Dear Parents and carers,
Welcome to Year 5!
Click here to download our Autumn letter
Water bottles
Please bring them in! Children must only have water in the bottle which they use in the classroom (squash and fruit juice can be brought in for lunchtimes but cannot be drunk in the classroom as they are very sticky if spilt). Children are asked to place their bottle on the floor or the sink - bottles falling off tables are very distracting.
Jumpers
Please make sure your child's jumpers and/or cardigans are named so we can easily return them if they get left around the school or in the playground.
PE
PE will be on Monday and Wednesday. On those days appropriate PE kit should be worn, including appropriate footwear, e.g. trainers with shorts and t shirt, and when the weather gets colder a sweatshirt and tracksuit bottoms/leggings. Please no jeans or crop tops.
Homework
Every Friday we will post an overview of the week on Seesaw so you know what your child has been learning and have some specific questions to ask them. This is a speaking homework which we hope helps you to know a bit about what goes on in school and helps children to consolidate their understanding.
Spelling
We will be attaching a list of spellings for children to learn at the end of each spelling objective. Initially these will be common exception words from year 1 and 2, and statutory spellings from year 3 and 4 (we know this may seem strange but these words are frequently used and also frequently misspelt, even in year 5 and 6!). We will have a spelling test the following Monday and throughout the week we will help the children identify the words they need to learn and also strategies they can use to effectively remember them. Please support your child with learning their spellings.
Reading
All children should be reading regularly throughout the week. As your child gets more fluent and independent they may want to read alone, in their head, this is fine. However we ask parents/carers to check their child is understanding the story by asking them questions and also encouraging children to check the meaning of words/plots if they are unsure. All children will be give a reading record sheet this week. Once full, it can be brought back to school and exchanged for 2 tokens and a new record sheet. (We will also add a copy to Seesaw in case your child forgets to collect a new one).
Mobile phones
Mobile phones are only needed if your child walking home by themselves. Please fill in the online form below to give permission - https://www.fairlight.brighton-hove.sch.uk/school-office/medicine-administration/mobile-phone-permissions Please read the information carefully and share it with your child. Before allowing your child to bring their mobile phone, please bear in mind that our school does not permit their use for communication during the school day. Phones will sit turned off for the entire day inside a box in a locker.
Walking home alone
This may be something you start to think about as your child gets a little older. If you decide to allow your child to walk home alone at any point during the year please read the information on this link carefully and fill in the form to give your permission. https://www.fairlight.brighton-hove.sch.uk/school-office/medicine-administration/walking-home-permissions-form
Communication with Year 5 team & School
Please grab us at the end of the day or you can email workathome@fairlight.brighton-hove.sch.uk
Best wishes
The Year 5 team
Spellings for Year 5
Spelling words
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Year 5 List 1 |
Year 5 List 2 |
Year 5 List 3 |
Year 5 List 4 |
Year 5 List 5 |
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achieve attached available develop muscle persuade programme shoulder suggest symbol
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competition equip equipped equipment excellent interfere occupy physical twelfth vegetable
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amateur ancient frequently immediate immediately necessary opportunity relevant soldier stomach
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aggressive bargain bruise especially forty interrupt lightning profession queue sacrifice vehicle |
cemetery communicate convenience correspond curiosity definite desperate determined environment government restaurant |
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Maths
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Number facts practice...
Click on the link below to take you to our maths area where there are lots of links to practice your maths and number skills
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Number facts practice...
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