Welcome to Year 5
Our teachers this year are: In Baloo Mr Hargreaves and in Simba Mrs Bellanti.
Miss Partridge, Mr Coldman and Mrs Zesmin-Ali will work across both classes.
Year Five is a very exciting year with lots going on. Please keep up to date with everything that is happening in both classes on this page or via Class Dojo. Please don't hesitate to speak to your child's class teacher if you have any questions.
Homework
Homework is set on a weekly basis for Spellings and Number facts. The spellings and timetables are sent out via the apps (Spelling Shed and Timetables Rockstars) and can be accessed at home. All children have log ins for both sites. These need to be completed daily, to ensure the children get the best opportunities to succeed.
Reading Books
Reading is a life skill, so it is so important that your child reads on a daily basis. Please try to read with your child every night. Encourage your child to read a wide range of books, any reading is better than no reading at all. If you are struggling for reading material, please ask your child to speak to their class teacher.
Reading books must be in school every day so that their progress can be monitored and their name moved up the class reading tree, the children may also need to read during the day.
PE Kits
Children have PE twice a week. On Thursday, your child must please come into school in the correct kit. As on Thursdays, PE is delivered by a PE partnership. Please ensure that all children have sensible PE kit, including trainers in school on a Monday and that it is taken home on a Friday for washing.
*EVERY FRIDAY PE WILL BE OUTDOORS - PLEASE ENSURE CHILDREN HAVE ADEQUATE CLOTHING IN THEIR KIT. (THIS MUST INCLUDE TRAINERS AND A WARM JACKET)*
Home Learning
If your child needs to self - isolate because of a family member having symptoms/testing positive for COVID 19 then they can access the daily work through the Seesaw app.
All children will have an individual log in and will be fully able to access and submit work through this.
It is a very busy year ahead of us, but we are so excited to teach and know that both classes will give 100% effort in their learning.
Please join our class dojo page too! Click on the link HERE to go straight to the website and sign up using your child's code. If you don't have the code please speak to Mrs. Bellanti or Mr. Hargreaves who will be able to give you your child's individual code.
Our Summer 1 project is What took place at Sutton Hoo?
Within this project we will be exploring the Vikings and will make some Viking equipment (Please see our MTP for more details).
In English, we will explore The Varmints by Helen Ward.
In Maths, we will be focusing on shape, position & direction.
Each class has a class novel that they are reading each term. Check class newsletters for more information.
Please see our medium term plan below.
