Welcome to Dragonfly Class.

Class Adult Information:

- Mrs Cox (Monday-Thursday), Mr Stoner and Mrs Ross (Friday)

- Mrs Ross supports as the classroom assistant and leads the learning on a Thursday and Friday afternoons

The information below outlines our class routines, which aim to ensure our oldest pupils have the organisational skills and independence so that they are secondary-ready. 

PE

We have PE lessons on Mondays and Tuesdays, so please ensure kit is in school on these days.

Homework

The children will be set Spellings and either English or Maths work each week and will be expected to read for at least four times a week. Please could you sign your child’s log every week so that we can be sure they are reading.  

Sometimes the children will have a half-termly challenge project for extra in-depth research of an area of their interest but connected to our class topic. If your child wishes to do some extra work at any time, this will always be welcomed and rewarded.

If there is a genuine reason why homework cannot be completed, or if your child has worked for 30 minutes and not completed a piece of homework, please write a note in their reading log for us to act upon. We hope homework will be a positive experience.  Your child should be able to complete most pieces independently but there may be some tasks where support is needed.  

Reading

Most of the class are now ‘free readers’. This means they are responsible for choosing and supplying their own reading book, either from the school library, their local library or from home. Children are expected to have a reading book and their reading log in school every day. In our book corners and library we have a wonderful, selection of inspirational fiction and non-fiction from which your child can select a book. As mentioned above, we would like children to read for at least four times over the course of a week. If you have the time to read with your child for at least a few minutes a week, this can be extremely encouraging, even for the most independent reader. Reading to your child is also an invaluable way of promoting and supporting them in a love of reading. Please support us in this matter by signing the reading log weekly and by informing us if your child has been unable to read for some reason. There is a large body of evidence that children who read regularly have much greater success at all stages of their education.

Golden tickets will be awarded for four entries in a week. In Celebration Assembly on a Monday, the winner of the book prize drawer from across the school will receive a brand new book.

Equipment

We will supply all the equipment that your child needs. They will receive a pen, a dry wipe marker and a pencil and will be responsible for keeping them safe. Please do not allow your child to bring in toys, fidget toys or special items unless related to our topic as it can lead to arguments or be a distraction.

End of Key Stage Two tests (SATs)

Year Six will have tests in Mathematics, Reading and Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling in May. These are an important indicator of the progress that your child has made in primary school and will form part of the assessments that we pass onto secondary school. We will organise an information session later in the year in order to help you and your child to prepare for these tests. Please be assured that Year Six will be adequately prepared over the course of the year through our curriculum.

Please feel free to ask any questions. We will look forward to working with you all.

SPRING 1 and 2

What have we been up to?

English - We have been reading 'Skellig' by David Almond and using this to write descriptions, narratives involving suspense and dialogue to advance action. The children are really enjoying this book. Next we will be reading 'The Misadventures of Frederick' by Ben Manley.

Maths - both groups have been working on Fractions and decimals involving real-life problems. Next up is percentages, perimeter and area and statistics.

Topic - We have been studying mountains in Geography; how mountains are made, land height and contour lines on maps, why mountaineers found fossils of sea animals on the summit of Everest, how the Cambrian Mountains are different from the Himalayan Mountains. In Spring 2 we will explore rivers.

Computing - The children have really enjoyed exploring how bit patterns represent images as pixels.

Science - We have been exploring the shape of objects in space, the relative sizes of the Earth, sun and moon, the movement of planets around the sun and how we see the moon from Earth. Next up is Forces and Magnets.

Music - We have been learning a jazz piece on our chosen instrument - keyboard, glockenspiel or recorder. The children have all achieved so well with this and look forward to a performance in front of the school!