Class Teachers: Miss Elsbury and Mrs Jenkins

Class Teaching Partners: Miss Jones and Mrs Wilson

We are so looking forward to our first term together! Some key information you may need going forwards:

• Miss Elsbury will be teaching in class on a Monday and Tuesday. Mrs Jenkins will be teaching on a Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
• Children arrive and leave through the Year 5/6 corridor door. These will open at 8:40 and close at 8:50. There will be a TP on the door if you need to pass a message to us in the morning. Alternatively, you can write and sign a note. We will be available to talk to on the playground and the end of every day if needed.
• Pencil cases are not needed at school. We will provide your child with all the stationery they will need. Please ensure they have a bag in school.
• PE will be on a Monday afternoon this term – please ensure your child wears PE kit and appropriate footwear on this day.
• Year 5 will have swimming this term on a Friday afternoon from the 13^th September. More information to follow.

 

Year 5 homework:

It is your child’s responsibility to complete their homework each week.

• Times Table Rockstars (5 minutes per day, 5 x a week – a total of 25 mins per week) Your child will need access to a phone, tablet or PC to complete this. They have all been given a login. Paper copies can be provided if there is no access to a device but your child will need to tell us this.
• Reading for a minimum of 10 minutes per day (recorded in reading record).
• Topic homework table to be handed out soon. At least 4 tasks per term.

 

In Year 5 we are always trying to encourage the children’s independence as we prepare them for the transition to Year 6. As part of this, some children do walk to and from school alone. If your child is going to be walking alone we are happy for them to bring a mobile phone to school so that they can contact you if needed. Mobile phones must be turned off at the school gate and will be collected in and looked after by us during the school day – if these rules are not followed, they may not be allowed to bring their phone to school.

 

We are really looking forward to the upcoming year and working with both you and your children.