Back to School Night

1. Back to School Night September 23rd 2019

2. Introductions! • Mr Burtonshaw, Ms Welling, Mrs. Delaney • TA support – Mrs. Driscoll, Mrs. Roe, Mrs. Hogg, Ms Hendy. • PPA cover (P.E.) – Mr Evans • Pupil premium Teacher: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Afternoons – Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs. Wallace

3. Curriculum for the Term • PROJECT – Vikings: Friend or Foe? • WOW event – Making Viking helmets! • History – Anglo Saxons & Vikings • Geography - Settlements • Science – Materials and their properties, separating materials • D.T. – Viking longships • R.E. – Why do some people believe in a god? • Computing – Powerpoint • Music – Rhythm & pulse

4. Daily Timetable • Maths hour • English hour • School day 8.55 – 3.15pm • 10.35 – 10.50 break • 12.30 – 1.30pm lunch

5. P.E Timetable • P.E. – • Tuesday Morning: 5D • Wednesday Afternoon: 5B • Thursday Morning: 5LW • Swimming for 9 weeks beginning April 20th

6. Year 5 Key dates • All Letters Accessed on CareMonkey • School Visit: Viking workshop – 21st October (See Website) • Parents Evenings: Oct 22nd& 23rd • INSET Days – Dec 19th & Dec 20th • Class Assemblies: • 5D – November 13th 2019 • 5LW – November 14th 2019 • 5B – November 15th 2019

7. Security • Dropping off • ‘Breakfast drop-off’ at 08:15 • Picking up (Sent to office at 15:30) • Walking home alone letter (Caremonkey) • Appointments (make in advance)

8. Homework • Set on Friday, due back in by following Wednesday • One piece of English • One piece of Maths • Spellings • Regular reading (3 times a week – listen to an adult at least once a week) • Holiday – research project

9. Parental Helpers • Co-ordinated by Ms Hardisty • Visits • Skills or interests to share? (Special weeks) • Do require a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check

10. Reading records & communication • Reading records • Money to school

11. Marking Policy • L.O. • S.C. • Highlighting • Rethink the pink

12. Attendance • Children are expected to have attendance of 95% or above. • Holidays in term time are not authorised unless there are very exceptional circumstances. Fines will be issued for holidays taken in term time. • Families of children who are frequently absent from school may receive a penalty fine. • Children who arrive to school after 9.25 a.m. will be recoded in the register as an unauthorised absence. This may lead to a penalty fine if repeated regularly.

13. Attendance It is very important that your children come to school every day. However, if children are unwell please ring the school office and leave a message with details of your child’s absence. Please endeavour to be on time. If your child is late after the register closes, you risk incurring a penalty notice fine from the local authority.

14. Holidays Holidays may be authorised in exceptional circumstances. Please write to the Headteacher. Unauthorised holidays may incur a penalty notice fine from the local authority. It is very important that we have numbers and addresses for all parent/carers and would kindly ask that you keep the school updated should any parent/carer have a change of details. Details

15. THANKS FOR COMING!ANY QUESTIONS?