Welcome back to a new year at Brentnall; I hope that everyone has had a lovely break. I would like to welcome your child to Year 5.
Your Year 5 teacher this year is Miss Gilmore and we are fortunate to be joined by Mrs Weston, throughout the year.
Uniform:
Everybody is looking very smart in their new uniforms; we ask that children’s names can be written in all uniform items, to ensure no uniform is lost throughout the year. Please ensure your child continues to wear the correct uniform throughout the year.
Attendance/ Punctuality:
To ensure the best possible progress in Year 5, your child needs to attend school every day and arrive on time each day. We want to lead the battle for Team 5 to win the attendance award and we can only do this with your help; it would be great to receive 100%. Please inform school immediately of the reason for any pupil absence.
Homework:
This year homework will be sent out on a Friday and should be returned to school on a Wednesday. Each week, homework will include a piece of maths and a set of spellings that will be tested on a Friday.
Every child in Year 5 has been provided with a school diary, this should be taken home every night along with a reading book that has been chosen by your child. The diary is to be signed and returned the next day, to show your child has read at home (15-20 minutes). Children who fail to complete their homework, will have to complete during lunchtime.
PE:
PE lessons are on Mondays and Fridays. We suggest your child brings their kit in at the beginning of the week, to ensure that they do not forget it, and take it home on a Friday to be washed. Please ensure your child is wearing the correct PE kit with suitable footwear.
Weekly reminders:
| Monday | Bring PE kit into school
PE session |
| Tuesday | |
| Wednesday | Homework should be handed in |
| Thursday | |
| Friday | Spelling test
Homework will be sent home Take PE kit home to be washed PE session |
| Homework diaries to be signed every night, after reading has taken place. | |
An Overview of Cycle 1:
| English | Floodland by Marcus Sedgwick
Discussion text Non-chronological report Diary entry Message in a bottle |
| Mathematics | Place Value
Addition and Subtraction Multiplication and Division |
| Science | Properties/ Changes of Materials
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| Topic | Rivers
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| PE | Hockey
Dance
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| Music | Dem Bones
Poverty Knocks Keep the home fires burning |
| French | En Ville
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| RE | Why do some people think God exists?
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| Art and Design | Super Seasonal Cooking
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| Computing | Word Processing Skills
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| PSHE | Let’s Make Money
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Thank you for your support. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
Miss Gilmore and Mrs Weston