Year 5 Dove | Trelai Primary School

Croeso i Ddosbarth Dove 2019 - 2020

Welcome to Class Dove's Autumn 2019 page. We have an exciting term ahead of us with many great opportunities in our Year 5 class with Mrs Colman and her team of learners. We will be planning exciting activities after hearing what the class members want to learn.

CURRICULUM

Curriculum newsletter - find out what we will be studying this Autumn term.

Autumn Topic Overview.docx

TOPIC

Our topic work this term is 'Victorians'. We have been set the challenge of becoming History Hunters.

Keep checking this page over the next few weeks to see what we've discovered on our History Hunter expedition!

Victorian School Day in class Dove

Here are some ideas from last year (Autumn 2018) on how to dress as a Victorian child or a teacher.

PE

PE lessons will be every Wednesday and taught by Mrs Crockford. Please make sure that on Wednesdays:

Your child wears PE kit to school - black or navy joggers
Your child is wearing sensible shoes - trainers
Your child is wearing no jewellery

ACCELERATED READING

Year 5 take part in the accelerated reading scheme, where they are given 20 minute independent reading time every day. AR is a computer program that helps to manage and monitor children’s independent reading practice. Your child picks a book at his/her own level and reads it at his/her own pace. When finished, your child takes a short quiz on the computer - passing the quiz is an indication that your child has understood what has been read. AR gives both children and teachers feedback based on the quiz results which the teacher then uses to help the child set targets and ongoing reading practice.

Accelerated reading parent information

Parents-guide-to-Accelerated-Reader.pdf

HOMEWORK

In order to make good progress in their learning, every week your child will need to:

practise their times tables - suitable times tables challenges will be set using Times Tables Rockstar website
practise their spellings - a suitable word list will be sent home on a Friday
read - suitable books will be set for your child on Bug Club library which is levelled correctly for their reading ability.We ask that you aim to listen to your child read 3 times a week to accompany the various reading activities we provide in school.

A mini project linked to our 'Victorians' topic will be given at the beginning of the term. Your child can choose which activity to carry out each week and how they would like to present it. It can be a typed report, a book of information or a 3D model.

ATTENDANCE

We really want to be the best class in the school for attendance every week this year. The target for attendance is 95% but we want to do better than this. Let's work as a team and aim for 100%.

HELPING YOUR CHILD ACHIEVE

Make sure your child arrives promptly at school for an 8.45am start to their learning day
If your child arrives late, go to the main reception to report your child has arrive
Your child needs to attend school before or after a medical/dentist appointment
If your child is ill and can’t attend school for whatever reason, then contact the school immediately

Keep checking our class page for more updates, information and photographs showing what we have been enjoying learning in class Dove.

See you soon!