Year 5 Newsletter 11th March 2022  

Living our values

We are kind and compassionate - SMILE

Important dates

Well-being

Uniforms on PE days

We want all children to feel comfortable at school, and being able to change out of sweaty kits after PE is a part of this.

Please give your child a reminder for the next few weeks so that this becomes a part of their Monday and Friday getting ready for school routine.  

If your child does forget, it is not the end of the world. Your child's class teacher will send you a reminder via email. 

Primary Students: No mobile phones or smart-watches

Primary students are not allowed mobile phones or smart-watches whilst in school or on school transport.

Our Primary Office staff will help if your child needs to get a message to you, and we will always contact you if there is a problem.

There is no need for a child to have access to a phone or to message or text during the school day.

ATK testing

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

Keeping Children at Home

If your child is feeling unwell, has a fever, or has any flu like symptoms, please do not send them into school. If a child is sent to the school nurse with a fever, runny nose, cough, or sore throat, you will be asked to collect them from school.

Your support with this is vital and very much appreciated.

Learning

Home Learning and Class Blogs 

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. 

Readers' Cup - Not long left before our big competition!

PE - Interclass Teeball - 14th March Class Colours

Our annual Teeball interclass is on Monday 14th March. Unfortunately, parents are not able to come on site for this event. 

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

Please remind your child to do the following:

• Wear a hat
• Apply lashings of Sun cream
• Remove all watches and jewellery etc. and leave safely in the classroom
• Remember Football boots and PE shorts
• Wear their Class colour T-Shirts
• Bring a named water bottle

Bring a clean PE shirt to change into after Teeball

Global Citizenship

Events In The World 

Many of our students have been asking questions about the current situation in the Ukraine. 

First News is covering the situation between Russia and the Ukraine at an age appropriate level. You can access this week's edition by clicking on the image below. 

Happy News!

There are lots of fascinating positive news stories to discuss in this week's issue as well. On page 19, take a look at the picture of the tiny tapir frog that has been discovered in Peru. On page 8, you can find out the remarkable use of recycled nappies in a project in Wales.

You can also keep up to date with current events around the world by watching Newsround, an age appropriate news show.  Being aware of current events will help your child to make connections with a range of themes when reading in class, and it is an ideal opportunity for you to model discussing your opinions and using experiences to draw connections between events and people. 

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

Smile Day Bracelets

If you have ordered a Smile Day bracelet, you will receive an email to let your know when it is ready. 

What Parents need to know about NFTs

Click on the link below to find out more:

patana.fireflycloud.asia/technology-for-learning/technology-for-learning-blog/210-what-parents-need-to-know-about-nfts

Celebrations

It has been wonderful to be able to mark different festivals and school events since we reopened in November.

Students are able to bring in individual food treats (but not gifts) to share with their class for their birthday. For other celebrations we are unable to share out food or gifts - please can we request that students do not bring in gifts or food treats for their class on other special celebration days. Many thanks for your support.

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

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