Welcome back! I hope you had a lovely Easter holiday and are all ready for the last big term of primary school!  This half term will be very busy, with the SATs tests coming up in May where you get to show off all your hard work. It will also be filled with lots of exciting learning to dive into!

The SATs tests will take place during the week beginning 12th May.  The meeting on Wednesday 30th April gave parents the opportunity to find out what the tests are like and how the week is organised. If anyone has any questions about this week, please get in touch and we will be happy to talk you through it.  The timetable for the testing week is below:

Monday 12th May - English SPAG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar) tests

Tuesday 13th May - English Reading comprehension test

Wednesday 14th May - Maths Arithmetic test and Maths Reasoning test

Thursday 15th May - Maths Reasoning test

Please ensure that you are in school on time every day during SATs week so that you can have the special SATs breakfast to get your brains going!

We will be working hard in English and maths especially during this half term so that everyone feels confident for the tests, but we will also continue to cover all the other areas of the curriculum. 

In science, we will be learning about electricity and investigating how different types of circuits can change the effect on a component such as a bulb. In history, we will be learning about the Maya civilisation and comparing their lives to those of the Anglo Saxons and Vikings at the same time in the UK.  In RE, we will be learning about the Christian beliefs and how they affect a person's journey through life.  For music, we will continue singing as a choir with Georgia.  In art we will be studying the work of Frida Kahlo and creating paintings inspired by her work.  In PE, we will be practising athletics ready for sports day.

PE will be on a Monday and Thursday - please come in PE kits and trainers as we will hopefully be outside most weeks.

Maths Club will continue for the first few weeks until the SATs tests - we have been so impressed with the attitude and effort of everyone so far - keep it up for those end of club treats!

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Best wishes

Mrs Oaks, Mrs Briston, Mrs Anderson and Mrs Lovely