Hello! Welcome to your Year 5 class page. I hope you have had a wonderful summer break and are looking forward to the return to school in September. Please read through this page where hopefully I can answer some of your questions about the exciting world of Year 5.
Which teachers will I have?
You will be continuing to have me as your teacher this year! I am really looking forward to see how much progress you will continue to make this year!
We are lucky enough to have Mrs McCahill as our teaching assistant this year.
What is it like to be a child in Y5?
First of all, it's full of fun! As you will already know, Y5 do lots of exciting things throughout the year, including Young Voices! As well as that, Y5 help out a lot around school- we do all the jobs that Y6 are too busy to do! This means that as a member of Y5, you must be responsible, independent and a role model to the younger children in school. You are getting more grown up now and will be going to high school in a couple of years! This means you need to be responsible for remembering your own things like PE kits- your parents don't need to do everything for you!
Class Dojo and Minutes
This year we are still using Dojo points in class and I'm sure that you're all desperate to be on that bouncy castle next year! So you must make sure you are shining out and making the right choices to win points for your house!
What homework will I get?
Homework will continue to work the same as it did in year 4 (but the year 5 curriculum). This means that you will have maths, literacy and spellings each week.
It is very important that you read to an adult at home every evening. Make sure your adult signs your reading record so that myself or Mrs McCahill know that you have been reading at home. In Y5 it is your responsibility to change your reading book frequently.
PE, Swimming and Forest School
We will be having PE on a Wednesday as normal and we will also be going swimming later on in the year. Mrs Morris will also be taking us out for forest school every few weeks and I know that she has got lots of exciting activities planned! Make sure you remember whichever kit you need for the right day so that you can take part in everything!
We can’t wait to welcome you into Year 5, and we are so excited for the year ahead to do lots of learning and make lots of new memories.
Mrs Harris :)