Dear Parents,
Welcome to 2026 and a new term at Down Hall Primary School. We hope that you all had a wonderful festive break and are now ready to settle in to the Spring term.
This term, we are all looking forward to getting stuck in to our new project, The Anglo Saxons.We will be learning all about the history of the the Anglo Saxons and their impact on our society today. We are also looking forward to our school trip to West Stow Village in February.West Stow Village Trip
We are very much looking forward to the trip to West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village. Thank you to all the parents who have signed and returned the slips. If you have not yet returned it, please make sure that you have returned your signed slip to give permission for your child attending the trip by the end of next week. If you need a copy, please send a dojo and we will get a copy for you.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Thursday 22nd January – Dance festival
Friday 6th February- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Visit (Year 5/6)
Friday 13th February – Last day of term
Friday 13th February – Wellbeing day
Monday 16th February- Friday 20th February- Half Term Holiday
Monday 23rd February INSET Day (school closed)
YEAR 5/6 HOMEWORK TASKS
CGP BOOKS
MATHS
Year 5 Pg 16
Year 6 Pg 56-57
ENGLISH
Year 5 Pg 65
Year 6 Pg 60
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 51- Homophones
- Times table practise - next week we are back to multiplying and dividing ’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.
We hope that you have a wonderful weekend,
Mrs Hurley, Mr Greenfield and Mrs Witherall
