Year 5/6 Blog Post 19.12.25

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

We hope you have a wonderful Christmas break. The children have worked very hard this term.

Thank you to those that have provided children with appropriate clothing for the change in weather and temperature. Could you please make sure that items are labelled so that they can find their way back to their owners should they become misplaced. 

YEAR 5/6 TRIP TO EAST STOW ANGLO-SAXON VILLAGE

Next term we will be going a school trip to the East Stow Anglo-Saxon village. The children should have bought a letter home last week. If they did not bring one home, please ask your child's class teacher for a copy.

A reminder that the trip needs to be paid for by the 15th January. If you are finding yourself in financial hardship, please come and talk to us. We are here to help and would hate for any child to miss out.

Thank you to those who have already paid.

Reminder : Winter Reading Challenge

Look out for the flyer in the newsletter to promote this winter's reading challenge.

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Miss Harvey :

Homework

There will be no homework set in their books. However, please encourage the children to partake in the following:

• Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes reading to an adult every day is the optimum and should be continuing into Year 6. Please also encourage your child to read by themselves as well as to an adult and then discuss the text afterwards, sharing opinions, their favourite part or questioning what happened to ensure that your child is understanding the text as well as reading it. Please record home reading in your child's reading record.
• TTRS/Sumdog - lots of practice on these amazing programmes that complement what we learn at school. Please see your reading diaries for login details.

We hope that you have a wonderful holiday,

Mrs. Hurley, Mr. Greenfield and Miss Harvey

Year 5/6 Blogpost 12.12.25

 Dear Parents/Carers,

We hope that you have had a lovely week. 

Well done to all the children for the hard work they have put into their assessments this week. We have been very impressed with the results and can see great signs of improvement already. 

The children had a great time at the Christmas lunch and an even better time visiting Father Chritsmas and his reindeers. Thank you to the PTA for organising this.

UPCOMING DATES

Wednesday 17th December- KS1 Nativity (pm)

Thursday 18th December- KS1 Nativity (am)

Friday 19th December- Early Years Nativity (am)

Friday 19th December- Last Day of Term. Wellbeing Day. School finishes at 2pm.

Monday 22nd December- Friday 2nd January- Christmas Holidays

YEAR 5/6 HOMEWORK TASKS- FINAL HOMEWORK OF THE TERM

CGP BOOKS

MATHS
Year 5 Pg 35
Year 6 Pg 25-26

ENGLISH
Year 5 Pg 24
Year 6 Pg 11

Please also ensure that your child is regularly:

• Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes reading to an adult every day is the optimum and should be continuing into Year 6. Please also encourage your child to read by themselves and then discuss the text afterwards, sharing opinions, their favourite part or questioning what happened to ensure that your child is understanding the text as well as reading it. All children have a Reading Record to take home.

• Spelling words - please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down. This week we are up to Spelling rule 49

• Times table practise - next week we are continuing with multiplying 8s. Please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down.

• TTRS/Sumdog - lots of practice on these amazing programmes that complement what we learn at school. Please see your reading diaries for login details.

We hope that you have a wonderful weekend,

Mrs. Hurley, Mr. Greenfield and Miss Harvey

Year 5/6 Blogpost 05.12.25

Dear Parents/Carers,

We hope that you have had a lovely week. 

Thank you to all the children for coming to the pantomime. We had such a wonderful time and it has definitely set us up for the Christmas season!

We had a visit from Mr Howard, a WWII veteran. Please see the newsletter for all the details.

UPCOMING DATES

Thursday 11th December – Christmas Dinner Day/ Christmas Jumper Day

Friday 12th December- PTA Father Christmas Grotto/ Christmas Shopping Day (during school

time)/ Christmas Bazaar (after school)

Wednesday 17th December- KS1 Nativity (pm)

Thursday 18th December- KS1 Nativity (am)

Friday 19th December- Early Years Nativity (am)

Friday 19th December- Last Day of Term. Wellbeing Day. School finishes at 2pm.

Monday 22nd December- Friday 2nd January- Christmas Holidays

YEAR 5/6 HOMEWORK TASKS

CGP BOOKS

MATHS
Year 5 Pg 23
Year 6 Pg 23

ENGLISH
Year 5 Pg 52
Year 6 Pg 36-37

Please also ensure that your child is regularly:

• Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes reading to an adult every day is the optimum and should be continuing into Year 6. Please also encourage your child to read by themselves and then discuss the text afterwards, sharing opinions, their favourite part or questioning what happened to ensure that your child is understanding the text as well as reading it. All children have a Reading Record to take home.

• Spelling words - please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down. This week we are up to Spelling rule 48

• Times table practise - next week we are continuing with multiplying 7s. Please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down.

• TTRS/Sumdog - lots of practice on these amazing programmes that complement what we learn at school. Please see your reading diaries for login details.

We hope that you have a wonderful weekend,

Mrs. Hurley, Mr. Greenfield and Miss Harvey

Year 5/6 Blog 28.11.25

 

Year 5/6 Blog 28.11.25

Dear Parents/ Carers,

We hope that you have had a lovely week. 

Thank you to all parents who came to join us for the Christmas Lights Switch on. The children performed excellently on the night and we were all very proud of them.

Upcoming Events

A few notes for your diary for things coming up soon - more details will be on the newsletter as we get nearer to the time so keep a look out!

• Tuesday 2nd December- Sleeping Beauty Pantomine, Towngate Theatre
• Friday 5th December- Non Uniform Day – please bring in chocolate donations

YEAR 5/6 HOMEWORK TASKS

CGP BOOKS

MATHS
Year 5 Pg 33
Year 6 Pg 22

ENGLISH
Year 5 Pg 64
Year 6 Pg 28-29

Please also ensure that your child is regularly:

• Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes reading to an adult every day is the optimum and should be continuing into Year 6. Please also encourage your child to read by themselves and then discuss the text afterwards, sharing opinions, their favourite part or questioning what happened to ensure that your child is understanding the text as well as reading it. All children have a Reading Record to take home.

• Spelling words - please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down. This week we are up to Spelling rule 47 - words with ‘silent’ letters 

• Times table practise - next week we are continuing with multiplying 11s. Please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down.

• TTRS/Sumdog - lots of practice on these amazing programmes that complement what we learn at school. Please see your reading diaries for login details.. 

We hope that you have a wonderful weekend,

Mrs. Hurley, Mr. Greenfield and Miss Harvey

Year 5/6- 21/11/25

 Dear Parents/Caregivers,

Happy Friday!
As the weather is about to turn very cold next week, could you please ensure that your children come to school with a coat every day. We tend to go out at break and lunchtimes unless it is heavy rain. Also, please ensure your child is in the correct uniform every day, with a buttoned shirt and tie - These MUST be named. We have a lot of lost property left over that can be checked through after school.

Mike Mullen

A big thank you to Mike Mullen for coming into school today and showing the children how to do tricks on BMXs. The children really loved it and we were so impressed with how they all embraced the challenge. We will include photos of the day in next week's newsletter.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday 21st and Thursday 27th November- PTA Wreath Making
Thursday 27th November- Essex Police Visit (Year 5/6)
Thursday 27th November- Rayleigh Lights singing (KS2 choir)

Tuesday 2nd December- Sleeping Beauty Pantomine, Towngate Theatre

Friday 5th December- Non Uniform Day – please bring in chocolate donations

YEAR 5/6 HOMEWORK TASKS
CGP BOOKS
MATHS
Year 5 Pg32 Equivalent Fractions
Year 6 Pg 20 Adding and Subtracting Fractions
ENGLISH
Year 5 Pg 74 Suffixes
Year 6 Pg 35 Semi Colon

Please also ensure that your child is regularly:

• Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes reading to an adult every day is the optimum and should be continuing into Year 6. Please also encourage your child to read by themselves and then discuss the text afterwards, sharing opinions, their favourite part or questioning what happened so as to ensure that your child is understanding the text as well as reading it. All children have a Reading Record to take home.

• Spelling words - please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down. This week we are up to Spelling rule 46 - Words containing the letter string ough

• Times table practise - next week we are looking at 9’s. Please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down.

• TTRS/Sumdog - lots of practice on these amazing programmes that complement what we learn at school. Please see your reading diaries for login details or message your class teacher using Dojo.

Have a fab weekend!
Mrs Hurley, Mr Greenfield and Miss Harvey

Year 5/6 Blogpost 14.11.25

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

Happy Friday!
As the weather is about to turn very cold next week, could you please ensure that your children come to school with a coat every day. We tend to go out at break and lunchtimes unless it is heavy rain. Also, please ensure your child is in the correct uniform every day, with a buttoned shirt and tie - These MUST be named. We have a lot of lost property left over that can be checked through after school.

CHILDREN IN NEED

Thank you so much for all your kind donations - the children look amazing!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday 14th November- Basketball Tournament (Year 5/6)
Wednesday 19th November- Tag Rugby Tournament (Year 5/6)
Wednesday 19th November/ Thursday 20th November- Parent Consultation Evenings
Friday 21st November- BMX Workshops (Year 5/6)
Friday 21st and Thursday 27th November- PTA Wreath Making
Thursday 27th November- Essex Police Visit (Year 5/6)
Thursday 27th November- Rayleigh Lights singing (KS2 choir)

YEAR 5/6 HOMEWORK TASKS
CGP BOOKS
MATHS
Year 5 Pg 26 Solving Calculation Problems
Year 6 Pg 16/17 - Solving Calculation Problems
ENGLISH
Year 5 Pg 36-37 Capital letters, full stops and question marks
Year 6 Pg 104-105 Beneath the Stones

Please also ensure that your child is regularly:

• Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes reading to an adult every day is the optimum and should be continuing into Year 6. Please also encourage your child to read by themselves and then discuss the text afterwards, sharing opinions, their favourite part or questioning what happened so as to ensure that your child is understanding the text as well as reading it. All children have a Reading Record to take home.

• Spelling words - please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down. This week we are up to Spelling rule 45 - Words with the /i:/ sound spelt ei after c

• Times table practise - next week we are looking at 7’s. Please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down.

• TTRS/Sumdog - lots of practice on these amazing programmes that complement what we learn at school. Please see your reading diaries for login details or message your class teacher using Dojo.

Have a fab weekend!
Mrs Hurley, Mr Greenfield and Miss Harvey

Year 5/6 Blogpost 7.11.25

 Happy Friday and welcome back from half term. We hope you all had a great break.  The children have begun practing songs for Rayleigh Lights and we can not wait for their performance at Rayleigh Lights in 3 weeks time.

Coats

Could we please remind you that children need to bring in a coat. The temperature starting to drop and we are still noticing a number of children who are not bringing a coat to school. Please make sure these coats are also named.

BMX Workshop

Just a gentle reminder that if you would like your child to participate in the BMX workshop, please ensure that all slips are returned and that your payment has been made via School Money.

YEAR 5/6 HOMEWORK TASKS

CGP BOOKS

MATHS

Year 5 Pg 21 (Multiplying and dividing by 10,100 and 1,000)

Year 6 Pg 13 (Estimating and checking)

ENGLISH

Year 5 Pg 30 (Present and Past Tense)

Year 6 Pg 30 (Hyphens and Bullet Points)

• Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes reading to an adult every day is the optimum and should be continuing into Year 6. Please also encourage your child to read by themselves and then discuss the text afterwards, sharing opinions, their favourite part or questioning what happened so as to ensure that your child is understanding the text as well as reading it. All children have a Reading Record to take home.
• Spelling words - please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down. This week we are up to Spelling rule 44 - Hyphens
• Times table practise - next week we are looking at 12’s. Please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down.

• TTRS/Sumdog - lots of practice on these amazing programmes that complement what we learn at school. Please see your reading diaries for login details or message your class teacher using Dojo.

See you soon!

Mrs Hurley, Mr Greenfield and Mrs Witherall