Welcome to Year 5 at

Dorridge Primary School

Please sign in next to your child’s

name on the register. Thank you.

If you have any questions, we are

happy to speak to you at the end.

The Year 5 Team

Mrs Horswill (5D) Year Leader

Miss Chislett (5S)

Miss Sheridan (5P)

Mrs Coe, General TA

Mrs Mason

Mrs Kirk

Mrs Barr

English Mrs Horswill Set 1

MissChislet Set 2

Miss Sheridan Set 3

This term’s themes

Poetry, Magic Box

Fiction, Myths and legends – Robin Hood, Clockwork

Non-fiction UFO theme

Homework

Spellings every week, Monday to Thursday, Spelling test Friday

Alternating comprehension/grammar

Spellings tailored to child’s abilities, but still exposed to Year 5 spellings for vocabulary

Reading

In school:

- Reading Time either as a whole class or group focusing on

vocabulary and comprehension

- Holes, Who let the Gods out, War Horse

- If we have parent volunteers we will build this into our timetable

- At home:

- Daily reading at home, please discuss their reading with your child.

Record and sign in the Home School Organiser

Reading Challenge is included in the children’s Home School

Organiser

English teachers will check this weekly, recorded, and email sent

home if reading is not done or recorded

Children will be rewarded with HP and hole stamps

Maths

Miss Chislett Set 1

Mrs Horswill Set 2

Miss Sheridan Set 3

Homework:

- Given out on Tuesday-Mathletics this year

- Monitored

- TT Rock Stars

Catch up sessions/ Homework Club Tuesday 12.25-12.50 in Mrs Horswill’s classroom

IPC UNITS

Autumn

Space Explorers

They see the World like this (Creative Arts week)

Spring

The Great, The Bold and The Brave

(Greeks and Romans)

Bake it

Summer

Go with the Flow

Trips and Events

Autumn - Netball Coaching 18/09/19

-Netball Festival at Arden 09/10/19

-Leicester Space Centre 22/11/19

Spring - Professor McGinty, Greeks 15/01/20

Safeside 24/03/20, Bake it, Mums’ afternoon

Summer -Cricket Festival,

Bikeability WB 15.06.20 Dads’ afternoon

Possibly Dunfield House for musicians

PE

Outdoor PE Forest School

5D Monday 5D

5P Monday 5S

5S Monday 5P

Hair should be tied back and socks should be included in

their kit, if girls are wearing tights.

We will be participating in the Daily Mile Challenge

Forest School Half Termly Rotation

Home School Organiser Organisation, Independence and Communication

Please remind your child to bring it home each night

and back to school the following day

Please check and sign reading daily. Comments are

welcome too.

- Monitoring carried out by the English teacher once a

week.

If your child is being collected by another parent/adult,

please let the teacher know.

Equipment

Simple pencil case, handwriting pen, pencil, rubber,

sharpener, ruler, glue stick

Pencil crayons, felt pens

Art overall

ONLINE SAFETY IN SCHOOL

All children will be given a log on and password to be able to use the laptop computers in

school.

If you could support your child by talking to them about the importance of keeping passwords safe it would support their learning in school.

There are a variety of age appropriate texts that can be used as discussion around e-safety.

Please see our e-safety presentation on the school website for further information.

Sanctions

Thinking time – reflecting on the incident. Chill Out

Zone

Behaviour logs - not making the right choices on the

playground or in assembly

REWARDS

House tokens for outstanding work

Weekly Endeavour Certificate

Celebration Assembly – Monday

Individual stamp card/rewards

Postcards

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