Years 5 and 6 Spring 1 Newsletter
Published 24/02/23, by Roanna Swales
Please find attached our Years 5 and 6 newsletter for the first half of the Spring Term.
Lupins
Welcome to Lupins!
Learning is a journey...If at first you don't succeed, try, try and try again.
Welcome to the Lupins class! Our teacher is Mr. Marshall. There are 25 of us in the class. Mrs Brooksby teaches us on a Tuesday.
Our teaching assistants are Mrs Turner and Mrs Blount.
- Our P.E. days are Thursday and Friday. Please remember to arrive in suitable P.E. kit for these days. Mr Yates teaches P.E.
- Mrs Blount teaches our spelling lesson on Friday.
- Please make sure any school uniform is labelled clearly.
- Children should also bring a labelled water bottle every day.
Homework Expectations
All passwords for online homework should be in your child's reading record books.
- Spelling homework is set every week. Our spelling quizzes are every Friday.
- Spelling, grammar and punctuation (SPAG) homework and maths homework are set on a two-week cycle. One week, SPAG homework will be set online on spag.com. The alternate week will be set on maths.co.uk. We anticipate children spend at least a minimum of 30 minutes on this.
- Times tables should also be completed on 'Times Tables Rock Stars' (TTRS), at least 15 minutes per week.
- We expect children to be reading at home at least 3 times a week and signed by a parent/carer in your child's reading record book.
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