Welcome to the Upper Key Stage 2 webpage. The class teachers in UKS2 are Mrs Francis, Mrs Dikkez, Mr Murfin and Mr Westerman. Mrs Dawson also teaches Y6F on Monday. Our UKS2 teaching assistants are Mrs Duckmanton, Mrs Lowther and Miss Spellman.
Below you will find further information about our class routines and our learning.
Our Curriculum theme for the Advent term at Holy Trinity is: Belonging.
We will be using a range of wonderful books in our work this term, including: Great Adveturers by Alistair Humpreys, The Dark by Lemony Snicket and Curiosity: A MArs Rover by Markus Motum. We will also be reading the wonderful story Brightstorm by the incredible author, Vashti Hardy as our class novel this term.
In History this term, we will be finding out all about power of the monarchs, especially William the Conqueror and Queen Elizabeth II.
.In Geography, we will be investigating the question, ‘Where do I belong?’ We will look at the countries of the world, with a particular focus on South America and the Amazon Rainforest.
Our Science work will be based on light & shadow and the Earth in space. We will be conducting detailed investigations, creating our own hypotheses, collecting useful data based on our studies and analysing the results we find to reach a scientific conclusion.
In our Design Technology sessions, we will be designing and building a Mars Rover vehicle.
Our Music work this term will be delivered by our specialist teachers and allow the children the opportunity to learn to play an instrument.
We will begin the academic year in Computing by reminding ourselves of the importance of E-safety and in French, we will learn the vocabulary for families and pets.
In UKS2 this year, National Curriculum & RWI spellings will be given out each week on Monday. These spellings should be learnt at home and then the children will be tested on them the following week.
Reading is also an incredibly important skill and is relevant across all subjects within school. Regular practice really does make a huge difference to both of these, as does talking about what has been read with someone at home too. Please try to ensure your child reads at home for at least 15 minutes each night and gets their home/school diary signed at least three times per week to indicate that this has happened. Reading Diaries will be collected in each Monday to check this is happening. Reading can also be logged on Class Dojo as a message or through the portfolio section.
Practicing times tables is a vital life skill that will help in all areas of your child’s Maths work. It is important that all children are confident and quick when recalling them. All children have access to the Times Tables Rockstar online platform, which is a great way to practice and develop confidence and recall of the various times tables facts. Children’s login details for this can be found in their reading diary, or contact your child’s class teacher for further support.
PE will take place on Monday and Tuesday in UKS2. On PE days, your child should attend school wearing their full PE kit. It is expected that your child will have the appropriate PE kit for these days in order to access the sessions appropriately. The correct PE kit consists of: a plain white t-shirt, red, black or navy shorts and trainers. A plain tracksuit can also be worn, especially when the weather is colder.
