.3.24
UNCRC Article 29 – goals of education
What a fabulous way to end a wonderful topic – Frozen Kingdom.
The children from class 5 produced a video diary and uploaded a vlog to explain their experience in their Frozen Kingdom.
Well done to everyone and excellent Rights Respecting Gold ethos demonstrated by all.
Red Nose Day – Funny Football – 15.3.24
UNCRC Article 31 – leisure, play and artistic culture
A fabulous effort by all our children and families today who dressed in a variety of colours to celebrate Red Nose Day. Our wonderful Sports Leaders organised Funny Football activities and delivered to each class during the morning.
Unbelievable Rights Respecting Gold ethos demonstrated by all and thank you to all our families for your donations and help with preparing our children.
Science Ambassadors – 14.3.24
UNCRC Article 29 – goals of education
A fabulous effort by all our Science Ambassadors today when they delivered their Scientific Enquiry to Class 5.
We investigated how pendulums operate and created our own, trying to make 10 swings during a 30 second duration.
Rights Respecting Gold ethos demonstrated by all.
PE – Outdoor and Adventurous Activities – 13.3.24
UNCRC Article 31 – leisure, play and artistic culture
Well done to all the children from Class 5 today on completing their next OAA session with Mr Beverage. They demonstrated trust, communicating and bravery skills whilst completing blindfolded courses.
Rights Respecting Gold ethos demonstrated by all.
Homework – Science – 11.3.24
Please find attached this week’s homework.
Once you have completed your homework, please upload your work onto DB Primary by Friday’s deadline. Remember to try and read to your adults and have your Reading Record Signed.
Science – Biology – 6.3.24
UNCRC ARTICLE 28 – right to education
Another super session today with Miss Poulter where our Year 6 children analysed their bacteria through a microscope.
Well done to all our children.
PE – Fitness – 4.3.24
Well done to all our children for their determination and commitment in their latest fitness session with Paul. We incorporated teamwork and competition into our lesson: what fun.
Homework – Literacy – 26.2.24
Please find attached this week’s homework – Literacy.
Once you have completed your homework, please upload your work onto DB Primary (MY WORK SECTION) by Friday’s deadline. Remember to try to read to your parent / carer and have your Reading Record signed to show how well you have read.
Geography – 28.3.24
UNCRC ARTICLE 28 – right to education
Another fabulous experience today for Class 5 when we participated in the ECo2Smart follow up session regarding the recent COP28 convention on Climate Change.
We participated in a series of discussion on how we ensure we all act together to achieve our main goal and aid Climate Change.
Once again, rights respecting gold ethos demonstrated by all our children.
Cornerstones Curriculum Engagement – 26.2.24
UNCRC ARTICLE 28 – right to education
What a fabulous way to be introduced to our new Cornerstones Curriculum topic – Frozen Kingdom – when we welcomed our favourite author and friend Adam Bushnell.
We discussed the climate, animals and weather conditions in the polar regions before getting creative and designing our own mammals.
Once again, lots of fun with a rights respecting gold ethos.
Spring Term 2
I hope that you have all had a wonderful, relaxing half term and are ready for the next 5 weeks. During the Spring 2nd half term in Class 5, we are looking forward to learning about our next topic – Frozen Kingdom!
Welcome to the planet’s coldest lands…vast and hostile territories – incredibly beautiful, yet often deadly. Take shelter from the elements or fall prey to icy winds and the deepest chill. Trek bravely and valiantly across treacherous terrain to the ends of the Earth, treading deep in snow or be pulled by a team of mighty sled dogs.
The children will research facts and figures of climate, temperature, habitats and ecosystems, and compose evocative poems about the Northern Lights.
As well as our topic, the children will develop our Fitness in PE, as well as enhancing our Literacy and Numeracy skills. Our children are excited to continue their preparations for the upcoming SATs, extra-curricular clubs are on Tuesday and Thursdays. All children in Class 5 are encouraged to join in the fun on these After-School Clubs.
Homework will be issued weekly. Spellings will be issued on Wednesday and returned ready for a test on Mondays. Either Literacy, Numeracy or Science will be issued on Mondays, to be returned on Fridays. To continue all our hard work to develop our Remote Learning, we are encouraging our children to access their homework via DB Primary and upload their homework onto the MY WORK section by the Friday deadline – paper copies will still be distributed if necessary. We are trying to encourage our children to read daily, asking parents / carers to give a brief comment in their reading diary. Please ensure that your child returns their reading book to school daily.
Class 5 will have PE on Mondays and Wednesdays this half term. Please ensure your child has their PE kits in school on Monday morning, and leave it in school for the whole week. We will send PE kits home on Fridays.
Please feel free to contact me with any queries; I genuinely believe that a happy child is the result of outstanding home / school links.
PE – Fitness Circuits – 5.2.24
UNCRC Article 31 – leisure, play and artistic culture
Another fabulous effort by all our children children in Class 5 when we completed our circuit fitness session with Leanne.
The children were all able to demonstrate their station with an explanation before completing the circuit.
We are all very impressed.
Homework – Numeracy – 5.2.24
Please find attached this week’s homework – Numeracy.
Once you have completed your homework, please upload your work onto DB Primary (MY WORK SECTION) by Friday’s deadline. Remember to try to read to your parent / carer and have your Reading Record signed to show how well you have read.
UNCRC Future Careers – 1.2.24
Mini-Police
A fabulous session today when we spoke to Mia and Rosie and their career path from school to career.
We were mesmerised by all the responsibilities the police have and some of the equipment they use. We can’t wait for next week.
PE – Fitness
UNCRC Article 31 – leisure, play and artistic culture
Another fabulous session today with Leanne and our fitness lesson. Our children certainly demonstrated their willingness to succeed and achieve their goals in improving their scores.
We are all very proud of your hard work today.
Rights Respecting Gold ethos demonstrated by all.
Homework – Literacy – 29.1.24
Please find attached this week’s homework – Literacy.
Once you have completed your homework, please upload your work onto DB Primary (MY WORK SECTION) by Friday’s deadline. Remember to try to read to your parent / carer and have your Reading Record signed to show how well you have read.
Bamb & Alnwick Literacy HW – 29.1.24
Lindisfarne Literacy HW – 29.1.24
Raby & Lumley Literacy HW – 29.1.24
Future Careers – 25.1.24
UNCRC Article 29 – goals of education
What a fabulous treat we have all had today in our next Future Careers session; we welcomed Professor Chessington (Paul) who spoke to the children about his expertise in Physiotherapy and his career responsibilities as a sports physio, lecturer at Teeside University and now a Professor.
The children were mesmerised by his role as a football physio and his career path to achieve.
You all asked fantastic questions and demonstrated Rights Respecting Gold ethos throughout.
Homework – Science – 22.1.24
Please find attached this week’s homework – Science.
Once you have completed your homework, please upload your work onto DB Primary (MY WORK SECTION) by Friday’s deadline. Remember to try to read to your parent / carer and have your Reading Record signed to show how well you have read.
New Age Curling – 24.1.24
UNCRC Article 31 – leisure, play and artistic culture
A fabulous effort today by all our children when they enhanced their sporting skills and tactical awareness with a session of Curling. Our children certainly developed their desire to win and their were some fabulous gameplay.
Rights Respecting Gold ethos demonstrated by all.
PE – Tudor Dance Masquerade – 18.1.24
Well done to everyone in Class 5 for the progress made in our Tudor Masquerade: it’s fabulous to see you all looking majestic in your movements. This week you worked in groups of 6 to create a sequence within the Masquerade.
Very proud of you all.
Art Coffee Morning – 17.1.24
UNCRC Article 31 – leisure, play and artistic culture
What a wonderful morning we have had when we welcomed our parents and careers into school to create artwork: we worked together to create portraits of each other.
We are all very proud of our creations and thank you to our wonderful parents for helping.
Potential Future Careers – 16.1.24
UNCRC Article 28 – right to education
What a fabulous afternoon we have had when we welcomed Mr. Willcock (Joe) to discuss ou potential Future Careers. He spoke above his career in owning businesses and how his career path unfolded; what qualifications he needed and which skills are required to be successful. Well done to everyone and demonstrating rights respecting gold ethos by all.
Thanks again Joe.
Homework – Maths – 15.1.24
Please find attached this week’s homework – Maths.
Once you have completed your homework, please upload your work onto DB Primary (MY WORK SECTION) by Friday’s deadline. Remember to try to read to your parent / carer and have your Reading Record signed to show how well you have read.
Art – Tudor Portraits – 12.1.24
UNCRC Article 31 – leisure, play and artistic culture
A wonderful effort by all our children today when we used our artistic skills to recreate Tudor portraits in the style of Henry VIII’s personal artist – Hans Holbein.
Today we have completed the initial sketching ready for pastels next week.
Well done everyone.
Homework – Literacy – 8.1.24
Please find attached this week’s homework – Literacy.
Once you have completed your homework, please upload your work onto DB Primary (MY WORK SECTION) by Friday’s deadline. Remember to try to read to your parent / carer and have your Reading Record signed to show how well you have read.
Cornerstones Curriculum Engagement Memorable Experience – Off With Her Head
What sort of man would order the beheading of his wife? Was she really that bad? Class 5 are to travel back in time to the 1500s and meet the terrifying Tudors, a domineering dynasty that changed our history. We will discover an opulent court where dancing and singing goes hand in hand with swift falls from favour, and even swifter falling of heads. Can we flex our detective muscles and become a criminal investigator. Will we find out the facts or will the evidence from the past bemuse us? How will we find the accused, innocent or guilty? It’s our turn to take part in one of the most famous trials that the world has ever known.
Happy New Year Every one – 2024
Spring Term 1
Happy New Year; I hope that you have all had a wonderful, relaxing Christmas holiday and are ready for the next 6 weeks. During the Spring 1st half term in Class 5, we are looking forward to learning about our next topic – Off with Her Head!
What sort of man would order the beheading of his own wife? Was she really that bad?
The children will travel back in time to the 1500s and meet the terrifying Tudors, a domineering dynasty that changed our history.
We will discover an opulent court where dancing and singing goes hand in hand with swift falls from favour – and even sweeter falling of heads!
We will flex our detective muscles and become criminal investigators! Will you find out the facts or will the evidence from the past bemuse you? How will you find the accused…innocent or guilty?
As well as our topic, the children will develop their dance and fitness levels in PE, as well as enhancing our Literacy and Numeracy skills. Our children are excited to continue their preparations for the upcoming SATs, extra-curricular clubs are on Tuesday and Thursdays. All children in Class 5 are encouraged to join in the fun on these After-School Clubs.
Homework will be issued weekly. Spellings will be issued on Wednesday and returned ready for a check on Mondays. Either Literacy, Numeracy or Science will be issued on Mondays, to be returned on Fridays. To continue all our hard work to develop our Remote Learning, we are encouraging our children to access their homework via DB Primary and upload their homework onto the MY WORK section by the Friday deadline – paper copies will still be distributed if necessary. We are trying to encourage our children to read daily, asking parents / carers to give a brief comment in their reading diary. Please ensure that your child returns their reading book to school daily.
Class 5 will have PE on Monday and Thursdays this half term. Please ensure your child has their PE kits in school on Monday morning and leave it in school for the whole week. We will send PE kits home on Fridays.
Off with her Head Intro. Letter – 4.1.24
RE – Christingles
UNCRC Article 14 – freedom of thought, belief and religion
Well done to all our children who today have been learning about the true meaning of Christingles and what their importance to Christians are.
We all made a Christingle ready for our Church Service tomorrow.
Homework – Christmas Activity – 11.12.23
Please find attached this week’s homework – Christmas Activity Sheet.
Once you have completed your homework, please upload your work onto DB Primary (MY WORK SECTION) by Friday’s deadline. Remember to try to read to your parent / carer and have your Reading Record signed to show how well you have read.
KS2 Christmas Performance – Superstar
What an absolute treat we have all had today when the children of KS2 performed their Christmas Play – Superstar.
With superb singing, including solos, amazing acting and outstanding outfits, our children showcased their performance remembering all their lines and lyrics to create a marvelous masterpiece.
We are incredibly proud of all your efforts in the run-up to the play; rights respecting gold demonstrated by all our children in Key Stage 2.
Homework – Literacy – 20.11.23
Please find attached this week’s homework – Literacy.
Once you have completed your homework, please upload your work onto DB Primary (MY WORK SECTION) by Friday’s deadline. Remember to try to read to your parent / carer and have your Reading Record signed to show how well you have read.
Journey to the River Sea – The Next Chapter – 20.11.23
Homework – Science – 13.11.23
Please find attached this week’s homework – Science.
Once you have completed your homework, please upload your work onto DB Primary (MY WORK SECTION) by Friday’s deadline. Remember to try to read to your parent / carer and have your Reading Record signed to show how well you have read.
Alnwick HW – Living Things – 13.11.23
Bamburgh HW – Living Things – 13.11.23
Lindisfarne HW – Living Things – 13.11.23
Lumley HW – Living Things – 13.11.23
Raby HW – Living Things – 13.11.23
Homework – Numeracy – 6.11.23
Please find attached this week’s homework – Numeracy.
Once you have completed your homework, please upload your work onto DB Primary (MY WORK SECTION) by Friday’s deadline. Remember to try to read to your parent / carer and have your Reading Record signed to show how well you have read.
Autumn Term 2
I hope that you have all had a wonderful, relaxing half term and are ready for the next 7 weeks. During the Autumn 2nd half term in Class 5, we are looking forward to learning about our next topic – Hola Mexico.
Welcome to Mexico! The children will explore this unique country, from its towering temples and stunning geography to its pulsing rhythms and fun-packed festivals.
Tummy rumbling? The children will concoct a traditional fruit cocktail, or a delicious Mexican Meal. What’s on your shopping list? Go steady with the spices!
We will also discover the mysterious world of the ancient Maya civilisation, make their chocolate, learn their poetry, play their ball game and follow all their curious rituals.
Feel like celebrating? The children will design a Mexican skull, grab a drum, join a tribe and make some noise! Have we got what it takes to be a chief? Let’s find out…
As well as our topic, the children will develop their Invasion Games in PE, as well as enhancing our Literacy and Numeracy skills. Our children are excited to continue their preparations for the upcoming SATs, extra-curricular clubs are on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. All children in Class 5 are encouraged to participate in the SAT Clubs.
Homework will be issued weekly. Spellings will be issued on Wednesday and returned ready for a test on Mondays. Either Literacy, Numeracy or Science will be issued on Mondays, to be returned on Fridays. To continue all our hard work to develop our Remote Learning, we are encouraging our children to access their homework via DB Primary and upload their homework onto the MY WORK section by the Friday deadline – paper copies will still be distributed if necessary. We are trying to encourage our children to read daily, asking parents / carers to give a brief comment in their reading diary. Please ensure that your child returns their reading book to school daily.
Class 5 will have PE on Monday and Tuesdays this half term. Please ensure your child has their PE kits in school on Monday morning and leave it in school for the whole week. We will send PE kits home on Fridays.
Please feel free to contact me with any queries; I genuinely believe that a happy child is the result of outstanding home / school links.
Mr. Graham
Hola Mexico Intro. Letter – 6.11.23
Cornerstones Curriculum Celebration – Fallen Fields – 27.10.23
UNCRC Article 29 – goals of education
What a wonderful afternoon Class 5 have had welcoming our parents to celebrate the ending of our Cornerstone Curriculum topic – Fallen Fields.
We used the Power Point presentations we have been working on all term to insert hyperlinks, slide transitions and home buttons.
It was lovely to see how engaged our parents were with their children.
Rights Respecting Gold ethos demonstrated by all.
Homework – Literacy – 23.10.23
Please find attached this week’s homework – Literacy.
Once you have completed your homework, please upload your work onto DB Primary (MY WORK SECTION) by Friday’s deadline. Remember to try to read to your parent / carer and have your Reading Record signed to show how well you have read.
Computing – 20.10.23
UNCRC Article 17 – access to media
A lovely lesson today saw our children enhancing their multimedia presentations based on a historical event. Ours is our Cornerstones Curriculum topic – Fallen Fields.
Next week we are preparing to welcome our families to help with hyperlinking and slide transition.
Rights Respecting Gold ethos demonstrated by all.
French – 16.10.23
UNCRC Article 31 – leisure, play and artistic culture
Well done to all our children who worked hard to enhance their pronunciation in French. They worked in pairs to create a conversation about their school.
Rights Respecting Gold ethos demonstrated by all.
Homework – Science – 16.10.23
Please find attached this week’s homework – Science.
Once you have completed your homework, please upload your work onto DB Primary (MY WORK SECTION) by Friday’s deadline. Remember to try to read to your parent / carer and have your Reading Record signed to show how well you have read.
Music – Ukulele – 11.10.23
UNCRC Article 31 – leisure, play and artistic culture
A fabulous lesson today where we learned to play the F chord and practiced to A Sailor went to sea, sea, sea…
We are delighted with our progress. Rights Respecting Gold ethos demonstrated by all.
Homework – Numeracy – 9.10.23
Please find attached this week’s homework – Numeracy.
Once you have completed your homework, please upload your work onto DB Primary (MY WORK SECTION) by Friday’s deadline. Remember to try to read to your parent / carer and have your Reading Record signed to show how well you have read.
Aln – Maths Homework – 9.10.23
Bam – Maths Homework – 9.10.23
Lindisfarne – Maths Homework – 9.10.23
Lumley – Maths Homework – 9.10.23
Raby – Maths Homework – 9.10.23
Maths – Reasoning and Problem Solving – 5.10.23
UNCRC Article 29 – goals of education
A wonderful effort by all our children today when they participated in our Reasoning and Problem Solving carousel. We had some of the children performing the role of teacher and explaining how to solve problems in a variety of written methods – some definite Future Careers in teaching.
Our NACE guests were very impressed with our work.
Rights Respecting Gold ethos demonstrated by all.
PE – Gymnastics – 4.10.23
UNCRC Article 31 – leisure, play and artistic culture
A super lesson today saw our children use and adapt their gymnastic plans in order to create a basic routine consisting of balances, rolls and travelling. It is wonderful to see our rights respecting ethos enhancing our PE lessons.
Forest School – 4.10.23
UNCRC Article 31 – leisure, play and artistic culture
A fabulous session today saw the children in Class 5 work collaboratively as a team to create a Fairy Garden garden using natural resources available in their wooded area. Brilliant designs and excellent creations. Rights Respecting Gold ethos demonstrated by all.
Homework – Literacy – 2.10.23
Please find attached this week’s homework – Literacy.
Once you have completed your homework, please upload your work onto DB Primary (MY WORK SECTION) by Friday’s deadline. Remember to try to read to your parent / carer and have your Reading Record signed to show how well you have read.
Aln and Bamb. 100 Word Story Setting – 2.10.23
Lind and Lum. 75 Word Story Setting – 2.10.23
Raby 50 Word Story Setting – 2.10.23
PE – Rugby – 29.9.23
UNCRC Article 31 – leisure, play and artistic culture
A super session today with Mark where our children enhanced their defensive line and learned 3 new passes that could be used in gameplay scenarios.
Well done all.
Homework – Science – 25.9.23
Please find attached this week’s homework – Science.
Once you have completed your homework, please upload your work onto DB Primary (MY WORK SECTION) by Friday’s deadline. Remember to try to read to your parent / carer and have your Reading Record signed to show how well you have read.
Science – Animals Inc. Humans – Alnwick – 25.9.23
Science – Animals Inc. Humans – Bamburgh – 25.9.23
Science – Animals Inc. Humans – Lindisfarne – 25.9.23
Science – Animals Inc. Humans – Lumley – 25.9.23
Science – Animals Inc. Humans – Raby – 25.9.23
Music – 20.9.23
UNCRC Article 31 – leisure, play and artistic culture
Another lovely music session with Mr Stokoe today where we started to practice another song and strumming.
We enjoyed, Old MacDonald had a ukulele…
Well done everyone in Class 5.
Homework – Numeracy – 18.9.23
Please find attached this week’s homework – Numeracy.
Once you have completed your homework, please upload your work onto DB Primary (MY WORK SECTION) by Friday’s deadline. Remember to try to read to your parent / carer and have your Reading Record signed to show how well you have read.
PE – 18.9.23
UNCRC Article 31 – leisure, play and artistic culture
A fabulous effort by all our children today when we completed our rugby lesson indoors; this didn’t stop us from demonstrating our rights respecting gold skills in defending and attacking in game play scenarios.
Forest School – 14.9.23
UNCRC Article 31 – leisure, play and artistic culture
A fabulous session in Forest School today where we collected a range of natural resources of a range of colours to create Forest Art – Poppies in collaboration with our Cornerstone’s Curriculum Fallen Fields.
Rights Respecting Gold ethos demonstrated by all our children.
Music – 13.9.23
UNCRC Article 31 – leisure, play and artistic culture
What a wonderful lesson today when we welcomed Mr Stokoe into class for our first ukulele session.
We learned the names of the four strings (GCEA) and practiced a simple song whilst plucking to the beat. We can’t wait for next week’s lesson.
Rights Respecting Gold ethos demonstrated by all our children.
Homework – Literacy – 11.9.23
Please find attached this week’s homework – Literacy.
Once you have completed your homework, please upload your work onto DB Primary (MY WORK SECTION) by Friday’s deadline. Remember to try to read to your parent / carer and have your Reading Record signed to show how well you have read.
The Railway Children – 11.9.23
First Week 2023/24
What a fabulous first few days we have had in Class 5; I am absolutely delighted with your hard work and rights respecting gold ethos demonstrated by all of you.
I can’t wait to watch you all grow and develop across the year.
Forest School
UNCRC Article 31 – leisure, play and artistic culture
We are very excited to be able to offer our children from Class 5 the chance to participate in Forest School sessions. These sessions will be a continuation from the lessons taught with Mrs Morton offsite with Class 1 and last year with myself (Mr. Graham) in KS2. The children will remain on the school grounds enhancing a variety of skills and problem-solving techniques based around Key Stage 2 objectives.
Over the next half term, the children will experience:
- Forest Art using natural resources
- Knots
- Build Shelters
- Make tools
- Safely make a fire
All lessons will be taught by myself (Mr. Graham) and Mrs. Hill and the first session will begin Wednesday 13th September 2023.
On Forest School days, the children are to come to school in their normal uniform as normal, but an extra pair of socks and appropriate footwear must be worn as we will be going outside and could get wet – Please bring a change of footwear as they could / will get dirty!
I am really looking forward to working with your child during their Forest School experience and learning about the great outdoors. Please feel free to contact me with any queries.
Class 5 Forest School – 6.9.23
Welcome to Class 5 our new Year 5 and 6s.
I hope that you have all had a wonderful, relaxing summer holiday and are ready for the year ahead; welcome to Class 5 – Year 5 and 6.
In Class 5, we are looking forward to learning about our new topic – Fallen Fields…
The Sun sets on the battlefields of France and solitary bugle sounds the Last Post.
Known as ‘the war to end all wars’ the First World War was a conflict that had a devastating effect on millions of people across the world.
What started this global tragedy? What was life like for families on the home front as they waited for news of loved ones who were ‘missing in action’? How did the soldiers endure the terrible conditions in the trenches? How was a fragile peace finally achieved?
We will always remember the fallen.
As well as our topic, the children will develop their gymnastics in PE, as well as enhancing our Literacy and Numeracy skills. Our Year 6 children are excited to start their preparations for the upcoming SATs, and an extra-curricular club has been organised to start on Tuesdays and Wednesdays; all children in Class 5 will be encouraged to join in the fun on these After-School Clubs.
Homework will be issued weekly. Spellings and Times Tables will be issued on Wednesday and returned ready for a test on Mondays. Either Literacy, Numeracy or Science will be issued on Mondays, to be returned on Fridays. To continue all our hard work to develop our Remote Learning, we are encouraging our children to access their homework via DB Primary and upload their homework onto the MY WORK section by the Friday deadline – paper copies will still be distributed if necessary. We are trying to encourage our children to read daily, asking parents / carers to give a brief comment in their reading diary. Please ensure that your child returns their reading book to school daily.
Class 5 will have PE on Wednesdays and Fridays. Please ensure your child has their PE kits in school on Monday morning and leave it in school for the whole week. We will send PE kits home on Fridays. We are delighted to be enhancing our Forest School again this year – our sessions will be on Wednesdays and will start next week – 13.9.23.
I am really looking forward to working with your child and getting to know them throughout the year. Please feel free to contact me with any queries; I genuinely believe that a happy child is the result of outstanding home / school links, and I am looking forward to meeting you.
Kind regards
Mr. Graham