Welcome to Mandela Class

Our Class teachers are: Miss Parkinson and Miss Ryan

This term our learning journey in History is Ancient Greece and Rio de Janiero in Geography, Animals including Humans as well as Light in Science, Textiles in Design and Technology and Painting and mixed media in Art.

During our class novel time we will be reading Way Home, Shackleton’s Journey, Goodnight Mr Tom and How Santa really works. Children will have the opportunity to vote for their class novels, which will be shared as a whole class.

Please ensure school reading books come into school with the children every day.

Tuesday – PE day (All children come into school in their PE kits)

Doodle Learning homework is expected to be completed most days of the week

A normal day in our class

We follow God Matters in Religious Education (the Portsmouth Diocese scheme of learning). The children learn two and a half hours in KS2 each week. Liturgical Prayer occurs daily. 

Things that help us learn

We use Timetables Rockstars to support children’s home learning and we will be continuing to use Google Classroom as our online learning platform in Key Stage 2. Reading books are sent home on a weekly basis which are pitched at your child’s current reading ability and at a level they can decode and comprehend at a 95% accuracy. We greatly encourage reading outside of school, including both independent and listened to reading. Weekly spellings are sent home to consolidate understanding of spellings and spelling rules the children have been taught. Spellings for many children will be taken from Government issued statutory word lists.

Our Curriculum Map

Take a look at our class learning webs to view what the children will be learning throughout the year.

If you have any questions or there is anything urgent that you think I need to know, please contact the School Office either by phone at 01252 548123 or by email at 

adminoffice@st-bernadettes.hants.sch.uk