Chestnut
Welcome to Chestnut Class
Class Teacher: Monday-Wednesday Miss Miriam Wells email miriam.wells@box.wilts.sch.uk
Wednesday (pm), Thursday & Friday Mrs Alice James email alice.james@box.wilts.sch.uk
Teaching Assistant: Mrs Alison Cobb
Year groups: 4 and 5
Our class timetable (swimming) & non-swimming.
For more information about our curriculum please look at our current curriculum map and this term’s topic overview.
Phonics information for parents
National Curriculum statutory requirements, please click on the individual links below:
Year 4 - spelling, reading & writing, maths
Year 5 - spelling, reading & writing, maths
Find out more about our maths calculation policy:
Year 4/5 - add & subtract
Year 4 - multiply & divide
Year 5 - multiply & divide
Useful websites
- www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing A great touch-typing programme for all ages groups
- www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/ Reading, writing, maths, spelling revision activities
English
- https://www.wordplays.com/wordgames/text-twist
- https://www.wordplays.com/boggle
- www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english (grammar and punctuation revision)
Recommended reads - Year 4 / Year 5
Maths
- https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student
- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
- www.mathszone.co.uk Maths games for KS1 and KS2
Science
Everything
- www.coxhoe.durham.sch.uk (select curriculum area)
- www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory (good selection of history topics)
- www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml (interactive films and games for science)
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/my-activity-passport (editable list of activities for families with children aged up to 11 years)
- www.bbc.co.uk/newsround (current affairs for children)
- www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk (very informative, child friendly site linked to school topics)
Online Safety
- www.net-aware.org.uk NSPCC tool for parents to assess what their children access
- www.thinkuknow.co.uk Fun games and activities about staying safe on the internet
- www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/topics/stay-safe Video clips and a few games
- www.kidsmart.org.uk A great internet safety resource for parents and children