Welcome Parents!
Year 5
Staff in this year…
• Class teachers are Miss Jennings and MrRonan.
• Literacy is split into three smaller groups with Miss Jennings, Mr Ronan and Mrs Bains
• Maths is also split into three groups taught by MrRonan, Miss Jennings and Mrs Dobson.
Classroom
Schedule
8:55– 9:05 SODAandregistration.
9:05– 9:35 GuidedReading
9:35– 10:35 Literacy
10:35– 10:50 Assembly
10:50– 11:05 BreakTime
11:05– 12:05 Numeracy
12:05–12:35 SPAGandMentalMaths
12:35– 1:30 Lunch
1:30– 3:20 Topic
3:30 Schoolisdismissed
This is what a typical day in our
classroom looks like.
Timetable…
Monday- Children should return their reading books.
Tuesday - Children will require their indoor P.E.kits.
Wednesday- Children should return their reading books
Thursday - Children will require their outdoor P.E.kits.
5J will require their musical instruments (Brass).
Friday - Power Projects and spelling activity given out/ duein.
5R will require theirmusical instruments (Clarinet).
Topics covered this year are…
Creative Curriculum
Autumn: What is great about Great Britain (World War 2)
Wild Waters
Spring: Invaders (Angles, Saxons and Scots)
Walls and Barricades
Summer:Mexico and the Mayans
Britain at play (Leisureand Entertainment in the 20th Century)
Science Topics
Changing State, Changing Sounds, Gases Around Us, Earth Sun & Moon, Life Cycles and Keeping
Healthy.
Educational visits…
Autumn: Victory Show (WW2)
Theatre trip
Spring: Tamworth Castle (Anglo Saxons/ Walls and Barricades)
Summer: National Space Centre (Outof this World)
Homework…
Power Projects! These will begiven outand the children canchoose from the given section
which task tocomplete.
Spellings –these will begiven outeveryFriday and tested the following Friday.
Mathletics –passwords to follow.
Bug Club – the children have beenre-issued with a login for an online reading resource.
Handwriting: Letter-join
To support the teaching of handwriting in school, please use Letter-join.
Class Username password
Newton wylde_12 Y5 5J
Brunel wylde_11 Y5 5R
Maths Challenges…
To improvespeed and accuracyof multiplication
facts, children will complete maths challenges
weekly.
When they scorefull marks on two occasions on a
challenge level, they progress onto the following
level.
Reading Comments…
• Yourchild will be listened to read byan adult at least oncea weekduring theirguided reading
session. It is still really important for you to listen to your child read at least twice a week if
possible.
• Children can change their books on a Monday and Wednesday and we request that you
completeand sign their Reading Record. Reading Records area goodopportunity toleave
comments for the class teacher should you have any concerns about your child’s progress in
reading.
Home Reading…
Books are taken in and sent outon a Monday and Wednesday. If your child has finished the
school reading schemethey still need to recordtheirpersonal reading in theirreading journal.
We have a well stocked book cornerand children areencouraged to choose a book to read at
homeand school.
Ourclass author this year is Michael Morpurgo.
Bug Club…
Log into Bug Club from ActiveLearn (can beaccessedthrough google).
Username: First4 letters of first name, followed by first 4 letters of
surname.
Password: newton / brunel
School Code: 3969
Harvest Festival…
Year 5 present the Harvest celebrations for KS2 in Autumn each year. We would
like to invite you to come along and join in the festival at Emmanuel Church on
Thursday 12th October- times to follow.
Impact Workshops…
Maths - after half term- date to follow
Parents’ Evening
Autumn: 17th October / 18th October
Spring: March- dates to follow
Summer: July- dates to follow
Behaviour
At Wylde Greenwearetrying to improve children’s learning behaviour by changing the
vocabulary that we use with them and oursystems for monitoring behaviour.
Children are asked to make the right ‘choice’with their behaviour and understand that the
consequences are as follows:
Warning.
Move down the ladder ONCE.
Move down again. Oncethey have moved 3 times, they will beissued a Yellow Card and will
spend the next morning break.
Red cards areissued for serious offences such as fighting (including play fighting), damaging
property and serious disrespect.
Questions?

Y5 meet-the-teachers-presentation

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    Staff in thisyear… • Class teachers are Miss Jennings and MrRonan. • Literacy is split into three smaller groups with Miss Jennings, Mr Ronan and Mrs Bains • Maths is also split into three groups taught by MrRonan, Miss Jennings and Mrs Dobson.
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    Classroom Schedule 8:55– 9:05 SODAandregistration. 9:05–9:35 GuidedReading 9:35– 10:35 Literacy 10:35– 10:50 Assembly 10:50– 11:05 BreakTime 11:05– 12:05 Numeracy 12:05–12:35 SPAGandMentalMaths 12:35– 1:30 Lunch 1:30– 3:20 Topic 3:30 Schoolisdismissed This is what a typical day in our classroom looks like.
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    Timetable… Monday- Children shouldreturn their reading books. Tuesday - Children will require their indoor P.E.kits. Wednesday- Children should return their reading books Thursday - Children will require their outdoor P.E.kits. 5J will require their musical instruments (Brass). Friday - Power Projects and spelling activity given out/ duein. 5R will require theirmusical instruments (Clarinet).
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    Topics covered thisyear are… Creative Curriculum Autumn: What is great about Great Britain (World War 2) Wild Waters Spring: Invaders (Angles, Saxons and Scots) Walls and Barricades Summer:Mexico and the Mayans Britain at play (Leisureand Entertainment in the 20th Century) Science Topics Changing State, Changing Sounds, Gases Around Us, Earth Sun & Moon, Life Cycles and Keeping Healthy.
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    Educational visits… Autumn: VictoryShow (WW2) Theatre trip Spring: Tamworth Castle (Anglo Saxons/ Walls and Barricades) Summer: National Space Centre (Outof this World)
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    Homework… Power Projects! Thesewill begiven outand the children canchoose from the given section which task tocomplete. Spellings –these will begiven outeveryFriday and tested the following Friday. Mathletics –passwords to follow. Bug Club – the children have beenre-issued with a login for an online reading resource.
  • 8.
    Handwriting: Letter-join To supportthe teaching of handwriting in school, please use Letter-join. Class Username password Newton wylde_12 Y5 5J Brunel wylde_11 Y5 5R
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    Maths Challenges… To improvespeedand accuracyof multiplication facts, children will complete maths challenges weekly. When they scorefull marks on two occasions on a challenge level, they progress onto the following level.
  • 10.
    Reading Comments… • Yourchildwill be listened to read byan adult at least oncea weekduring theirguided reading session. It is still really important for you to listen to your child read at least twice a week if possible. • Children can change their books on a Monday and Wednesday and we request that you completeand sign their Reading Record. Reading Records area goodopportunity toleave comments for the class teacher should you have any concerns about your child’s progress in reading.
  • 11.
    Home Reading… Books aretaken in and sent outon a Monday and Wednesday. If your child has finished the school reading schemethey still need to recordtheirpersonal reading in theirreading journal. We have a well stocked book cornerand children areencouraged to choose a book to read at homeand school. Ourclass author this year is Michael Morpurgo.
  • 12.
    Bug Club… Log intoBug Club from ActiveLearn (can beaccessedthrough google). Username: First4 letters of first name, followed by first 4 letters of surname. Password: newton / brunel School Code: 3969
  • 13.
    Harvest Festival… Year 5present the Harvest celebrations for KS2 in Autumn each year. We would like to invite you to come along and join in the festival at Emmanuel Church on Thursday 12th October- times to follow.
  • 14.
    Impact Workshops… Maths -after half term- date to follow Parents’ Evening Autumn: 17th October / 18th October Spring: March- dates to follow Summer: July- dates to follow
  • 15.
    Behaviour At Wylde Greenwearetryingto improve children’s learning behaviour by changing the vocabulary that we use with them and oursystems for monitoring behaviour. Children are asked to make the right ‘choice’with their behaviour and understand that the consequences are as follows: Warning. Move down the ladder ONCE. Move down again. Oncethey have moved 3 times, they will beissued a Yellow Card and will spend the next morning break. Red cards areissued for serious offences such as fighting (including play fighting), damaging property and serious disrespect.
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