Welcome to Year 5 Teachers – Miss West and Miss Hindson Teaching Assistants – Mrs McKessy, Miss Elderfield, Mrs Pereira

What do Year 5 learn? Timetable NB Timetables are flexible and subject to change Day Registration & Assembly 9.25 – 10.30 Playtime 10.45 – 12.15 Lunchtime 12.15 – 1.25 1.25 – 2.30 2.30 – 3.30 Monday Maths English Handwriting/Spelling ICT RE/PSHE Tuesday MFL PE Wednesday Science Thursday Topic inc. History/Geography/Art/DT/ Music Friday Guided Reading P.E. Games Golden Time

Staying Safe on line We take this issue very seriously at Brookburn Primary. Internet and social media safety is taught to all year groups at the beginning of the school year. We have school-wide safety features, but if anything gets past the filters, students are taught to switch off the screen and report to a member of staff immediately. Our digital code – Zip it, Block it, Flag it. We value your support in keeping children safe online by urging you to supervise your child’s on line presence at home and to regularly check your privacy settings on social media sites.- for more info see the IT section of our website under the curriculum tab.

Golden Rules Golden rules in every classroom Expectations around School Traffic light behaviour system Golden Time Golden Assembly Verbal recognition

Attendance and Punctuality School doors open from 8.50am and close promptly at 9am. Once door is locked all children must enter school via the main entrance to be recorded as late. Doors open to dismiss children at 3.30pm and are locked at 3.40pm. Any children not collected will be sent to the office where their parents will be contacted. Note the different use of doors at the different times of the day. Persistently late/poor attendance- a record is kept in the class register, parents are contacted. Learning sessions not attended significantly impact on children’s learning and are recorded as unauthorised absence in the register. Please be aware that the Local Authority monitor unauthorised absences and, where appropriate, will issue penalty notices or consider prosecution in the magistrates court. If your child is experiencing any problems that may be affecting their attendance or punctuality, then please contact their class teacher or the office.

How to Help at Home Daily reading. Reading books will be changed by children when they need to – no set day (we will monitor) Times Tables Sum Dog. Homework – handed out on Friday for return the following Wednesday. Weekly spellings - handed out Friday to be learnt by the following Friday. Spelling lists Look at ‘The Class Blog’ and encourage children to comment.

Homework Homework is set each Friday and is expected back in on the following Wednesday. Presentation of homework should match standard done in school Homework is always acknowledged but not necessarily marked in detail – purpose is to reflect and reinforce children’s learning in school.

Spelling We are introducing a programme called No Nonsense Spelling The focus of the programme is on the teaching of spelling, which embraces knowledge of spell- ing conventions – patterns and rules; but integral to the teaching is the opportunity to promote the learning of spellings, including statutory words, common exceptions and personal spellings. Tips for learning spellings at home Learning at home needs to be an extension of the practice in school. We will send a list of words home each week for children to learn Look at the spelling pattern and use the suggested strategies to support your child to learn them We will assess the spellings in context, for example: learning spellings in a given sentence, generating sentences for each word, assessing through unseen dictated sentences We will focus on ensuring that your child then applies the correct spelling in his/her writing. .

Medium Frequency Word List above across almost along also always animal any around asked baby balloon before began being below better between birthday both brother brought can't change children clothes coming didn't different does don't during earth every eyes father first follow following found friends garden goes gone great half happy head heard high I'm important inside jumped knew know lady leave light might money morning mother much near never number often only opened other outside own paper place right round second show sister small something sometimes sound started still stopped such suddenly sure swimming think those thought through today together told tries turn turned under until upon used walk walked walking watch where while white whole why window without woke woken word work world write year young

Y3/4 Word List accident(ally) actual(ly) address answer appear arrive believe bicycle breath breathe build busy/business calendar caught centre century certain circle complete consider continue decide describe different difficult disappear early earth eight/eighth enough exercise experience experiment extreme famous favourite February forward(s) fruit grammar group guard guide heard heart height history imagine increase important interest island knowledge learn length library material medicine mention minute natural naughty notice occasion(ally) often opposite ordinary particular peculiar perhaps popular position possess(ion) possible potatoes pressure probably promise purpose quarter question recent regular reign remember sentence separate special straight strange strength suppose surprise therefore though/although thought through various weight woman/women

Y5/6 Word List category cemetery committee communicate community Competition conscience* conscious* controversy convenience correspond criticise (critic + ise) curiosity definite desperate determined develop dictionary disastrous accommodate accompany according achieve aggressive amateur ancient apparent appreciate attached available average awkward bargain bruise embarrass environment equip (–ped, –ment) especially exaggerate excellent existence explanation familiar foreign forty frequently government marvellous mischievous muscle necessary neighbour nuisance occupy occur opportunity parliament temperature thorough twelfth variety vegetable vehicle yacht restaurant rhyme rhythm sacrifice secretary shoulder signature sincere(ly) soldier stomach sufficient suggest symbol system guarantee harass hindrance identity immediate(ly) individual interfere interrupt language leisure lightning

Assessing children’s progress Assessment Fortnight Over 2 weeks teachers will assess children and will discuss progress/targets with each child. This will be followed by Parents’ Evenings so that we can share children’s individual targets with parents. Therefore, we have realigned Parents’ Evenings to fit more appropriately with teacher assessment cycles to ensure parents and teachers are working together towards meeting children’s targets.

Topics Our topics for the year will be – Mayans Second World War Manchester and other European cities Anglo-Saxons Investigating Rivers

Science Properties and Changes of Materials Forces Earth and Space All Living Things

Computing Internet and E-Safety We are Game Developers We are Cryptographers We are Artists We are Web developers We are Bloggers We are Architects Homework will occasionally be posted via the blog. The Year 5 blogs contain links to useful maths and literacy websites.

Trips Stockport Air Raid Shelters (13th Nov 2017) – WWII Longdendale (21st May 2018) – Investigating Rivers Chorlton High School – Transition links

Year 5 Extras Brookies Eco Buddies Music Reading Buddies Chorlton High Links Bikeability Shakespeare project

Reminders Book bags – brought daily PE bags – bring in on Monday and stay in school Labelling – please label clothes with children’s full name Lost property – encourage children to be responsible for their possessions Jewellery – watches and stud earrings only (must be removed for PE) PE Kit - black or navy shorts/jogging bottoms/leggings and a white t-shirt – trainers for outside, pumps for inside

How to get in touch Face to face on class door with either teacher or TA Send a note in with your child Arrange an appointment with admin Parents evening: Mon 20st, Tues 21st Wed 22nd November and 12th, 13th, 14th March

Thank you for listening! Please take a leaflet. Thank you for listening! Any questions?