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Marcham C of E Primary School
"Living and learning with Faith, Community and Hope"
Giraffes
Giraffes Class Letter - Autumn 2025
Class Teacher
Mr Clayton
Teaching Assistants
Miss Jefferies
Welcome back Giraffes and for a lot of you it is your final term of primary school! I hope you had a fantastic break and are ready and excited to get back to school. Your team of teachers this year will be me (Mr Clayton) supported by Miss Jefferies. I will be out of the classroom on Wednesday afternoons. During this time Miss Priddle will teach Music and Mrs Callahan will teach RE.
Our values this term are Perseverance and then after half term it will be Courage.
These will be discussed in assembly as well as during PSHE lessons. You are now the top of the school and I look forward to seeing you model our school values across the school. In year six you will all have the opportunity to be play leaders in the KS1 playground at lunchtime which is another opportunity to demonstrate these values.
This term sees the year six students sitting their SATS. These are a great opportunity for the them to show off their learning across KS2 and is a good experience of sitting examinations. We will support the students in the best way we can but if there any additional worries or concerns then please get in touch as soon as possible. Our topic this term is Ancient Greece. We are excited about our trip to the British Museum in May and looking at how the Ancient Greek society has shaped the world we live in today from democracy through to language, maths and science.
Our PE days are Monday (indoor) and Thursday (outdoor). Although, I do expect PE kits to be in school every day so that we can go out and enjoy the nice weather for some extra PE in the summer term. Before half term we will be practicing our skills in Athletics and after half term it will be Netball. During indoor PE it will be our annual Maypole dance practice with a performance at the end of term and then it will be volleyball which we hope to do outside.
Homework will be set on a Thursday and due in the following Thursday. I will hand out paper copies of the set homework each week. In addition to the homework I will continue to expect 10 minutes of reading four times a week, regular use of TTRS and practicing for the weekly spelling tests. Should you have a problem finding time at home to complete homework I will run a homework club on Tuesday lunchtimes and should you find that the homework is too difficult then please speak to a member of staff during morning work time where we will be able to help you- although not on Thursday!
Students can borrow books from the class library and the school library. I have added some new books to this over the summer with some great finds in charity shops! If you are still struggling for inspiration then please speak to one of us of have a look and the link here which has some fantastic books.
A more detailed view of the curriculum is available on the topic web which is available on the school website but should you have any questions then please speak to me after school in the playground or email Jane in the office and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
Kind regards
Mr Clayton
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