1. Happy Pupils Succeed

2. Staff Class teachers 5S - Mrs Saunders 5V - Mrs Vines 5W- Miss Wilcox Support Staff Mrs Morris Mr Ram Mrs Shelton Phase leader Mr Shelton – (Year 5/6 cloakroom) PPA cover Mr Shelton/Mrs Shelton/Mrs Brown

3. Timetables/Daily Routines Entrance doors –Year 5/6 cloakroom If late, report to the office. End of day – 10 minutes with teacher, then late book, DSP After school clubs – collect from office Lunchtime clubs 12.30 – 1.00pm Tuesday Homework club- Mrs Saunders

4. Break times Morning playtime is at 10.30-10.45. KS2 children can go to the studio to buy drinks and healthy snacks or toast. Children should not take food from lunchboxes at playtimes. Equipment is provided in all playgrounds for children to play with and the climbing frame/tyre park is on a rota basis. There is NO FOOTBALL allowed on school grounds.

5. Uniform Grey or black skirt/trousers White shirts/polo tops – school logo Burgundy sweatshirts/jumpers – school logo Black sensible shoes – no trainers Suitable winter coat – school fleece ALL NAMED PLEASE! No jewellery - only stud earrings (to be removed in PE) and watches are allowed. No nail varnish

6. P.E. Navy shorts or track suit bottoms White t-shirt (with House colour edging) Lightweight pumps must be worn for indoor PE Trainers should in school for fields and PE days in case PE is outdoors. No jewellery or watches (can write disclaimer letter and take full responsibility) Long hair tied back PE days – 5W on Tuesday-5S and 5V Friday Field day – Wednesday If any parents are free on a Wednesday afternoon to walk with us to the fields; we would appreciate your support.

7. Swimming A selection of children on a Friday morning until Christmas. One piece costume for girls Proper trunks (not baggy!) for boys Swimming caps for all children (long hair tied up) Towel Bag Goggles allowed! ALL NAMED

8. Topics this term Literacy: Story openings, Poetry, Fables Maths: Place value, addition and subtraction, mental word problems, decimals, time, money, angles, shape History/D & T: Anglo Saxons, Scots and Bread Science: Forces, changes in materials ICT: Architects, decoding

9. Groups Maths’ groups Literacy Skills groups – Monday –Miss Wilcox- with TA support –Mrs Vines –Mrs Saunders Reading and writing groups within classes Fields- choice groups Class swaps: –Mrs Saunders – 5V Science –Mrs Vines – 5S French and Music

10. Reading All children to bring their Red Reading Diary and school reading books into the classroom every day. Two books: Reading Book (structured until a fluent reader) and Choice book All children have a Reading Diary in which to record reading – children can record their own reading, but we would appreciate parents signing the Red Reading Diaries to confirm that they have completed the book. Please do not put water bottles in book bags!

11. Learning Beyond the Classroom: How can I help my child? Listen to them read regularly and ask appropriate questions surrounding the text. Encourage your child to check My Maths regularly for homework –Mrs Vines’s set- Homework given on Fridays, returned on Thursdays –Miss Wilcox’s set- Homework given on Fridays, returned on Fridays –Mrs Saunders’s set- Homework given on Wednesdays, returned on Tuesdays Support your child in learning all times tables so that they are secure up to 12x12, including the inverse –Maths magician and My Maths can support with this Spelling homework is given out every Tuesday, please support your child in learning these weekly Supporting your child with any other homework or mini projects Please encourage your child to complete/hand in homework on time

12. Encouraging Independence Children to bring everything with them into the classroom at the start of day Musical instruments Monies to be paid via Parent Pay Water bottle Lunch box in outside storage area (NOT in cloakroom) Reading book and diary Homework Forgotten items in box in entrance, labelled – monitors will return Return Home-School Agreement signed please

13. Helping in School We welcome any parent helpers in year 5 Many parents come to help in school with: Reading Literacy Volunteers Sewing Enrichment activities. If helpers are coming in regularly we will need to make arrangements for them to be DBS checked through the school, even if already DBS checked through somewhere else. All helpers or visitors should come through main School office and be signed in officially.

14. Key dates for this term Autumn One: Harvest Festival 3 rd October Friday 24 th October Teacher Training Day Half term week beginning 27 th October Autumn Two: School photographer 7 th November Book Fair week beginning 10 th November Autumn Parents’ evenings 11 th and 13 th November Non-uniform day 5 th December (fayre items) 6 th December Christmas Fayre 18 th December- Christmas party 19 th December break up for Christmas

15. Y5 Trips and Residentials Residential Ingestre- Date TBC Autumn TermSpring TermSummer Term Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery- Staffordshire Hoard (Approx. £5 per child) Bread Topic (£1 donation) Tudor Day (costume required) Selly Manor (Approx. £7 per child) Planetarium (Approx. £3) Woodgate Valley (Approx. £3) Drayton Manor (Approx. £15 per child)

16. Any Questions?