Welcome
to Birch (Year 5/6)
Mrs Dobson
Meet your teacher
I enjoy anything to do with Maths, Music or History and I love learning new information and facts.
I enjoy teaching all subjects in year 5/6 but I especially enjoy the more challenging maths. We have some great units planned for you and we are very excited to teach them. We hope you will enjoy them as much as we will.
Outside of school, I enjoy spending time with my family. I have two daughters called Bella and Betsy, two dogs called Bronte and Bailey and two guinea pigs called Bear and BaaBaa. Yes they are all ‘B’ names! I also play in a brass band called Barnsley Brass. I’m sure you’ve seen me at Christmas time!
Meet your Teaching Assistant
Miss Barker
Hello, I’m Miss Barker. I’m new to Upper Key Stage 2. I have been a Teaching Assistant for 4 years in a secondary school and this year I have spent my time in Foundation Stage. I’m looking forward to a new adventure this year with all of you.
I have two daughters and we enjoy singing and dancing together (even though I am not very good at either!) We spend a lot of our time out in the garden or having fun in parks. We especially love visiting theme parks and going on rides.
My favourite subject in school is maths as I enjoy solving problems based on fractions and algebra. I also love to complete jigsaw puzzles and read plenty of books in my spare time. Erin and I are currently reading Harry Potter together.
Class Information
Our class has a dojo account where we will regularly update you with information about learning, events and things that we are really proud of. Please ensure you check this regularly as we will also share information on school story.
Attendance is really important. Please ensure that you arrive at school on time, every day and be ready to learn!
PE will take place on Wednesday and Thursday. Please send your PE bag (drawstring please) to school on Mondays and take home on Friday.
Home learning – Spellings will be posted on Dojo on Mondays with the spelling test on Friday. Maths homework will be handed out on Fridays and due the following Thursday.
Class News
Project Llama
In Engineering Golden Time club, the children have been busy making the ‘Big Ball Factory’ aka ‘Project Llama’. This was not an easy task and
Rockin’ In Spots
This year, for Children in Need, Year 5 and 6 showed their spots! We all wore spots to school and donated money to Children in
Y5 and Y6 celebrate Odd Socks Day for Anti-Bullying week
To raise awareness of Anti-Bullying week we have worn odd socks today.
The Circus is coming to town!
This week in maths we have been learning about negative numbers. We have then used our knowledge of negative numbers to plan a circus just
