WELCOME TO YEAR 5 STAFF Miss Alderson Mrs

WELCOME TO YEAR 5

STAFF Miss Alderson Mrs D’Inverno Mr Shallow Teacher Mrs Tye TA Mrs Bryson, Mr Robinson, Mr Burke, Mr Nixon…

RESEARCH AREAS • • • Autumn Term -Ancient Greece Spring Term – The Vikings/Space Summer Term – Ironstone Mining

EQUIPMENT Physical Education – both indoor & outdoor kits should be in school for the whole half term. Water Bottles – only water should be put in bottles (not juice). Pencil Cases are not needed in school. Please ensure all belongings are clearly named!

IPADS • Children need a fully charged i. Pad in school each day. • Headphones • We encourage the children to take responsibility for their own i. Pad. • If children come to school unprepared without an i. Pad, or an uncharged i. Pad, then they will be at a disadvantage for tasks we have planned.

HOMEWORK • Homework will be issued on a Thursday and should be returned to school the following Tuesday. • Please encourage your child to practise their times tables & division facts. • Reading at least 5 x a week at home would greatly assist their progress.

BEHAVIOUR • All children are involved in agreeing on a class charter-linked to RRSA. • Golden Time is used as a reward. • British Values are promoted throughout school.

CELEBRATING ACHIEVEMENTS Golden Tickets & Golden Draw Star of the Week (Pineapple) Postcards Stickers Gold/Silver Stars Sharing work with Mr Faulkner Class Celebration displays

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SCHOOL WEBSITE www. normanbyprimary. co. uk

ENGLISH Key objectives for reading and writing: • Use a range of sentences starters (fronted adverbials) • Greater range of punctuation • Adapt writing to a range of genres • Read a range of texts • Practise and develop skills, inference and deduction • Pupils will participate in daily spelling activities but will not be having spelling tests. ‘Vocabulary of the Week’ will be sent home for the children to learn. This my relate to a particular spelling pattern/rule or maybe topic related vocabulary. • AR Reader • Handwriting – (legible and fluent) • Authors being studied this year: Jules Verne, Michael Morpurgo and Alfred Noyes

MATHS Times tables & division facts up to 12 x 12 Rapid recall – Converting units of metric measure, equivalent fractions, percentages and decimals Formal Written methods for + - x ÷ New concepts – Roman Numerals, place value up to 1, 000, add and subtract fractions, multiply proper fractions and angles Parental Support – Encourage to learn times table facts. Numeracy Workout

COMPUTING • • • Using technology effectively Keeping safe online Programming Understanding networks Data Website www. scratch. mit. edu http: //www. purplemash. co. uk

END OF KS 2 - CHANGES TO TESTING ARRANGEMENTS 2016 In the summer term, children in Year 2 and Year 6 will be formally assessed using SATs. These tests in English and Maths will reflect the new National Curriculum. At the end of Year 6, children will sit tests in: • • • Reading Maths Spelling, punctuation and grammar These tests will be both set and marked externally, and the results will be used to measure the school’s performance (for example, through reporting to Ofsted and published league tables). Your child’s marks will be used in conjunction with teacher assessment to give a broader picture of their attainment for transition to KS 3.

HOW CHILDREN ARE ASSESSED AT NORMANBY PRIMARY SCHOOL The language we use to assess how well children are achieving in school each year has changed, with the removal of National Curriculum Levels. Children at our school are assessed in many different ways and in many different areas of learning. Every day teachers use a range of observation, questioning and other techniques to gain an understanding of a child’s learning at any given point in time. Every day, this valuable information is then used to help teachers plan lessons within the curriculum, that are needed to consolidate prior learning and extend to the next stage, when each child is ready. A tracking system is used in school which reflects the standards required of the New National Curriculum and is used to measure where a child is working in relation to the Programme of study for their Year group. This ‘snapshot’ of information is gathered half-termly and shared with Parents formally at Consultation Evenings in Autumn, Spring and Summer and in the Mid-year and End of year report. However, discussions about your child’s progress within a Programme of study, or any other questions you may have about your child’s progress, are of course welcome at any time during the year. Contact teacher/Drop in sessions.

NEWSLETTERS Newsletters are sent home at the beginning of each term. These explain the topics for the term ahead and also provide an overview of weekly homework tasks. Newsletters will be displayed in the Y 5 notice board.

PLANNED EDUCATIONAL VISITS/ACTIVITIES Autumn Term Summer Term • Greek Day • London Residential • Disability Awareness • Eston Ironstone Mine Walk with Craig Hornby Spring Term • Space Day • Life Centre (Newcastle) • French Cafe • Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum • Local Heritage Walk

MEDICAL CONDITIONS • Please ensure that school is made aware of any medical conditions your child may have. • Inhalers must be in date and in school. • Inhalers must also have a spacer. • It is school policy that a child must have 48 hours of wellness before returning to school following sickness and diarrhoea. • School are permitted to administer antibiotics providing parents have completed the relevant medicine form and have the agreement of Mr Faulkner. The forms are available from the School Office.

LEARN TO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT! In our school, Musicworks offer group lessons for: Guitar Keyboard Drums Ukulele See Mrs Herlingshaw for further details or visit the website www. musicworksnorthern. co. uk

DROP-IN SESSION The Year 5 Team offer a drop-in session on a Monday between 3. 15 pm and 4 pm. A member of the team will always be available during this time to speak to parents. No appointments are necessary. We also encourage parents, who cannot make this time, to telephone or e-mail if they have any concerns or wishes to speak to a member of staff.