Happy Pupils Succeed

StaffClass teachers

5V - Mrs Vines

5W – Miss Wilcox

5C- Miss Cartwright

Support Staff•Miss Dewell•Mr Ram•Mrs Shelton•Mrs Brandrick

Phase leader•Mr Shelton – (Year 5/6 cloakroom)

PPA cover•Mr Shelton/Mrs Shelton/Mrs Preddy/ Miss Fellows

Timetables/Daily Routines

• Entrance doors –Year 5/6 cloakroom• If late, report to the office.• End of day – 10 minutes with teacher, then late

book, DSP• After school clubs – collect from office• Lunchtime clubs

Break times

Morning playtime is at 10.30-10.45.

KS2 children can go to the studio to buy drinks and healthy snacks or toast.

Children should not take food from lunchboxes at playtimes.

Equipment is provided in all playgrounds for children to play with and the climbing frame/tyre park is on a rota basis.

There is NO FOOTBALL allowed on school grounds.

Uniform • Grey or black skirt/trousers• White shirts/polo tops – school logo• Burgundy sweatshirts/jumpers – school logo• Black sensible shoes – no trainers• Suitable winter coat – school fleece• ALL NAMED PLEASE!

• No jewellery - only stud earrings (to be removed in PE) and watches are allowed.

• No nail varnish

P.E. • Navy shorts or track suit bottoms for fields• White t-shirt (with House colour edging)• Lightweight pumps must be worn for indoor PE• Trainers should be worn for fields• No jewellery (particularly earrings!) or

watches (can write disclaimer letter and take full responsibility)

• Long hair tied back• PE days – 5W/5V on Wednesday -5C Thursday• Field day – Tuesday

Swimming• A selection of children on a Friday morning

until Christmas. Starting 18th September.• One piece costume for girls• Proper trunks (not baggy!) for boys• Swimming caps for all children (long hair tied

up)• Towel• Bag• Goggles allowed! ALL NAMED

Topics this term• Literacy: Poetry, Fables and Instructions

• Maths: Place value, addition and subtraction, mental word problems, decimals, time, money, angles, shape

• History/D & T: Mayans and Making Bread

• Science: Forces, Changes in materials

• ICT: Decoding, Architecture

• PE: Dance and Gymnastics

Groups• Maths’ groupsMrs Vines: C set

Miss Wilcox: B set

Miss Cartwright: A set

• Literacy Skills groups – MondayMiss Cartwright- with TA support: C set

Mrs Vines: B set

Miss Wilcox: A set

• Spelling groups- MondayMiss Wilcox: A set

Mrs Vines: C set

Miss Cartwright: B set

• Reading and writing groups within class

Reading• All children to bring their Red Reading Diary and

school reading books into the classroom every day.• Two books: Reading Book (structured until a fluent

reader) and Choice book• All children have a Reading Diary in which to record

reading – children can record their own reading, but we would appreciate parents signing the Red Reading Diaries to confirm that they have completed the book.

• Please do not put water bottles in book bags, they belong in classrooms!

Learning Beyond the Classroom: How can I help my child?

Homework:

We are in the process of organising the children an Abacus login. We may use this for Maths homework- we will keep you updated!

– Mrs Vines’ set- Homework given on Fridays, returned on Thursdays.

– Miss Wilcox’s set- Homework given on Fridays, returned on Thursdays.

– Miss Cartwright set- Homework given on Fridays, returned on Thursdays.

•Spelling sentence homework is given out every Monday (starting 14th September), please support your child in learning these weekly

Encouraging Independence• Children to bring everything with them into the

classroom at the start of day• Musical instruments • Money to be paid via Parent Pay• Water bottle• Lunch box in outside storage area (NOT in

cloakroom)• Reading book and diary• Homework

Helping in School

We welcome any parent helpers in year 5Many parents come to help in school with:

• Reading • Literacy Volunteers• Sewing• Baking

If helpers are coming in regularly they would need to be DBS checked through the school.

Key dates for this termAutumn One:•Harvest Festival 16th October•Monday 5th October Teacher Training Day•Half term week beginning 26th October

Autumn Two:•Book Fair week beginning 10th November•Autumn Parents’ evenings 10th and 12th November•19th December break up for Christmas

Y5 Trips

Residential• TBC

Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term

Bread Topic (£1 donation)

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery- Staffordshire Hoard (Approx. £5 per child)

Tudor Day (costume required)

Selly Manor (Approx. £7 per child)

Planetarium (Approx. £3)

Woodgate Valley (Approx. £3)

Drayton Manor(Approx. £15 per child)

• Year 5 will be going on a 2 night residential in Spring or Summer term.

Any Questions?

If you wish to speak to one of us, please feel free to use our year group email: year5@harborne.bham.sch.uk

If you wish to see us personally feel free to catch us for a quick chat by the cloakroom doors.

This information will be available on the school website!