Welcome to Year 5 

Welcome to Year 5

Hello and welcome to Year 5 from Mrs Crossan, Miss Tweddell and Miss Gillam-the Year 5 Teaching Team! 

As the children begin to prepare for the transition to secondary school, Upper Key Stage 2 is quite often one of the most memorable times in a child's school life. Year 5 sees the start of this, with a great number of opportunities for the children to take more responsibility - both for their own learning and in the way they act as role models within our school and the wider school community.

In Year 5, we will be working hard to promote the six R's of our school: the values of respect, resilience, responsibility, readiness, reflectiveness and resourcefulness within every aspect of our learning. We will provide all of the children with as many opportunities as possible to grow, learn and develop as individuals and most importantly to have fun and enjoy their time at school as they fulfil both their academic and personal potential.

Year 5 Staff

Mrs Crossan will teach the children on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday(am) and Miss Twedell will teach the children Wednesday(pm), Thursday and Friday.  Our teaching assistant will be Miss Gillam . 

PE

Year 5's PE day is Monday. Children will be required to come to school wearing their PE kit. Children will be provided with a red PE top and hoodie but must bring their own footwear (trainers or sand shoes) and shorts/joggers. Children will wear their PE kit throughout the day and take it home until the following week.

Swimming

Year 5 will swim at Heworth Leisure Centre every Wednesday. Children will return to school for their usual pick up time. You are required to provide your child with suitable swimwear and a towel (goggles are optional). 

Class Dojo

Class Dojo is an online portal that can be used to communicate with the team and it is also where we share home learning. If you have not already signed up to the class page, then please ask for a registration letter. Be sure to check the site regularly, as I and the school will use the site to post messages and news.

Class Dojo - https://www.classdojo.com/en-gb/

Home Learning

It is expected that children will arrive each day at school with their reading book and reading record. I expect children to read daily and have their reading record signed by an adult or older sibling at least once per week. In addition to this, children are expected to learn weekly spellings using Spelling Frame, practice times tables using Times Table Rock Stars and access My Maths work set online. Further information is given below.

Daily Home Reading 

Children are expected to read for around 15-30 minutes per day during the week and will always have a school reading book, which is linked to their Accelerated Reader ZPD. A reading diary will be supplied to share information about progress between school and home. Please check, sign and (ideally) comment frequently. 

Accelerated Reader - https://www.caedmonprimary.org/accelerated-reader/

Spellings and Spelling Frame

Spellings, following a pattern or rule, will be handed out on a Friday to be learned for the following Friday. We will practice these spellings in school in addition to what the children do at home. Spellings can be accessed online using the Spelling Frame website. The website includes a number of games and activities to help practice these spellings.

Spelling Frame - https://spellingframe.co.uk/

Times Table Rock Stars

Children will have a Times Table Rock Stars account assigned to them. The site uses a fun and engaging game to support children in learning their multiplication and division facts. Children will use the site daily in school and it is expected that children access it multiple times per week at home.

TT Rockstars - https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student

My Maths

Weekly maths homework will be set at the end of each week, to be submitted the following week. Homework can be accessed, completed and submitted using the My Maths website. Each activity will include a recap lesson and a homework lesson. Children can also access the site to play a range of maths games to support them with their learning.

MyMaths - https://login.mymaths.co.uk/login

End of Day Collection

School finishes at 3.15pm. Year 5 will line up on the top yard and will be dismissed by  Year 5 staff once the adult picking up has been identified. To support with the transition to Year 6 and secondary school, children in Year 5 can walk home independently. Children must have a permission slip signed and returned to school before this is permitted.

Get in touch

As a school we try to be as open as possible, so if there is anything you wish to talk about then please come and see us. We ask that you keep up to date with our school webpage, Facebook page and Class Dojo pages. I will always be available on the gate or by telephone and will try to get in touch ASAP.