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
23rd April Children back to school
24th April Year six Javelin throwing session
30th April Ukulele sessions start for year five (every Wednesday)
1st May Year six Javelin competition
12th May to the 15th May – Year six SATs
20th May Cricket enrichment day
20th May Year six heights and weights check in school
16th June Frederick Gough transition day for year six attending in September
16th June NSPCC workshop for Kestrel and Fox
18th June NSPCC workshop for Kingfisher
18th June - Music Assembly for those children learning to play a musical instrument
23rd and 24th June Kirton Academy transition day for year six attending in September
27th June PGL for year six
30th June - Sports Day
4th July - Meet the Teacher Morning
7th July Reserve Sports Day
9th July Car safety for year five
11th July HSBC session on money
13th July Reports sent home.
July 13th to 17th Careers Week.
15th July School Disco Y3 and 4 -6 -7 pm
21st 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.