Hello and welcome to Year 5 (Team Adele)!
Miss MacQuarrie is our Year 5 Class Teacher. Our teaching assistant is Miss Hawken
Our Topics
Maths Overview
In maths, we cover a range of areas. The intended progress is listed below, although this may be adapted to focus on identified misconceptions and needs within the class.
The children also take weekly mental arithmetic quizzes and a weekly times table challenge – they have access to Times Table Rockstars and we encourage this to be played daily.
PE
This term our PE days are Tuesday and Thursday. Children are able to come to school wearing their PE kit on these days. Long hair should be tied back and any earrings removed or taped. Please ensure all uniform, coats, hats, lunch boxes, drinks bottles, and money purses, etc., are clearly labelled in order to avoid loss or arguments over belongings.
There is no lost property box. If belongings do not find a home in school, they will be left in the parent’s shelter before being given to FOPs for resale, so keep a look out for those missing items and label, label, label! Children will be expected to take on the responsibility for their own belongings now that they in Year 5!
Home-learning
Children will be asked to complete spelling, maths/literacy home-learning weekly. This will be set on a Friday to be handed in on (or before) the following Monday. Children are responsible for learning spellings and for remembering their books. The children also have topic-based home-learning tasks to help them engage with our termly topics (optional). These are more creative in their nature and we hope the children will enjoy completing a selection of these for each of the topics throughout the year.
Reading!
It is important that your child carries out sustained reading at home for at least 10 – 15 minutes each day. It will help their reading progress and access to the key stage 2 curriculum significantly.
The children will be given a book based on their scores within the Key Stage Reading Scheme, Accelerated Reader. These will give them a reading zone from which they can choose books and take quizzes to earn points. Their zone will be updated termly, during each assessment week.
ClassDojo
This fabulous tool is a great way to keep up to date with the learning and upcoming events within Adele Class and the wider school community. Please check ClassDojo for up to date photos, videos and current class information. It is also possible to send messages and communication via ClassDojo.
Finally, if you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to catch one of us before 8:40am or after 3:20pm. By working together, we can help support your child as they continue their learning journey through the school. I very much look forward to supporting your children this year.
Thanks!
Miss MacQuarrie
kmacquarrie@perranporth.tpacademytrust.org
