Hi, I'm Teacher Sample (they/them) and I teach Year 5 Kestrels. I'm so excited to be a part of this school for a third year.

I have lived and worked in Germany and China prior to working at St John's. This year, I have taken on the role of MFL lead as I have a passion for learning languages. I can speak German, Chinese and Spanish. I'm looking forward to teaching German as our school's MFL and to teach my class some Spanish during our South America topic.

As well as being a teacher, I like coffee, Lego, and dinosaurs! 

 

Other staff working in our class are:

Mrs Miller (Tuesday-Friday), Miss Walker (Mon-Thurs), Mrs Bates (Monday), Mrs Wallace (Wednesday PM)​

Important dates for the diary this term for Kestrel Class:

PE will take place on Thursday afternoons. Please send your child to school in school PE kit.

Our learning this term: 

English: We are reading  There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, a story about friendship and self improvement.

Maths: We are learning about place value, addition & subtraction, multiplication & division. 

Science: We are learning about Earth and Space.

Topic: In Term 1 and 2, we will be learning about Stone Age to Iron Age as our History topic.

RE: We are learning about God and focussing on the question What does it mean if God is loving and holy?

German: We are learning to talk and write about our hobbies.

Computing: We are learning how to use emails safely.

Music: We will be learning to play the ukulele!

 

Learning at home for Kestrel Class :

• Reading AR books 

• Spelling shed 

• TTS Rockstars 

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Be ready for learning! In Kestrel your child will need to have these items in school: 

• water bottle (no squash or juice) 
• small rucksack (big enough to hold lunch box and reading books) 
• wellington boots (to leave in school) 
• coat (weather appropriate) 

Please don’t bring other items to school, as we do not have space to store them, and it can cause upset if things are lost or damaged.