Welcome to Year 5 & 6 Area!

We have 3 classes in our area, a Year 5 class, a Year 5/6 class and a Year 6 class. We all work together and cover the same topics throughout the year, working on a 2-year rolling programme.

Upper Key Stage 2 is an exciting time where our children continue their learning journey and begin to take on leadership responsibilities across school.

Our School day:

Focused Reading
English Lesson
Maths Lesson (Streamed by ability)
Foundation Subject/ Topic focus

PE day is every Tuesday & Friday, please make sure your child brings in an appropriate kit.

Homework:

Miss Foster’s Literacy Class spellings are given out on a Monday, which they will be tested on a Friday.
Mrs. Boag’s Literacy Class spellings are given out on a Friday for a test on the following Friday.
Literacy Homework given out on a Tuesday and due in by Wednesday.
Numeracy Homework given out on a Wednesday and due in on Thursday.
Literacy & Numeracy given out on a Friday and due in the following Monday.

Reading:

Please continue to hear your child read at home, or sign their book if they have read independently. Ideally, the children will be reading at least three times a week at home. There are a range of prizes they can win based on the number of times they have read at home, and it will also help them progress through our whole school reading chart.

Head Boy and Girl:

At the start of the academic year, all children in year 6 are invited to put themselves forward to being voted as head boy and girl for the year. We hold an assembly where the children can read their speeches out to the rest of school. The whole school (staff included) will then cast their votes, and the boy and girl with the most votes will be awarded head boy and girl. The runners up will be given deputy head boy and girl. Throughout the year, the head boy and girl and deputies will be called upon to introduce Christmas and Easter productions as well as speak to visitors in school.