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Join us for an informative evening to learn about the Year 5 curriculum, communication, reading, maths, homework, and more. Don't miss out on important dates and online safety information.
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Welcome! Please sign in by your child’s name Year 5 Curriculum Evening 2019-20 Miss Holly Drinkwater (5D) Miss Sophie Cook (5C)
School Day • Topic overview • Communication • Reading • Maths • Homework and Spellings • PE • New to Year 5 • Dates for your diary • Online Safety • Questions Key points of information
Morning Challenge (spellings/punctuation/handwriting) • Guided Reading (whole class) • English • Assembly • Playtime • Maths • Reading Spine • Lunchtime (packed lunches in classroom for 20 mins, in hall afterwards) • Science/Geography/History/PE/RE/PSHE/French/ Computing/Music/Art/D&T PPA = alternate Thursday mornings/afternoons, taught by Mrs Powell and Mrs Gater School Day
Autumn – Earth and Space, and Forces • Spring – Living Things and Animals (RSE – further information to follow) • Summer Term – Materials Year 5 Science
Autumn – Who got what in the struggle for the kingdom of England? (Anglo-Saxons/Vikings and UK counties and cities) • Spring – Is North and Central America the same all over? • Summer Term – How do the Niagara Falls region and North West of England compare? and Why was Samuel Oldknow important to our local area? Year 5 History and Geography
Weekly information letter (Fridays) – dates, topics, homework and spellings and AOB • Open Afternoon - Tuesday 24th September • Teachers available after school or make an appointment Communication
In school: • Daily Guided Reading (whole class) • Book bands and some 1-1 sessions • Daily Reading Spine, sometimes linked to guided reading At home: • At least 10 – 20 minutes of daily reading either independently or with an adult. At least 3 x per week with adult – reading out loud. • Reading record (signed 3x per week) • Promote reading for enjoyment! • Reading recommendations (Y5 appropriate – some mature language) (Focus on comprehension and inference, not just decoding) Reading
Children taught in classes • Structure of unit: Fluency, Problem Solving and Reasoning • Times Table Rockstars • Beat That (Fridays): Time tables (arithmetic tests) Maths
Maths – Set Thursday (due in following Thursday) • Spellings – Set Monday, due in and tested the following Monday • Topic – Once a half term from a menu (spelling importance and Year 6 SATs – 3/4 words, 5/6 words, strings and patterns) Homework and Spellings
PE Kit includes: • White top, black bottoms (shorts/leggings/jogging bottoms), black jumper and trainers (for outdoor, bare feet for indoor) • Local Authority policy re: earrings. Child must remove earrings themselves/not wear them on PE days/cover themselves with their own plasters • Swimming each Friday morning between January 10th until April 3rd • PE days: • Monday – outdoor games • Tuesday – outdoor games • Thursdays – indoor dance/gym (PPA) • If anyone has any old trainers/white tops/black bottoms which are no longer needed but in good condition, please could you send it in so we can add it to our spare kit box. PE
Play Leading • Toilets • Lockers New in Year 5
Team Points - Class Dojo (used for scoring) • Restorative Approach • Clothes should be clearly labelled with names (including coats) • Children should have a water bottle in school every day. • Children should have a coat and sensible shoes in accordance with the weather Other info
Open Afternoon – Tue 24th September 1:30pm - 3pm • Parents’/Carers’ Meetings – Tue 15th/Thu 17th October • Ravenstor Residential – 29th April to 1st May 2020 (separate meeting TBA) Dates for your diary
If you are in receipt in any of the following the school may be entitled to extra funding so please let the school know. • Income support • Income-based jobseekers’ allowance • Income-related employment and support allowance • Support under Part IV of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 • The guaranteed element of state pension credit • Child tax credit, provided that you are not also entitled to working tax credit and have an annual gross income of £16,190 or less One last thought
Are there any questions? We are available at the door at the end of school day . To make an appointment to speak with us, please speak to the school office.