Rowan Class
Welcome
We are a wonderful class of 16 fantastic children in Year Five and Year Six. Our class teacher is Mr Knaggs, and together we make a brilliant team who love learning, helping each other, and having fun along the way!
We also enjoy PE every Monday afternoon, which is taught by our amazing sports coach.
If you ever have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. You’re always welcome to have a quick chat at the door, email the school office, or arrange a phone call. Mr Knaggs is always happy to help and wants everyone to feel part of our Rowan Class community.
Learning
In Rowan Class, we love exploring a rich and varied curriculum that keeps our learning exciting and meaningful. Every day brings new opportunities to be creative, curious, and challenged through a range of hands-on activities. We’re encouraged to tackle challenges with confidence, build our independence, and always try our best.
We also enjoy helping out around school and taking on special responsibilities, like looking after equipment, helping in assemblies and setting a good example to others. We know that being responsible helps our whole school community to run smoothly and makes us feel really proud of what we achieve together.
To find out more about what we’re learning this term, please take a look at our Autumn Curriculum Newsletter below.
Useful Information
Reading at home
Some children in Rowan Class will bring home a banded reading book, and all children will also take home a book to enjoy for pleasure. We ask that you read with your child and record this in their reading record.
Reading aloud to an adult is especially important, as it helps children practise reading with expression, confidence, and understanding—all key skills for becoming fluent, enthusiastic readers.
Spellings
Spellings will be given out every Monday and tested the following Monday. You can find the full list for the term on our spelling overview, which shows when each set will be introduced and tested.
Each week, children can also log in to Spelling Shed to play games and complete activities that help them practise their spellings in a fun way. You can use the link below to access Spelling Shed.
https://www.edshed.com/en-gb/login/school
Please also find below the spelling list for Autumn:
Multiplication Tables
Every child has their own TT Rockstars login, which they can use to practise their times tables at home. We encourage children to log on at least three times a week to keep their skills sharp and improve their speed and accuracy.
There will also be house competitions throughout the term to make practising even more exciting and to celebrate everyone’s progress. You can use the link below to access TT Rockstars.
https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student
Home learning
Home learning will be set every Monday and will consist of a short task in either English or Maths to be completed on Learning by Questions (LbQ).
The children in Rowan Class really enjoy using LbQ, and it’s a great way for them to practise and strengthen their understanding of what they’ve been learning in class. You can use the link below to access Learning by Questions.