Welcome back and to the start of Summer term 2025! I hope that you had a wonderfully relaxing Easter break.
We are all looking forward to another exciting term with some fantastic units of work to be covered across the whole curriculum.
Knowledge Organisers for all Year groups are now available on this website. As ever, if you feel that you have any relevant expertise in any of the units of work we are studying and would like to offer to come and speak to the children, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
- Relationships and Sex Education: In the Summer term, Year 4, 5 and year 6 will be covering Relationships and Sex Education as part of the PSHE curriculum. Our lessons are based around guidance from the Local Authority and cover a range of topics. We will send out more details in advance of the Year groups starting their lessons on RSE.
- Statutory Testing: Year 6 will undertake end of Key Stage 2 SATS during the week commencing 12th May. Slides from the information Evening can be found here on the school website:
Year 4 children will also complete their Multiplication Tables Check (MTC) in June. More information about the MTC can be found here:
All year groups will undertake assessments towards the end of term and all parents and guardians will receive an indication of whether your child is working at the expected standard for their Year group in the end of term report in July.
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Communication: If you have any concerns about your child, please talk to your child’s teacher initially. If you need to email them, please send an email to the School Office and they will forward it on; we ask that parents do not email class teachers directly please. Should you wish to discuss a concern with a member of the Senior Leadership team, please email me: rcole@cottenham.cambs.sch.uk
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Homework: All children will continue to be set homework. For Years 4, 5 and 6, their Maths homework will be set on MathsWatch with all other homework being set on Teams.
Key Dates for the term (so far):
Tuesday 22nd April: School starts for Summer term
Monday 5th May: School closed for May Day Bank Holiday
Wednesday 7th May: Class photos
Wednesday 7th May: Hilltop Information Evening at 6pm
Monday 12th – Thursday 15th May: KS2 SATS
Thursday 22nd May: House Day
Thursday 22nd May: Year 5 Maths Challenge
Monday 26th May - Friday 30th May: Half term
Monday 2nd - Friday 6th June: Year 6 Activities week (including Hilltop residential) and Year 5 Play in a Week
Thursday 19th and Friday 20th June: Year 5/6 Samba drumming workshops
Friday 27th June: INSET day (no children in school)
Monday 30th June – Thursday 3rd July: Year 6 Bikeability
Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th July: Year 5 Grafham trip
Tuesday 8th July: Year 6 CVC transition day and whole school class swap day
Thursday 10th July: Year 5/6 Sports Day (morning)
Friday 11th July: Year 3/4 Sports Day (morning)
Thursday 17th July: PTCA Summer Fair
Monday 21st July: Year 6 Leavers’ Assembly at 2pm
Tuesday 22nd July: Last Day of term (school ends at 2pm)
As ever, thank you for your support and we look forward to working with you again this term.
Best wishes,
Rebecca Cole