Ghyllgrove Community Primary School &Resource Base for Deaf Children
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Class 17 - Year 5
Class Teacher: Mrs C. Edwards
Class Learning Assistant: Mrs S. Burnett
LSA: Mrs. L. Stanmore
Welcome to Class 17.
We hope that you are rested and relaxed after having a wonderful break with your families over the Holidays. Now, we are looking forward to welcoming you all back the the year of 2024. Fresh starts and new beginnings are always exciting! To make sure that everything runs smoothly as you settle into a new class in a different year group, we have Mrs. Edwards, the Class Teacher, Mrs Burnett, our class LSA and Mrs Stanmore, who are always on hand with their support.
What to Bring to School
Please take the time to label ALL belongings, such as lunch boxes, water bottles etc. It is particularly important to make sure that all clothing, especially jumpers and coats are labelled. As we are a healthy school, we do ask that the children have water only in the classroom. At break time, the children can have a healthy snack of fruit or vegetable sticks. All other equipment will be provided. Please leave pencils cases at home to enjoy when you get home.
PE
PE will be on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Just a reminder that our PE kit consists of red short, white top and trainers. Black joggers and a black sweatshirt or hoodie are great for when the weather is cooler, especially as PE is always outdoors.
HOME SCHOOL DIARIES
Your Home School Diary needs to be in school every day as it is used to record times tables, spellings as well as reading. In the front of the diary, you will find the log in details that you will need for Google Classroom and TTRS.
This year, there will continue to be a strong emphasis on knowing the times tables by heart as this is especially important in Year 5.
As these things are so important, we ask that parents listen to the children read at least three times a week to encourage a love of books and reading for pleasure as well as supporting them with any times tables and spellings they bring home. When you listen to your child read, this can be recorded in their Home School Diary and will count towards reading certificates, which are awarded to the children in assemblies in order to celebrate their progress.
We look forward to developing a really positive partnership between home and school. To further this, there are lots of certificates to be earned for reading at home and showing excellent attitudes to learning. Look forward to your children bringing home lots of certificates!
Curriculum
In English, your children will be reading ' A series of unfortunate events " by Lemony Snicket which is a children’s classic. In maths, we will focus on greater maths fluency and increasing confidence in written methods of calculation such as multiplying 2 digit numbers by other 2 digit numbers. . During the afternoons, our science /topics will be 'Spies "and materials and their properties.
Look out for more information on the curriculum that we will be studying over the course of the year in order to support your child as much as possible. Also, look out for any letters sent home or messages in the Home School Diary as well as log in details for TTRS and Google Classroom.
Mrs Edwards
Homework
Homework is given out on a Friday and handed in on a Tuesday.
This consists of a 5 question arithmetic sheet and a list of spellings that are to be learnt over a 2 week period.