We hope you have had an amazing Christmas with friends and family and are recharged ready for the spring term. Over the coming term, year 5/6 will be focusing on the Magnificent Mayan civilisation and how it differed from today, as well as focusing on the extremes of our Earth in geography including weather, regions and natural disasters.

Our class novel is ‘Survival In Space’ written by David Long and is the gripping retelling of the Apollo 13 mission into space. The children will dive into the story and write their own linked biographies and setting descriptions.

In maths, children will focus on fractions, decimals and percentages. They will solve problems involved in everyday life, including money, weight, capacity and volume. In science, children will focus on Earth and space and the wonders of the universe as well as working scientifically to answer probing questions.

It will be another very busy but equally enjoyable term for the children, and I am sure that they will rise to the challenges set before them.

Remember, to make sure you complete your homework on time, read at least five times every week, arrive in the correct PE kit and have an attendance of 96% or above to be in our ‘In It To Win It’!