Welcome to Chameleon Class! 

Hello and welcome to Chameleon Class 2025-2026!

We would like to take this opportunity to tell you a bit about our experiences and how we can all work together to ensure the very best for all your children. We have both been at Barley Close for many years (Mrs Drake 22 years, Mrs Daniel 21 years) and know the children and their families really well. We have been Deputy Head teachers for over 10 years and have taught many classes. Experience shows that working together is crucial to provide the best education for your children so please do feel free to contact us if you have anything you would like to discuss. Our email addresses are below and we ask that you copy us both in to ensure full communication between everyone. We will endeavour to respond to you as soon as possible but please be aware that this may not be the same day. Please note that we won’t be using class dojo to communicate.

We are committed to supporting your children and we ask that you also support them in the following ways:

• Please ensure they are wearing correct uniform. They only need to wear PE kit on a Tuesday and Friday for Term 3.
• Reading Records and books need to be in school every day. Your child needs to read 5x a week at home and you will need to sign their reading record. These will be checked on a Monday.
• Spellings will be set and tested every Friday, your child will have a spelling book that they need to bring home each day, please support them in learning these for the weekly test.
• My Maths homework is set on a Friday and needs to be completed by the following Thursday.
• TTRS runs from Friday to Thursday and your child needs to spend 25 minutes a week on this.

Our email addresses are: 

Kim.drake@barleyclose.org.uk

Jayne.daniel@barleyclose.org.uk

In Term 3 PE days are a  TUESDAY and FRIDAY. Please can you ensure children come in wearing their plain school PE kit with suitable footwear for those days. Please also ensure any earrings are removed for these days so that your child can participate.

Thank you for all your support,

Mrs Daniel and Mrs Drake

Extra Things to Know

TT Rock Stars / MyMaths

The above online learning platforms will be reactivated in September. Your child will bring home log-in details for each account so that they can access these at home. If any get mislaid, please contact us so that we can provide these details again.

Snacks / Water bottles

You will need to send your child in with a bottle of water to keep in the classroom as the water fountains are not in use. Please make sure that the bottle is named, as children often bring in the same type of bottle as their peers. A water bottle also helps to prevent the spread of germs and bugs by avoiding using cups in the classroom.

Weather Conditions

Please remember to provide your child with a coat on days it is needed and also a hat if we happen to have a hot, sunny day. Please also apply sun cream to your child before arriving at school when necessary, as we will not be able to assist with this.

Thank you.

Spellings for Term 3