Year 5/6 Blog - 27th February 2026

 Dear Parents,

We hope you have had a lovely week. It certainly has been a busy one here in Year 5 and 6.Check out the newsletter for our fabulous photos. 

WORLD BOOK DAY

This year is The National Year of Reading so we will be celebrating World Book Day for the whole day.  Please come in wearing a costume to show your favourite book character. If you do not want to dress up, you can bring your favourite book in or a prop to give us a clue. 
Here is a competition you can take part in: World Book Day Competition
Email publicity@scholastic.co.uk with the header WBD NORA NIGHTSKY explaining why you want to win.
Competition closes: 15 April.

SHROVE TUESDAY

Shrove Tuesday is on 4th March. We learned all about why we eat pancakes in our Thursday assembly. Here is a recipe for you to try - please feel free to send in photos of you and your family enjoying them!

CROSS COUNTRY 

If your child has been selected for the Cross Country competition next week, please make sure that they bring a packed lunch to eat and a spare pair of trainers or football boots to run in. The field tends to get slippery so football boots would be best if you have them!

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Thursday 5th March - World Book Day 
Thursday 12th March - Science Day and Mother's Day Cream Tea
Friday 13th March - Mother's Day Sale
Wednesday 18th March - Parent's evening
Thursday 19th March - Parent's evening
Thursday 26th March - PTA Easter event and Easter disco
Friday 27th March - last day - wellbeing 

YEAR 5/6 HOMEWORK TASKS

CGP BOOKS

MATHS
Year 5 Pg 40

Year 6 Pg 28 & 29

ENGLISH

Year 5 Pg 21 & 22

Year 6 Pg 24 &25

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. Please make sure this comes into school every day.

• 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 57 for Manuka and Nightshade and Rule 55 for Daisy class 

• Times table practice - next week we are back to multiplying and dividing 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 login details.

We hope that you have a wonderful weekend,

Mrs. Hurley, Mr. Greenfield and Miss Harvey

Year 5/6 Blog - 13th February 2026

 

Year 5/6 Blog - 13th February 2026

 Dear Parents,

We hope you have had a lovely week. It certainly has been a busy one here in Year 5 and 6.Check out the newsletter for our fabulous photos. 

READING

Please make sure your child is reading at home and this is being recorded in their reading record. Reading at home aloud improves fluency and understanding and helps your child to pass their Accelerated Quiz.

SCHOOL UNIFORM

It has become apparent that some of the children are beginning to wear items of clothing that are not within our school uniform policy. Could you please make sure that the children are dressed in the correct clothing (including shoes), labelled if possible. 

**Please bring spare boots or trainers for cross country in PE in Wednesdays**

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Monday 23rd February - INSET Day (school closed)
Thursday 26th February - Daisy and Manuka Forest Schools
Friday 27th February - Nightshade Forest Schools
Thursday 5th March - World Book Day 
Thursday 12th March - Science Day and Mother's Day Cream Tea
Friday 13th March - Mother's Day Sale
Wednesday 18th March - Parent's evening
Thursday 19th March - Parent's evening
Thursday 26th March - PTA Easter event and Easter disco
Friday 27th March - last day - wellbeing 

YEAR 5/6 HOMEWORK TASKS

CGP BOOKS

MATHS
Year 5 Pg 16

Year 6 Pg 31

ENGLISH

Year 5 Pg 31

Year 6 Pg 56+57

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. Please make sure this comes into school every day.

• 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 56 for Manuka and Nightshade and Rule 54 for Daisy class 

• Times table practice - next week we are back to multiplying and dividing 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 Blogpost Friday 6th February '26

Dear Parents,

We hope you have had a lovely week. It certainly has been a busy one here in Year 5 and 6. The children have successfully completed their SATs papers - each and every one of them has made so much progress and we are so proud of their efforts! With 9 school weeks to go until the 'real thing', our Year 6 children are definitely confident and nearly ready - keep working hard to achieve your goals!

WEST STOW ANGLO-SAXON VILLAGE

We have had a lovely day today and the children gained so much knowledge about the Anglo-Saxons. Photos to come next week...

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

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)

NO HOMEWORK HAS BEEN SET THIS WEEK. ENJOY YOUR REST!

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. Please make sure this comes into school every day.

• 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