School Council Elections will take place on Friday 13th October. Posters and presentations will need to ready for Monday 9th October so that we can finalise the list of nominees for each class. The manifestos will then be presented to the rest of the class during the week.
Let the campaigning begin!
Just a reminder that the Year 3 performance of the Harvest Festival takes place next Tuesday at 2pm. This year it will take place here at school.
Should the children wish to bring in a Harvest Box, could they do so on Wednesday 11th October as the GVS will be in to collect and distribute them from Thursday onwards.
Most of the children in the year group remember their Harvest Service from when they were in Year 3 and how important these Harvest boxes are to the elderly in our community. Many received replies of thanks to their letters so they are welcome to add their own letters and cards to their boxes. Please use the school address for replies.
We are introducing Digital Leaders across the school. One Digital Leader will be chosen per class and they will have various responsibilities including being a technical expert within their class and helping their peers to use digital technology. They will also be responsible for ensuring that the iPads are charged and looked after carefully. The Digital Leaders will be required to attend regular lunchtime meetings with all the other Digital Leaders where they will learn their responsibilities and be taught how to use apps more confidently as well as learning to use new apps which they can then show their class.
Interested children will be asked to apply for the role by filling in an application form. This process will start to give them awareness of the real world of work and how you have to apply and interview for a job.
The children have had an assembly to introduce them to what being a digital leader will involve and have brought home an application form if they are interested. Please talk about the role with your child and help them to fill in the application form if they would like to apply. It needs to be returned to your child’s teacher by Friday 13th October.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs Karia.
Literacy – This week we will be exploring settings as part of our work on ‘How to Train Your Dragon’. These setting will focus on living on an island, which we know a lot about already. This week’s spelling focus will be to continue to practise plural endings.
Numeracy – This week we have been enjoying playing the Rainbow Maths games that the children created as their homework task. They have come up with so many creative ways in which to practise their targets and we thank you for your support. We will keep these games in school as the children have enjoyed sharing them. Over the next week we will continue to look at recapping on mental and formal written methods for addition and subtraction, and then applying these strategies to word problems.
Jersey Trip Deadline – May we remind you that the deadline for registering your child and paying the deposit for the trip is the October half term. Should you need another copy of the letter then click below.
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School Council – Elections for the School Council will take place on Friday 13th October. Any child wishing to be nominated will need to have their posters and presentations ready for the week beginning 9th October so that the campaigning can begin!
Here’s to another busy week in Year 5!
Thank you for your continued support.
Year 5 team