Year 5 Class Spain room 16 Mrs Downes

Year 5 Class Spain (room 16)– Mrs Downes Class Nepal (room 15) – Mr Higginson Both classes supported by Mrs Bone and assisted by Mr Davies (in-school trainee teacher)

Structure of the day • Springboard (9. 00 – 9. 40) includes guided reading • English (9. 40 – 10. 40) • Break (10. 40 -10. 55) • Class book (10. 55 – 11. 15) • Maths (11. 15 – 12. 15) • Afternoons – assembly, topic, PE, etc (Tuesday afternoon – Enrichment)

Topic Themes • Mainly topic based • Some discreet subjects Term Year 5 topic 1 2 Where in The Mayan the World? Civilisation 3 4 5 6 Earth in Space Viking Invasion! Chocolate Fireguards? Circle of Life

Uniform • School uniform details are on the website • Ear-rings – only small studs – no hoops or dangling rings • If a child is unable to wear a correct part of the uniform (e. g. shoes left at a friend’s house) – please just send in a note to let us know why.

P. E. • Monday and Wednesday afternoons. • Kits Outdoor - Trainers, tracksuit bottoms, long sleeve top over t-shirt in house colours Indoor – shorts, t-shirt in house colours • Ear-rings – for 6 weeks after having ears pierced, children can tape their ear-rings but need to bring their own tape. After 6 weeks ear-rings must be removed. • Forgotten kits

Homework • Termly ‘learning’ homework – points go towards house cup. • Spellings (aim for 3 x per week before testing on Fridays) • Times tables (these are a priority – if your child struggles, daily practice is vital) • Reading – 3 x per week – new reading records will be issued shortly

Reading • Children will read to teacher every week as part of guided reading (Springboard) • Changing reading books • Reading at home • Children’s reading record

Maths • Groups • Multiplication tables – bronze, silver, gold and platinum awards • Strategies on the school website

Spellings • Children will be in spelling groups. • The spellings will involve a spelling rule or pattern or be vocabulary to help with other learning, e. g. topic or maths words. • Look, say, cover, write, check will be encouraged. • The children will have a chance to practise these in class. • On each Friday we will have a spelling test.

Expectations • Organisation - bringing things in on time – homework, reading records, reading books, PE kit. • Resilience – have a go, don’t give up when the going gets tough! • Teamwork – children will need to work in groups with many different children. • Taking responsibility for their own learning – they are the ones who can make a difference!

Fruit and water • Water bottles • Fruit rota is on the class notice board.

Camp Friday 20 th May 2016 Meeting: Thursday 21 st April 2016

Communication • If there any issues that we need to know about, please do come and see us. • After school is preferable • If it is really urgent, please try to find us before 8. 40 am