Welcome to
Upper Key Stage Two
Staff
Mrs Kelly - Phase Leader and Class Teacher 5/6K
Mrs Cooper - Class Teacher 6C
Miss Nuttall - Class Teacher 6N
Miss Day - Class Teacher 5D
Mr Lock and Miss Keen - Class Teachers 5LK
If you would like to speak to a member of the team please pop into the office to make an appointment or e-mail Mrs Kelly on upperks2byron@thewestbrooktrust.org
Children's learning in UKS2 is supported by a team of teaching assistants (TAs).
Our TAs support in all classes, as well as teaching phonics throughout the school.
TAs in UKS2 - Mrs Baker, Mrs Reeve, Mr Allen and Miss Warren-Leighton
Tuesday 6th January - First day of term
Thursday 8th and Friday 9th January - Year 5 Coram Wellbeing Warriors visit to school
Friday 13th February - Last day of term
PE - Term 2
5D - Wednesday and Friday
5LK - Monday (swimming) and Tuesday
5/6K - Tuesday and Wednesday
6C - Wednesday and Friday
6N - Monday and Friday
This term our indoor PE will be dance and outdoor PE will be netball.
Pupils should come into school wearing their PE kit.
If you need to contact us,
Curriculum
Information
Phonics and literacy
For more information on the teaching of phonics and literacy at Byron click here.
Maths
The main focus within Year 5/6 is using and applying our Maths knowledge.
Below are links to two documents showing what children should know and be able to do in Maths by the end of year 5 and 6:
Children should practise their times tables using the TT Rockstars app, Purple Mash and activties on the Top Marks website.
Home Learning
Reading - We encourage our children in Year 5 and 6 to read as much as possible. We have a wide range of texts in school and children have weekly access to a fully stocked library. Once children have finished a book, they then take comprehension quizzes on what they have read via our Accelerated Reader app.
Please encourage your child to read regularly at home, as research shows it has a direct impact on children's communication, written and comprehension skills.
Topic homework - Each term we will send home optional topic home learning tasks, in order to spark children's interest in the coming topics for the term. Any completed work is very much appreciated!
Maths - Year 6 take home a weekly arithmetic test to practice in advance of taking the test during lesson time on Fridays. Please encourage children to read through questions, applying their knowledge from their maths learning in school. If children are struggling with any questions on the paper, children can ask their teachers throughout the week for support, prior to sitting the test.
Our Curriculum Work Term 3
Art and Geography
In the third term of this year, our Curriculum subjects are Art and Geography.
Art
In Art this term, we will be learning about Expressionism through the famous work of Vincent Van Gogh. Children will explore his most famous pieces and learn about his life, explore Expressionist art techniques and produce their own piece based on Van Gogh's landscape stylings.
Geography
This term, we will be learning about South America, studying the weather, climate and biomes of the continent's varied countries. We will then focus on the Amazon Rainforest and dive into detail regarding why the rainforest is so important.
Religious Education
During terms 3 and 4, children will be learning about Judaism, including where and how they worship, the origins of the faith and Jewish beliefs on God.
Rights Respecting School
Articles of the term:
Article 17 - Every child has the right to reliable information from the media.
Article 19 - I have the right to be protected from being hurt or badly treated.
Article 34 - I have the right not to be touched in ways that make me feel uncomfortable, unsafe or sad.
These are some of the websites that we like to use in school which the children have a log in for:
TT Rockstars - https://play.ttrockstars.com/
Purple Mash - https://www.purplemash.com/sch/byron-me7
myON (reading resources and quizzes) https://www.myon.co.uk/login/
Accelerated Reader https://global-zone61.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/1893768