30.05.22

 Dear Parents and Carers

Apologies for the late post this week.  

Firstly, a message from Mrs Witherall

Year 5 have been very busy this week and have had a great time exploring ‘Famous People’. The children have looked at famous poets, writers, public speakers, and much more. We have used some of their work as inspiration in order to create some of our very own. 

The children particularly enjoyed using Sophia Barnacle’s invention of the Helter Skelter to create a marble run that would take 60 seconds to complete. We explored friction, gradient, materials and obstacles in order to change the speeds of the marbles. 

Take a look at some of the inventions below!

   

Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

The children looked wonderful in their red, white and blue. We sang the National Anthem, drew some corgis with ‘Draw with Rob’ and had a fantastic time at lunch on the field with our picnics.

Year 6 Isle of Wight

It was an absolute pleasure to spend last week with the Year 6 children on the Isle of Wight. We are sure that by now you have heard lots of stories of our adventures.

Lots of fun and laughs were had, but most importantly, every single child achieved something amazing! Whether that be trying a new food, climbing just that bit higher than they thought they could or shooting a bow and arrow. Your children were AWESOME!

Their behaviour was impecable too. We had lots of lovely comments from staff at the places we visited as well as members of the public about how polite our children are.

Miss Sharman, Miss Wakefield, Mrs Devlin and Miss Bamber

Year 5 Parents

If you are considering FitzWimarc as a choice of Secondary School for your child, please see the information below regarding parent tours and aptitude assessments.

Have a lovely half term and enjoy any Jubilee celebrations you are taking part in.

Don't forget!  Monday 6th June is an INSET day.  We look forward to welcoming the children back into class on Tuesday 7th June.

13.05.22

Dear Parents and Carers

Happy Friday!  

As you know, this week has been SATs week for our Year 6 children.  They have worked hard and tackled the tests brilliantly.  We are very proud of them.

SATs week always seems to be the biggest week in the Year 6 calendar.  Now that it is out of the way, we are looking ahead to the next event, which is, of course The Isle of Wight trip.

This week, children in Year 6 brought home a letter with details of the trip, departure times and important items to pack.  If you did not receive the letter or have misplaced it, a copy can be found here.

Please note that spending money should be handed to Mrs Devlin, no later than Monday 16th May.  This should consist of £20 in the following denominations (3 x £5 notes and 5 x £1 coins).  This is so that children can be given £5 per day to spend. Please ignore the combination of notes and coins asked for in the letter.  If your child has already brought their money in, don't worry, we will sort it out.

Year 5 children have also completed assessments this week.  They have been sensible and mature in their approach to their tests and have been supportive of their Year 6 classmates.  Well done Year 5.  You are a credit to the school!

As a treat, for the end of assessments, we spent Thursday afternoon on the school field enjoying the sunshine.  We played rounders, football and other games.  The children (and staff) thoroughly enjoyed themselves.  

After such a busy week, we would like to wish you and your children a lovely, relaxing weekend.  Let's hope the lovely weather continues.

Miss Sharman, Mrs Devlin and Mrs Witherall 

06.05.22

 Dear Parents and Carers.

The sunshine has most definitely brought us a happy Friday! We hope that you have had a lovely week. Year 5/6 have been working exceptionally hard to prepare for SATs and assessments next week. 

SATs

Thank you for all of the responses regarding the Year 6 breakfast next week. Please could the children enter through the front car park on Brooklyn Drive so that they can go straight into the hall from 8 am.

Homework. 

Year 5 homework has also been posted on Google Classroom.

We hope that you have a wonderful weekend.

Mrs Devlin, Miss Sharman and Mrs Witherall