Year 5/6 - Falcons

Welcome to the fabulous Falcons class!

Staff

My name is Mrs Kelly,  I am the class teacher of the Falcons.

Mrs Sattar teaches on a Monday morning and Mrs Gillibrand on a Monday afternoon. 

You can contact me via the school email address: office@stmatthews.blackburn.sch.uk

We also have Mrs Karolia and Mrs Zegham working with the children in Falcons too. 

Curriculum

This year, the Falcons are going to be very busy. There are amazing projects and interesting topics in all subjects. If you would like to find out more about what your child will be learning, the class newsletter is included at the bottom of the page.  

Our library day is Friday afternoon - please bring in your library book each Friday so you can change your book, or just enjoy the book you've selected. 

Working at Home

In the Falcons, we value and encourage reading at home to improve comprehension and help your child to be a better writer.  Every day, your child will be expected to bring their reading books so please ensure that they bring their purple book bag with them before they set off for school each morning.  Children will be given the opportunity to have their books changed once a week, so please can you check that your child is reading regularly and has their reading record signed at least 4 or 5  times per week.   Falcons love to read out loud to adults.

The Falcons will also be given new spellings every Monday with a spelling book for them to look at, at home.  These need to be practised every night and the sheet filled in so that your child can do their best to learn new vocabulary.

As well as the spelling, we reinforce our learning in Maths each week by completing tasks on Mathletics and Timetables Rock stars. This helps keep our arithmetic skills sharp and gives the Falcons essential practice of new learning.  Every Falcon has their own login, and it would be great if you could help ensure your child completes these tasks independently and in full each week. There are helpful videos and hints on the websites to support your child in their tasks.

Homework Links

• Time Tables Rock Stars
  Times tables speed tests

• Top Marks
  A range of interactive fantastic resources linked to the National Curriculum

• Mathletics
  Weekly maths homework