WELCOME TO YEAR FIVE!

ClassteachersGreen Woodpecker – Miss JonesGolden Eagle – Miss Napier

Teaching AssistantMrs Pook

HLTAs (Thursday)Mrs Senior (pm)Mrs Howse (all day)

Phase LeaderMiss Napier (Upper KS2)

YEAR FIVE TEAM

Parental engagement in school life improves children’s results

Lots of ways to be involved both here and at home

Are you an expert in a particular area?!Please let us know if you can spare any

time –whether regularly or as a one-offVolunteer workshops are being run in

school this week and next

Parents make the difference…

How can we make our mark on the world?Excellence project – parent showcase Friday 18th 2:30Term 1 ‘How did the Victorians make their mark?’

Victorian school WOW day, trip to STEAM museum of the Great Western Railway

Core value: HUMILITYTerm 2 ‘ What will we leave for our great-grandchildren?

Floodlands, Dragon’s Den biscuit challengeCore value: RESPONSIBILITY

Term 3 ‘Who was the first artist?’Wolf Brother, trip to Cheddar Gorge, Stone Age WOW dayCore value: CREATIVITY

TOPICS AND TRIPS

P.E. will be on Wednesdays (sports coach) and Fridays (class teachers)

Please ensure children have correct kit in at all times.

Long hair must be tied back and earrings removed/ taped over

P.E.

We are working to a new national curriculumWe also have a new assessment system – no more levels!Expectations have moved up significantly – generally about a

year ahead than now.This means some children who were working at national

average before will now be assessed at below average.We will be working hard to fill any gaps and accelerate

progress.Workshops and information evenings during the year.

CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT

PSHE is embedded in everything we doWe have a fantastic new scheme – JigsawThis will cover PHSE Covers a range of issues such as friendship,

bullying, British valuesSRE will be in the summer term – coverage is on

our website

PHSE AND SRE

New homework guidelines – put together after working with parents, children and staff (over 200 parents contributed)

Aim of homework is to supportExpectations for Year 5:

- reading at least 3 times a week (recorded in planner)

- weekly maths task (Schofield and Sims book; marked on a Friday)

- weekly grammar task (Schofield and Sims book;

marked on a Friday)

- spellings to practise each week (varied assessment e.g. dictation task, multiple choice etc on a Monday)

We will check and sign homework planners every FridayOccasional topic-based projects

HOMEWORK

BEHAVIOUR POLICY

Positive verbal praise and/or positive written praise in books In class ‘rocket’ – each time someone moves up, points are earned

which will earn a whole class treat Good behaviour reward card (to be shared with parents) Sharing success with others in class, e.g. merits and stickers Merit certificate in assemblies Hero Award for consistently good behaviour

Lunchtimes

Play Fair, Play Safe, Play Together

REWARDS

KS2 SANCTIONS

Comprehensive policy – available on website

We will work with childrenValuing and respecting others is key to our class community and ethos

Speak to us if any concerns

ANTI-BULLYING POLICY

Communicating with class teachers Homework diaries/note After-school (not Wednesday please) Phone/ email via Welcome Desk Parents Evenings/Reports

Welcome Desk Holiday in term time requests, change of parent contact details, late

arrivals/early departures School post box, PSA letter box

Fortnightly newsletters/website/Facebook/ Twitter Answerphone/Absence line:

01275 843142, option 1

COMMUNICATION

Doors open at 8:40In school and ready to learn by 8:50 Please ring absence line if ill or awayTerm time holidays will not be authorised

except in exceptional circumstancesWe expect at least 96% attendance for all

children

ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY

Important part of being a member of St Peter’sSchool sweatshirts with logoBlack suitable shoes. In summer girls may wear

red sandals.Hair bands – plainPE kitEarrings – only simple studs.No other jewellery including wristbands etcNo nail varnish.

SCHOOL UNIFORM

Janine Ashman, Sharon Roberts and Nicola Baldwin Wheat are our designated teachers.

Please let us know if you have any concerns – we are here to help.

We will cover e-safety with children in class on a regular basis.

SAFEGUARDING AND E-SAFETY

Please make £8 payments to the enrichment fund either by parentpay or sending in cash.

TRIPS, ENRICHMENT FUND AND PSA

Enrichment Fund:Funds whole school , year group and class events that enrich and extend the curriculum.

Educational Visits PSA:Provide us with extras through fundraising events which are outside of school hours eg. Discos, Chirstmas and summer fairs, mothers day tray sale.

Some of the things the enrichment fund has paid for this year are:Christmas discoReading journalsCooking ingredientsChristmas play (The Snow Goose)Arts and craft materialsHomework books

These rely on voluntary contributions from parent/ carers. Without these we cannot go ahead with planned visits. Financial support may be available on request.

Some things our PSA has paid for:30 ipadsOutdoor benches£1000 worth of library booksRefurbishment of cookery room£50 contributions per class for school trips

ANY QUESTIONS?