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Mulberry Class Teacher is Miss Walker.

Mulberry Class Assistant Teacher is Mrs Zilz.

Welcome to the

Mulberry Class Page

Welcome back! We hope you had a lovely and restful Easter. Our topic for the Autumn term will be 'Out of This World'.

In Guided Reading, we will be reading the books ‘The Boy Who Fell From The Sky’ By Benjamin Dean, 'Cosmic' By Frank Cottrell Boyce and 'The Nowhere Emporium' By Ross MacKenzie. As we progress though our 'Out of This World' topic, the children will be creating non-chronological reports, recount letters and setting descriptions focusing on what it means to be out of this world!

As Mathematicians, Year 5 will be exploring place value, roman numerals, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division and fractions.

In History, the children will explore how England changed during the settlement of the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings.

In Geography, we will be learning all about rivers! How do they form? What is each part of a river called? We will explore, in detail, the features of our local river (The River Lox).

In Science, we will be learning about Earth and Space focusing on the enquiry question - How does the Earth fit into our solar system? In late Autumn we will begin to explore living things in their habitat focusing on how living things reproduce and why it is important in a life cycle.

PE days for Mulberry Class will usually be on Wednesdays (with Mr Green) and Thursdays.

Autumn 1 - Football and OAA.

Autumn 2 - Hockey and Basketball.

Year 5 Residential

In Year 5 the children get to explore learning outside of the classroom at Lodge Hill. The residential will take place on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th September 2026.

Woodland Learning

On their day of Woodland Learning, the children will need to come to school dressed in their Woodland Learning clothes. Please make sure all other items are named and are in a named bag. Woodland Learning will happen in most weathers, other than high winds and thunderstorms, therefore it means the children should be prepared to be outside in all weathers and dressed appropriately. It is also useful to have a separate plastic bag for muddy clothes or boots following the sessions.

Most of you will be aware of the clothing requirements for participation in a Woodland Learning session, but as a reminder, your child will need:

Jacket/waterproof coat
Fleece/sweatshirt
Waterproof trousers/trousers that can get muddy - please remember, shorts are NOT suitable
Spare socks
Wellies or boots (named and kept at school)
Woolly hat/sunhat (weather dependent)
Gloves (weather dependent)
Spare plastic bag for muddy kit

*Short sleeves, cropped tops and football kits are not suitable.

For the Autumn term, Year 5 will have Woodlands Learning on the following dates:

Autumn Term 1

Wednesday 9th September 2026

Wednesday 23rd September 2026

Wednesday 7th October 2026

Wednesday 21st October 2026

Autumn Term 2

Wednesday 11th November 2026

Wednesday 25th November 2026

Wednesday 9th December 2026

Wednesday 16th December 2026

If you have a query or concern, please talk to us at school drop off or pick up. You can also get in touch through the school office by emailing messages@loxwoodschool.com. I am always happy to answer any questions and support your child.

Miss Walker

Woodland Kit List Poster - CHILDRENS VIEW.docx

Homework

Each term, the children will be given a new ‘Independent Homework Grid’. In Year 5, there will be set ‘hand in’ days at the bottom which is the minimum requirement. Each task should be taken from a different row and column. The amount of time a child chooses to spend on a project is up to them. Please focus on the presentation!

After completing times tables and arithmetic on a Friday, children should choose an area that they would like to practice at home to help them improve their score each week.

Year 5 Maths Homework

This will from now on be set weekly. Both the questions and the answers will be available on the school website.

Completing homework is encouraged, as the homework will help to consolidate the children's learning from the week. There is no requirement for children to bring their homework into school, however the children will receive a house point if handed back into Miss Walker.

Mulberry Class Spellings 2024-2025

This year, we will no longer be completing weekly spelling tests.

The children will be having 3 spelling lessons a week, looking at the rules and common exception words we will be looking to include in our writing by the end of Key Stage 2.