2 months ago
Posted on 05th Dec 2025 by Mrs. E.

Darwin Homework Friday 5th December

All of Darwin.

This week there is a short reading comprehension task to complete (sent home on paper today). This is due to be handed in on Monday.

Year 5 pupils have been given maths homework by Mrs. Brotherhood.

Year 6 pupils have two questions about co-ordinates to complete. This is due in on Monday.

I would like to see all maths target books at least once before the end of next week.

Mrs.. E.

Click here to play a co-ordinates game!

2 months ago
Posted on 05th Dec 2025 by Mrs. E.

Darwin Update Friday 5th December

So, it is now December. The school Christmas tree is up; advent calendars are being opened and we are now allowed to ‘mention’ Christmas in Darwin class – but only briefly, yet!

This week has been an interesting and varied one. In maths, we have reached the end of our fraction work, for now, and have started looking at position and direction, specifically co-ordinates. We enjoyed sharing the questions we created for homework on Monday – I think I may have some future exam writers in the class! On Tuesday afternoon, we had a visitor in school who told us what it is like to be Jewish – we learned a lot. We had a house meeting on Wednesday morning to plan our special ‘house afternoon’ in the final week of half-term and Code Club on Monday was as well attended as ever – Bigtrak had a great time completing a phenomenal track in the hall.

This week’s certificate winners are:

Haiden was awarded the writing certificate for the excellent start he made to his non-chronological report about Tongo lizards. Jolame was awarded the red certificate for his kindness in ensuring that nobody was left out during this week’s PE session. Well done, both!

Next week, there are a few events planned for Darwin class:

On Monday (as long as the technology co-operates) we are attending a live comic drawing session online with a book illustrator. The session is entitled ‘Jingle Smells’, which is intriguing. On Tuesday, Darwin class will be having their Christmas lunch; on Wednesday morning (technology allowing, again), Darwin class are taking part in a Micro:bit Christmas themed ‘code along’ – these are always good fun. On Friday, it is, of course, the trip to Ironbridge, which I am sure everyone is looking forward to enormously.

Our writing assessment is currently nearing completion, which means I will shortly be able to complete this term’s assessments and send the information home to you. I am aiming to do this by the end of next week but, if not, certainly before Christmas!

Information about this week’s homework can be found in the section below.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. E.

2 months ago
Posted on 02nd Dec 2025 by Mrs. E.

Online Safety Newsletter December

Does your child use AI apps or software, play Roblox or have any new devices? If so, this month’s e-safety newsletter is a must read for you!

Click here to access: December 2025 Esafety Newsletter

3 months ago
Posted on 28th Nov 2025 by Mrs. E.

Homework 28/11/25

Year 5 & 6

This week’s homework is a reading task. The text ‘Disaster Strikes’ has been sent home (on paper) today. The homework task is to read it through very carefully and then design between 5 to 10 reading comprehension questions, based on the text, for a partner to answer. The questions and the text need to be brought into school on Monday for our English lesson.

Year 5 pupils will have been given maths homework by Mrs. Brotherhood.

Year 6 pupils can complete their target maths and hand it into me next week before Friday.

Mrs. E.

3 months ago
Posted on 28th Nov 2025 by Mrs. E.

Darwin Weekly Update 28/11/25

This week, the Year 6 pupils have had a go at some past papers to see what the SATs are all about. The Year 5s have also completed some SATs-style assessments. Everyone has performed exceptionally well, especially as the Year 6 tests are designed for the end of the school year! I will send home a short summary of the assessment outcomes next week, once we have completed our writing assessment task.

Our certificate winners this week are:

Annabelle N. was awarded the reading certificate for her outstanding reading assessment result – phenomenal! Jed was awarded the red certificate for his high level of effort in all things, particularly in PE this week – I have also been impressed with his table manners at lunch time. He has an excellent command of cutlery!

Details of this week’s homework can be found in the homework section below.

Have a great weekend,

Mrs. E.

3 months ago
Posted on 21st Nov 2025 by Mrs. E.

Homework: Monday 24th November

Year 5 children have been given maths homework by Mrs. Brotherhood.

All of Darwin class have a reading homework activity to complete for Monday (on paper).

Year 6 children have had their maths target books returned. These can be handed back in whenever the children are ready.

Mrs. Evans.

3 months ago
Posted on 21st Nov 2025 by Mrs. E.

This week in Darwin.

It has been a lovely, ordinary week in Darwin. We have continued reading Skellig and with our focus on calculating with fractions in maths. In history, we have looked at images of evidence that shows the human impact of the slave trade; in science the children have been learning about legal and illegal drugs. Some important learning indeed!

This week’s certificate winners are:

Jorgie received the red certificate for her excellent classwork and also for her mature and responsible attitude. Micaiah was awarded the maths certificate for the excellent progress he is making and for his hard work and effort learning about mixed numbers and improper fractions this week. Well done, both!

Our homework this week, is a reading activity, which was sent home on paper and there are some spellings to learn for Monday (see the spelling section, also below!).

Have a lovely weekend – stay warm!

Mrs. Evans.

3 months ago
Posted on 21st Nov 2025 by Mrs. E.

Spelling Focus of the Week.

Words that sound like they end in ‘shun’.

This week, we will learn the meaning and spelling of these words and collect further example of ‘cian’/’sion/’tion’ words. We will have a practice test later in the week.

How many other examples can you find?

3 months ago
Posted on 07th Nov 2025 by Mrs. E.

Homework

I have collected in (nearly) all of the maths target books for my Year 6 group. There has been some excellent work completed. I will be able to return them with further consolidation, work to apply their knowledge or a new target, on Monday.

This week’s homework is an equivalent fraction task. I have sent this home on paper, to be handed in on Monday.

Children need to remember to approach shapes as a number of equal parts. They should write down that they see. For example: Here I have a total of 8 equal parts and 4 are shaded. That is 4 out of 8 equal parts: 4/8 (annotate the shape with 4/8). I notice that 2 is a common factor of both 4 and 8; I also notice that 4 is a common factor of 4 and 8: 4/8 can be simplified to 1/2.

Another example:

How many equal parts in total? 8

How many of these are shaded? 6

So that’s 6 out of 8 equal parts shaded: 6/8

I notice that 2 is a common factor of both 6 and 8 and 6/8 can be simplified to 3/4

Don’t forget the spelling challenge on Tuesday! The word l ist can be found on the spellings section of this web page.

Mrs. E.

3 months ago
Posted on 07th Nov 2025 by Mrs. E.

Weekly update.

We’ve had a fabulous first week of this half-term. We have started to read ‘Skellig’ by David Almond; made Christmas card designs to be printed into cards or mugs, should you want them (order forms should be coming home shortly). Our tag rugby team did us proud on Thursday and, although they did not bring home a trophy, they played well and displayed a high level of sportsmanship. While they were away representing us, the rest of the class watched a webinar about being a Wildlife Ranger – it certainly appeals to me!

Our homework this week is a maths task; details to be found in the homework section below. We have also been looking at the spelling pattern /i/ represented by ‘y’. We have had a preliminary test to see how many we can spell and identify the ones we need to learn. The children have been learning them during morning work time. The ‘real’ test will be on Tuesday. These words can be found in the spelling section below.