Year 5 Newsletter 11th October 2024

                                                              A note from the principal

Upcoming events and diary dates

Parent workshops.

Follow this link to find streams and presentations from all of our past Parent Workshops. 

Parent Volunteers

We are ready and happy to welcome parent volunteers into Year 5. 

If you would like to join us, please fill out this form stating your availability and the activities you would be interested in supporting. 

We are particularly keen to have some help with hearing independent readers. 

Please note, it is possible that you will not be working with your child’s class.

As part of our Student Safeguarding, we require any parent who may be in direct and regular contact with students to complete a three-step process before offering their time.

• Attend a short presentation about in-school Safeguarding
• Sign the Parent Code of Conduct (updated annually)
• Sign a Self-Disclosure form confirming that you have never been subject to any allegation or investigation with reference to children or young people.

Miss Carol Battram will be hosting a Primary Parent Workshop on Safeguarding for Parent Volunteers on Tuesday 1st October .

Travel Kit

As part of our new sustainable kit drive, we will not be purchasing any travel kit specifically for individual residentials or other trips. However, we would like students to be smartly dressed and wear any of the travel kit options available for purchase in the school shop; a long sleeve t-shirt, hoodie or ¼ zip jumper all with 'PATANA TIGERS' printed on these items. This remains optional, however if you were to purchase this item, it can be used for the upcoming residentials, plus any future travel trips your child may attend over the next few years. This includes all sporting trips, day events or competitions and they can be worn during ECA time for any activities. The items are available to ALL students across the school.

Residential News and updates

Thank you to those of you who attended Ms Battram and Ms Alice's presentation about the upcoming Year 5 residential, we hope it was informative. 

If you were unable to make it, or if you would like to take another look,  you can find the slides from both presentations below:

Safe, curious, kind

Parents may have seen these new posters around the Primary school. We recently shared the attitudes and behaviours that we want to help every student to learn and develop as they move through our school.

These attitudes and behaviours are grouped under our three key values; Safe, Curious and Kind.

We want these positive words, thoughts and actions to support and strengthen your child’s holistic development as they move through Primary and into young adulthood. Please help us champion these three key values by referencing our matrix of positive behaviours and attitudes in conversations with your child. The matrix is also available in Thai.

Physical development and PE kit

A number of our students will enter puberty whilst in Primary school.

Every child will pass through puberty at a different time, and at a different rate.

Some children may feel more comfortable wearing a lightweight sports bra or crop top under their PE kit.

We are a NUT FREE school. When ordering birthday treats, please ensure that there are no nuts or nut products (such as Nutella or peanut butter) used.

• Individual treats can be brought into school with your child in the morning.
• Please agree a time with the teacher in advance.
• Parents can join in the celebrations.

The Year 5 Curriculum

Please click the image below to find out more about this term's learning in Year 5

The Rainforest

PE

Students should come to school in their PE kit on PE days. If they have swimming for the first lesson, they can wear their swim kit under their uniform. If they have swimming later in the day, we ask that they DO NOT wear their swim kit to school. 

Please ensure that your child brings their uniform with them to get changed into after their PE lessons. 

Blogs

As part of our student welfare provision, our Y4-6 students will take part in a survey about their attitudes to school and learning.

You will also receive a letter giving more information about the PASS survey (Pupil Attitudes to Self and School) and how it helps us to support student learning and wellbeing.

Despite the acronym PASS, this is not a test! No preparation is required, and we want our students to enjoy the process.