We know that children do best at school when they are supported at home. In order to have the greatest impact on their learning in school we ask that you focus on supporting your child to acquire the key skills for reading, writing and maths. Homework We know that children do best at school when they are supported at home. In order to have the greatest impact on their learning in school we ask that you focus on supporting your child to acquire the key skills for reading, writing and maths. Your child should read every night as we know that reading is the single most important skill for academic success. Children should also focus on learning the spelling patterns which are recorded each week in their home school diary and practising the ‘words we need to know’ for their year group. To support their maths, children should learn the KIRFs (Key Instant Recall Facts) for that half term. These are sent home each half term and are also outlined in the children’s home school diaries. They can also be found in the maths area on the website. All children should have a log in for TT Rockstars; daily practice of their times tables will help secure their knowledge and speed. Children are expected to know all their times tables, up to 12 x 12, by the end of year 4. In June, year 4 children, along with other year 4 children across the country, are required to complete a multiplication tables test which tests the children’s ability to recall random times tables questions within a set time limit (6 seconds per question). Reading should be recorded each night in children’s home school diary; the diary can also be used to send brief messages to your child’s class teacher – children should let their teacher know if there is a message in their diary. Our year 6 children have more formal homework in the spring and summer terms in preparation for their SATs and the transition to secondary school. The expectations for each year group are outlined below and can also be found in your child’s home school diary. 1/1 Expectations for each week Year 3 Reading - daily reading for approx. 15 minutes Spelling - weekly spelling task - searching the books read at home for words matching the weekly spelling pattern/ learning the list of 'Words We Need to Know' Maths - daily practice of the key skills (KIRFs) as outlined for each half term. Year 4 Reading - daily reading for approx. 15 minutes Spelling - weekly spelling task - searching the books read at home for words matching the weekly spelling pattern/ learning the list of 'Words We Need to Know' Maths - daily practice of the key skills (KIRFs) as outlined for each half term. Year 5 Reading - daily reading for approx. 15 minutes Spelling - weekly spelling task - searching the books read at home for words matching the weekly spelling pattern/ learning the list of 'Words We Need to Know' Maths - daily practice of the key skills (KIRFs) as outlined for each half term. Additional homework will also be set for those children attending 11+ clubs or receiving additional support Year 6 Reading - daily reading for approx. 15 minutes Spelling - weekly spelling task - searching the books read at home for words matching the weekly spelling pattern/ learning the list of 'Words We Need to Know' Maths - daily practice of the key skills (KIRFs) as outlined for each half term. Year 6 pupils will be given additional more formal homework in preparation for the SATs and transition to secondary school.

We are very proud to have our own indoor swimming pool here at Hamstel School. Children in years 3, 4 and 5 swim once a week for half the year. Swimming Swimming at Hamstel At Hamstel Junior School, we understand how important it is for our children to learn to swim. As our indoor swimming pool was forced to close at the end of July 2024 due to the extensive repairs needed, children in years 4 and 5 now have swimming lessons at Garon Park in the autumn term. Year 5 swim in the first half of the autumn term whilst year 4 swim in the second half of the term. Swimming Lessons When swimming lessons are provided as part of the curriculum, all children are expected to participate unless there is a medical reason to prevent this. If this is the case we must have a letter from you to confirm the reason. Children need a costume, a swimming hat and towel clearly marked with their name, in a waterproof bag. All children are expected to wear a swimming hat. This is to protect hair from damaging the pump and filters and also so that children’s hair will be drier on returning to the classroom. Please do not give your children talcum powder to bring in. The school has a supply of good quality hats for sale, priced at £2.50, that can be purchased via Arbor and collected from the office. If you are buying your own please do not buy red hats, unless your child suffers from a medical condition that warrants special care whilst in the pool e.g. asthma. Jewellery should not be worn. Ear studs are best left at home on swimming days, but if they are worn the child must be able to remove them as they will not be allowed to swim with them in. Useful Documents Swimming letter Autumn Term 2025 Letter from the CEO of Portico Academy Trust regarding the HJS swimming pool Letter about Distance Awards Guide for Parents & Carers Water & Swimming Safety Awards Outcome 1/1

Year 5 Letters Home Ofsted Framework - Letter from CEO Portico Academy Trust - 8.1.26 Spring Term Clubs - 2.12.25 Football Spring Term - 2.12.25 Christmas Production Costumes - 2.12.25 Christmas Discos 2025 - 21.11.25 Year 5 Christmas Production - 21.11.25 Christmas Jumper Day 2025 - 21.11.25 Scholastic Christmas Book Club - 14.11.25 Children In Need 2025 - 4.11.25 Cooking Autumn Term - 24.10.25 Hamstel Schools Pool letter from Portico Academy Trust - 21.10.25 Harvest Celebration - 10.10.25 Ancient Greek Day - 30.9.25 Ancient Greek Day Costume Ideas 30.9.25 Portico Academy Trust Attendance Letter - 26.9.25 Learning Conversations Autumn - 19.9.25 NSPCC Speak Out Stay Safe - 19.9.25 Individual and Sibling Photographs - 17.9.25 Autumn Term Clubs 2025 - 4.9.25 Football at Hamstel Junior School - 4.9.25 NHS Flu Immunisation Guidance - 3.9.25 Flu Immunisation Letter - 3.9.25 Year 5 PG Film letter - 3.9.25 PE Kit Change - 2.9.25 First Day Back - 2.9.25

Year 6 Letters Home Year 6 National Child Measurement Programme - 12.1.26 Ofsted Framework - Letter from CEO Portico Academy Trust - 8.1.26 Homework letter - 11.12.25 Spring Term Clubs - 2.12.25 Service at Holy Trinity Church 6A, 6P and half of 6Du - 21.11.25 Service at Holy Trinity Church 6D, 6E and half of 6Du - 21.11.25 Christmas Discos 2025 - 21.11.25 Christmas Jumper Day 2025 - 21.11.25 Scholastic Christmas Book Club - 14.11.25 Children In Need 2025 - 4.11.25 Hamstel Schools Pool letter from Portico Academy Trust - 21.10.25 Home Work Autumn Term - 21.10.25 Year 6 Bootcamp - Rescheduled - 14.10.25 Harvest Celebration - 10.10.25 Portico Academy Trust Attendance Letter - 26.9.25 Bootcamp - 23.9.25 Learning Conversations Autumn - 19.9.25 NSPCC Speak Out Stay Safe - 19.9.25 Individual and Sibling Photographs - 17.9.25 World War II Day - 5.9.25 World War II Day Costume Ideas - 5.9.25 Autumn Term Clubs 2025 - 4.9.25 Football at Hamstel Junior School - 4.9.25 Duxford Trip - 4.9.25 NHS Flu Immunisation Guidance - 3.9.25 Flu Immunisation Letter - 3.9.25 PE Kit Change - 2.9.25 First Day Back - 2.9.25 PGL Residential Letter 2026 - 23.5.25

Teaching Careers Looking for a c are er in teac hing? Are you an ECT looking for a school that will offer you the very best start to your teaching career? Or are you an experienced teacher looking for a move to a school which will support you in the next stage of your career? We are always on the look out for talented individuals to join our friendly and collegiate team. As one of the largest schools in Southend we offer fantastic CPD as well as great potential for career progression. We ask that anyone interested in a career at Hamstel Junior School takes the opportunity to visit the school. We’d love to have the opportunity to talk to you about what Hamstel Junior School has to offer and hear about how you could become part of the school’s vision for the future. Please take a look at the Vacancies area of the Portico website to find out whether there are any vacancies currently available at the school. 1/1

Year 5 Maths Autumn Term In the autumn term Year 5 children will: Read, write, order and compare numbers up 1 000 000 and determine the value of each digit Count forwards or backwards in steps of powers of 10 for any given number up to 1 000 000 Add and subtract numbers mentally with increasingly large numbers Round any number up to 1 000 000 to the nearest 10, 100, 10 000 and 100 000 Solve number problems and practical problems that involve ordering and comparing numbers to 1 000 000, count forwards or backwards in steps and round Add and subtract whole numbers with more than 4 digits, including using formal written methods (columnar addition and subtraction) Solve addition and subtraction multi-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why Identify multiples and factors, including finding all factor pairs of a number, and common factors of two numbers Establish whether a number up to 100 is prime and recalls prime numbers up to 19 Multiply numbers up to 4 digits by a one- or two-digit number using a formal written method, including long multiplication for two-digit numbers Multiply and divide numbers mentally drawing upon known facts Divide numbers up to 4 digits by a one-digit number using the formal written method of short division and interprets remainders appropriately for the context Multiply and divide whole numbers by 10, 100 and 1000 Recognise and use square numbers and cube numbers, and the notation for squared (2) and cubed (3) Solve problems involving multiplication and division including using their knowledge of factors and multiples, squares and cubes Solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and a combination of these, including understanding the meaning of the equals sign Solve comparison, sum and difference problems using information presented in a line graph Complete, read and interpret information in tables, including timetables Spring Term In the spring term Year 5 children will: Compare and order fractions whose denominators are all multiples of the same number Identify, name ad write equivalent fractions of a given fraction, represented visually, including tenths and hundredths Recognise mixed numbers and improper fractions and convert from one form to the other and write mathematical statements > 1 as a mixed number Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator and denominators that are multiples of the same number Multiply proper fractions and mixed numbers by the whole numbers, supported by materials a d diagrams Solve problems involving multiplication and division, including scaling by simple fractions and problems involving simple rates Read and write decimal numbers as fractions Recognise and use thousandths and relate them to tenths, hundredths and decimal equivalents Round decimals with two decimal places to the nearest whole number and to one decimal place Read, write, order and compare numbers with up to three decimal places Solve problems involving numbers up to three decimal places Multiply and divide decimals by 10, 100 and 1000 Recognise the percent symbol (%) and understand that percent relates to 'number of parts per hundred' and write percentages as a fraction with denominator 100 and as a decimal Solve problems which require knowing percentage and decimal equivalents of 1/2, 1/4, 1/5, 2/5, 4/5 and those fractions with a denominator of a multiple if 10 or 25 Know angles are measured in degrees: estimates and compares acute, obtuse and reflex angles Drawn given angles, and measure them in degrees Identify angles at a point and one whole turn (total 360°) on a straight line and 1/2 a turn (total 180°) Identify other multiples of 90° Use the properties of rectangles to deduce related facts and find missing lengths and angles Summer Term In the summer term Year 5 children will: Identify, describe and represent the postion of a shape following a reflection Use all four operations to solve problems involving length and mass, using decimal notion. including scaling Interpret negative numbers in context, count forwards and backwards with positive and negative whole numbers, including through zero Solve problems involving converting between units of time Use all four operations to solve problems involving money using decimal notation, including scaling Measure and calculate the perimeter of composite rectilinear shapes in centimetre and metres Calculate and compare the area of rectangles (including squares) and including using standard, units, square centimetres (cm²) and square metres (m²) and estimate the area of irregular shapes Estimate volume e.g using 1cm³ blocks to build cuboids (including cubes) and capacity e.g using water Use all four operations to solve problems involving volume and capacity Use all four operations to solve problems involving volume, using decimal notation, including scaling Convert between different metric measurements (l to ml) and between metric and imperial units (l and pints) Read Roman Numerals to 1000 (M) and recognise years written in Roman numerals 1/1 Year 5 KIRFs Autumn Term 1 Autumn Term 2 Spring Term 1 Spring Term 2 Summer Term 1 Summer Term 2

Year 6 Expected Standard of work This is an example of the standard if fiction text that a Year 6 pupil should be able to read and understand. We would expect that a Year 6 pupil would be able to read this text fluently and with expression. We would also expect that they would be able to answer the following type of questions; Questions about word meaning What word could be used instead of bewilderment (Line 2)? Questions that ask you to extract information from the passage Who rescued Laurie from his ‘nightmare’? Questions that ask you to summarise the text What happened to Laurie after the cart had set him down? Questions that ask you to use the clues in the text to produce a reasoned answer How do we know that Laurie was scared when he stood in the grass? Questions that ask you to use the text to make predictions Do you think that Laurie will always be scared of the village? Questions relating to the meaning of the whole text Laurie has visited the countryside many times. Explain why you agree or disagree with this statement Questions about the author’s choice of language Why does Laurie compare his sisters ‘face to shields’ (Line 24) Questions that ask you to compare different parts of the text How do you think Laurie’s feelings at the end of the text compare to those at the beginning? 1/1 1/2

If you have any further questions about the curriculum please feel free to contact the school office and somebody will be more than happy to help. Policies If you have any further questions about the curriculum please feel free to contact the school office and somebody will be more than happy to help. Accessibility Plan Anti-Bullying Policy Attendance Policy Behaviour Policy Charing & Remissions Policy Complaints Policy Curriculum Policy Equality Policy First Aid Policy HJS Child Protection Policy Portico Attendance Policy Portico Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy RSE Policy SEND Policy Supporting pupils with Medical Conditions Uniform Policy Whistleblowing Policy & Procedure 1/1

Year 3 Expected Standard of work This is an example of the standard if fiction text that a Year 3 pupil should be able to read and understand. We would expect that a Year 3 pupil would be able to read this text fluently and with expression. We would also expect that they would be able to answer the following type of questions; Questions about word meaning Which word - in lines 1-5 - means the same as well-known? Questions that ask you to extract information from the passage Where was the house that Tom lived in? Questions that ask you to summarise the text Describe what you know about Tom’s family. Questions that ask you to use the clues in the text to produce a reasoned answer Why did Tom’s secret worry him? Questions that ask you to use the text to make predictions Do you think Tom will stay with his mother all through the story? Explain your answer. Questions relating to the meaning of the whole text In what way does Jack differ in appearance from his brothers? Questions about the author’s choice of language Why did the author describe the wolves’ jaws as dripping? (Line 18) Questions that ask you to compare different parts of the text How you you think the brothers feel about their adventures? How do you think Tome feels about their adventures? 1/1 1/2

Across the year, we have a range of free activities that are offered by Hamstel Staff as well as those run by carefully chosen coaches that have a charge. Paid activities have varying prices that allow us to cover the cost of external coaches and extra resources. Clubs & Activities Across the year, we have a range of free activities that are offered by Hamstel Staff as well as those run by carefully chosen coaches that have a charge. Paid activities have varying prices that allow us to cover the cost of external coaches and extra resources. Spring Term Clubs Letter 2026 Football at Hamstel Junior School Autumn 2025 After School Clubs - Important Information Children should be collected promptly from the main entrance after their activity unless they have permission to return home unaccompanied. Children are expected to attend each week for the full session unless the office is informed by a parent/carer through a note, phone call or in person. Regular failure to inform the school of non-attendance could result in your child losing their place. Regular non-attendance or late collection from after school activities could also mean your child losing their place. Please note, if your child is not collected on time, a late pick up fee of £5 will be incurred for every 15 minutes until they are collected. Late collections from DASH If you know you will be late picking your child up at 4:30pm, please use the emergency contact number on Arbor for this club and inform the staff on duty. Your child should then be picked up at 5:00pm. The additional cost will be added to your Arbor account. Please inform the office if your child will be going home unaccompanied after DASH. Early Collection from DASH If you have booked your child in for the later session (5:00pm-5:45pm) but need to collect them early at 4:30pm, please call the emergency phone number for DASH to let the staff know. Please note, you will still be charged for the later session. Cancellation Please call the school office by 1pm if you need to cancel your child's place at DASH. Places cancelled after 1pm will still be charged.

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Over the year, the children will be taught a broad and balanced curriculum which provides a range of opportunities to support and extend their learning. ​ Year 3 Over the year, the children will be taught a broad and balanced curriculum which provides a range of opportunities to support and extend their learning. More information about the curriculum at Hamstel Junior School can be found under ‘Curriculum’. Meet the team 3R Year Group Leader Mrs Reeves 3H Miss Hendle 3HW Mr Hodges/Miss Webster 3L Ms Lothian 3B Mr Brierley Library Children should have their library books in school every day. PE Children should wear their PE kit to school on the days they have PE.. Parents will be notified if these days change. Monday - 3L Tuesday - 3H & 3HW Wednesday - 3R Thursday - 3R, 3B, 3HW & 3L Friday - 3B & 3H 1/1 Year 3 Letters Newsletters Parent Pay Calendar Lunch Menu Spellings KIRFs Key Dates 2025-2026 * Dates may be liable to change, please use as a guide. Year 3 Curriculum Overview Homework Homework expectations for each week Year 3 Reading - daily reading for approx. 15 minutes - 10 Boo ks to Read in Year 3 Spelling - weekly spelling task - searching the books read at home for words matching the weekly spelling pattern/ learning the list of 'Words We Need to Know' Maths - daily practice of the key skills (KIRFs) as outlined for each half term. TT Rock Stars - Practising your tables regularly will really help you learn them and speed up your recall. Using TT Rock Stars will help you. Aim to practise your tables every day. Year 3 Latest News Ainda não há posts publicados nesse idioma Assim que novos posts forem publicados, você poderá vê-los aqui.