Year 5 Newsletter 19th September 2024

The PE Department is excited to announce the first interclass sports event of the year!

The Year 5 Swimming Gala will be held on Monday, 7th October, from 7.40 am to 9.45 am. Further details will be shared in the coming weeks. The event will take place at the 50m pool, and we warmly encourage parents to come and support their children.

As a reminder, if your child is unable to participate in a swimming lesson due to illness or other reasons, please contact the PE teacher directly, rather than the class teacher or Leaders of Learning.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the PE Department

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 .

A message from Mr Bart about our Science Learning

To make the children’s Science learning more engaging and meaningful we ask for your kind assistance. Could you send any old/empty glass jars (small to medium size, with or without lids) to school with your child to assist us with growing some tropical plants? Please ensure the jars are clean inside and not broken.

Thank you so much for your help. We appreciate your kindness and global citizenship.

Well-being

Student Wellbeing Survey (PASS)

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.

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.

A message from the Library team

Primary Parent Workshop - How to help your child with Maths

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‘How to help your children with Maths’

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. 

Residential dates for November 2024 Visits

Class splits are now confirmed.

Letters about the Residential programme will be sent home next week.

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.

 Events In The World 

You can 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

Birthdays!

The following Year 5 students will be celebrating their birthdays this week:

Alejandra, 5F

Leela, 5B

Anna, 5W

Siena, 5N

Sophia, 5B

Raayla, 5W

We wish you a fabulous birthday!

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