Year 5
Remember to check our X Page @StJosephsW and the school page on ClassDojo to see any photographs and information about our learning in Year 5!
Introduction:
Welcome to the Year 5 page. Here you will find essential information as the year progresses. For regular updates, please ensure you are linked to our class dojo page and school twitter account.
You can make direct contact with me via the Y5 class dojo.
If you have a general query, please email schooloffice@stjosephs-wallasey.wirral.sch.uk and we shall endeavour to reply as soon as we can.
Staff team:
Mr Clare - Class teacher
Mr McGovern- PE/MFL/PSHE teacher
Miss Sheldrake - Teaching Assistant
PE day and Expectations:
Year 5 PE will be on a Tuesday morning until further notice. Please ensure they are in correct kit each week.
PE kit is white t-shirt and black shorts/joggers, a green hooded sweatshirt and a pair of trainers. All kits should be unbranded, but can have the school badge on if you wish.
School day timings:
School opens: 08:45
Lesson start: 9:00
Break: 10:15-10:30
Lunch: 12:15- 13:15
End of day: 15:30
Attendance and Expectations:
As a student in this school, it is expected that pupils will attend all classes and arrive on time. Regular attendance and participation is crucial to success in school as it will allow students to stay up-to-date with the material, engage with their peers and receive timely feedback from their teachers.
It is expected that students will make every effort to attend all classes in year 5. If they are unable to do so, please notify the school office in advance.
Extra-curricular
Year 5 have plenty going on outside the classroom!
We will be attending swimming lessons each afternoon from October 6th until October 17th at Guinea Gap.
Bikeability will be running sessions for cycling proficiency from Tuesday 4th November until Friday 7th. Shortly after, we will be away on residential from 19th - 21st November. Then, we are attending the Floral Pavilion for a pantomime in January!
In the spring term, children will also be given the opportunity to perform in the NOW! Festival. More details to follow.
Home learning expectations:
Homework is given out on a Friday and is due by the following Wednesday each week.
Homework will include maths, grammar and reading based on the current topics being taught.
Students are encouraged to bring home an accelerated reader book each week. This correlates with their latest reading assessment attainment. Please return when it is completed or the student wishes to change.
Reading for pleasure is also highly encouraged, this can be anything they enjoy which is appropriate to their reading level
The importance of reading:
Reading is important in Year 5 because it helps develop essential language and cognitive skills. By reading, students can improve their vocabulary, comprehension, and critical thinking abilities. It also exposes them to various genres and ideas, expanding their knowledge and imagination. Additionally, reading helps foster a love for literature and a lifelong habit of learning.
‘A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. A man who never reads only lives one’ George R.R Martin
Please note: Recommended reads for Y5 are linked in the column below, as well as the links for TT Rockstars, Spelling Shed and the long term overview.
Feel free to visit the Owl online library for some free eBook options, found here:
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page