Welcome to Year 5 & 6 Jon Cripwell Dawn Williams Andrew Webster Sarb Kalirai-Peters Joanne Fishwick

Responsible & independent Monitors / Play Leaders / Playground Pals /Thursday lunches / House Captains/ School Council Chair Self evaluation and assessment Home learning

Scream Machine: History. Science, Design & Technology - Alton Towers trip Thursday 13th September Off With Her Head: Tudor History – Trip to Tutbury Castle Revolution! – Victorian History, Design and Technology Black Country Museum Trip Stargazers: Science – National Space Centre Darwin’s Delights: Science, History , Geography

Homework Homework will be completed in a homework book again this year. We expect the same standard of presentation as would be expected in school. Please follow the presentation guidance in the book. If the work is not up to standard children will be asked to re-write in their own time. Children should be given a sensible amount of time to complete their homework as we are after quality rather than quantity. This year there will only be a focus of spellings, with sentences, times tables and reading 5 times a week. Spellings: Lists handed out on Friday Spelling test on Friday Maths: New maths task sheet given out on Friday, due in Wednesday. Homework book: Given out on Friday Hand in on Wednesday If a child is struggling with any aspect of the homework please contact the class teacher or send them back in with their homework.

Reading In school: Reading Lessons Individual readers Library books following the book lists (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum) At home: Reading Diary. Aim to read with your child or question them on the text 5 times a week and sign and record in their reading diary. Across school and home a wide variety of genres and media should be covered and to read for pleasure

Maths In school: Maths No Problem Workbook Maths Journal At home: Times Tables Rockstars Times Table Practice New Homework Tasks Can-do attitude

School website http://www.walterevans.derby.sch.uk/ ‘ Dates, newsletters, updates, celebration of work and other information including medium term plans. Parent Hub App Class Dojo- reward system and also allows messages and photos to be sent and shared- you will receive a note inviting you to sign up, and this will include a unique code for you to use. Twitter: @walterevanssch Facebook: Walter Evans School

Everything should be named! A reminder list is given out each term. Your child will need Pencil case – to fit in a tray and include a pencil, 30cm ruler and rubber, thin whiteboard pen. PE kit – indoor and outdoor. Coloured PE shirts ordered from office. Book bag- please NO large rucksacks. Water bottle. Blue fibre tip pen (Berol handwriting bought from school shop) or Lamy pen if approved by teacher. Everything should be named! A reminder list is given out each term.