Welcome to Year 5!

Dear Parents and Children,

The teacher in Year 5 is Mr Salter, being ably supported by our TAs, Mrs Hamilton and Miss Griffith in the mornings. We are really looking forward to a great year of learning in Year 5! Due to ease, please come into school in your PE kit on Wednesday and Thursday. You will remain in this all day so please do not bring in anything to change into. (Please see the "PE" section below for other guidance.) 

The class page contains lots of information about what we will be focusing on this year, as well as links to useful websites. Children are positively encouraged to bring in any work that has been completed that relates to our topic as we love to see it.

If you do have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me through the school office. My contact details will be shared during our "Meet the Teacher" meeting on Thursday 18th September at 9:00. The meeting will also be broadcast live on Zoom. I'm looking forward to meeting as many of you as can make it.

Very best wishes 

Mr Salter

PE

One session of PE will take place outside on Wednesday (afternoon)and sometimes outside on a Thursday (afternoon). Please ensure your child wears a full PE kit including trainers to school on these days. We aim to go outside every week, (even during the winter!) so please feel free to include base layers (preferably plain black), gloves and hat. Scarves are not permitted for safety reasons during games lessons although children can wear snoods. 

Reading

We really hope to instil a 'love of reading' in Year 5 and we have a wide selection of recommended Year 5 books for the children to choose from. We ask that the children have their reading diary and reading book in school every day. It is really important that the children are reading at least 3 times a week and that they continue to read to an adult (even for a few pages). We would really appreciate parental support with asking your child about the book they are reading, in order to continue to develop their comprehension.

Throughout the year, we will be studying recommended reading texts for Year 5, during Guided Reading. Fortunately, we have some class sets of books, but we may ask if you are able to buy or borrow copies of a particular book, in order for us to be able to study a text in detail. We really appreciate your support and generosity with this.

Homework

Homework will be sent out on a Thursday and needs to be handed in on the following Thursday. The children will be given plastic folders to keep their homework in.

English & Maths

English and maths homework will be sent home weekly in paper form, but will also be available on MS Teams.

Spellings

Each week, the children will be taught a particular spelling pattern/rule from the Year 5 curriculum. The children will have opportunities to explore words with the particular pattern and daily morning spelling practice. They will be given 10 spelling words with the spelling pattern that they have been taught that week. The children will be tested on their spellings every Thursday morning and given new spellings for the following week. All children will have a spelling book. They will stick their new words in this and complete their tests in these too. Children who need extra support with spellings will continue with their programme from Y4. 

Times tables

Every other week we will be testing the children on their times tables, and giving them a mental maths test. It is important that the children continue to practise their times tables on a weekly basis.

I would love to see any topic work that the children have completed at home and encourage them to bring these in or send via Dojo when completed to share with the class.

Please see the document above for ideas on how to keep fit and healthy.