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The Year 5 team are : Mr Winstanley, Mrs Pheasant, Miss Stow and Mr Shepherd

Welcome to Year 5 2013. The Year 5 team are : Mr Winstanley, Mrs Pheasant, Miss Stow and Mr Shepherd. Welcome to Year 5. Aim of our chat. We will talk about the following: Maths Literacy IPC – International Primary Curriculum A look at an example timetable Homework

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The Year 5 team are : Mr Winstanley, Mrs Pheasant, Miss Stow and Mr Shepherd

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  1. Welcome to Year 5 2013 The Year 5 team are: Mr Winstanley, Mrs Pheasant, Miss Stow and Mr Shepherd

  2. Welcome to Year 5 Aim of our chat We will talk about the following: • Maths • Literacy • IPC – International Primary Curriculum • A look at an example timetable • Homework • E-Safety – use of the internet • Parent consultations • Parent helpers • Year 5 expectations • A few helpful reminders

  3. Maths • The units covered in each term are – four rules, money and real life problems, fractions, decimals and percentages, ratio and proportion, handling data, using a calculator, shape and measures. • School website – up and running again. There is a link to the Sumdog website: • www.histonimpington-jun.cambs.sch.uk • On-going information and links will be put onto the website. • Maths groups are currently under review pending initial assessments • Groupings are fluid dependent on children’s progress and teacher assessment throughout the year.

  4. Literacy • Reading Journals: Encourage children to read aloud and discuss their books to someone at home, at least 3 times a week. Children are also expected to write their own comments about what they’ve read or complete a Reading Journal activity from the sheet at the back of their books. Please refer to the questions and targets in the reading journals for discussions. • Writing: Children are given opportunities to write in different genres. They are expected to read through their work, edit and improve.

  5. International Primary Curriculum • IPC • Brainwave • Fit for Life • Fairground Forces • Mission to Mars • The Tudors • Go with the Flow • We will celebrate the children’s work across the curriculum with youin different ways.

  6. Example timetable

  7. Homework • Homework is set on a weekly basis. • This alternates between General Homework and Maths. (Eg. One week Literacy, or General Homework, next week Maths). • We expect homework to be completed by the same day the following week. • If a child gets all their homework in on time, they receive a homework certificate at the end of each term. • PLEASE REMEMBER READING and sign Journals at least 3 times a week.

  8. E-Safety • Children are expected to use the internet responsibly and safely. • E-Safety is discussed with the children and they are made of aware of the potential dangers of the internet, mobile phones, e-mail, instant messaging (msn), social networking sites • Starz – the children have a Starz account which they can access from home.

  9. Parents Consultations • Consultations are scheduled for: • Autumn (November) • Spring • To make an appointment, sign up initially in the hall and then on the list outside the classroom. • It is important that we see all parents. • If you have any queries or concerns please don’t feel you have to wait until parents consultations.

  10. Parent Helpers • If you would like to help in school, please speak to your child’s class teacher. • The School Office will complete a DBS check first.

  11. Year 5 Expectations • Independence • Responsibility for own actions • Rewards • Praise – E.g. Marble in jar for whole class reward • Star cards – house points • HIP tickets / P.E HIP tickets / HIP ticket for PSHE theme • Sanctions • Two warnings/reminders • Take work to another seat / classroom. • Timeout room – not always a sanction

  12. A few helpful reminders • PE kit should be brought in on a Monday and taken home on a Friday. We also have an indoor lesson and they needs shorts for this. • All items of the PE kit need labelling, along with ALL SCHOOL SWEATSHIRTS. • Lost property box is located in the Year 3 / 4 corridor. This is cleared termly. • PE T-shirts should be in the correct house colour, NO FOOTBALL SHIRTS. • Tie back long hair • No jewellery – earrings need to be taken out for P.E or can be taped if newly pierced. • No nail varnish • Water bottles need to be labelled and kept water tight. • Each child should have a recorder • Remember 20p on a Friday for Fruit Tuck Shop.

  13. A few helpful reminders • We need sensible sized school bags. • Handwriting pens and pencils are available in the classrooms. • Please use a black pen or pencil for homework (no biros). • We prefer children to use the pens and pencils provided. If children have their own pencil cases, they can use them occasionally in the classroom – please make sure everything is named. • Recorders will be needed in Year 5 to continue the learning from Year 4.

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