Kestrel Class

Class: Kestrel

Year group: Years Five and Six

Teachers: Miss Walls 

PPA teacher: Mrs Salvidge

Number of children in the class: 28

(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 Miss. Houldridge 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. These will be tested the following week. 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 2 2025
We are excited about the upcoming term, full of fun and learning!
Reminders for Spring 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 Kingfisher and Fox will be on Monday and Wednesday and PE for Kestrel will be on Monday and Tuesday. 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 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 2 2024
Our History project this term will be: ‘Why Should we remember the Maya?’
Maths Year 5 – Converting Units, Perimeter, Area and Volume, Area and Scaling, Statistics, Angles
Year 6 – Converting Units, Perimeter, Area and Volume, Area and Scaling, Statistics, Angles
English – We will be ‘writing to inform’ using our History topic as a stimulus for writing.
Science – We will be exploring the human circulatory system – ‘How does the body work?’
RE – We will be learning about Christianity. Our big question is ‘How do Christians show that they belong?
PE – we will be working on our target games and developing our tag rugby skills.
Art – we will be focusing on printing this term with a focus on the question: How can we create our own Mayan art?
Computing - How do I make a model look 3D?
PHSE – What is a healthy relationship?
Music - How does music teach us about our community?
Diary Dates for Spring Term 2025
Monday 24th February – children return to school
Monday 24th February – 3rd March – Sponsored read week
Thursday 6th March – World Book Day
Friday 14th March – Non-uniform day in exchange for chocolate (Chocolate Bingo)
Friday 4th April – Last day of Spring term two
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.