Years 5 and 6 Autumn 2 Newsletter
Published 15/12/23, by Roanna Swales
Please find attached our Years 5 and 6 newsletter – a summary of our Autumn Term.
Foxgloves
Welcome to Foxgloves
Be the best you can be
Our class teachers are Mrs Weaver and Mrs Swales. There are 26 of us in the class.
- Our P.E. days are Monday and Thursday. Please remember to arrive in suitable P.E. kit for these days.
- Please make sure any school uniform is labelled clearly.
- Children should also bring a labelled water bottle every day.
Homework Expectations
All passwords for online homework should be in your child's reading record books.
- Spelling homework is set every week. Our spelling quizzes are every Thursday.
- Spelling, grammar and punctuation (SPAG) homework and maths homework are set on a two-week cycle. One week, SPAG homework will be set online on spag.com. The alternate week will be set on maths.co.uk. We anticipate children spend at least a minimum of 30 minutes on this.
- Times tables should also be completed on 'Times Tables Rock Stars' (TTRS), at least 15 minutes per week.
- We expect children to be reading at home at least 3 times a week and signed by a parent/carer in your child's reading record book.
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Read MoreNational Holocaust Centre Visit
Published 15/12/23, by Roanna SwalesUKS2 had a very thought-provoking visit on Monday, to the National Holocaust Centre. It really brought the learning we have been doing in school, about the Holocaust, to life. We experienced what life was like for Leo and his family (who were Jewish) in 1938 Germany, through the 'Leo's Journey' exhibition. We heard about the persecution they faced, which culminated in 'The Night of Broken Glass', also known as 'Kristallnacht'. This then led Leo's mother to send him on the Kindertransport, to Britain.
In the afternoon, we then heard from a Holocaust survivor, who talked to use, in a pre-recorded video, about their experience of growing up in Germany and how they too travelled on the Kindertransport, to Britain. We also had the chance to ask some questions.
We ended our visit by spending some time in the Memorial Garden and paying our respects to the 1.5 million children who were murdered, during the Holocaust, by placing a stone onto the ever-growing pile.
What a moving day we had!