Welcome to the Year 5‘Meet the Teacher’

Meeting

The Year 5 Teaching TeamSimon Pike (Assistant Head – Upper School)

Sheena Osbourne (Assistant Head – SENCO)

Alison George (Year Leader – 5AG)

Stephen Turnbull (5ST)

Oliver Caddy (5OC)

Karina Lee (5KL)

Siobhan McSorley (5SM)

Linda Hunt – Teaching Assistant

Kim Harper – Teaching Assistant

Angela Hawkins -Teaching Assistant

Phil Pardoe - Teaching Assistant

Claire Morgan - Teaching Assistant

Dawn Browne - Teaching Assistant

What will we be teaching?• English• Mathematics• Science • Computing• Religious Education• History &

Geography

• French• Music• Art & Design

Technology• PE, Games • PSHE/P4C

TOPICS:Autumn –Wizards v Scientists / Let’s Go An Adventure!Spring – Let’s Get Creative! / Which People Were The Cleverest?Summer – What Happens Inside Us? / Are Micro organisms important?

Core Values

• Responsibility• Respect• Curiosity• Resilience• Relationships• Growth

Pupil Planners

• Need to be in school everyday.

• Parents to sign it once a week to acknowledge homework has been set and any messages seen.

• Can be used to communicate with class teacher.

• Class teacher checks and signs on a weekly basis.

Homework written down

Any messages or comments about homeworkSignature

Children’s maths target practice here

Or

A parent comment saying that target has been practised verbally.

Homework

• All H/W will be set on a Tuesday and due in the following Monday.

• Approximate time spent – 30 minutes per piece of homework.

• All homework to be completed to the standard expected in class.

• Topic and Targets set each Tuesday. One week will be spelling targets and the next will be maths targets.

• All H/W to be completed in a H/W book and maths targets in pupil planners.

Reading• Children are expected to

read a minimum of 4 times a week.

• Planner to be used to log reading.

• Parent to sign the planner each week to acknowledge that reading has been done.

• Reading journals will be carried out in school during class library sessions.

Parent Communication

- A summary to inform you of our weekly learning.

- A quick way to get in touch with us.

- Emails responded to within working hours

Let us know if you are not receiving the email or would like it printed out each week

Website

- A place for the children toaccess resources at home.

- Digital Reps to help with development

Google/Maidenbower Junior School/Year 5

Key Dates

Monday 28th September – Harry Potter Studio Tour

Wednesday 30th September – Individual photographs

Week beginning 2nd November – Bough Beech Visit

Friday 6th November – Firework Night

Friday 20th November – Upper School Pizza

Lunch

Saturday 5th December – Christmas Fayre

Thursday 10th December – School Disco

Monday 25nd April – 27th AprilYear 5 residential

(letter will be coming home this Friday)

Uniform*No jewellery except for a wrist watch and one pair of stud ear-rings*Ear-rings to be taken out for PE and Games*Hair tied back*Games kit to include trainers*Tracksuit for colder weather*PE kit to be in school the whole week*Correct shoes – black*Cardigans and sweatshirts can be worn*Named please!

Absence

• Phone call on first morning of absence.• Emergency Contact Numbers – up to

date.• If a child is well enough to attend school

then he/she is well enough to participate in PE, Games & Swimming, unless a written note is provided.

How can you help?• Homework• Reading• Encouraging independence & organisation• Concerns and worries – face to face, pupil

planner, phone, email• In school – parent helpers• Forest Schools• Times tables• Helping and supporting with targets• Tell your child’s teacher about any

concerns.

Thank you for coming.

It would be great to meet you to say hello.