Mrs Dallimore, Mrs Dixson and Miss Williams are thrilled to work with you as we support your child in the next steps of their academic, social and personal development.
We have planned lots of exciting and engaging lessons which we are confident will arouse curiosity, deepen understanding and motivate the children to achieve their very best.
PE
Both classes will have PE on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Please remember to wear PE kit on both days. Some children are doing swimming on a Tuesday so must bring their kit in a bag.
Forest School
For Term 5 and 6, Y5 will have Forest School every other week. The dates are: Wednesday 30/4, 14/5, 4/6, 18/6, 2/7 and 16/7. Please ensure your child is dressed appropriately for the forecasted weather and any outdoor activities we may do. They will need to bring their PE kit in a spare bag to change into.
Mini-Police
Year 5 Mini-Police will move forward as a 9 week programme on Wednesday afternoons across T4 and T5.
Reading
As part of homework, all children are expected to read at least 3-4 times a week. Please sign the reading record. We aim to check this everyday.
Children will be given a book to match their level after their initial assessments but may also take another book of their choice (which an adult could share with them). They may also read books from home alongside their level book. Once children have finished a book, they must do the accelerated reader quiz for this. This can be done at home or in school.
Class books that we are reading in Term 5 are: Tom’s Midnight Garden by Phillipa Pearce.
Spellings
Spellings will be set via our homework link on the school newsletter and written in their new homework books. Spellings will follow a letter pattern or rule, of which we ask you to think of words to practise, and their 6 tested words will be from the Year 5/6 statutory word list. We will practise spellings daily in school. Some children will have alternative spellings and phonics sessions to plug gaps. Children will be tested every Monday.
Homework
Homework will be set on Monday to be in the following Monday. We will provide adapted activities for some children with SEND plans. These are sent via the homework link on the school website.
Homework will consist of some a 15 minute Garage activity on TTRS and two set assessments from Doodle Maths. They will also have their spellings to practise and books to read as mentioned above. We would also love if children wanted to complete an activity from the Citizenship and Character Award.
Our Learning
Details of learning in our class can be found in Our Learning pages. The curriculum map below is a summary overview for the year:
We had such a fantastic day in the woods today! After our walk to the clearing, we started with a group chat about setting boundaries to help everyone stay safe. Then we played several rounds of “1, 2, 3, Where …
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Some children were fortunate to visit Longleat this week on a trip organised by the Rotary Club. Highlights included a boat trip to feed the sea lions and the safari.
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What a day! The mini-police cadets spent the day at PSJ Recreation Ground today. They worked in teams on a scavenger hunt and in a game of rounders. After a picnic lunch and some fun on the play equipment, they …
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Well done Year 5 on a lovely Forest School today! We had a brilliant time whittling some very dry wood which added a good challenge! In our free play we were able to do leaf printing, bug hunting, den building …
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On Wednesday, our Mini-Police cadets were invited to help out at the American Museum in Bath. The first job of the day was to build two ‘dead hedges’ which serve to attract wildlife to the gardens. Working in teams, the …
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A huge well done to Year 5 who had to have Forest school on the field today due to SATs. They were very sensible and respectful and enjoyed playing in this new space. We played some fun games including bear, …
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In Mini Police this week, our cadets were taught basic CPR before having an opportunity to practice this on the ‘Annie’ dolls. They were also shown how a defibrillator works which was very interesting. Thank you James from St John’s …
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On Tuesday, a team of Year 5 & 6 boys and girls competed in the MNSP tag rugby tournament at Norton Hill School. Our team communicated well, demonstrated great sportsmanship and excellent skill, leading PSJ to third place out of …
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The mini-police were out and about again in the village this afternoon – this week helping to plant the beds in PSJ’s Jubilee Garden. This was hot and thirsty work so the mini-police also enjoyed a refreshing drink and a …
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