Oak

Welcome to Oak Class!

I hope you had a wonderful half term break and are ready for an exciting term ahead! This page will provide you with useful information, but please feel free to see me at the end of the day or send an email via the school office if you ever want to ask anything.

Teachers, TAs and other adults

Oak Class's teacher is me, Mrs Jones. We are lucky to be joined on Monday and Tuesday mornings by Mrs Fidge. On Mondays, Mrs Fidge will take groups for interventions and to stretch and challenge, and on Tuesdays she will take the whole class while I have my planning time.

Our wonderful class TA is Miss Arnone, who will support the children in class as well as take them out for interventions. 

This term, we will also be joined by Ms Chubb on Friday mornings. She will be hearing readers and giving extra support to small groups. Ms Chubb is my mum and a retired teacher, so brings lots of experience! 

PE / Swimming / Forest School

PE for the whole class is on Mondays with Mrs P from Canterbury Academy.  Please ensure children wear black bottoms, a black jumper/hoody, a white t-shirt and trainers.

Year 5 have swimming this term on Tuesday afternoons. They should wear their uniform to school and bring their swimming kit in a bag.

Year 6 have forest school this term on Thursday afternoons. They should wear their forest school clothes to school. Further information is available in the letter that went home.

Reading

Reading regularly continues to be just as important in the older years as lower down in the school. Children in Year 5 and 6 should read for at least 15 minutes every day at home. Reading records have been given to each child with their current reading range written in them. The reading records are for three things:

1. For adults at school to record when they have heard a child read.

2. For adults at home to record that their child has read (just a date, title and page number is fine). Children will receive a house point for each time an adult at home records reading.

3. For children to record their quiz score once they've finished a book. 

On Fridays, we have a session called 'Chatter-books' where children buddy up with a younger child in another class to share a book together.

Spellings and Times Tables

This year, we are using Spelling Shed to teach spellings. Spelling practice will take place daily at school. Children will be given a range of activities to complete throughout the week to improve their spelling and handwriting skills. This term, each child will be given a login for the Spelling Shed app where they can earn points by practising their spellings. They will have a session in school to use the app and are also welcome to use it at home. Please see the Spelling documents below which show the overview for the whole year.

Regular practice of times tables is essential in upper Key Stage 2 to ensure success in many areas of maths. Children will have the opportunity to practise at school using TTRS, which they can use at home as well, and during sessions with Mrs Fidge on Tuesdays. 

Topics

Our weekly timetable is at the bottom of the page. Please be aware that there may be days where the lessons need to be different due to staffing. I will make sure children who need support with change are told about changes when they arrive in the morning. 

Best wishes,

Mrs Jones