Year 5 Newsletter 18.12.2020  

Have a wonderful Christmas break. Best wishes from the Year 5 team. See you in the new year. 

We are:  active volunteers

Events

Well Being 

Christmas Spirit Day Year 5 Talent sharing

We had some wonderful performances during our Christmas assembly today. See more photographs on our class blog. 

Dance Extravaganza Sign ups

Global Citizenship

Bring, Buy and Bake Sale

Thank you to all of our students and parents for supporting our Bring, Buy and Bake Sale. We raised a staggering 70,130 baht which will be donated to supporting the Cambodian Water Well Project helping many to get access to clean water.

Being a global citizen - I am aware of what is happening in the world

Learning about the importance of our oceans. 

Part of being a global citizen is being aware of what is happening in the world and how our actions have an impact on both people and the environment.

After the Christmas break, students will write a persuasive speech about protecting our oceans reflecting on their actions and how adapting these can play an important role in ensuring that we protect these vital habitats. 

Here are a few interesting documentaries that students can watch over the holidays to build their background knowledge on the importance of coral reefs and how tourists can help support coral reef conservation. Please do share these with your child. 

Share your beach photographs

To support our learning, if you visit the beach during the holidays, please share a photograph with us showing how you have helped to protect our coral reefs. 

• water bottle
• beach clean
• avoiding plastic straws
• anything else...

Copy and paste the Google Form link to upload your photograph:

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 really will help your child to make connections with a range of themes when reading in class. 

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

Learning

PE in 2021

In Term 2, students will take part in “Try a New Sport” Fortnight, from 10^th January-22^nd January. During these first 2 weeks back, the Primary PE team will offer a range of different and interesting sports and activities for the children to try. Normal PE kit will be required (including hat and water bottle). There will be a water based option of Flippa Ball in the 25m pool, so any child wanting to try this sport, please ensure you bring along your swim kit as well!

Home Learning and Class Blogs

Remember that your child's home learning has been shared via their class blog.

Here is the link directly to the Year 5 blogs. 

Birthdays

Happy Birthday to all students who are celebrating their birthday over the holidays. 

General Information

PTG

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