Year 5 Class Nepal (room 8)– Mr Higginson Class USA (room 9) – Miss Perry Both classes supported by Miss Hart

Structure of the day Springboard (9.00 – 9.40) includes guided reading English (9.40 – 10.40) Break (10.40 -10.55) Class book (10.55 – 11.15) Maths (11.15 – 12.15) Afternoons – assembly, topic, PE, etc (Thursday afternoon – Enrichment)

Topic Themes Mainly topic based Some discreet subjects Year 5 topic Term 1 2 3 4 5 6 Year 5 topic Where in the World? The Mayan Civilisation Earth in Space Viking Invasion! Chocolate Fireguards? Circle of Life MFC project

Uniform School uniform details are on the website Ear-rings – only small studs – no hoops or dangling rings If a child is unable to wear a correct part of the uniform (e.g. shoes left at a friend’s house) – please just send in a note to let us know why.

P.E. Monday and Tuesday afternoons (but kit should be in school all week – in case we get any other opportunities. Kits Outdoor - Trainers, tracksuit bottoms, long sleeve top over t-shirt in house colours Indoor – shorts, t-shirt in house colours Ear-rings – for 6 weeks after having ears pierced, children can tape their ear-rings but need to bring their own tape. After 6 weeks ear-rings must be removed. Forgotten kits

Homework Termly ‘learning’ homework – points go towards house cup. Occasional topic-based homework Spellings (aim for 3x per week before testing on Mondays) Times tables (these are a priority – if your child struggles, daily practice is vital) Reading – 3x per week – record each day’s reading in your child’s reading record (and sign each one)

Reading Children will read to teacher every week as part of guided reading (Springboard) Changing reading books Reading at home Children’s reading record

Maths Groups Multiplication tables – bronze, silver, gold, platinum and master awards Strategies on the school website

Spellings Children will be in spelling groups. The spellings will involve a spelling rule or pattern or will be vocabulary to help with other learning, e.g. topic or maths words. Look, say, cover, write, check will be encouraged. The children will have a chance to practise these in class. Each Monday, we will have a spelling test.

Expectations Organisation - bringing things in on time – homework, reading records, reading books, PE kit. Resilience – have a go, don’t give up when the going gets tough! Teamwork – children will need to work in groups with many different children. Taking responsibility for their own learning – they are the ones who can make a difference!

Fruit and water Water bottles – keep in class – use as needed but not for constant ‘sucking on’! Fruit rota will be issued. Please try to send fruit whenever possible so that the burden is evenly spread!

Camp Friday 19th May 2017 Meeting: Wednesday 5th April 3.30pm

Communication If there are any issues that we need to know about, please do come and see us. After school is preferable If it is really urgent, please try to find us before 8.40am