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SATs this week

Dear Parents and Carers,

And so we are here: the week of SATs.  A huge thank you for your continuing support at home.
During the week of KS2 SATs – 9th to 12th May, the children of Y6 are able to come to school a little earlier (from 8:20am onwards) in order to enjoy a breakfast bar or piece of fruit with their peers. They may just want to come along and chat so the snacks are not compulsory. The Y6 gate will be opened for them to enter at this slightly earlier time. Snacks will be available from 8:20 until 8:40am. If possible, a voluntary contribution of 50p per day would be appreciated but everyone is welcome whether they can contribute or not.
Coming a little earlier sometimes helps them to get settled in a calm way and eases stress as they chat with friends. We will also have some mindfulness colouring in and activities should they like to do some.
It is all completely optional, though we do encourage children to be here in plenty of time before gates shut at 8:50am. If possible, we would like all children to arrive before 8:40am each day during the week.
Due to having sufficient adult support for all our learners this year, the tests will be sat in one sitting (not in two separate groups as has previously been done). We are so grateful to all other year groups at St Mark's for making this possible and feel it is the best option for our current Year 6 learners.
The timetable is attached for your reference.
Please pass on to your children how super proud we are of their dedication so far. Remind them they have nothing to worry about, but a few nerves are normal. We know they are incredible individuals who will not be defined by a test. We know many of them will enjoy the tests and relish the opportunity to prove just how much they know and how far they have come despite the covid years. Friday afternoon will be a great time to relax and congratulate each other.
PE this week:
We aim to have a PE session on Tuesday (afternoon) and Friday (morning) but it is not essential for children to wear PE kits on these days as long as they are wearing sensible shoes, they can take part. We do not want children panicking over whether they need  to wear PE kit or not on test days. School jumpers are to be worn each day.
If you have any questions, please ask and we will do our best to answer.
Thank you again for everything you do to support your child at school,
The Year 6 Team
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Year 5 – Welcome to Summer 1!

This half term, Year 5 will be learning all about British Black History for the next 6 weeks. It’s another super jam-packed half term with lots of exciting learning to come. 

Please find our Topic Web and Knowledge Organiser attached. Our Topic Web gives you an insight into what we are covering in each of our subjects this half term – everything from English, to Maths, to Art and everything in between. Our Knowledge Organiser gives you lots of facts about British Black History, including a timeline covering our learning to come.  

We can’t wait to share the children’s learning with you soon, 

The Year 5 Team 

Year 5 Sum 1 – Black and British Knowledge Organiser

Year 5 Sum 1 – Black and British Topic Web

 

Year 5 Learning Update – Spring 2

What another amazing half term! The Year 5 children have worked really hard this half term – learning all about La Plagne – and have shown themselves to be expert geographers! We used our learning about Europe to inspire lots of our other learning too – from stories in English, where polar bears migrated to Europe… to Art, where we used mixed media to create beautiful landscapes. Here are some examples of the children’s work, which we are excited to showcase to you. 

 

English – Migrant stories 

 

Art – La Plagne Landscapes

 

Design & Technology – Cooking Bolognese 

 

Maths – Drawing Line Graphs 

Summer term learning in Year R: ‘What an adventure!’

We trust that you have all had a good break and the children enjoyed lots of Easter fun! We certainly enjoyed our Easter themed learning just before the holidays and it was especially lovely to see our Year R children spending time with their Year 6 buddies at our Easter event. We are looking forward to arranging other opportunities to meet with our buddies during the Summer term. 

For the whole of the Summer term our topic is ‘What an adventure!’ After this first week when we are focussing on RE and the concept of ‘belonging’ we will begin our adventure with an imaginary hot air balloon ride. Once we are off in our balloons we will visit the Amazon and the UK this half term before continuing on to Africa, the Great Barrier Reef and then up into outer space during the last half term.

You can find out more about our topic and other learning for this half term in our newsletter here

We are looking forward to travelling the world with your children! As always, information about what we have learned day by day will be shared on your child’s ‘walk and talk’ board.

Please can we remind you to complete the form for our Bucklebury Farm trip by Friday 28th April. Your prompt response with this is much appreciated and helps us to begin organisation for the trip. Information about this trip, and a link for the form can be found in the email sent to you on  30th March.

The Year R team

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