Year 5 - Fox Class | Maltese Road Primary

Welcome to Fox Class

We hope you have all had a lovely summer break and are ready and refreshed for a new year. Please find below some useful information about the school day and the year ahead.

We will also be holding a 'Meet the Teacher' session on Tuesday 10th September, from 3:15 - 3:30pm, in the Year 5 classroom. In this session, we will go through useful information for the year.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me via Class Dojo.

Class teacher: Dr Simpson

Class LSA: Mrs Dade

Wednesday class teacher: Mrs Millwood

Cover teacher (Tuesday pm): Mrs Farrell

OUR SCHOOL DAY: 8.30am - 3.15pm

8.30am - 8:40am: gates are open. Registration takes place at 8:40.

8.45am: formal lessons begin

P.E.

Tuesday pm: Gymnastics with specialist coach

Friday pm: Tag rugby with Mr Stanley

P.E. will be taught on a Tuesday and Friday afternoon. Children should come into school dressed in the correct P.E. kit on these days. Your child should be prepared for all weather conditions as P.E. sessions may be held indoors or outdoors.

Kit

Black/green bottoms
White polo/t-shirt
Black/white plain trainers
Green/black jumpers
Earrings should be removed for PE
Long hair should be tied back

Please ensure all P.E kit is clearly labelled with your child's name.

SNACKS

Most children require a snack at morning break to keep them going through the day. We encourage children to bring in a healthy snack. Many of these will help contribute to their 5 daily portions of fruit and vegetables, keep them alert and help them concentrate. If you are intending to send in healthy snacks with your child, please limit them to the list below.

Vegetables/vegetable sticks, e.g. celery, cucumber, peppers, carrots
A piece of cheese, e.g. chedder, Babybel
A piece of fresh or dried fruit, e.g. pineapple, mango, kiwi, plain raisins, apricots, blueberries, banana slices.
Breads, e.g. breadsticks, plain pretzels, banana bread, malt loaf, oat/rice cakes, pitta.

We are aiming for a common-sense approach, with the key being to keep it healthy, with no chocolate, sweets or crisps

HOMEWORK

Homework will be handed out on a Friday and should be completed and returned by the following Thursday. Children who have not completed their homework will have a chance to do this on Friday during playtime. All required login details (Purple Mash, SpellingFrame, TT Rockstars) can be found in the front of children's reading diaries. Homework sheets can be found in homework folders and on the relevant termly pages below.

Homework will include:

MATHS: online activities set on Purple Mash
WRITING ACTIVITY. 'Writing Bingo' tasks can be found in homework folders, and are also saved in the relevant termly folders below. Please choose one activity to complete each week. Templates for different writing tasks can be found in homework folders (e.g. a template for a newspaper report). If your child needs more paper, they can find this in the 'homework paper' tray in school.
SPELLINGS: Spellings for the term can be found on the back of the 'Writing Bingo' sheets in homework folders. These are set weekly and can be practised in the following ways:
- On spellingframe.co.uk
- Using the 'Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check' sheet saved under the homework section for each term. Hard copies are also available if required in homework folders - please let me know.
- Using spelling strategies practised in class
TIMES TABLES: Please practise regularly using TT Rock Stars, verbal strategies and any other online games.
READING: Children are expected and encouraged to read at home 3-5 times a week. Although we encourage reading with an adult to support reading development, this can be also be independent reading. Whether with an adult or independent, reads at home should be recorded in the children's reading diaries, and dated and signed by an adult. Children must bring their reading diaries in each day to be checked. Children who read 5 times a week will be awarded with 5 house points. Reading certificates are awarded as follows: 50 reads- Bronze Award, 100 reads- Silver Award, 150 reads- Gold Award, 250 reads- Platinum Award.
NANDOS (OPTIONAL): Each term, there will be a 'Nandos' homework grid. This contains various tasks that can be completed at home, which are related to our topic. This is optional, and any tasks can be completed at any time.

Thank you for your support

The Year 5 Team

Please click on the icons below for information about each term.

Poetry by Heart

Home Learning links

Please find below some useful links for home learning. These can be accessed as extra homework, over school holidays, or on teacher strike days, to support the learning that we do in class.