Welcome Year 5

Class: Fox

Year group: Five

Teachers: Miss Mumby

PPA teacher: Miss Garton

Number of children in the class: 27

(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. 

Homework will be given out on Fridays along with Spellings. These will be tested the following week.  Homework is to be handed in Thursday.  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 – Summer Term 1 2025

Welcome back after Easter! We are excited about the upcoming term, full of fun and learning!

Spring 2 Highlights

Year 5 attended a STEM day at Queen Elizabeth’s High School where they learned about Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. Year 5 also took part in a frisbee tournament. In school, we’ve also played glow in dark dodgeball and visited the local church for a bell ringing session.

Reminders for Summer Term 2025

Each day, children will need suitable uniform according to the weather, water bottles containing water only, healthy snacks for break, reading book and reading diary 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 Kestrel and Kingfisher will be Thursday and Friday  (year 5 only will be swimming on Thursday), Fox will have PE on Tuesday and swim on Thursday. 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 Summer Term 1 2023

Our Geography project this term will be: Why are rivers important to people?

Maths Year 5 –Multiples, Factors, Prime Numbers, Fractions and Percentages

Year 6 – Fractions, Percentages, Statistics, Ratio and Proportion

English – We will be ‘writing to discuss’ using our Geography topic as a stimulus for writing.

Science – We will be exploring the forces and materials with our key question – ‘What is a material and how does it change?’

RE – We will be learning about a range of religions with our key question- Do you have to believe in God to be Good?

PE – we will be working on our bat and ball skills in cricket and rounders.

Art- How are rivers portrayed in Art? We will do this with watercolours, sketching and weaving

Computing - How can I programme successfully?

Online safety – How do I manage online information?

PHSE – What do I need to know about the wider world?

French - We will be learning school objects in French

Music - How does music shape our way of life?

Diary Dates for Summer Term 2025

23^rd April Children back to school

24^th April Year six Javelin throwing session

30^th April Ukulele sessions start for year five (every Wednesday)

1^st May Yea six Javelin competition

12^th May to the 15^th May – Year six SATs

20^th May Cricket enrichment day

20^th May Year six heights and weights check in school

16^th June Frederick Gough transition day for year six attending in September

16^th June NSPCC workshop for Kestrel and Fox

18^th June NSPCC workshop for Kingfisher

18^th June - Music Assembly for those children learning to play a musical instrument

23^rd and 24^th June Kirton Academy transition day for year six attending in September

27^th June PGL for year six

30^th June - Sports Day

4^th July  - Meet the Teacher Morning

7^th July Reserve Sports Day

9^th July Car safety for year five

11^th July HSBC session on money

14^th July Reports sent home.

July 14^th to 18^th Careers Week.

15^th July School Disco  Y5 and 6 - 7:15pm - 8:15pm

22^nd July -  Last Day of Term.

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.