Sunday 15 November · Autumn Term 2026

Good evening

It's the weekend. School is back tomorrow.

Tomorrow at a glance

  • Tomorrow is PE, so they need their PE kit.PE Monday and Friday. Sturdy trainers, no jewellery.
  • Clubs tomorrow: Christmas Craft Club (3.15pm to 4.15pm).
  • Lunch tomorrow is hunters BBQ chicken.Or tomato and mascarpone pasta, jacket potato or sandwiches (cheese, ham or tuna).

Coming up

  • Parents' Evening for ReceptionTuesday
  • Parents' Evening for Years 1 to 6Wednesday
  • School Christmas FairSunday 29 November
All dates

Your term · Autumn Term 2026

Weekend

Back Monday 16 November

5 weeks to go

Term ends Friday 18 December

Poppy

Star of the week

2

days to go

Parents' Evening for Reception

+1 more next week

Your teaching team

  • Ms BickerstaffClass Teacher
  • Mrs CampbellTeaching Assistant

At home Kit, reading and practice

PE days

Mondays and Fridays

PE Monday and Friday. Sturdy trainers, no jewellery.

Reading books

Fridays

Home pack in every Friday. Reading book, spelling book and homework inside.

Spellings test

Tested Friday

Set on Monday. Look, cover, write, check.

Maths practice

10 mins a day

Times tables on TT Rockstars

Clubs Autumn Term 2026

Mon
Christmas Craft Club 3.15pm to 4.15pm All years Until 14 DEC
Tue
No clubs
Wed
No clubs
Thu
No clubs
Fri
No clubs

School dinners Next week: Week 1 of the three week menu

Letters From school in the last four weeks

Your term ahead Oak and whole school dates

  1. Nov17 Parents' Evening for Reception Tuesday · Book via Arbor IN 2 DAYS
  2. Nov18 Parents' Evening for Years 1 to 6 Wednesday
  3. Nov29 School Christmas FairPTFA Sunday
  4. Dec7 Oak Trip to Burnley Youth Theatre Monday
  5. Dec15 Whole School Pantomime at Lowther Pavilion Tuesday
  6. Dec18 Christmas Holidays Friday · (2pm Finish)
  7. Dec18 Autumn term ends Friday · Last day of term
  8. Jan4 Return To School Monday
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  1. Jan4 Spring term startsMonday
  2. Feb15 Half Term Break UpMonday
  3. Feb15 Half termMonday
  4. Mar25 Spring term endsThursday
  5. Apr7 Summer term startsWednesday
  6. May3 Bank holiday (school closed)Monday
  7. May24 Half termMonday
  8. Jul16 Summer term endsFriday
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This week's work Week beginning Monday 26 October

Spellings

Tested Friday

Year 5Words with silent letters

  • doubt
  • island
  • lamb
  • solemn
  • thistle
  • bristle
  • whistle

Year 6Words ending in -ough

  • doubt
  • island
  • lamb
  • solemn
  • thistle
  • bristle
  • whistle

Set on Monday. Look, cover, write, check.

Maths

10 mins a day

Times tables on TT Rockstars

  • 7 squared 9 squared 3 cubed 4 cubed

Learning Rule Britannia

Autumn term Learning map Rule Britannia Open the map
As Mathematicians we are...

Year 5 are focusing on place value, addition and subtraction, statistics, geometry and measures. Year 6 are focusing on place value, decimals, addition and subtraction, and multiplication and division.

As Readers and Writers we are...

We will be reading 'The Nowhere Emporium', where children are transported into a world of magic and enchantment. After half term we will be reading 'Goodnight Mister Tom', a WW2 story with a variety of themes.

As Investigators we are...

Science: Electricity. Recognising electrical symbols, understanding the components of a circuit, creating simple circuits and explaining why different components are needed for different circuits.

As Enquirers we are...

Geography: North America. Discovering the continent, how it differs from the UK, why industry is important and how children's lives are different. History: WW2. How people's lives changed after WW1, why WW2 happened, who Chamberlain was and the speech he gave, then the impact of WW2 on the North West. RE: Life as a journey. Is every person's journey the same, and why do people of faith make pilgrimages? At Christmas, how our celebrations reflect its true meaning.

As Creators we are...

Art: Drawings. Learning about Henry Moore and understanding perspective, vanishing point and horizon, then completing a drawing in his style. Music: Technology. The difference between digital and live sound, how technology is used in the music industry and why music brings people together. PE: Gymnastics, learning to balance and create sequences, plus swimming throughout the term.

As Communicators we are...

Computing: Coding. Learning to code efficiently, simulate a physical system, use functions, strings, text variables and concatenation. French: Learning who they are, where they live and who is in their family.

As Young People we are...

Learning about ourselves and our relationships with others. We will particularly look at working together and how we can solve friendship problems.

Reading This term's class books

  • Goodnight Mister Tom
  • The Diary of a Young Girl
  • Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover
  • How Does a Lighthouse Work?

Key information Who to ask, policies and links

Who to ask about what

Reporting an absence The school office · Call before 9.00am
Your child's learning Your class teacher · Message on Class Dojo
A worry or a complaint The headteacher · Through the office in the first instance
Bookings and payments Arbor · Breakfast club, trips and dinner money Anything else The school office · We will point you the right way

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