Year 5/6 - Miss Owen 2025 - 2026

I hope everyone has had a lovely half term break. 

In Spring 2, we will continue to focus on becoming independent and organised learners. This includes remembering our reading book and planner daily and organising our own belongings throughout the day. The motto 'don't get stressed, just try your best', becomes so important as we move through this important next stage of our education.

Working with me is Miss Farrell, Mrs Stewert and Mrs Gargan (who covers my PPA and subject time each Thursday morning) and they will help us to continue our love of learning- even when things get tough. 

In Spring term we will cover a lot of learning and experiences. In English, we will continue with Kai and the Monkey King. A lovely book where another adventure awaits and all the children are fully engged as to what is going to happen.  In guided reading, we will cover Outlaw- a book based on Robin Hood, Letters to Africa where we compare our lives and learn what children in Africa learn and how they live day to day, before finally finishing with A Midsummer nights dream. A classic shakespshere story that I'm sure all the children will enjoy. 

In maths we wiil continue with fractions, decimals and percentages. The children have worked so hard so far and realised that they can do it, so I'm sure this confidence will continue as we bring in percentages.  In history, we will start a new topic which includes the history of trains, Liverpool and beginning with our local area of Rainhill and Prescot. In Geography we start looking at North America and using our fieldwork skills including sketches, measuring rainfall and temperature. 

We also have our year 5/6 class assembly which I hope manhy of you will be able to attend. 

Another busy but enjoyable term ahead! 

Don't forget the doxy dosh shop where good behaviour means prizes! Will you spend or save?

Year 5/6 routines:

• PE Pe days are Monday and Thursday with swimming being on the Thursday this half term
• Please put names inside all clothing and shoes
• Children will take 2 reading books home- one is linked to their level of development and the other is a reading for pleasure book. Books can only be changed when they have been read and a parent has signed the planner. Please bring books in every day so that children can read in school and to an adult when appropriate.
• Please sign your child’s planner at the end of every week. This will be checked each Monday morning and signed by the teacher on a designated day.
• Homework will be set and uploaded to the website. These will consist of research questions based on the children's current learning in school
• Spellings will go home each Monday and will be assessed each Friday. There is also a copy on the class page. Please note year 6 now have 20 weekly spellings
• Water bottles must be brought to school each day
• Healthy snack or toast for break time (toast paid for via parent pay)
• School gates open at 8:40 and playground door at 8:45. Registration is at 8:50am. When children arrive, they complete start of day activities (SODA) linked to their learning and to settle them into the day.
• Children do not need to bring their own pencil cases, pens, pencils etc as all resources are provided. They just need to remember their planner and reading book.

I am looking forward to once again teaching you all as I know we will learn lots and have some laughs along the way. 

MIss Owen