Monday 3^rd June 2024

Dear parents/carers of Year 5 pupil,

We hope you had a restful break and are looking forward to the final term of the year. We have an interesting few weeks ahead of us, with a lot of work and fun to be had! Our Learning Journey topic this term is titled: ‘Out of this World’, where we will be focusing much of our learning around the Earth, moon and planets.

P.E. Lessons
Please ensure your child wears the school uniform PE kit and trainers into school on all PE days.  PE days are PPA Mondays (3^rd and 17^th June, 1^st and 15^th July) and every Wednesday.  As we are now in the summer, please check that you child has a refillable named water bottle and clothing suitable for the weather including t-shirt and shorts/leggings when required.

Homework            

Reading:
We encourage your child to read at home on a daily basis.  You can check in with your child to continue to support their independent reading by asking your child to read a section aloud to you, asking them to summarise what they have read or discussing themes and vocabulary with them.  Each time your child has read, they must record this in their Reading Record Book which you should monitor.  The Reading Record Book gives us an indication of how your child is engaging with reading – it is our expectation that children bring their Reading Record to school every day.  It is important to continue to develop your child’s reading stamina as they are in upper key stage 2 and are frequently required to read longer and more complexed text.  This will also be the case next year as they prepare for Y6 SATs. 

Maths and Spelling:
As before, maths homework is set each Monday on Mathletics. This is to be completed by the Monday of the following week.  Please continue to practice all times tables and their related division facts frequently.  Y5 pupils did well in last year’s times table test which has been vital in our recent work on formal division and fractions. Your child can continue to use TTRS as this is what we also use in school.  A spelling rule will be introduced on Mondays, and throughout the week lessons and activities will be completed based on this rule. Over the course of the half term, we will send home a spelling homework to consolidate spelling patterns taught in school.

Home Learning Project:
The challenge this term is to take photos of any graffiti you see and send us photos via email (year5@kelvingrove.lewisham.sch.uk). We would like to know what you think of the graffiti you photograph and whether you believe it to be a piece of art or crime. This project needs to be sent to us by Friday 5^th July 2024.

Important Dates:
Local trip to the streets of Penge to look at and sketch street art (Lavender: Wednesday 5^th June, Violet: Thursday 6^th June 2024)

Trip to the Planetarium at Greenwich Observatory is Tuesday 9^th July 2024.

Other information: Please remember the healthy snack for playtime e.g. a piece of fruit or a cereal bar, for snack time.  No crisps or chocolate bars please. Also, the snack can not contain nuts or seeds.  Please encourage your child to wear full school uniform each day, apart from on P.E. days and to keep jewellery to a minimum.  Children are only permitted to wear stud earrings and standard watch (no smart watches please).

Thank you, and as always if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.

Mrs Cooper and Mr Gough