Our teachers this year are as follows:

Mr Clough (Year 5)

Mrs McMinnis (Year 5/6)

Mrs Brooks (Year 6)

Our teaching assistants are: Mrs Buckley (Year 5), Mr Fletcher (Year 5/6), and Mrs Eacott (Year 6).

PPA Cover (Tues pm) is provided by Mrs Buckley, Mrs Cook and Mr Fletcher.

Contact

If you wish to contact your class teachers, please use Class Dojo. If you are having difficulty getting on the app, please let us know and we can help you. Lots of class and school information is shared via this platform. We also use the children's portfolios for home learning.

Home Learning and Spelling

Home learning provides children with the opportunity to revise and consolidate the learning they have done in school. It is especially important in Years 5 and 6 because children need to revise lots of key areas from earlier in Key Stage 2 in order to prepare them for the end of KS2 SATs assessments, which take place in May of Year 6.

Developing a good home learning routine in Years 5 and 6 is absolutely key in enabling a smooth transition to High School as it helps to prepare children for the much higher volume of home learning that they will receive in Year 7.

• One maths and one reading comprehension activity will be set each week on children's Class Dojo portfolios. Paper copies will also be available in class.
• Please try to read daily with your child and write in their reading record; little and often is most beneficial. Daily reading really does help children develop their learning across the curriculum. 
• A spelling list will be sent home at the beginning of every half term; children will be taught the spelling pattern at the start of the week and then be tested on the spellings on a Friday morning. Please encourage your child to practise their spellings ready for the weekly test.

PE

Please ensure PE Kits are in school every day, as PE days may change due to events in school or weather. On PE days, please encourage your child to take their earrings out before school and leave them at home. Any earrings worn on PE days must be removed by the child themselves before the lesson. Classes will usually have PE on the following days:

Mr Clough (Year 5) - Thursdays and Fridays (Swimming)

Mrs McMinnis (Year 5/6) - Monday and Friday

Mrs Brooks (Year 6) - Tuesday and Thursday