Welcome to Year 5
The adults working in Y5 are:
Miss Broderick – Class Teacher
Mrs Peace – Teaching Assistant
Mrs Guy – Every Wednesday
Spelling Shed
We will be continuing to use a scheme called Spelling Shed for teaching spellings. Every Friday, children will continue to be tested on their spellings. Their weekly rule can then be practised by playing games online and earning points – new spellings are available online every Friday evening and a paper copy of their spellings is given out on Monday.
Your child’s Spelling Shed login can be found in the first page of their reading record.
Reading
Reading is still a key part of our curriculum and children will each bring a reading book and a reading record home. Even though your child is now in Year 5, listening to them read, is still as important as ever as it helps them to improve their fluency and pace. Please listen to your child read at least three times a week and then fill in their reading record.
PE
Children should bring their PE kit to school in a bag on PE days.
Year 5 have PE EVERY ALTERNATE Monday, beginning on the 18th September.
Swimming is EVERY Monday and they will need to bring their swimming wear, towel and a bobble for long hair as it needs to be tied up for these sessions. They will need £1 for a locker.
Seesaw
We will be using Seesaw this year in order for parents to be able to view some of the work that children have been completing during lesson time. Seesaw will also be used to allow teachers to communicate with parents more easily and may be used to occasionally set work for the children.
Your child’s Seesaw login can be found in their reading record. Your family code for Seesaw has been sent home as a separate letter.
