Welcome to Year 5Aliens

Our Team Jojo (Class Teacher) Billie AT Monday to Friday Tommy AT Monday to Friday Catz – Teaching Science

Monday 10.45 – 11.45 Wednesday 2.00 – 3.00

Ethos - celebrating children learning and leading - child led learning: - giving children choices of different ways/places

to learn including Outdoor Learning - creative curriculum and linking areas of

learning to make it meaningful - community links – art gallery link and history

of our school - family groups – every Tuesday

CurriculumOur main topics for the year will be:

Autumn 1: Our world Autumn1: Out Of This World Autumn 2: Active Planet – Volcanoes.

Child led projects within this unit

Spring 1&2: World War 2 (8 weeks) Spring 2: How Fair is Fair? (4 weeks)

Group Child led projects in this unit

Summer 1: Individual Child Led Topics (4 weeks) Summer 1&2: What’s On Our Doorstep? A local history

study

TripsHalf termly trips/visitor (not in first half term though)

Approximately £60 per year for class trips/ visitors.

Local communityAll trips will be child choice and organised by the children

Logistics Drop off and pick up  - 8.30-8.45am. Register taken at

8.45am. This week, parents welcomed in for transition/settling Monday and Tuesday and now saying ‘goodbyes’ in the playground

Assemblies 25th September – Harvest Assembly23rd October – Sharing Morning4th December – Aliens’ Assembly Lunchtime – new catering company, emailed menu for you

to discuss daily with your child. Children choose their own lunch when they come in in the morning

Uniform – please check the website and ensure your child is dressed accordingly 

Attendance After school clubs – to start w/c 21st September

Timetable Maths/English daily Catz teaching Science Monday and Wednesday. Music with Dawn – Tuesday morning Multisports – Thursday afternoon Swimming – Friday 12.00 – 12.30 Guided Reading three times per week starting in a couple of

weeks. Computing, Art, Design Technology (including cooking), RE,

PSHE, History, Geography, Topic and French throughout the week Family Groups – Tuesday After school club – Year 1 small room/library Breakfast club – library Sibling club – EYFS Home learning – given out Friday and handed in Wednesday PSHE – to include Sex and Relationships education in Summer 2 –

will be discussing puberty, changes and periods.

Home is part of the childParent communication link book and office@ positive feedback fortnightly – verbal/blog/link book blogs updated weekly – please ensure you have signed

consent form half termly newsletters half termly sharing mornings

Volunteering Please let us know if you have any particular talents or want

to volunteer at HA.

Book bags Please check daily for letters/ link book messages

Behaviour Our Golden Rule is Taking Care

Behaviour Steps

- Thinking Space in every location to help children reflect with adult support

Reward systems – praise, celebration and family group tokens

Learning Success Team

Emma Louise

Jackie

Rebecca

Support for SEN and Gifted/Talented Pupils

SafeguardingKeeping our children safe Mobile phones, no phones around the school. Photos only to be taken of your own child in school on a

digital camera (not phone) – please do not share on social media sites.

E-Safety permission form, please make sure these are signed or your child will be unable to use technology in school.

Correct drop off and pick up arrangements - parking - passwords – anyone picking up your child must know this E-Safety at home – workshop this half term

Questions? From Jojo:- Have you thought about looking around

secondary schools?- Who are our class reps?- Will we be having secret readers?

General questions from you.