Kites (year 5/6) - Miss J. Woskett and Miss D. Rickards

Kestrels (year 5/6) - Mrs S. Smith and Mrs S. Harris

Harriers (year 5/6) - Mr C. Thomas

Merlins (year 5/6) - Miss A. Pickett and Mr S. Harris

Welcome to Years 5 and 6

Welcome to Years 5 and 6, where we encourage our children to be confident, curious and independent learners, ready to challenge themselves and make the most of every opportunity.

Learning across the phase is exciting, purposeful and designed to build on the knowledge and skills children have developed throughout their time at Forest View. Our curriculum topics can be found on our termly overview pages, with each new topic beginning with an exciting hook day to capture children’s interest and enthusiasm for what they are about to learn.

As children move through Years 5 and 6, we encourage them to take increasing responsibility for their learning and to develop the confidence, resilience and independence they will need as they prepare for the next stage of their education.

Supporting Learning at Home

Families can make a real difference by encouraging children to read regularly at home, practise their spellings and develop fluent recall of their times tables.

We love to recognise children’s efforts. Children receive an acorn and raffle ticket each time they read at home. Parents and carers can record this in their child’s reading record or upload a photo or video to Seesaw.

Children can also become one of our Maths Champions, receiving a special pencil when they can confidently recall multiplication and division facts up to 12 × 12 and apply these to a range of mathematical problems.

Homework is shared at the beginning of the year, with children encouraged and rewarded for completing activities throughout the year.

PE

Children do not need to bring a separate PE kit to school. On PE days, they can come to school wearing their PE kit. As some lessons take place outdoors, please make sure children have suitable clothing to keep them warm during colder weather.

Above all, we want Years 5 and 6 to be a time when children enjoy their learning, challenge themselves, celebrate their achievements and feel proud of everything they accomplish. We look forward to sharing another exciting year of learning with them.