Dear Kestrel Class,

It’s hard to believe that we are already halfway through the year! What a lot of fun we have had so far, and we have certainly learnt a lot too. I know you all enjoyed learning about the Titanic and your double page spreads about it were fantastic.

This term we will be learning about many new things, and I’m sure you will display the same enthusiasm and diligence in your learning as you have so far this year.

In English, we will be looking at one book by Gillian Cross: The Odyssey. We will use this book to take us on an adventure with the greatest of heroes  (Odysseus) as he battles great monsters, gods and mortals on his voyage home to Ithaca. We will write: speeches (proclamation, persuasive, soliloquy), diary entry, dialogue, missing scene, postcard, advertisement and finish with an epic adventure story.

In Maths, we will be looking at perimeter and area, before doing work with statistics. We will also be doing some revision to ensure that all concepts are fresh and that we can work with them confidently.

This term in Science, this term we will be looking at Living Things and their habitats. We will look at life-cycles and the environments best suited to various living things. We will link this with our Geography when comparing the physical geography and climate of South Africa and England.

In Geography, we are learning about South Africa. We will compare what we learn with our knowledge of England.

Spellings will be sent out every Friday, with a quiz on the following Friday. Please continue to encourage the children to practise their spellings using their word lists.   I have sent a Year5/6 Spelling list home. Please ensure that your child is practising these words as they are tricky, and the children do need to know them in Year 6.

Reading: Please continue to read as frequently as possible. I would appreciate it if the children were reading at least twice a week at home.

MyMaths: Homework is also set every Friday and is due the following Friday.

PE is scheduled for every Monday, so children should come dressed appropriately.

Children must bring a coat to school every day as the weather is still unpredictable.

I am looking forward to this half-term with your children and am sure we will have another awesome half-term! Please remember, I’m always happy to chat before or after school if you need anything at all.

Mrs Lesser