Year 5 - Weekly reminders 22nd May

We hope you're having a wonderful week! Here's a roundup of important information and upcoming events:

9th June: Father's day gift shop (please bring in a named bag to put presents in)
10th June: Districts training (selected pupils only need to wear PE kits)
11th June: Music Festival performance. We need two parent helpers (DBS checked) to support with the rehearsal morning. Final push for payment for the music festival, please contact the office. For the evening performance, children must be dressed not in Summer uniform (shirt and tie, but no jumpers as it gets very hot on stage!)
12th June: Districts at Garons (selected pupils only)
13th June: Class photos (please check uniform!)
17th June: First aid training takes place. Please ensure payments are made, refer to the letter to see what is included.
20th June: Wild West all day - letter to follow.
23rd June: Scholastic book fair in the main hall after school.
25th June: Geography walk to Hockley Woods - we would love to have parents to support please contact the office if you are available to help (morning only)
27th June: Miss Jackson's 24 hour danceathon - children will be invited to join in more info to follow!
1st July: DT day - we still need DBS checked parents to help please contact the office.
2nd July: PE challenge day (selected pupils only)
9th July: Year 5 experience day at Greensward (all children, letter to follow)
11th July: Residential - finalising arrangements, more info to follow!
18th July: Disco!

Important Reminders & Updates

Music Festival Practice: We had a successful music festival practice on Tuesday! The children showed great effort in learning the songs. For the last song, please see this Makaton video (only need to learn the chorus actions).
Arithmetic Intervention: Letters will be sent home today for our Thursday morning arithmetic intervention.
Arithmetic Assessment: Children completed their arithmetic assessment this week. It's important to aim for 75% (24/32) to support them as they go into year 6. Please continue to practice questions they are getting incorrect over half term.
PSHE: This term, we have held discussions around people's feelings and emotions. How children behave towards other children can affect mental health and self esteem in positive and negative ways. We have asked children to be considerate of the words they use with others and how reporting to an adult is important. We want to make sure all the children in our school are happy and safe when they come to us.
Homework: There will be no homework set. Instead, please continue to read with your child and go through the arithmetic assessment.

Spellings to be tested after half term (challenge words): immediate

sincere

changeable

afterwards

referring

knight

doubt

amateur

ancient

deceive

Have a lovely half term and we can't wait to see the children when they return on 9th June!