Welcome to Falcon Class! 

Our teacher is Mrs Mills and our teaching assistants are Mrs Cross and Mrs Farrow. 

Summer Term 2025 

 I can't believe that we have reached the Summer Term of our school year already!  As always, we have lots of exciting learning opportunities planned this half term - let's hope the sun shines to reflect our "summer" term!

As always, please help your child to progress as much as they possibly can by supporting them with their reading.  We ask that all children read four times per week and that their reading record is signed by an adult to reflect this.  

Coming up this half term.....

Wednesday 23rd April - school reopens to begin our Summer Term

Monday 28th April - Falcon Class - Different but the Same (Day 2) - in school

Thursday 1st May - Earth Day - please note that the school hall will be used as a Polling Station on this day - Falcon Class will be spending their day at Nuttall Avenue (weather depending) - more information will be sent nearer to the time

Monday 5th May - May Day Bank Holiday closure

Thursday 8th May - Children are invited to dress in red, white and blue to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day

Friday 23rd May - whole school "Rock Star" day - more information to follow 

AS ALWAYS, PLEASE CONTINUE TO CHECK FOR UPDATES AND LOOK OUT FOR OUR WHOLE SCHOOL NEWSLETTER FOR BREAKING NEWS AND INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER EVENTS.  

Please note PE days for this half term. 

Falcon Class PE days are now Wednesdays and Fridays.

The children will have a PE session with Mrs England on a Wednesday (except for the children who currently go swimming) and a PE lesson with Mrs Mills on Friday.  

Children are invited to come to school in their school PE kit on these days.  Please ensure that full St John's PE kit is worn. 

Thank you for your cooperation with this.  Any questions - please just ask!

z.mills@st-johns-greatharwood.lancs.sch.uk

Homework

To ensure that homework is meaningful and manageable for all of our families at St John's, we would like the main focus to be on reading.  As above, please support your child by encouraging them to read just a few pages of their home reading book four times per week.  Please ensure that their reading record is signed by an adult to reflect the reading that is being done at home.  

We also encourage children to learn their weekly spellings at home too - please ensure that your child's spelling sheet is completed and returned to school on a Friday. 

Finally, given the importance of times tables, please encourage your child to visit and play on TTRockstars at least three times per week.  This will really help their progress with times tables and wider maths.  Please do not hesitate to let me know if you have any difficulties logging in.  

Optional Homework

For those children/families who do feel that they would like to do something more, please find below details of optional homework for this half term.  This can be completed and brought to school at any point before the May half term holiday.  

Optional Homework 

This half term, our topic is "What's it like in Whitby" and we will be finding out about this charming seaside town. 

For your homework, I would like you to choose another seaside town in the United Kingdom to find out about and tell me what it is like.  You can present your work in any way possible - a poster, a report, a PowerPoint presentation - be as creative as you like.  It could be Blackpool or Brighton, Saltburn or Southport...

Times Tables are a must...please use Times Tables Rock Stars to help you get even better with your times tables.  If you are unsure of your log-in, please ask Mrs Mills. 

https://ttrockstars.com/

Some useful links for you...

Conker Maths

Times Tables

Grammar

RE

Oxford Owl

SundaeTimes (MangaHigh)

BBC BiteSize

Maths Games (MangaHigh)

Phonics

Education City

                           BUG CLUB!!!!

Remember to use Bug Club! It's lots of fun and really helps your reading and comprehension too!

Don't forget, if you have any questions then don't hesitate to ask.

I am happy to help! I can be emailed at z.mills@st-johns-greatharwood.lancs.sch.uk 

Thank you!

Mrs Mills :)