Wood Farm
Years 5 and 6
Welcome to Upper Key Stage Two! Everyone in our phase is curious and kind, and loves learning – adults as well as children. As a team, we work hard and challenge ourselves to be the best we can be – there is no limit to what we can learn!
Year 5 and 6 Staff Team (ID 2090)
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Mr StantonTeacher
Mr Stanton
Mr Stanton teaches in Kestrels Class in year 5. He also leads geography in the school, and coordinates our link with New College.
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Mrs McNeillTeacher
Mrs McNeill
Mrs McNeill teaches in Woodpeckers Class at the start of the week. She also leads global citizenship and computing.
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Mrs LydiatTeacher
Mrs Lydiat
Mrs Lydiat teaches Woodpeckers class in year 5 at the end of the week. She also supports literacy in the school.
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Mrs McGlynnTeacher
Mrs McGlynn
Mrs McGlynn teaches in year 6, as well as covering classes across KS2. She also supports literacy in the school and has a role in supporting with social and emotional learning.
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Mrs AyrisTeacher and Assistant headteacher
Mrs Ayris
Mrs Ayris teaches Red Kites Class in Year 6, as well as leading the Year 5 and 6 team. She also coordinates maths across the school and is an assistant headteacher.
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Mr PayneTeacher
Mr Payne
Mr Payne teaches in Kingfishers Class in Year 6, as well as leading PE and science across the school.
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Mrs WilsonTeacher
Mrs Wilson
Mrs Wilson is a specialist teacher who works across KS2 supporting children who need some extra help in reading.
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Miss KhanomTeaching assistant
Miss Khanom
Miss Khanom is a teaching assistant in Year 5.
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Mrs SmilgaTeaching assistant
Mrs Smilga
Mrs Smilga works as a teaching assistant in Year 5
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Mrs KhanomTeaching assistant
Mrs Khanom
Mrs Khanom is a teaching assistant working in Year 5.
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Miss ThomasTeaching assistant
Miss Thomas
Miss Thomas is a teaching assistant working in Year 5.
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Mrs AliasgariTeaching assistant
Mrs Aliasgari
Mrs Aliasgari is a teaching assistant working across year 5 and 6.
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Miss KiaTeaching assistant
Miss Kia
Miss Kia works as a teaching assistant in Year 6. She also supports in Breakfast Club.
Building independent, resilient and ambitious learners ready for secondary school is a big part of what we do in UKS2. Children hone their writing and mathematic skills, and read across the curriculum and for pleasure to broaden their knowledge.
Together, we learn about the world around us through ambitious termly projects: recently, we have explored geography themes of interdependence and trade with a focus on food miles, as well as the formation and impact of volcanoes and earthquakes. As historians, we have researched how World War II impacted on life in Oxfordshire, and explored the incredible civilisations of Baghdad and ancient Greece.
Trips are a big part of our learning; from our annual residential visit to Kilvrough in Wales (where children cave, canoe, climb and explore the coast), to visiting the beautiful local areas of Lye Valley and Shotover. We visit Science Oxford, which is right on our doorstep, as well as the colleges and museums Oxford has to offer, and in year 6 learn how to stay safe from the Fire Service and Police during our Junior Citizens trip.
As the oldest in the school, Years 5 and 6 lots of great opportunities: swimming, Bikeability, the chance to perform, as well as taking a lead in managing our school library and the New College Council, which helps coordinate our link with Oxford University. Children also have additional music opportunities with our WFS Brass Band, Festival of Voices singing event, and guitar lessons for all year 6 children.
Click on the gallery below to see photographs taken at the Year 5 and 6 Art Exhibition:
