A very warm welcome to the Upper Key Stage 2 page. These two years see the culmination of the primary phase of education for the pupils.
Please find detailed below information regarding staff members working with your child, class groupings and additional information about the teaching and learning that will take place.
Staffing
As well as your child’s class teacher, there will also be some other members of staff who may work with your child this year:
| Upper Key Stage 2 | |
|---|---|
| NASA | Miss Maynard |
| Lunar | Mrs Behan, Mrs Patterson |
| Discovery | Mr Oliver-Elliott, Mr Ross |
| Mission | Mrs Thomas |
| Support | Mrs Appleby, Mrs Jennings, Mrs Kidman Fowler, Mrs Laws, Miss Bedingfield |
We are all looking forward to an exciting year ahead. If there are any problems or comments, please, in the first instance, contact your child’s class teacher. If you need to speak further then please contact Mr Oliver-Elliott, via the office.
Classes
Our year 5 classes are NASA and Lunar. Our Year 6 classes are Discovery and Mission.
Learning in Year 5 and 6
PE & Commando Joe’s
- Year 6’s PE days are on a Wednesday and Friday.
- Year 6 Commando Joe’s day is Monday
- Year 5’s PE days are Thursday and Friday.
- Year 5 Commado Joe’s day is Monday.
Please ensure your child wears the correct PE kit to school for their PE day, including waterprrof jacket when needed.
Reading
- Every child should have a home-reading book and should be encouraged to read every night (even if it is just a couple of pages).
- Your child will be keeping their reading record updated as they read during the week.
- We will be assessing your child’s reading regularly and moving their reading stages accordingly. This will be based on your child’s fluency and their ability to answer comprehension questions on the text they are reading.
- The children will practise their reading skills within school in both their English lessons and whole class guided reading.
Visits and Visitors
Year 6
- Year 6 Maths Workshop – 9th October
- Nissan – 13th November (Discovery)
- Nissan – 14th November (Mission)
Year 5
- Year 5 Maths Workshop – 9th October
Homework
- Homework will be given out on a Wednesday to be completed by Monday.
- There will be spellings and Arithmetic every week.
- All the tasks will be listed on the Google classroom for the year group.
Maths Revision
To help with maths calculations, please use this guide to everything maths! – Click here to access it