Happy New Year! We hope you had a lovely Christmas and a good holiday.  Mrs Oaks is joining the Y6 team and will be teaching the class on Wednesday afternoon, Thursday and Friday. We are going to be working hard to get ready for the end of Key Stage 2 SATs in May so we need to hit the ground running!

In English, we are going to be writing about dragons and mythical creatures - inspired by our history topic of Vikings, and learning the story of Beowulf (one of the earliest English stories ever written) before writing our own stories where the hero defeats a monster.  In maths, we will be continuing to develop our arithmetic skills, and also focusing on ratio, algebra and decimals. 

We will continue learning about living things in science, this time focusing on how scientists group and classify living things and the work of Carl Linneaus. We will also look at evolution and how plants and creatures have adapted to suit the environments that they live in.  In computing,  we will be designing and creating our own websites. In PE, we will be learning about dance through the ages! Our PE days will be THURSDAY and FRIDAY this term, so please come in PE kit on those days.

In our learning in RE, we will be focusing on Islam and how Muslim beliefs are important in their life journey.  Linked to this, our PSHE topic is Caring and Responsibility - how many different ways can we find to do our little bit of good in the world around us? In music, we will continue working with Georgia to improve our music terminology and learn a range of different songs. In Geography, the children will be learning all about our changing world- with a particular focus on coastlines. 

It's a busy term - if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to come and speak to us on the gate, or contact the office.

Here's to a great start to 2025!

Mrs Briston, Mrs Oaks, Mrs Anderson and Mrs Lovely