Oak
Welcome to Oak Class- Year 5/6
Class Information
Our Teacher is Miss Hamer.
Miss Whitehead teaches us on a Tuesday and Thursday afternoon.
Our Teaching Assistants are Mrs Peckham (Mon-Wednesday) and Miss Whitehead(Thursday-Friday).
Homework Information
Homework will be set in pupils' homework books as well as some additional online learning set on Times table Rock Stars. This will be given on a Friday and will be due in the following Friday. Homework books with linked spelling activities will need to be handed in on a Thursday so they can be marked ready to hand back on Friday with new homework. Spelling tests will also be on a Friday.
Weekly homework will consist of:
*reading aloud at least 3 times weekly to an adult
*learning a spelling list
*a spelling activity e.g writing sentences linked to set spellings or a 'super scoder' worksheet
*completing a maths activity linked to our classroom objectives
PE
Gymnastics - Monday (indoor kit-pumps)
Invasion Games Rugby - Thursday (outdoor kit- trainers)
What have Oak Class been up to?
Crucial Crew
Year 5 attended the ‘Crucial Crew’ safety event at Waddow Hall this morning. They took part in a series of workshops with various services including the police and the fire…
Football Tournament
Well done to our football team this morning for a brilliant performance. They are very pleased with their 3rd place medals! …
Solar System
Year 5/6 enjoyed creating their own ‘Solar System’ as part of their Science unit on Space. They also made their own sundials to tell the time. …
Alston Observatory
Year 5/6 had a fantastic afternoon at Alston Observatory as part of their Science unit on the Solar System. …
Forest School
Year 5/6 thoroughly enjoyed their first Forest School session after school. They were challenged to complete a range of different knots. …
Sewing Club
Y6 are enjoying Sewing Club with Ms Holland. They are making reversible or drawstring bags. Today was their first attempt at using a sewing machine! …
2026/27 Curriculum Overviews
Yearly Overview- 2026/27:
Year 5 6 curriculum overviews cycle B
Half termly units:
Autumn 1- Evolution Curriculum key learning
Spelling coverage- Year 5/6: