1. MEET THE TEACHER INFORMATION EVENING Class 5 Mr Higgitt
Purpose of the Meeting
To meet you and introduce myself
To introduce the Key Feature of life in Year 5
To consider how you can support your child and school

2. Year 5/6 Timetable – 2013/2014 YEAR 5 – Timetable (11/09/17)
YEAR 5 – Timetable (11/09/17)
Mr Higgitt
Mrs Townsin
Mrs Marney
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
9:00-9:30
Guided Reading Group 1
(Break at 10am)
Handwriting
Maths
 Guided Reading
Guided Reading Group 3
Guided Reading Group 4
CELEBRATION
ASSEMBLY
9:30-10:30
10:45-12:15
Literacy / Computing
SPAG
Literacy
BIG WRITE
Music
1:15-3:20
French
Science
C.C
Spelling
P.E. – PSHE
P.E
R.E
ART
Assembly
Assembly – 2:45 – 3:05
Assembly – 2:45

3. MEET THE TEACHER INFORMATION EVENING Class 5
The Curriculum Topic is Australia
Main threads include:-
Geography, History and PSHE
In addition ART/D.T will be taught
Home Learning – research relating to Australia or Literacy based talk homelearning.

4. MEET THE TEACHER INFORMATION EVENING Class 5
Rewards & Celebrating Success
How to achieve them and what they are
Merit Points (Bronze, Silver and Gold).
House Points
Assembly Awards
Star of the Week
Star Writer
Special Subject Achievement Awards

5. MEET THE TEACHER INFORMATION EVENING Class 5
The Learning Environment
Learning Intention and Success Criteria (displayed to help children take a step by step approach to achieving the learning intention).
Respect (See next slide)
WOW words
Targets – generated through ongoing daily assessment and half termly formal assessment. To be shared at parents’ evening.

6. Code of Conduct
R – Responsible in all we do
E – Encourage each other
S – Safe work and play
P – Polite and considerate
E – Enjoy being and ‘active learner’
C – Challenge and celebrate our efforts
T – Trust each other
Any breaches of our code of conduct will result in a letter home and a record will be kept.

7. MEET THE TEACHER INFORMATION EVENING Class 5
Home Learning in this class:-
Monday:
Spellings – to be tested on Friday. In addition children will have a ‘mini task’ which will be in for Wednesday.
Wednesday
Maths. This will often be a recap on previous learning and is in for Friday.
Friday:
Research based which will tie in with Australia or the topic being studied.
READING – approximately 20 minutes most nights. Children have reading journals that must be completed at least twice a week (checked weekly). Please encourage comments such as, “I like/don’t like this book because…”
You may also comment in the back if you wish to do so.
Tables revision – we will have regular mental maths quizzes where children will need to be familiar with multiplication and division facts.
Please ensure that work is named, stapled, placed in home learning folders etc as appropriate.

8. MEET THE TEACHER INFORMATION EVENING Class 5
The Whole Child
PHSE – values for life and half termly topics. (PEACE)
RE – half termly topics and recognition of many key festivals.
Collective Worship
Reflection Time / lunch time prayer.

9. MEET THE TEACHER INFORMATION EVENING Class 5
Enrichment
Trips to enhance learning.
Outdoor learning sessions – Each week a lesson to be taught outside.
Whole school days – eg World Book Day.
Creative Curriculum topic days.
Class swaps/paired reading.