Starlings

CLASSES

Starlings

Class teachers: Mrs Cobden (Monday-Wednesday) and Miss Fitzsimons (Wednesday-Friday)
Teaching Assistant: Ms Whitehurst

Welcome to Starlings Class; the home of Year 5 and 6. Here you will find Mrs Cobden teaching at the start of the week and Miss Fitzsimons teaching at the end of the week with Wednesday where both teachers are in. Please take a look at our curriculum page for more information about the topics we will be covering this term.

Starlings PE Sessions

This year, PE will be on alternate Thursday afternoons and on every Friday afternoon. The children should come to school in PE kit on these days. PE is taught by Miss Shone, our outside provider on Fridays.


Forest School

Forest School session will be on alternate Thursday afternoons. Children can come to school wearing old clothes as their Forest School kit and bring in waterproofs on their Forest school days. Please keep a pair of wellies in school at all times.

Home Learning

The children will be given ability appropriate weekly spellings to learn. They will be tested on these spellings each Thursday. The children will be given weekly times tables or mental maths sheets to complete and the times tables will be tested on a Monday. They will be given weekly maths homework linked to their learning in school. The children will also be sent home with a weekly comprehension sheet to complete to support reading at home. Year 6 will be given additional SATS focus work. Children are expected to read with an adult or independently at home.


Please take a look at our curriculum page for more information about the topics we will be covering this term.

Starlings Autumn Term Overview 2023


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