The Year Five Team

Mrs Harris – Y5 Class Teacher
Mrs McCahill – Teaching Assistant 

What do we expect from your child in Y5?

Our focus this year is to build up your child's independence ready for Year 6 and High School. We believe that children should be taking more responsibility for themselves and their learning. This means, remembering their own PE kit, reading book etc. 

Rewards and sanctions

This year in school, we will continue to use Class Dojo to reward children for a range of different things, from showing gospel virtues to contribution and teamwork. 

As before, we will be using 'minutes' as a sanction- minutes will be had after the break or lunch it is closest to, instead of children missing golden time.

PE, Swimming and Forest School

Again this year, we will be having PE on a Wednesday so every child will come to school dressed in their PE kit. This should be their indoor kits (shorts/t-shirt) navy joggers on top and outdoor trainers. Any hoodies worn should be either school branded or plain navy/black. Please ensure your kit is labelled to avoid any mix-ups or lost items!

Y5 will be going swimming for the second half of the year (from Feb half term onwards). Swimming is a vital life-skill for your child so we ask that children are fully equipped to make the most of their lessons.

We will have forest school on a rota basis on a Friday afternoon- you will be notified in advance but please have a kit ready including wellies/trainers, clothes you don't mind getting muddy and a waterproof jacket.

Homework (Every Friday).

Every Friday, your child will be given maths and literacy homework and also new spellings to learn- again they have a week to complete this and will have to do it at lunch/break if not complete. 

Reading- Your child must be reading every night, with an adult with possible. Your child will have a reading diary and we ask you to sign this to say you have heard them read. We will be checking diaries each week. Please note, this is a home reading diary so teachers at school will NOT sign every time your child is heard reading.

Secondary School!

High school will seem like a scary thought to most of you but believe me it will not seem like long before you are having to make your choices! We recommend that you view high schools this year so that you can rule out any and so that your child has chance to get their head around each school and make an informed choice. 

If you have any queries/questions, do not hesitate to get in touch.

Mrs Harris