Welcome to Year 5!

Teacher: Mrs Richardson

Teaching Assistant: Mrs Bansal

As we get deeper into the autumn term, the weather has certainly changed from our very hot, dry summer to a wet and windy season. Coats are now highly recommended every day and perhaps also a clean pair of spare socks kept in school bags, for when those puddles are just too tempting!

 It will be Christmas before we know it, but before we get there, we will be doing lots of great learning. Please check out our autumn 2 topic map below for more information.

- In order to help with the smooth running of lunchtimes and to help children settle in the mornings, wherever possible order school lunches at home. Whether your child has a school or packed lunch, do ensure they bring a healthy snack (such as a piece of fruit) for them to eat at break time.

- Children should bring the correct equipment to school each day (pencil cases and reading book). Pencil cases can be left in your child's tray overnight, rather than taking them home, if they will not need them. For our writing activities, children are expected to write in blue handwriting pen only. For clarification on what is or is not appropriate stationery, please take a look at the stationery guide below. In particular, we are finding that many children still need whiteboard pens, glue sticks, dictionaries and purple pens for editing - these really are all valuable stationery items and are required daily.

- Ensure all personal possessions (stationery, school uniform, water bottles, lunchboxes etc.) are named - this will make it easier to reunite pupils with their lost property. 

- Our PE sessions continue to be on Fridays this half term.  As a matter of routine, children should bring in their PE kit on a Monday and then take it home on a Friday for washing - this means that kits are already in school in case of any short-notice changes to PE sessions, or can be used as spare clothing if necessary, and it also avoids kits being forgotten on PE days. Ideally, earrings should be removed before school, but if this is not possible, please cover them with tape.

- Children in Year 5 are permitted to walk home alone from School, where written permission has been received. Children with this permission are also allowed to bring a mobile phone, which will be stored securely during the school day. A form needs to be completed to give permission for both of these things separately - spare copies of these can be obtained from the school office.