WELCOME TO CEDAR CLASS
Adults in Cedar Class:
Class Teacher: Mrs Read
Teaching Assistants: Mrs King & Mrs Burkey
Home learning:
Homework is handed out on a WEDNESDAY and returned on a MONDAY. Weekly homework consists of:
Year 5:
Spelling - this will be completed on Spelling Shed.
Mathematics - this will be tasks set on Sumdog.
Reading - 4 x 15 minutes per week.
TimeTables Rockstars
Year 6:
Spelling - this will be completed on Spelling Shed.
Mathematics - this will be tasks set on Sumdog.
Reading - 4 x 15 minutes per week.
TimeTables Rockstars
To support our UKS2 children in taking ownership of their homework and to ensure they have the resources or support to complete it; there is a Thursday lunchtime homework club (where children can choose or are directed to attend).
Topic Homework:
Each half term, a grid is sent out within each key stage which links with the topic, their learning and our school value focus for the following half term. Within each key stage the pupils are recommended to complete a number of their chosen activities and each completed activity is rewarded with dojo points. At the end of the half term all classes showcase this homework to share and celebrate the children’s hard work and efforts. These homework grids will be available on our website in the 'Children' section or click the link below.
Home Readers:
Children are asked to read a minimum of 4 times per week for at least 15 minutes. We ask that the children's reading records are signed and handed in on a daily basis to be stamped and dojo points given out. Children who complete this will earn a special treat.
PE DAYS
Our PE days are Monday and Friday. Please ensure that children are in their active uniform on these days, with long hair tied back and earings taped or removed. Children may also need a coat for any wet weather.
ROUTINES
Take your reading folder home each evening and return it to school the following day. Reading books are stored in the basket by the door. If you need to do a reading quiz, use the chromebooks in the classroom.
We come into school quietly and calmly and get on with our morning task which is often spelling, times tables or fix-its from our previous days learning.
Spellings are on a Monday.
Always be prepared for the weather!
REWARDS
We have lots of rewards.
Reading - children who have read 4 or more times each week at home will choose a cushion to sit on in class.
Each week one child is chosen as our book winner. This child gets to choose a new book. This award is for effort with reading at home or at school.
Each week we have a house point champion.
Special certificates are also awarded in a Friday assembly for our class superstars!
Online Safety Day 2025
To help celebrate Online Safety Day and remind the children of how to be safe online, Cedar class took part in an lonline workshop run by Tech She Can. This workshop reminded the children of the dangers they could face when being online and how to deal with them. It then led onto some jobs that children could do when they are older based on what they had been learning. It was a really informative workshop where the children were engaged and it was lovely to see the children showcasing their knowledge and sharing what they had learnt. Well done Cedar Class.
Phases of the moon:
How else do you learn about the phases of the moon then with Oreo biscuits. Look at what we managed to create.
Number day 2025 - Rockstar Day
What a great day we have had. We have taken part in TTRS battles, solved crimes using our maths skills, played our guitars and even glammed ourselves up with tattoos. The children have been fantastic - thank you!
What a great start to our English unit!
To kick start our English unit - Earthlings, Cedar class made some simple rockets and watched them fly into the air using vinegar and bicarbonate of soda. The children were very impressed with how high the rockets went into the air. We talked about the shape of the rockets and whether or not the children thought they could make the rocket go higher if the rocket was more streamlined.
Take a look at the videos that we got of the rockets exploding into the air.
That was a close one! 😬
Anti-Bulling week 2024
What a lovely week we have had reminding the children about treating each other with respect and showing kindness to all. Take a look at some of the photos below showing what we got up to. This included making a kindness wall and a kindness fortune teller. We have used the fortune teller each day to help us choose an act of kindness that we would carry out for the whole day.
Hello Yellow - World Mental Health Day
Our children certainly 'Wore it loud and proud!' this Thursday to support World Mental Health Day and our chosen charity Young Minds. The day was kicked off with a special assembly, discussing ways we can improve our mental health, how trusted adults are a great support and what work the charity does to support young people and their mental health. To help support the charity, Cedar class had a go at doodling with the 'The Doodle Boy'. Here is what some of them produced.
Black History Month
In the UK, Black History Month happens every October. It provides an opportunity for people to understand, share and celebrate the history of Black heritage and culture and its impact today. During the live assembly, the children listened to Françoise Adele Macaly's (radio DJ and presenter) story of her life and how her life may differ from other peoples. From this, the children carried out an activity to let their peers know something about them that they thought they might not know. Cedar class discovered lots about each other that day.
