Badger Class
Years 5/6
The Spring term of 2026 will see Badgers journey through America and discover the different states as well as lakes, cultures and the Grand Canyon! The majority of our work will be based around Great Americas, including our art and DT topics where we will be studying Ansel Adams and his collages of the Grand Canyon and the Mayan civilisation.
Badger Class Planning Cycle A Great Americas - Learning Discovery

Badger Dates for the Diary!



  • Thursday 8th January - PE
  • Monday 12th January - PE
  • Thursday 15th January - PE
  • Monday 19th January - PE
  • Wednesday 21st January - Eco Afternoon (details to follow)
  • Thursday 22nd January - PE
  • Monday 26th January - Tuesday 27th January - Bikeability for those involved
  • Monday 26th January - PE
  • Tuesday 27th January - Hockey Tournament (more details to follow)
  • Thursday 29th January - PE
  • Monday 2nd February - PE
  • Thursday 5th February - PE
  • Monday 9th February - PE
  • Monday 9th February - Whole School drop in 3:30pm-4:00pm
  • Thursday 12th February - PE
  • Friday 13th February - Last day of Spring 1
  • Monday 16th February - Friday 20th February - Half Term
  • Monday 23rd February - PE
  • Thursday 26th February - Tempest Class Photos
  • Thursday 26th February - PE
  • Monday 2nd March - PE
  • Thursday 5th March - World Book Day
  • Thursday 5th March - PE
  • Monday 9th March  - Final payment for London trip due!
  • Thursday 12th March - PE
  • Week Commencing Monday 16th March - Parents evenings (details to follow)
  • Monday 16th March - PE
  • Thursday 19th March - PE
  • Monday 23rd March - PE
  • Wednesday 25th March - Football Tournament (details to follow)
  • Thursday 26th March - Badgers Curriculum Cafe (no PE)
  • Friday 27th March - Easter Service at the church, 9:30am
  • Friday 27th March - Last day of Spring 2!
  • Monday 30th March - Monday 13th April - Easter Holidays
  • Monday 13th April - Inset Day
  • Tuesday 14th April - Start of Summer 1
Useful Information

PE
PE will be on a Monday and a Thursday each week and be led by Mr Brown on both occasions. The first PE lesson back will be Thursday 8th January.

Please ensure your child arrives to school already dressed in their kit on this day, and that they are dressed suitably for the outdoor weather forecast. Earrings should be removed by the child before P.E (please note that adults in school are not permitted to remove earrings for your children). Children who, for whatever reason, cannot remove their own earrings should (ideally) be sent to school with some tape so that they can cover these themselves. In the event that you don't have any tape at home, we will provide some micropore tape so that they can do this before taking part in PE lessons.

As per our home school agreement on uniform, your child should wear the following for PE:
  • A plain t-shirt (or one with a school logo) that matches their house team colour. 
  • In warmer weather, pupils can wear black or dark coloured shorts/skorts (of appropriate length). 
  • In colder weather they should wear plain, dark-coloured jogging trousers/ leggings and a plain, dark-coloured jumper/hoodie. Please do not send your child in brightly coloured tops or trousers as they can become easily marked by whiteboard pens or become muddy.
  • Footwear for P.E. should be trainers that are suitable for outdoor PE. 
  • Branded clothing can be worn but logos should be small and discrete.
All choices of school uniform or PE kit should be appropriate for the weather. Please ensure your child has a coat in school on colder or wetter days. 

Homework
Homework will be set on Monday and will be expected in by the following Monday in order for it to be marked. Your child will receive revision booklets appropriate for their year group, which they will work through in preparation for end of year assessments. They are only required to do 1 test in each booklet per week. 

Marking will take place during a focused session, whereby we can discuss the questions, look at ways of responding and address any that posed difficulty.  

Weekly spellings will also be given out on a Monday, and a test will be given the following Monday.

Reading 
Reading Records are checked regularly. We aim for children to read at least twice each week to an adult, but children should be encouraged to read every day. Please sign reading records to indicate this and send them back with your child on a Monday & Thursday so we can monitor their number of reads. There will be a reading track in class for your child to complete.

To begin our writing journey in the Spring Term, Badger class will be reading and working through 'Holes' by Louis Sacher which is centred around the fictional setting of Camp Green Lake and enables the children to get lots of descriptive writing in at the beginning before looking at a non-chronological report on lizards!


In Spring 2, we will be using the Disney film, 'Coco' to inspire a narrative piece of writing where the children have to change the ending to the story!

Guided Reading Questions

Please find a range of external links to support your child's learning at home.

Topic boosters and past papers with video tutorials to help target specific areas.
SATS
Handy tips and literacy and math activities that you and your child can work on together...