1. Jane Thompson - 5J Jill Shepherd – 5S Toby Daniel – 5D Andy Thums - 5T Zoe O’Reilly – LSC Y5 / Y6

2. Routines Use of Diary – messages to and from home and school, timetables and reminders. Borrowing Books Uniform and PE Kit Stationery

3. E-Mail Bradbury uses e-mail for the majority of its communication with parents If you change your e-mail address please update the gateway Please don’t feel obliged to respond to all emails e.g. class email from the teacher For urgent messages requiring immediate action, please call the school office

4. Accessing Gateway Parents will be informed when UOI report comments are completed Reports can be downloaded and printed as a PDF document The school will not be sending home a hard copy of the reports Parent/Teacher Consultations (Oct/Nov) - booking appointments will be online through Gateway

5. Homework Reading, language and maths activities are mandatory, but may be differentiated and can be website based Spellings (based on Words their Way) A hard copy of the grid will be sent home in the homework book Chinese is given out separately on the Buzz and any queries should be directed to your child’s Chinese teacher Children need to be learning times tables facts Expectations for homework presentation are in the front of your child’s Homework Book

6. Health Bradbury tries to be a nut free zone Chewing gum is not allowed in school Medicines need to be handed directly to the school nurse Please update the medical information on Gateway (this is particularly important for camp) Long hair should be tied back

7. Unit of Inquiry Who we are : Role-models (continuous through all units) How the world works : Energy How we organise ourselves : Organisations How we express ourselves : Drama/ Poetry/ Art Where we are in time and place : Explorers (visit Macau) Sharing the planet : Conflict Year 5 Camp November (5J/5T) 10 th -12 th /(5D/ 5S) 17 th -19 th November Camp briefing for parents – Wednesday 8th October 5pm (school hall)

8. Macau Visit - Passport Early notice to update your child’s passport in preparation for this visit Your child’s passport will need to have at least 6 months validity The visits are tentatively set for 6 th / 13 th March We will be checking & photocopying student passport/ ID card one month before the visit- this is for insurance purposes

9. Maths is differentiated and the groupings are fluid A pretest determines which group your child will be in working in for each area i.e. number, shape, measure & data The pretest is an indicator of what your child needs to learn The children are continuously assessed to monitor their progress Reports at the end of term 1, 2 and 3 will be available on Gateway Maths

10. Writing: draft, edit, peer edit, teacher edit and publish Regular writing tasks are linked to UOI for relevance and will cover a range of genres Weekly spelling activities Guided Reading Reports at the end of term 1, 2 and 3 will be available on Gateway Language

11. PE Netball / Hockey / Rounders / Tennis / Swimming and Water Safety (Parents will be notified of details for any tournaments) Athletics / Dance / Gymnastics / Outdoor Adventurous-Activities lead into Year 5 camp Sports Day - Year 5 Wednesday 17th December (9am -12pm – Causeway Bay Sports Ground)

12. The role of the class parent will include: Link to the PTA Help with the PTA cake and Pizza sales Parents contact details will be given to the class parent Class Parents

13. The Gateway: Inclement Weather Calendar Thank you for coming. Please go to the hall. Other Information