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Y R A ER M H 017 I R 2 C 5 X P EA BER M T R E S T A E P U YE PI TH SE ST EET AY 19 M UESD TH T Mr Harding

WELCOME TO YEAR 5 Mr Harding – Class Teacher Miss Morgan – Teaches class Monday AM, LSA Tuesday to Friday AM

TEACHERS IN THE SCHOOL Mrs Breeze – Executive Head Teacher Ms Fannin – Head of School Miss Snape - Assistant Head/Y 6 Teacher Mr Harding – Senior Leader/Y 5 Teacher Miss Beaumont – Y 4 Teacher Miss Cherry – Y 3 Teacher Mrs Rosolek-Field – Y 2 Teacher Miss Madge/Mrs Stannard – Y 1/Rec Teacher

OTHER IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN SCHOOL Anna Onslow – Pastoral Support Manager Miss Morgan – Y 5 and Y 6 LSA Miss Quinn – Y 4 LSA Charlie – Y 3 LSA Mrs Farrell – Y 2 LSA Miss Dee – Y 1/Rec LSA Miss Morse– Office Miss Madge– Special Needs Coordinator Kayleigh Davies, Michelle Cleave, Ana Figueria, Georgina Denning and Sue Cockle– SMSA’s (School Meals Supervisory Assistant)

PE PE will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays Mr Harris will be taking the PE sessions – a qualified coach from Signature Sports Coaching. Swimming will be in Term 4 and 5

WHAT WILL OUR CHILD BE LEARNING IN YEAR 5? Our Enquiry based Topics: Term 1: The Victorians (History based topic) Term 2: Space (Science based topic) Term 3: South America(Geography based topic) Term 4: Mayans (History based topic) Term 5: Life cycles (Science based topic) Term 6: London (Geography based project)

RE We teach using ‘God Matters’ scheme of work which supports the Catholic Values and ethos of the school. Respect Equality Forgiveness Sharing Commitment Understanding

Children in Y 5 and Y 6 are expected to lead prayer and reflection Assembly Monday – RE Tuesday – Singing Friday – Celebration Mass Chaplaincy Team Prayer and Meditation Club

HOMEWORK MUST DO HOMEWORK: Spellings, times tables and reading should be practised every day and at times there will be other core subject related homework sent home. There will also be optional topic ‘project’ homework set to engage and inspire the children. Children can opt to do their homework at a lunch time at the teacher’s discretion.

HOW CAN I HELP AT HOME? Support with homework: - Learning spellings - Enjoying books/reading to your child/listening to your child read or discuss his/her book - Times tables (The end of year 4 is when children should have a good grasp of all the times tables & division facts) - Encouraging your child to attempt the ‘extra research’ or an ‘Independent Project’ of interest. - Visit your local library - Read books around the main topic - Access to the internet for research & educational sites - Encouraging your child to present homework to a high standard

READING AT HOME Please sign reading record book if you hear your child read Listening to audio books together & discussing the story Link to our topic Looking at famous authors/reading classic books Reading to your child/family Visiting your local library Independent readers: discuss book, ask them questions about what they are reading

READING AT SCHOOL The class teacher hears children read on an daily basis through lessons. Reading skills are taught through a daily ‘Guided reading’ sessions. This is where the children get the opportunity to take part group discussion and activities designed to improve their comprehension and understanding of what they have read.

SAFE INTERNET SEARCH ENGINES Here are some Safe Internet Search engines the children can use at home: http: //www. swiggle. org. uk/ http: //quinturakids. com/ http: //www. askkids. com/ http: //www. squirrelnet. com/search/Google_Safe. Search. as p http: //primaryschoolict. com/ http: //www. primaryt. co. uk/google 2. html http: //www. kidrex. org/ These are Safe Image Searches: http: //gallery. nen. gov. uk/gallery-swgfl. html http: //primaryschoolict. com/

BEHAVIOUR – REWARDS Celebration Assembly each week Achievement Award Class Dojo Award Dojo Points - Excellent work - Positive attitude towards their learning - Improvements - Upholding the St Pius values

SANCTIONS Clear expectations and classroom rules. Discipline procedures: - Missing playtime/lunch - Writing letters of apology - Being moved - Re-doing/finishing work - Phone call home/Parent Meeting - Report - Seeing Ms Fannin/Mrs Breeze - Fixed Term/ Permenant Exclusions if the behaviour is serious. New day, new start!

CLASS MANAGEMENT Coats Please ensure your child has a tag on the back of their coat so that it will stay on their peg & that it is labelled with their name Clothes: Please label with child’s name All children to be dressed in school uniform every day; to include black shoes. Drinks: Pupils to bring drink bottles into school – water only. Class Equipment: Children don’t need to bring any equipment to school. We have pencils, pens, crayons, felt tips etc. for the children to use each day. We do not take any responsibility for lost pencil cases or equipment if the children do bring it in.

COMMUNICATIONS All classes in the school will send out regular information to parents every time there is a new topic. The school will be sending out regular newsletters with key dates and important information that all parents need to know. Any urgent or last minute information will be shared with parents via the texting system. Please make sure that we have your correct number. Class Dojo school blogs Website

CLASS PARENT REPRESENTATIVES What is a parent representative? The parent representative liaises with the parents in the class by keeping them informed of activities and events. The parent representative is a “support resource” for times when the teacher may request resources or support. What specifically does a parent representative do for the parents? The parent representative encourages the parents to volunteer when needed – either for activities and events when requested by the class teacher. The parent representative passes on ideas/requests from the parents to the class teacher or teaching assistant.

What specifically does a parent representative do for the teachers? Communication with class parents General in -class support as requested by the class teacher Encouraging parents to support school and class events Help with organising class parties and events Accompanying the class to Church events Helping with cooking activities and other practical activities Coming in to read Helping with class assemblies Researching parents’ expertise- people with particular skills e. g. sewing, speaking a foreign language, interesting jobs… What specifically does a parent representative not do? Class representatives are not to be used to help other parents express concerns about their own children. This should be done directly between the parents themselves and the teacher.

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