Year 5 and 6 - Ernest Shackleton
Sir Ernest Shackleton Class - 2022 / 23
Hello and welcome to our class page. We are the mixed class in Upper Key Stage Two for both year five and year six: there are 28 children in our amazing class! Below you will find all the information and updates about our learning journey this academic year.
Spot the difference!
Curriculum - What we are learning this year.
Autumn Term – History Focus
Were the Anglo-Saxons or the Vikings better invaders?
Spring Term – Geography Focus
Why are rainforests so important?
Summer Term – Art Focus
Why are people fascinated with space?
For more details please see
https://www.dalestorth.notts.sch.uk/our-dalestorth-curriculum/
Each term, you will receive a newsletter telling you more information about each topic as well as Knowledge Organisers. These provide you with ‘Subject Specific Vocabulary’ and ‘Sticky Knowledge’ that your child will be learning throughout the topic.
A visit from Captain Deborah Oughton from The Salvation Army
Harvest Festival - Upper KS2
The day we met Charlotte Henshaw
York - September 2022
Sports Day
Autumn 2022 Knowledge Organisers
Spring 2023 Knowledge Organisers
Summer 2023 Knowledge Organisers
Useful Information
PE days are Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Your child needs to come into school on their PE days wearing their outdoor PE kit. PE will only take place outdoors until further notice. Again, please refer to the school website for details of our outdoor PE kit.
No jewellery is allowed in PE lessons, so if your child has their ears pierced they will either need to take their earrings out for P.E. or cover them with tape/plasters, provided by yourselves, so that they don’t get caught during the lesson.
Homework in Year 6 this is given out each Thursday and is due in the following Tuesday.
Each week your child will receive three pieces of homework: maths, SPaG and comprehension in their three CPG books. Please ensure that your child does the correct page as we will mark this homework together. In Year 5, two pieces of homework will be given out: English, reading or SPaG and Maths. If your child is struggling with any homework, then please let me know as soon as possible. I am happy to go over homework with individual children. Maths and SPaG guides will be sent home with your child to support their learning at home.
Spellings are given out on a Fridayand your child will be tested on these the following Friday. The weekly spelling test will have a total of 15 spellings — 10 learnt and 5 ’unseen’ spellings from previous weeks. Spelling lists are located in the front of your child’s diary and they are uploaded to Spelling Bee (login details are located at the front of your child's diary)
https://www.spellingshed.com/en-gb/
SATs Tests
According to the Department for Education, SATs will take place in 2023. There will be a meeting later in the year to discuss the tests in more detail, but the test dates are Monday 8th May 2023 – Thursday 11th May 2023. Please DO NOT book any holidays during this week