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Croeso i Flwyddyn 5
Welcome to Year 5
Class Teacher: Mr. S Norman
LSAs: Mrs H Larcombe, Mrs G Fergusson and Mrs K Rowan will run Year 5 interventions for Literacy and Numeracy throughout the week.
Weekly PPA Cover: Health & Well-being lessons (P.E. and PSE) to be delivered on Friday (covered by Mr D Smith and Miss V Fletcher)
If you have any queries or concerns, please let me know! My contact details are below.
Communication:
Schoop - the school ID is 17699. Make sure you change your settings to receive Year 5 notifications.
Twitter - https://twitter.com/StDavidsCiWPrm Follow @StDavidsCiWPrm for regular whole school updates. Search #stdavidsciwyr5 to find content specific for our class.
Office Telephone: 02920 734308
Email: Email Mr Norman directly on year5@stdavidsprm.cardiff.sch.uk
Meet The Teacher - Mr Norman
HWB and Google for Education Classroom
In the unexpected case of a school or class closure, we will use Google for Education classrooms to deliver blended learning. Please login to Hwb using your child's details then go to Google for Education. Here are step by step instructions.
Go to https://hwb.gov.wales/ then click log in
Enter your child's login details
From the menu, choose Google for education (you may need to enter the Hwb username again)
Click the + sign to the right
Then click 'join class'
Enter the class code: o26uniy
Please email year5@stdavidsprm.cardiff.sch.uk if you cannot remember the password so I can send a reminder, or if the log in details are compromised so that I can reset the password.
This Hwb class will be used for a mixture of home and school based activities, and will be used again if another unplanned school closure is required.
Weekly homework can be found on our Google Classroom page. This should be completed online and submitted directly to Mr Norman using Google Classroom.
Each week, they will be asked to complete either a piece of numeracy or literacy based homework which will alternate from week to week.
There will also be a termly homework grid sent out based on our topic. Children may do as many homework tasks as they like over the course of the term. Please see below for this terms homework grid.
Children are allowed to complete their homework in whichever format they wish to choose. E.g Hwb, PowerPoint, homework book, posters, etc.
Spellings (Please see Google Classroom for this week's spelling pattern)
Welcome back to a brand new school year! I hope you've all had a lovely and well rested summer holidays. You will find everything you need to know to help prepare you and your child on this class page. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. We have lots of fun-filled activities planned and I very much look forward to an exciting and successful year!
Some things to remember:
- Year 5 drop off time is 8.30am and pick up time is 2.45pm until further notice.
- You will need to wear school uniform
- You will need to bring a healthy packed lunch (our school canteen is closed until September 21st)
- You will need to bring a healthy snack (fruit or veg)
- You will need to bring a bottle of water (labelled with your name)
- You will be provided with your own set of stationery.
- You will be dropped off by your parents at the main front gate where a member of staff will guide you to the Year 5 classroom
- When you arrive at school you will be asked to use the hand sanitiser provided.
- You will be back in class with all your class mates and you will be sat in rows facing forwards.
- At the end of the day, a member of staff will lead you down to the main gate where you will be collected by your parents.
Weekly Routines
PE - Our P.E. slot will be on Fridays. Your child will need black shorts/jogging bottoms, a white T-shirt or house coloured T-shirt and trainers. All PE will be outdoors so please also wear a jacket. Please wear your PE kit to school on Fridays. I will inform children of any one-off changes to PE days and will send a Schoop message to you as far in advance as possible.
Lunches - Our school canteen will remain closed until September 21st. Please make sure you bring a healthy packed lunch with you every day until further notice. You will also need a bottle of water, labelled clearly with your name. When school dinners resume, as we are a cashless school, dinner money is to be paid in advance via ParentPay.
Snack - Usually, a healthy fruit snack is available for each child for £1.50 per week or £10.50 per term (to be paid via ParentPay before 8am on Monday mornings).
However, we are currently unable to offer this as an option due to our Covid19 regulations.
Therefore, we are asking that children bring their own healthy snack (fresh fruit or
vegetables) until further notice.
Spring Term 1 Curriculum Topic
Our topic for the first half of the Spring term is all
about Welsh Myths & Legends.
Here are the skills we will be developing throughout the first half of the Spring Term
VIP - Learner of the Week
Congratulations Lexi. You have worked so incredibly hard in every lesson this half term. I am very proud of you.
Reading - Reading is an extremely important part of your child's learning. We will take every opportunity to try and listen to your child read throughout the week, therefore, we would kindly ask that you ensure your child's reading book and diary are returned to school and are available on a daily basis. Pupils will also take part in group guided reading sessions everyday, where we will look at specific reading skills. Please try and support your child in reading every evening, encouraging them to read aloud and to complete their reading record each time they read.
Oxford Owl Free E-Books
To access the free Oxford Owl e-books, please visit https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home and log in using the details below.
Username: stdavidsnorman
Password: stdavidsyr5
Spelling - Children will have weekly spelling sessions in school which will focus on a new spelling pattern. Children are encouraged to use these spelling patterns in lessons throughout the curriculum. We will not carry out weekly spelling tests. We will send spelling lists home for children to practise and in class we will be completing spelling activities and games which are designed to help reinforce the spelling patterns.
Online Safety
For information about supporting your child with using the internet safely, please click on the following link:
https://hwb.gov.wales/zones/online-safety/key-information/primary-learners/
Oxford Owl Free E-Books
To access the free Oxford Owl e-books, please visit https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home and log in using the details below.
Username: stdavidsnorman
Password: stdavidsyr5
Corbett Maths - 5-a-day Challenges
https://corbettmathsprimary.com/5-a-day/
White Rose Maths - Reasoning Challenges
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/
Language Nut - Activities and Games to learn Welsh, German and other foreign languages
Language Nut is a great learning resource for practising Welsh, German and lots of other modern foreign languages
If you have not got your log in, please contact year5@stdavidsprm.cardiff.sch.uk and I will send it out to you
https://mathsbot.com/ - Great for online visual manipulatives
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ - Great online games for curriculum areas
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn - BBC Bitesize
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2literacy.html - Lots of online games linked to different areas of the curriculum
https://www.learn-welsh.net/welshgames - Online Welsh games
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