Year 5 Newsletter 11th February 2022 

Next week is an ‘In-School Residential Week’. We are very excited about all the fun and collaborative activities we have planned seeing as we are unable to go away on Residential. Raft building, jungle-themed art, pond dipping, and a talent show are to name but a few! There will be lots of pictures at the end of next week on Class Blogs, so please do take a look.

Some key points for next week:

• Patana PE kit may be worn every day instead of school uniform (optional).
• Please ensure children come to school in a hat, wearing sun cream, and with a water bottle and spare masks.
• Swimming kit will be needed on the following days. Please come to school wearing your swimsuit under your uniform/PE kit:
• Thursday: 5G, 5A, 5M and 5K
• Friday: 5E, 5D, 5B and 5W (5E and 5B can choose to bring their swimming kit in a bag as they have PE first lesson)

Any students who are accessing CSL will be using the In-School Residential Blog. These activities are available for when live calls are not possible due to the practical nature of the week. Class teachers will share this blog individually with any online learners, and arrange timings of live calls with individual students.

ATK testing

Remember to submit your child's ATK testing before 5pm on Sunday so that your child can join the learning straight away.

Learning

Home Learning and Class Blogs - there is no home learning over the holidays

Here is the link to the Year 5 blogs.

Please encourage your child to complete their home learning. Each week, Mathletics tasks are set. These consolidate the week's learning. There is also a Literacy of Connected Learning task based on the learning. 

This is posted on your child's class blog. 

This week, there is a writing opportunity. There are three choices all linked to endangered animals. We will select some pieces to be published in our weekly Patana magazine. 

Music in the Primary School - online workshop

Our Music specialists will be offering an excellent Parent Workshop on Tuesday March 15^th “Music in the Primary School…Opportunities for Your Child’.

It will be run online by Ms Lisa, Mr Charlie and Ms Rachel.

Readers'Cup - Which book is your child reading now?

PE - Interclass Teeball - 14th March Class Colours

Please see below for your child's PE class colour. Your child will wear this colour for our Interclass event, so please ensure that your child has a T-Shirt in this colour. 

• RED - 5E
• WHITE - 5G
• BLACK - 5W
• GREY - 5K
• YELLOW - 5B
• GREEN - 5M
• BLUE - 5D
• PINK - 5A

Global Citizenship

We had a successful Waste Less Week

Speak to your child about this, and encourage them to continue with this at home. 

Events In The World

If you would like your child to be aware of world news and events but find it too overwhelming, have a look at Newsround for a more age-appropriate version of current events.

You can also access First News and The Week along with a wide selection of other magazines in our Primary Library. Being aware of current events will help your child to make connections with a range of themes when reading in class.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround

PTG

Birthdays 

We are a NUT FREE school. Please when ordering birthday treats double check before bringing treats on the campus. Many toppings offered by some donut shops have flaked almonds in their toppings and peanut butter fillings.

• Individual treats can be brought into school with your child in the morning.
• Please agree a time with the teacher in advance.
• Children will be expected to eat any birthday treats in their classroom.
• Unfortunately, parents can not join in the celebrations.
• Your child's class teacher will however share a photograph with you.

General Information

5 Technology Tips for Parents in 5 minutes (including how to use the Firefly for Parents App)

5 in 5 for Parents 4th February 2022 - YouTube

Temporary Guardianship Form - let us know if both parents are going away and leaving a student with a friend, nanny or a maid.

Important Contacts