Dear Kestrel Class,

I hope that you all had a wonderful Easter Holiday, and I am looking forward to the Summer 1 term with you all.

We will be starting this term with two weeks of swimming. The pool is set up and ready, and I am sure you will all enjoy and benefit from the swimming lessons.

In English, we will start by reading Freedom Bird by Jerdine Nolen. We will use this book to write biographies, non-narrative poems, explanations, dialogue, postcards, letters of advice, descriptions, recounts and narrative poems.

In Maths, we will be continuing with shape before moving on to position and direction. We will continue to practise our timetables and to work on calculations with all four operations. I encourage you to complete and rock stars regularly as it gives you the opportunity to practise the skills we are learning in class.

This term in Science, this term we will be looking at various topics, starting with the properties of materials and finishing with a look at Space Junk.

In History, we are learning about the legacy of the ancient Greek population. This will link nicely to our learning last term about The Odyssey and the Greek gods.

Spellings will be sent out every Friday, with a quiz on the following Friday. Please continue to practise your spellings using the word lists.   At the end of last term, I sent a Year5/6 Spelling list home which showed the words you know and which ones you still need to work on. Please keep this somewhere where you can see it and practise these words as often as you can!

Reading: Please continue to read as frequently as possible. I would appreciate it if you read at least twice a week at home. Remember that Friday is free choice Friday – bring your own books to read at school.

MyMaths: Homework is also set every Friday and is due the following Friday. Please make sure that you are doing this frequently as it gives you the opportunity to practise the skills we are learning in class.

PE is scheduled for every Monday, so children should come dressed appropriately. (From week 3 as we have swimming in week 1 and 2.)

Children must bring a light coat to school every day in case it rains.

We will finish the term with another class assembly and look forward to showing our parents more of our learning.

I am looking forward to this half-term and am sure we will have more fun as we continue learning and gaining new skills! 

Please remember, I’m always happy to chat before or after school if you need anything at all.

Mrs Lesser