Presentation MeetingYear 5

Thursday 12th September 2013

Staff

• Miss Chadha - Beech• Mrs Parmar – Sycamore• Teaching Assistants:• Mrs Daly• Miss McGillivary• Miss Manjdadria• PPA Cover• Miss Buton – French teacher• Mr Robson – PE Coach

A day at school

• Break times – 10:15 – 10:30am• Lunchtime – 1 hour and 5 minutes 12:00 – 1:05pm• PPA cover – different teachers. French and PE.• Library/ICT weekly• PE days (indoor/outdoor/swimming)

Literacy

Fiction•Novels and stories by significant children’s authors•Traditional stories, fables, myths, legends•Stories from other cultures•Older literature, Film narrative, Dramatic conventions

Non-fiction•Instructions•Recounts •Persuasive writing

Poetry•Classic/narrative poems •Choral and performance

Reading

• Guided Reading• Importance of reading regularly at home and

learning spellings. • Reading records• Library books• Book bags

Maths

•Block A: Counting, partitioning and calculating:•Block B: Securing number facts, understanding shape:•Block C: Handling data and measures •Block D: Calculating, measuring and understanding shape •Block E: Securing number facts, relationships and calculatingPlease see the hand-out which contains more details on the objectives.

Foundation SubjectsAutumnScience – Keeping Healthy, Changing soundsHistory – Victorian Britain ICT – Graphical modelling, Analysing dataPSHE – We’re all stars, Be friendly, be wiseMusic – Investigating rhythm and patterns PE – Tag Rugby, Hockey, Dance and GymnasticsRE – Sikhism, Spirituality through ArtFrench – Tell me a story, Our sporting livesDT – Designing a musical instrument Art – Objects and Meanings

SpringScience – Gases Around Us, Lifecycles History – VikingsGeography – Investigating CoastsICT – Evaluating Information, Introduction to spreadsheetsPSHE – Living long, living strong, Daring to be different Music – RoundsPE – Netball, Tennis, SwimmingRE – Initiation practicesFrench – Carnival of animals , What is the weather like?DT – Moving ToysArt – Containers

Foundation Subjects

Summer Science – Changing State, The Earth and BeyondGeography - WaterICT – Controlling Devices, Monitoring environmental

conditionsPSHE – Dear Diary, Joining In and joining upMusic – Space JourneyPE – Athletics, Cricket, Dance and GymnasticsRE – Islam, Seeds for unityFrench – Healthy Eating, I am the music manDT – BiscuitsArt – Talking Textiles

Foundation Subjects

Homework

Homework completed in booksReminder about reading, spellings, MLE and Mathletics.

Marking

General Reminders

• Please make sure that book bags are in school every day

• Water bottles• All school clothes and PE kits named (uniform

lists are on website)• Call office if your child is absent.• No holidays in term time