Year 5 Routines and Expectations Thursday 8thSeptember 2016

Our Mission Statement With Jesus we learn together through faith and love

Behaviour We follow the traffic light system throughout the school to promote positive behaviour amongst children.

Soft Start Children will come straight to class in the mornings. Reading/handwriting practise/times tables/spellings. Time for children to pass on any messages to the teacher. Problems with homework. Morning prayer and time for reflection.

Curriculum and Assessment All curriculum areas and information can be viewed on the school website.

Awards Reward assembly is on Fridays where children receive certificates for their hard work. Children are awarded extra play on Friday for completing and handing in their home work on time and also signing their reading records everyday.

Homework MondayTuesdayWednes day ThursdayFriday MathsTimes tables SpellingsEnglish

Homework Expectations Neat presentation Date and Title underlined Completed using a handwriting pen for English and pencil for maths. If your child’s homework is not handed in, they will complete it the following day during break.

Homework support Children should try to complete their homework independently. If they do require support it would be helpful if you could use a different colour pen to show the support you gave. If children are spending more than 45mins on their homework then they need to speak to the teacher the following day for support. Please check that homework has been completed to a high standard and sign their homework diaries daily. If you have a short message that you would like to pass on these can be written in your child’s homework diary.

Reading Children are expected to read every day and it needs to be signed in their homework diaries every day. It is very beneficial for children to be listened to by an adult; however they may read independently, but understanding will still need to be checked. If your child's homework diary is not signed, they will miss 10 minutes during extra play to make up for that time.

P.E. P.E. kits should be brought in every Monday morning and brought home every Friday to be washed. If children are attending a club please ensure P.E. kits are returned the next day. All items of clothing need to be labelled. Year 5 will be swimming this term, this will take place on a Monday afternoon.

Collection Please wait near the sign to collect your child. Please fill in the form with names of people who are likely to collect your child from school. Inform the office if someone different is going to collect your child.

Contact Please ensure that all of your contact details are up to date at the school office and please notify them of any changes If you need to discuss anything important please wait until all the children have been collected after school or send a note in with your child. Mornings are very busy so please contact the office. Please let the office know if your child has to attend any dental or other appointments. The teacher will need to speak to you at the end of the day if your child has been on the red traffic light during the day.

Letters/ Website Please send all reply slips, or any other letters via your child’s book bag. Please use the website for information on assemblies, term dates, productions and school closure and any payments specified. Newsletter available via school website. If you would like to receive the newsletter via please return the reply form.

Please take and fill out a questionnaire about areas of the curriculum you may be interested in.

Thank You