ST. JOHN’S C. E. PRIMARY
SCHOOL
Welcome to Year 5
Meet the Team
Meet the Team
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The Year 5 team:
Louvaine Shore – Class Teacher
Sophie Ingerfield– Class Teacher
Catherine Burns – Class Teacher
Joanne Davies, Peter Davies and Gemma
Lamb; Teachers within the year group
Virgina Styles and Jane Maxted– Teaching
Assistants
Kate Barker-Librarian
Inclusion Team
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Michaela Luckett – Inclusion Leader
Jane Gibby – SEND Manager
Lucy Hession – Assistant SEND
Manager
Rebecca Wambeek – EAL Support
Teacher
Audra Maskell – Family and Child
Support Advisor
Bev Lunn – School Counsellor
PE and Games
Outdoor Games
Trainers, school t-shirt, shorts, jumper, trousers (jogging trousers),
cagoule for winter, sun hat for summer.
Indoor PE
School t-shirt, shorts, trainers.
Earrings will be covered with surgical tape which needs to be provided by
parents.
Swimming
As the St John’s Sports Centre is closed for refurbishment, Year 5 are
not swimming this term. Once the plans have been finalised we will inform
parents.
Indoor PE
Monday – 5I
Wednesday - 5S
Friday – 5B
Outdoor Games
Monday - 5B
Thursday – 5I
Friday - 5S
Equipment
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Handwriting pens, not biros
Pencils and colouring pencils
Glue Stick
30cm ruler
Pencil sharpener
Rubber
It would be very helpful to name items where
possible so we can return them to their owner
when they are misplaced.
Although fancy stationary is lovely, it is hugely
distracting. Please can it be kept at home.
Water bottle and
snacks
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Please ensure your child has a named
water bottle in school – Year 5
classrooms do not have water
fountains.
Snacks need to healthy.
Homework
Maths
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Mathletics will be set alternate weeks however children will be
encouraged to use Mathletics to help their quick recall of tables and
bonds.
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Given out on Monday or Tuesday depending on the group and due on
a Thursday or Friday.
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Mathletics homework will always be shown on a slip which will be
pasted into the homework book. Please sign this and feel free to
comment on your child’s effort.
Literacy
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Written tasks
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Given out on Wednesday, due on Monday.
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Expected to be stuck into Literacy homework book (red) unless told
otherwise
Spelling
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Given weekly for a test. Given on paper.
Homework Club
Homework club is available on Thursday
lunchtimes.
Pupil Premium children also have the
opportunity of attending homework club
on a Wednesday after school.
Learning in Year 5
This term our theme is the Anglo Saxons.
We will focus on:
 Confidence and enjoyment
 Independent learning – doing things on their own
 Collaboration – working with others
 Perseverance – determination
 Improved listening skills
 High expectations of their own work
 There are trips near the end of this topic to look
forward to.
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Literacy
Reading
Please read with your child on a daily basis. Please sign
this off in their reading record. There are rewards in
each class!
While you are reading with your child, these are the
skills you could be focusing on:
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Decoding = reading words accurately
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Comprehension = knowing what words mean
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Inference = reading beyond the text for implied meaning
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(e.g. ‘With tears dripping down her cheeks, Emma ran out of
the room…’)
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So how was Emma feeling?
Writing
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Writing skills are developed in all areas
of learning, as are speaking and
listening
GPS (Grammar, punctuation, spelling)
are taught discretely on a weekly basis
and then integrated into all writing
tasks.
Maths
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Confidence & enjoyment
Flexible groupings in maths
Problem solving
Times Tables
Daily practise
Assessment and Tests
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We are doing a range of assessments to
get a baseline, to then monitor
teaching and progress.
Diary Dates
Parent Consultations
13th October 3.40-8pm, 14th October 3.40 - 6pm
20th January 2016 3.40-8.00pm, 21st January 2016 3.40-6.00pm
INSET day – 28th September
Individual photographs - 6th October
Harvest Festival at the church – 9th October
Battle Abbey visit – 30th November (tbc)
Christmas Performance – 14th December (afternoon), 15th
December (evening tbc)
PGL– 4th-6th May
Secondary School Visits – June/July
Extra-curricular information
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Please encourage your child to take
advantage of the varied clubs and
activities that St John’s and local
community offers in and out of school
time.
How can you help as
parents?
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If you are DBS checked we would love
your regular help and support in the
classroom.
For all our trips and themed days we will
always need helpers. Please feel free to
volunteer on the reply slips.
How will you be informed
as parents?
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We will share our weekly news on the
website.
Any Questions?
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