Welcome to the Upper Key Stage 2 webpage. The class teachers in UKS2 are Mrs Dikkez, Mr Murfin, Mr Westerman and Mrs Boneham-Hill. Mrs Dawson also teaches Y5BH on Wednesday mornings. Our UKS2 teaching assistants are Mrs Duckmanton, Mrs Lowther, Mrs L Allen, Miss Spellman and Mrs M Allen.
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: The Exporer by Katherine Rundell, The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan and Counting On Katherine by Helaine Becker. We will also be reading the wonderful adventure story The Explorer by the incredible author, Katherine Rundell as our class novel this term.
In Geography this term we will be investigating the question, ‘Where do I belong?’ We will look at the countries of the world with a particular focus on Europe.
In our History work we will be finding out all about the Windrush story and celebrating inspirational individuals who have made a difference in our world.
Our Science work will be based on Forces and Electricity. 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 Art this term we will be developing our drawing and painting skills using a range of different media and as part of our Design Technology sessions we will be designing and building an electric alarm system.
Our Music work this term will be whole class music lessons led by our Music Service teachers using a range of tuned and untune instruments.
We will begin the academic year in Computing by reminding ourselves of the importance of E-safety.
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. We will also continue to use the IXL learning platform, which all children will have access to. Starred objectives will be set for the children each term and these can be completed at home. Children’s login details for these apps/websites 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.
