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WELCOME TO YEAR FIVE

Oak Class – Miss Gallagher Chestnut Class – Miss Bates

SO FAR, SO GOOD?

The children have made a

wonderful start to life in

Upper Key Stage Two.

WHAT’S COMING UP IN YEAR FIVE?

Year Five Specific…

• 16th October – Leeds Castle Trip
• 17th October – Peter Pan Performance
• 17th January - Chestnut Assembly
• 24th January – Oak Assembly
• 15th March – Y5 International Day
• 14th June – Boys to The Forest School
• 18th June – Viking Theatre Performance

Whole School Initiatives…

• Science Days
• Harvest Celebrations
• Remembrance Activities
• Horsham Museum Visits
• Discos
• Christmas Celebrations
• Book Weeks

Please keep an eye

• n School Gateway

and the website for further information.

WHEN WILL MY CHILD’S PROGRESS BE REPORTED?

• Today’s Meet The Teacher Session
• Individualised Progress Sheet –

Christmas

• Parent’s Evening – Spring Term
• Annual Reports – Summer Term

THE IMPORTANCE OF NON- NEGOTIABLE OBJECTIVES

These help us to assess whether your child is working at a nationally-agreed age-related standard.

TARGET GRIDS

HALF TERMLY

HOMEWORK GRIDS

• Either maths OR English
• Once a week
• Due Wednesdays
• Completed at the front of the

homework book

• Rewarded with house points or

credits

READING COMPREHENSION

• Completed at the back of the

homework book

• No need to write the questions
• Instead, answer in full sentences

Example: The main character in my book is Humpty Dumpty. I believe he felt sad because he sat on a wall by himself and then fell off. Even though ‘…all the King’s horses and all the King’s men’ tried to fix him, they couldn’t which may have left Humpty feeling hopeless.

WEEKLY EXPECTATIONS

• Reading Comprehension homework

completed by Wednesday

• Maths or English activity from grid

completed by Wednesday

• Spellings learnt for test on Wednesday
• Library bags to be brought in for our

library slot on Thursday

• Read at least three times a week – at

least once aloud with an adult

• Daily times tables practice

WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT MY CHILD AT HOME?

• Curriculum support for every subject
• Videos, quizzes, games, notes and support.

WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT MY CHILD AT HOME?

• Online reading materials
• Comprehension questions dotted

around

• Tailored to your match your child’s

reading level

• Allows us to track progress and monitor

activity.

WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT MY CHILD AT HOME?

• Children will be given individual

access codes which they will need every time they log in.

• Support for areas of difficulty

within maths

• Additional homeworks to be set.

ANY QUESTIONS?

For any usernames and passwords, please contact your child’s class teacher.