Turquoise 2024 - 2025

Miss Aherne

Welcome to Turquoise Class

Teacher : Miss Holly Aherne

Where only our best is enough

Welcome to Year 5!

I hope you have all had a lovely holiday and are reading for an exciting year of learning!

PE - Autumn 2024

Our PE lessons this half term will be on a Thursday.

Please ensure that your child wears PE kit on these days - including suitable trainers. Earrings, or any other jewellery cannot be worn. Long hair must be tied up.

Important dates for your diaries:

Y5 Bikeability - Week commencing Monday 9th September - Please see the letter at the bottom of the page for further information.

Y6 Parents SATs workshop - Monday 9th September at 5pm.

Autumn Parents Evenings - Monday 4th November and Thursday 7th November.

Turquoise Class assembly - Tuesday 12th November 2024.

Homework and spellings:

Each week, children will be given paper homework. This will consist of an English focused task (eg grammar/comprehension) and a maths focused task.

Homework will be set on a Friday and needs completing by the following Wednesday.

In addition to this, children must be learning their statuatory spellings. They will be given a copy of these. The children will also have a spelling task sheet from which they can select a task that they feel helps them to learn their spellings. It is also important for the children to be learning the definitions of their spellings to support their understanding of reading and comprehension texts. There will no longer be weekly spelling tests however children must continue working on their spellings each week at home and will continue to do so every day in class.

It is important that all children are learning their times tables up to 12 x 12. They need to be able to recall both multiplication and division facts as this is the basis of the year 5 and 6 maths curriculum. Learning these facts reduces the demands on the working memory and allows the children to focus more on the reasoning and problem solving element of the lesson.

The key advantages include:

Application in daily life.
Integral to developing basic mathematical building blocks.
Building confidence with more complex tasks.
Gaining a conceptual understanding of multiplication and deeper thinking process.
Improving problem-solving abilities.
Developing key skills and 'number sense'

How can you help?

Regular practise on TTRockstars

https://www.timestables.co.uk/

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/multiplication-and-division

Reading remains a key priority.

The power of reading holds the key to success – it not only underpins everything we learn about but it also stimulates curiosity, intrigue, an active imagination and helps us to think critically and analytically so let’s work together to make your child be the best reader they can be! You can help by listening to your child read and by reading to your child (bedtime stories are a wonderful way). Don’t forget to sign your child’s reading diary too – extra credits are given for this😊. Please aim for this to be done at least four times per week and ensure that your child is signing their reading record when they read independently too.

Your child does not have to always read to you. They can read to themselves or others. However, it is important to listen to your child regularly and support their reading and comprehension at home. Please ensure they are reading regularly (ideally daily) and that this is recorded in their diary.

At the bottom of this page you will find a helpful document to how you can support reading at home.

The children are also allowed to read books from home and complete reading quizzes on these too.

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Reward system

Credits are given to your children for their efforts, attitudes and behaviour. All credits earned go towards your child gaining their Bronze, Silver, Gold and Honours certificates, and finally the prestigious Badge (this is a special achievement, which is presented at the end of the year in our end of year assembly if enough merits are gained). Please remind your child to fill the credit book in so that the certificates can be given!

Important information

Remember - No jewellery is allowed in school except for stud earrings and watches.

Children MUST have long hair tied up - this is both boys and girls and includes fringes over the face.

Please make sure your child has their own water bottle in school which is clearly labelled with their name.

Contact Information

Can we please remind you to double check with the office that your contact details are up-to-date. Newsletters are on the website and have lots of key information and dates for you. Please make sure you are checking these regularly.

Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Good attendance really does make a difference!

Attendance matters and everyday counts!

Please ensure your child arrives on time and is ready for the school day ahead. If you have a problem, please let me know as soon as possible.

Missing school means missing learning and learning builds from one day to another.

Early Help

Early help and early intervention are forms of support aimed at improving outcomes for children or preventing escalating need or risk. If for whatever reason you and your child are struggling and feel you need help, please do ask. School staff may be able to advise, offer support or signpost you to the people and agencies who can help.

Thank you for your continued support,

Miss Holly Aherne

Accelerated reader - log in to complete your reading quizzes!

global-zone61.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/6701187

Free Audio Books for Children

Online thesaurus

Here is a video explaining how to use an online thesaurus as we know not everyone has a thesaurus at home. You know how much we love you to use ambitious vocabulary choices so this should be really helpful for you when doing your English work.