1. Mrs Beauchamp-Ward (5BW)
Curriculum Evening
Year 5 Team
Sept 2018
Mrs Beauchamp-Ward (5BW)
Mrs Caton (5C)
Mrs Webb (5C)
Mrs Engelhardt (5E)
Mrs Crawford (PPA)
Mrs Shaw (PPA)
Mr Choudry (PPA)
Mrs Mushtaq (LSA)
Mr da Silva (LSA)

2. Rewards and Sanctions
In year 5, we feel it is very important that the children are
rewarded for their efforts, behaviour and work.
There are a variety of different rewards on offer across the year group which can be gained in many ways:
Golden Time Points
Merit badge assembly every Friday
Head Teacher’s Award for outstanding work
There are also sanctions in place to encourage reflection and positive behaviour:
-Traffic Light System
Time out
If we are worried about your child in any way, we will contact you.
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3. Being Independent
We encourage all pupils to be more independent now they have entered Year 5. It is now their responsibility to do and remember the following things:
PE kits (labelled) - to be kept in school all half term;
Swimming kits (costume, hat, goggles, towel)
on Thursday mornings; (Autumn term only)
- Homework (completing and handing in on time)
Letters handed out must be given to an adult. DE

4. Homework Timetable – Year 5
Day of the week
Subject
Due in Day
Monday
Independent Reading
Ongoing
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Maths and English homework given out Thursday and brought back for the next Tuesday.
Brought in for Tuesday.
MyMaths completed online.
Friday
Teacher to set as necessary
Independent and shared reading should happen through the week.
Timetables and division facts should be practised regularly with parental support.
The recommended guidelines suggest a period of thirty minutes each evening to carry out homework activities.
There will be times where homework will not be set, however reading, writing and maths activities can still take place independently at home. Recommended websites are suggested below. We appreciate your support in ensuring the children hand in their homework on time. DE

5. Reading
Reading is a very important part of Year 5. Children gain many skills from reading a variety of books regularly.
Reading becomes more fluent and accurate
Comprehension skills develop
Spelling improves
Writing develops (punctuation and grammar)
Writing content becomes more imaginative (Creative writing)
Year 5 pupils should be:
Reading once a day independently for 20 minutes (at least)
Reading supported by an adult once a week (at least)
Reading for research to support creative curriculum homework. If your child enjoys
writing book reviews please encourage them to include them in their homework.
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7. Building Learning Power (BLP)
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8. Times table practice X X
Children learn lots of methods and techniques in year 5
mathematics to solve many different problems.
In the past, we have found children who are weak in their times table knowledge flounder when concepts become more challenging.
Children in Year 5 need to be able to recall all multiplication facts up to 12 x 12. With this knowledge, the children can then make links to other mathematical concepts, such as: fractions, decimals and percentages. Pupils are encouraged to practise and recall their tables on a regular basis to ensure they are firmly embedded.
Use a car journey to practise quick mental recall – and make it fun! CC

9. Marking and Assessment
As part of the Curriculum, pupils will be assessed by Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) rather than levels. KPI’s are the key learning objectives from the National Curriculum.
These are divided into Reading, Writing and Maths and then various categories within these three headings.
They are then divided into terms and children will be assessed as either Below (B), Working Towards (WT), Working At (WA) or Greater Depth (GD) .
This information will then be entered onto our tracking database after teacher assessment each half term.
A mixture of formative and summative assessments and
moderation of writing will take place throughout the year to support teachers’ judgements. CC

10. School visits/workshops
During the course of the year, Y5 will have the opportunity to participate in several visits/workshops, such as:
Metal workshop (Autumn Term)
Greek Day (Spring Term)
Sustainability (Summer Term) at the Environmental Centre CC

11. Year 5 Overview
A curriculum outline, which covers the subjects and skills that will be taught this term, will be available on the school website.
Should you have any concerns regarding your child’s learning or wellbeing, please speak to the class teacher before school at 8:45am in the playground or make an appointment for after school. We will do our best to accommodate you.
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