Hello!

Welcome back to the Autumn term and welcome to Year 5! It’s always so exciting to start the new school year with new, eager children who are ready to learn and take on new challenges! Below, is all the information that you should need about this first half term.

What are the expectations in Year 5?

- To be reading at least 3 times a week at home (or in Reading Lair) and for home school books to be signed every week. Reading Lair is a great option for Year 5 because children can come on their own. It opens at 8.30am every day.

- For children to remain in their green zone on Doodle maths and Doodle spell (this is approximately 40 minutes every week). The children can find their new passwords and logins in the front of their home school book.

- There is an optional Doodle tables and I set tables to practise every week. Whilst children are not required to do this, multiplication underpins almost 75% of the maths curriculum in Year Five and it is vital that they are fluent in all their times tables - all the way from 1x1 to 12x12!

- For children to take part in the Bronze Reading challenges (these can be found at the back of your child’s home school book).

- Checking the class blog regularly to see what we’re doing in school.

When are the PE days this half term?

PE sessions are football with Miss Robinson on a Monday afternoon and table tennis with Mr Magner on Wednesday afternoon.  PE kit is a red T-shirt, black shorts and plimsolls or trainers. It is important their kits are labelled and brought in so your child can take part in these activities.

What will my child be learning about this half term?

A curriculum map to highlight the main areas we will be covering this half term is attached to this blog.

If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to ask me at the door when I dismiss the class at the end of the day, or pass on a message to the office.

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Harris