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 second 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 (Mon-Wed & Fri), Miss Walker (Mon-Thurs), Mrs Bates (Thurs) ​

Important dates for the diary this term for Kestrel Class:

 

Our learning this term:

English: We are reading A Place Called Perfect.

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Maths: We are learning about fractions, including ordering, comparing, adding and subtracting fractions.

Science: We are learning about Properties and Changes of Materials.

History: We are continuing to learn about the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age.

RE: We are learning about Incarnation and answering the question Was Jesus the Messiah?

German: We are learning to describe the weather and the clothes needed for different weather types.

Computing: We are learning to use operators to perform mathematical functions.

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: 

• PE kit (to be worn on Thursdays) 
• Water bottle (no squash or juice) 
• Small rucksack (big enough to hold lunchbox 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. 

Term 1

Ootbioo workshop: Kestrels took part in an Ootiboo money workshop which taught them about the salaries of various jobs and about budgeting for essentials. 

Team-building: Kestrels took part in some team-building games in the hall. This was a great way to get to know each other better and learn some teamwork skills at the same time.

Hill fort design: Kestrels went over to the field to create their own models of Iron Age hill forts as part of their History topic. The children used natural resources to replicate features of hill forts, such as roundhouses, domestic animal shelters, crop farms, fire pits and a nearby water source. We were so impressed with how creative the children were!

Teacher Sample even found a slug (and was very proud of it!)