WELCOME TO YEAR FIVE Oak Class – Miss Gallagher Chestnut Class – Miss Bates
The children have made a SO FAR, SO GOOD? wonderful start to life in Upper Key Stage Two.
WHAT’S COMING UP IN YEAR FIVE? Year Five Specific… Whole School Initiatives… - 16 th October – Leeds Castle Trip - Science Days Please keep an eye on School Gateway - 17 th October – Peter Pan Performance - Harvest Celebrations and the website for further information. - 17 th January - Chestnut Assembly - Remembrance Activities - 24 th January – Oak Assembly - Horsham Museum Visits - 15 th March – Y5 International Day - Discos - 14 th June – Boys to The Forest School - Christmas Celebrations - 18 th June – Viking Theatre Performance - Book Weeks
WHEN WILL MY CHILD’S PROGRESS BE REPORTED? - Today’s Meet The Teacher Session - Individualised Progress Sheet – Christmas - Parent’s Evening – Spring Term - Annual Reports – Summer Term
THE IMPORTANCE OF NON- NEGOTIABLE OBJECTIVES These help us to assess whether your child is working at a nationally-agreed age-related standard.
TARGET GRIDS HALF TERMLY
HOMEWORK GRIDS - Either maths OR English - Once a week - Due Wednesdays - Completed at the front of the homework book - Rewarded with house points or credits
READING COMPREHENSION - Completed at the back of the homework book - No need to write the questions - Instead, answer in full sentences Example: The main character in my book is Humpty Dumpty. I believe he felt sad because he sat on a wall by himself and then fell off. Even though ‘…all the King’s horses and all the King’s men’ tried to fix him, they couldn’t which may have left Humpty feeling hopeless.
WEEKLY EXPECTATIONS - Reading Comprehension homework completed by Wednesday - Maths or English activity from grid completed by Wednesday - Spellings learnt for test on Wednesday - Library bags to be brought in for our library slot on Thursday - Read at least three times a week – at least once aloud with an adult - Daily times tables practice
WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT MY CHILD AT HOME? - Curriculum support for every subject - Videos, quizzes, games, notes and support.
WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT MY CHILD AT HOME? - Online reading materials - Comprehension questions dotted around - Tailored to your match your child’s reading level - Allows us to track progress and monitor activity.
WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT MY CHILD AT HOME? - Children will be given individual access codes which they will need every time they log in. - Support for areas of difficulty within maths - Additional homeworks to be set.
ANY QUESTIONS? For any usernames and passwords, please contact your child’s class teacher.
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