Welcome to Year 5
Parents’ meeting
Wednesday 9th September
Aims of this meeting
 Meet the staff
 Introduce plans and routines for the year
 Liddington presentation
Introductions…
 Beethoven – Miss Geary, Mrs Dance, Mrs Frame
 Chopin – Miss Swift, Mrs Verdie, Mrs Reynolds, Mrs
Crust
 Elgar – Mr Chipps, Mrs Crust, Mrs Wright
Overview of the Year
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Stargazers
Pharaohs
Beast Creator
Peasants, Plague and Pestilence
Allotment
Time Traveller
There is an overview of the whole year on the school
website
Trips & Visitors
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Planetarium (portable – in the school hall) – 1st October
Legend theatre – November date t.b.c.
Liddington Activity Centre – 21st – 24th March 2016
Bikeability 1 – Spring Term
Kew Gardens – May 4th 2016
Hindu Temple – Summer term
Class Assemblies (9.00 a.m.)
 Chopin – February 10th
 Beethoven – April 27th
 Elgar – July 6th
Assessment
 Assessment without Levels – all year groups are now
moving to new assessment system introduced last
year. The mastery curriculum is based on depth of
understanding against end of year expectations
 Parent Workshops Thursday 24th September 2:15pm
and 6:30pm
 Report cards sent out at the end of each term
Maths
 Teaching for Mastery for all – no setting; scaffold learning for
pupils needing support with a concept; extension through
questioning
 Textbooks – using the mastery teaching approach from
Singapore, created specifically for children living in the UK.
 This approach will build on and promote the current
Mathematics teaching in the school, which was highly
commended by Ofsted.
 Maths Parent Workshop
 19th Oct - 6:30pm
- 20th Oct – 9:30am
- 22nd Oct – 1:45pm
 No longer have Fluency Friday - all lessons include
intelligent practice to develop mental agility in mathematics
 Daily Counting
Homework
 Reading –at least three times a week – please use reading record
book (house point if book signed 3 times in one week)
 Weekly mental maths to sharpen arithmetic skills to be given out
once a week (no weekly test)
 Weekly spellings – 15 words – to be given on a Monday and tested
on Friday. Combination of pattern words, end of Year expectation
words and incorrect words
 There will be a half-termly homework sheet from which the
children can make a weekly choice. They will bring home the
homework book on a Friday and it must be returned by the
following Wednesday.
Parent/School communication
 Home/School diary – signed weekly
 Reading Record Book
 After school on the playground – at entrance near the trim trail
 Open evenings this term –
 Wednesday 7th October & Thursday 15th October
Equipment/Uniform
 Usual stationery items - pencils, sharpeners, rulers, glue
stick, rubbers, coloured pencils
 Reading book/record book
 Home/school diary
 Named lunch-boxes and class
 Names on as much as possible!
 Uniform – no trainers including Vans or Nike Air Force 1
 PE Kit - If children are not able to take part in PE a
written letter from parents/guardian is required.
Children who do not have their PE kit, they will not be
able take part in the lesson.
Wanted!
 Do you have practical skills or experience that you
would be willing to share in school with us?
 Do you have any time to spare? – An extra pair of
hands or ears is always welcome!
 Library – volunteers needed to work in the library
during the school day. Please contact Miss Dempster
Year 5 Residential
Details
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Liddington PGL centre, Wiltshire
21st – 24th March 2016
About £235
£25 deposit by 10th July paid via Scopay
If the school receives Pupil Premium funding for
your child, please talk to Ms Benardout
Aims
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Having fun!
Team building
Testing personal resilience
Trying out new activities
http://www.pgl.co.uk/en-gb/school-trips/primaryschools/centres/liddington#.VY00yRtVhHx
Activities
 Abseiling, climbing wall, trapeze, zip
wire, challenge course, orienteering,
archery, team games, giant swing,
Jacob’s ladder, mountain biking
 lots of others to choose from
Daily Routine
07.00 - 09.00
Get up, get ready and fuel up for the day
ahead
09.15 - 12.30
Morning activities - usually 2 sessions with a
15 minute refreshment break
12.30 - 14.00
Dry off & clean up. Time for a fresh & tasty
two-course hot lunch
14.15 - 17.30
Afternoon activities - 2 exciting sessions
with a 15 minute refreshment break
18.00 - 19.00
Time to eat again - a different menu each
day
19.00 - 21.00
Talent shows, campfires, quizzes and more.
The evening entertainment programme
keeps you laughing until bedtime.
21.00 / 21.30
Bedtime. Catch up on some zzz's and
prepare to do it all over again tomorrow!
Finally…
 Thank you for coming – any general questions?