Welcome to Year 5 Parents’ meeting Wednesday 9 th September

 Meet the staff  Introduce plans and routines for the year  Liddington presentation Aims of this meeting

 Beethoven – Miss Geary, Mrs Dance, Mrs Frame  Chopin – Miss Swift, Mrs Verdie, Mrs Reynolds, Mrs Crust  Elgar – Mr Chipps, Mrs Crust, Mrs Wright Introductions…

 Stargazers  Pharaohs  Beast Creator  Peasants, Plague and Pestilence  Allotment  Time Traveller There is an overview of the whole year on the school website Overview of the Year

 Planetarium (portable – in the school hall) – 1 st October  Legend theatre – November date t.b.c.  Liddington Activity Centre – 21 st – 24 th March 2016  Bikeability 1 – Spring Term  Kew Gardens – May 4 th 2016  Hindu Temple – Summer term Trips & Visitors

 Chopin – February 10 th  Beethoven – April 27 th  Elgar – July 6th Class Assemblies (9.00 a.m.)

 Assessment without Levels – all year groups are now moving to new assessment system introduced last year. The mastery curriculum is based on depth of understanding against end of year expectations  Parent Workshops Thursday 24th September 2:15pm and 6:30pm  Report cards sent out at the end of each term Assessment

 Teaching for Mastery for all – no setting; scaffold learning for pupils needing support with a concept; extension through questioning  Textbooks – using the mastery teaching approach from Singapore, created specifically for children living in the UK.  This approach will build on and promote the current Mathematics teaching in the school, which was highly commended by Ofsted.  Maths Parent Workshop  19 th Oct - 6:30pm -20 th Oct – 9:30am -22 nd Oct – 1:45pm  No longer have Fluency Friday - all lessons include intelligent practice to develop mental agility in mathematics  Daily Counting Maths

 Reading –at least three times a week – please use reading record book (house point if book signed 3 times in one week)  Weekly mental maths to sharpen arithmetic skills to be given out once a week (no weekly test)  Weekly spellings – 15 words – to be given on a Monday and tested on Friday. Combination of pattern words, end of Year expectation words and incorrect words  There will be a half-termly homework sheet from which the children can make a weekly choice. They will bring home the homework book on a Friday and it must be returned by the following Wednesday. Homework

 Home/School diary – signed weekly  Reading Record Book  After school on the playground – at entrance near the trim trail  Open evenings this term –  Wednesday 7 th October & Thursday 15 th October Parent/School communication

 Usual stationery items - pencils, sharpeners, rulers, glue stick, rubbers, coloured pencils  Reading book/record book  Home/school diary  Named lunch-boxes and class  Names on as much as possible!  Uniform – no trainers including Vans or Nike Air Force 1  PE Kit - If children are not able to take part in PE a written letter from parents/guardian is required. Children who do not have their PE kit, they will not be able take part in the lesson. Equipment/Uniform

 Do you have practical skills or experience that you would be willing to share in school with us?  Do you have any time to spare? – An extra pair of hands or ears is always welcome!  Library – volunteers needed to work in the library during the school day. Please contact Miss Dempster Wanted!

Year 5 Residential

Details  Liddington PGL centre, Wiltshire  21 st – 24 th March 2016  About £235  £25 deposit by 10 th July paid via Scopay  If the school receives Pupil Premium funding for your child, please talk to Ms Benardout

Aims  Having fun!  Team building  Testing personal resilience  Trying out new activities schools/centres/liddington#.VY00yRtVhHx

Activities  Abseiling, climbing wall, trapeze, zip wire, challenge course, orienteering, archery, team games, giant swing, Jacob’s ladder, mountain biking  lots of others to choose from

Daily Routine Get up, get ready and fuel up for the day ahead Morning activities - usually 2 sessions with a 15 minute refreshment break Dry off & clean up. Time for a fresh & tasty two-course hot lunch Afternoon activities - 2 exciting sessions with a 15 minute refreshment break Time to eat again - a different menu each day Talent shows, campfires, quizzes and more. The evening entertainment programme keeps you laughing until bedtime / Bedtime. Catch up on some zzz's and prepare to do it all over again tomorrow!

 Thank you for coming – any general questions? Finally…