Year 5/6 Blogpost 06.11.26

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

Happy Friday!
Welcome back to the second half of the Autumn term and it is going to be a very busy one! 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.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD: SHARE THE JOY OF GIVING!

This term, our school is proud to partner with Samaritan's Purse for their annual

Operation Christmas Child shoebox appeal. This wonderful project allows our pupils

to practice generosity and empathy by sending gifts to children in need around the

world.

Instead of packing a full box at home, we are asking children to bring in individual gift items, which we will

combine to build and pack our community shoeboxes together in class.

Each class will be creating 2 boxes, one for a boy, and the other for a girl.

Items Your Child Can Bring In

We welcome donations of any of the following new, unused items:

• "Wow" Items: Dolls, teddy bears, toy cars, footballs (with a pump), or skipping ropes.

• School Supplies: Pens, pencils, notebooks, solar calculators, and colouring books.

• Hygiene Items: Toothbrushes, bars of soap, flannels, hairbrushes, and combs.

• A Personal Touch: A friendly letter or a drawing from your child to the recipient.

• Please Note: Due to customs regulations, do not send toothpaste, sweets, food, liquids, sharp objects, or war-related items.  

UPCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th November - Parent Consultation Evenings
Thursday 26th November - Rayleigh Lights singing (Year 5/6 choir)

Thursday 3rd December - Aladdin Pantomime, Towngate Theatre (whole school)

YEAR 5/6 HOMEWORK TASKS

CGP BOOKS

MATHS

Year 5 Pg 16-17

Year 6 Pg 13

ENGLISH

Year 5 Pg 36-37

Year 6 Pg 28-29

• Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes reading to an adult every day is the optimum and should be continuing into Year 5/6. 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 so they can confidently complete a quiz in school.

• 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.
• Spelling words - please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down.
• Times table practice - next week we are looking at 4's. Please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook. The best way to learn is to repeat them out loud.

We hope that you have an enjoyable weekend,

See you soon!

Mrs. Hurley and Miss Harvey

Friday 23rd October 2025

 

Friday 23rd October 2025

Happy Friday and end of half term. We have had lots of fun and learning take place in these 8 weeks, but this is only the start of an action-packed, engaging year that we have planned ahead. We have particularly enjoyed reading When Secrets Set Sail and learning about how our world is changing.

YEAR 5/6 HOMEWORK TASKS

CGP BOOKS

MATHS

Year 5 Pg 18

Year 6 Pg 111+12

ENGLISH

Year 5 Pg 18

Year 6 Pg 24+25

• Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes reading to an adult every day is the optimum and should be continuing into Year 5/6. 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 so they can confidently complete a quiz in school.

• 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.
• 9x table this week
• Your child has been given their spelling list to practise for the test on the first Friday back.

We hope that the children who attended the disco had a fab time and you all manage to share some special time with your families this half term.

Please remember that Monday 2nd November is an inset day, so children will return on Tuesday 3rd November.

See you soon!

Mrs. Hurley and Miss Harvey

Year 5/6 Blogpost 15.10.26

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

Happy Friday one and all. We hope you've had a great week and are looking forward to October half term next week. It's hard to believe that we have been learning for 7 weeks - we have crammed so much in this term!
As the weather is continuing to cool and provide us with free showers, could we please request that you provide the children with suitable school uniform and added layers for when we go out to play and learn. A coat is now a must! 

WORLD FOOD DAY

What a day we had in school! It was wonderful cooking with all the children and trying out so many foods. Please check out our school newsletter for all the action!

HARVEST FESTIVAL

Please continue to bring your donations into school.

With grateful thanks.

YEAR 5/6 HOMEWORK TASKS

CGP BOOKS

MATHS

Year 5 Pg 14 Mental Maths

Year 6 Pg 12 Mental Maths

ENGLISH

Year 5 Pg 16-17 Relative Clauses

Year 6 Pg 9 Pronouns

• 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.
• Spelling words - please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down.
• Times table practice - next week we are looking at 7's. Please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook. The best way to learn is to repeat them out loud.

• TTRS/Sumdog - lots of practice on these amazing programmes that complement what we learn at school. We do set tasks for the children to complete. There are also school, county and nationwide contests from time to time. Please see your old reading diaries for login details or message your class teacher using Dojo.

We hope that you have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs Hurley and Miss Harvey

FRIDAY 9TH OCTOBER 2026 

Dear Parents,

Happy Friday to you all! We hope that you've had a fabulous week! With wet weather likely, can we ask that the children come to school with a coat every day. We tend to go out at break and lunchtimes unless it is heavy rain. The children have been very busy with all their learning. Do check out our weekly newsletter for photos and a general catch up on what is going on around the school.

DANBURY TRIP

We hope that the children had a great time on the Danbury Trip. All photos from the trip will be collected and placed in a folder that will be shared via Google Classroom soon. The children will be notified once this is complete.

BIKEABILITY

Please check the Class Dojo for information regarding Year 6 children who are participating in this event. Group Two children will begin this Monday 12th October.

YEAR 5/6 HOMEWORK TASKS

CGP BOOKS

MATHS

Year 5 Pg 12+13

Year 6 Pg 10

ENGLISH

Year 5 Pg 9-11

Year 6 Pg 10

• Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes reading to an adult every day is the optimum and should be continuing into Years 5 and 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.
• Spelling words - please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down. Don't forget to use Spelling Frame to support your learning. Your children have been given their spellings and timestables to learn. Year 5 are continuing from the previous week due to Danbury
• Times table practice - next week we are looking at 12s. 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 log in details.

Have a fab weekend,

Mrs. Hurley and Miss Harvey

Year 5/6 Blogpost 02.10.26

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

We are once again back to another Friday - and it's now October!!!
As the weather is continuing to cool and provide us with free showers, could we please request that you provide the children with suitable school uniform and added layers for when we go out to play and learn.  We have had much fun in our learning again this week, so please take a look at our newsletter for some updates and photos.

HARVEST FESTIVAL

Over the weekend, we would like the children to create a poster to support our Harvest Festival. Details were shared in Thursday’s assembly.

BIKEABILITY

Please check the Class Dojo for information regarding Year 6 children who are participating in this event. Group One children will begin this Monday 5th October.

YEAR 5/6 HOMEWORK TASKS

CGP BOOKS

MATHS

Year 5 Pg 15

Year 6 Pg 14

Year 5 Pg 86-87

Year 6 Pg 18-19

• 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.
• Spelling words - please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down.
• Times table practice - next week we are looking at 8's. Please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook. The best way to learn is to repeat them out loud.

• TTRS/Sumdog - lots of practice on these amazing programmes that complement what we learn at school. We do set tasks for the children to complete. There are also school, county and nationwide contests from time to time. Please see your old reading diaries for login details or message your class teacher using Dojo.

We hope that you have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs Hurley and Miss Harvey

Year 5/6 Blogpost 25.09.26

 

Year 5/6 Blogpost 25.09.26

 Dear Parents,

Happy Friday. The children are now in full swing and have been working really hard this week. We are enjoying our lessons in art and linking this with our project on Earth and Space.

BIOGRAPHY WRITING

Over the weekend we would like the children to research a person of their choice. The information will then be used to write a biography during independent writing. The more information you gather, the better chance you have of writing an excellent example of a biography.

Year 5/6 Homework Tasks.

CGP BOOKS

MATHS

Year 5 Pg 10

Year 6 Pg 15

ENGLISH

Year 5 Pg 76

Year 6 Pg 17

• 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.
• Spelling words - please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down.
• Times table practice - next week we are looking at 4s. 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.

We hope that you have a wonderful weekend.

Mrs. Hurley and Miss Harvey

Year 5/6 Blogpost 18.09.26

Dear Parents,

Happy Friday - the weeks are whizzing by...

Well done to all of the children that took part in the House Captain vote. The presentations and speeches were of a very high standard. Please see our newsletter for the results.

YEAR 5/6 HOMEWORK TASKS

CGP BOOKS

MATHS

Year 5 Pg 7

Year 6 Pg 8

ENGLISH

Year 5 Pg 6 and 7

Year 6 Pg 56 and 57

• 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.
• 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.
• Spelling practise - please learning your weekly spelling words that you have written in your notebooks.

TTRS/Sumdog - lots of practise on these amazing programmes that complement what we learn at school.

We hope that you have a wonderful weekend.

Mrs Hurley and Miss Harvey