Foxes

Welcome to Year 5/6 – Fox Class!

Our class teacher is Mr Pickford every day, On Tuesday afternoon Mr Pickford has his PPA time, and the class will be taught by Miss Jones and Mrs Powell . Our teaching assistants are Miss Jones, Mrs Bourdeau and Mrs Hoare.

We will use this page to share important information with you. You can find out what your child is learning in school, what they need to bring, and any special dates to remember.

Please check this page often to help you stay up to date. If you have any questions, you can always talk to us at the classroom door.

What do you need to bring to school?

Book Bag / Backpack: Brought to school daily for reading books and homework.
Water Bottle: Filled with fresh water daily.
Lunch Box: If your child is having a packed lunch.
Coat: Suitable for the British weather, as we go outside daily.

Activity / Event	Days
PE (Physical Education)	Friday – Please bring your PE kit ready to change into at school.
Reading Books due for review	Everyday
Homework	Given out on a Monday, Expected back on Friday of the same week.

What are we learning this term?

Subject Area	Curriculum Details
English	We have been using the book "indredible edibles" by Stefan Gates to guide us to create our own tiny recipes! Following this we will be looking at a story called "Alma".
Maths	We are learning about Fractions during the first half of this half term. Alongside this we are looking to work on the KIRF topic of factor pairs.
Foundation Subjects	Geography: Energy and the impact we have on our world. Science: Materials and their properties. PE: Badminton MFL: British sign language

Important dates for your diary

Date	Event / Notes
December 17th	Christmas Carol concert
December 2nd - 4th	Residential to Llanrug

Beautiful Work Showcase

Year 5/6 Project Overview

To fully immerse the children into our writing texts and foster creative context, we engage in hands-on workshops, themed exploration days, and interactive speaking activities. Throughout the term, pupils develop a diverse portfolio of writing including character studies, formal persuasive letters, descriptive settings, and reflective diary entries. In addition, pupils have multiple structured opportunities to present their work in front of an audience, refining their physical oracy and public presentation skills.

What The Student Says

"Incredible edibles has some amazing recipes! I can't wait to make my own mini make on Friday"

"I can find common denominators easily by using my times table knowledge"

What Skills Were Developed?

• Developed a sophisticated command of ambitious, context-specific vocabulary.

• Mastered complex sentence structures including fronted adverbials and relative clauses.

• Applied the full range of Year 6 punctuation (semicolons, colons, dashes, and hyphens).

• Refined public speaking, active listening, and audience engagement strategies.

• Achieved consistent, fluent, and legibly joined cursive handwriting styles.

What The Teacher Says

During the start of the second half of our Autumn term I have been blown away by the children ability to recall and use prior learning to tackle new/ trickier problems. This has been evident with their language choices in their instructional writing and also in their ability to tackle our Fractions problems.

— Mr Pickford & Miss Jones, Class Team

Lindridge St Lawrence CE Primary School