Welcome to Edward Lear class

We are a Yr5/6 class of 23 children. Mr Harmer will be your teacher and Mrs Footer, Mrs Kirkham and Mrs Scott will be working in our class too. Mrs Furnell will be teaching Music on a Monday afternoon and Mrs Antliff will be teaching PE on a Friday afternoon.

Edward Lear (1812-1888) was a wonderful natural history artist in his younger days, drawing parrots and other animals in great detail, for the Zoological Society of London! He also painted landscapes of places he visited abroad, including India, Greece and Italy.

Lear is most famous for writing nonsense verse, poems which often include imaginary animals and made up words. Some of Lear's most famous poems, are 'The Quangle-Wangle's hat,' 'The Owl and the Pussycat' and 'The Jumblies' He also wrote some hilarious limericks. 

Class information - Autumn Term 25-26

Reading

Reading is one of the most valuable skills your child will ever learn, and regular reading at home makes a huge difference to their progress, confidence, and enjoyment of books. We are encouraging every child to read every night at home – whether that’s a school reading book, a library book, or even sharing a favourite story together.

To celebrate and reward this important habit:

• Children will receive Dojo points for each night they read at home.
• Parents must sign their child’s reading record each time they read so we can award the points accurately.
• Dojo points will be awarded every Friday.
• We will also celebrate reading by naming a “Reader of the Week” in our Pride in Progress Assembly every Friday.
• Please look out for recommended reading lists and suggestions that we will send home throughout the school year.

Thank you for supporting your child’s learning by making reading part of your daily routine – even 10 minutes a night adds up to a huge difference over the year. Together, we can help every child develop a lifelong love of reading!