Welcome Year 5

Class: Fox

Year group: Five

Teachers: Miss Mumby

PPA teacher: Miss Garton

Number of children in the class: 24

(PPA is time for teachers to plan, prepare and assess)

Welcome to Fox Class. We are a class of Year 5 children who are taught by Miss Mumby.  We are helped by Mrs. Oxley and Miss. Ferguson.

This page is where you can find important information, as well as updates of the fun things we are getting up to in class.

We are part of UKS2  and therefore learn closely with the rest of Year 5 and 6 in Kestrel and Kingfisher Class. PE is on Tuesday and Thursday. Please come to school wearing your PE kit on these days and dressed appropriately for the weather should we be outside. 

Children will practise the statutory spellings in class and they will be available to view on dojo from Monday but no formal spelling test will be administered. Homework will be given out on Fridays and will be due in the following Thrusday. If you need any extra support with homework please send a message or ask your child to come speak to us and we can provide them with extra support.

If you need to contact us directly, please use the contact form above or contact the class page directly on ClassDojo. 

Class Information

Fox, Kestrel and Kingfisher Class Newsletter – Spring Term 1 2026

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas and New Year.

Autumn Term Highlights

Year 5 and 6 managed to raise just over £700 at the annual Christmas Market. The children are now in discussions with the school council on what to spend the money on.

Reminders for Spring Term 2026

Each day, children will need suitable uniform according to the weather, water bottles containing water only, healthy snacks for break, reading book and reading bookmark every day. Books will be changed when needed. Children should not wear jewellery to school apart from stud earrings.

Just a reminder that children will not need to bring in additional stationery or pencil cases as this equipment will be provided and that toys should be left at home.

PE for Kingfisher and Kestrel will be on Tuesday and Friday and PE for Fox will be on Tuesday and Wednesday. Children are to come to school in their PE kit and trainers on these days to avoid the need to change in school. Earrings need to be either removed for PE or covered in plasters that you can provide please.

Class Dojo is still being used to communicate with parents and there is a contact the teacher form on the class page on the website for you to be able to contact us directly.

Curriculum Focus for Spring Term 1 2026

Our Geography project this term will be: How is climate change affecting our planet? Maths Year 5 – Area and Scaling, Calculating with Decimal Fractions, Factors, Multiples & Primes Year 6 - Area, Perimeter, Position & Direction, Fractions and Percentages, Statistics English – We will be ‘writing to discuss’ using Hidden Figures as a stimulus for writing. Science – We will be exploring the solar system – ‘What do you know about Earth and Beyond?’ RE – How do people choose between right and wrong? PE – We will be working on our Tag Rugby and Dance skills Art- Who is David Buckland and what is climate change art? Computing - How do I create a video? Online safety – How do people communicate online? What is online bullying? PHSE – What is a healthy relationship? French - We will be learning about Clothes and Planets Music - BoomWhackers Diary

Dates for Spring Term 2026

Monday 5th January - INSET days for staff – school closed to pupils

Tuesday 6th January – Children return to school

Thursday 8th January – Snapshot reports sent out to parents

Thursday 22nd January – Key Stage Two Film Night, 3.15 – 5pm

Wednesday 28th January – Choir at Young Voices

Friday 13th February – Last day of Spring term one

As we have learnt, the best made plans sometimes need to change. The above dates may need to be altered but we will do our best to communicate any necessary changes as soon as we are aware