Our Teachers
Mr B Hogg
Class 7
Mrs K Hazelwood
Class 8
Mrs E Hodgetts
Class 9
Year Leader
Mrs K Walters
Class 9
We hope that you and your children have had a wonderful summer break, and we would like to warmly welcome everyone back for the start of a new school year. It is lovely to welcome the children back to school and support them as they settle into their new classes and routines.
The autumn term is always an exciting and busy time in Year 5. Building on the learning from Year 4, children will continue to develop their independence, confidence and resilience while taking on new challenges across the curriculum.
This year, we will be using the Oak National Academy curriculum to support and enhance our teaching across Year 5. Oak's carefully sequenced lessons help children build knowledge and skills progressively while making meaningful links across subjects where appropriate. The curriculum is designed to ensure all children receive a broad, balanced and engaging education that meets the expectations of the National Curriculum.
For more information about your child's learning this term, please see our Curriculum Overview.
Reading and Spellings
Year 5 children will bring home a reading band book and a library book of their choice, which they will have the opportunity to change each week. Please read regularly with your child and record any comments in their reading record. We ask that children bring their reading books and reading record to school every day.
Weekly spellings will be sent home to practise, with a spelling test taking place the following Monday. We also encourage all children to read at home at least three times each week to help develop their fluency, comprehension and confidence.
P.E
Please can we remind parents and carers that, in line with our school uniform policy, jewellery should not be worn in school except for small stud earrings. For health and safety reasons, earrings must not be worn on PE days. Children will be asked to remove their earrings before PE lessons if they are wearing them. Children should arrive at school dressed in their PE kit on PE days.
Our PE sessions will take place on a Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning. Each term, one class will also receive swimming lessons as part of their PE curriculum. When this occurs, the class will have one PE lesson in school, with the other being their swimming lesson (more information will follow regarding swimming lessons).
We kindly ask that all clothing is clearly labelled with your child's name and class. Children should also bring a named water bottle containing water only, which can be refilled during the school day.
The gate to the playground will be opened at 8.35am and closed at 9.00am. Late children will need to report to the main office.
We look forward to working with you over the next year to ensure your child’s time spent with us is valuable. If you have any questions/queries now or throughout the year, please do not hesitate to speak to us, we will endeavour to help in any way we can. Thank you for your continued support.
