Kestrel Class

Class: Kestrel

Year group: Years Five and Six

Teachers: Mrs Sheardown

PPA teacher: Mrs Salvidge

Number of children in the class: 25

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

Welcome Year 5&6!

Welcome to Kestrel Class. We are a class of 28 Year 5 and 6 children who are taught by Mrs Sheardown and are helped by 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 Kingfisher and Fox Class. PE is on Tuesday and Friday. Please come to school wearing your PE kit on these days.

Homework will be given out on Fridays along with Spellings.  If you need to contact me directly, please use the contact form below or contact me 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