Welcome to Year 5!

Your teachers are:

Mrs Chappell:     carolinechappell@stratton.cornwall.sch.uk 

Miss Barriball:    hannahbarriball@stratton.cornwall.sch.uk

Weekly Newsletter - 19 th December 2025

Well done to our amazing Year 5 class for reaching the end of term. We’re all feeling tired but full of festive excitement after a truly lovely week together. Thank you for your support and for making it so special.
Our Carol Service was wonderful. A huge thank you to everyone who attended – the children sang beautifully.
We had great fun making and decorating simple biscuits, embracing the inevitable sticky, creative mess. The results were delicious!  We’ve enjoyed winding down with festive crafts, stories, and games. 

On Wednesday, we dived even more into the festive spirit with Christmas Jumper day and a super delicious Christmas Dinner.
 

Party Day was a fantastic way to finish the term. Thank you so much for all the generous food contributions.

As always, any unopened leftover food items from the party will be donated to Bude Foodbank. Thank you for helping us support our local community.

On behalf of the Year 5 team, we wish you all a restful, happy, and healthy Christmas break. Enjoy the time with your families, stay well, and we look forward to seeing everyone refreshed in the new year.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Miss Barriball and Mrs Chappell

Important Dates:

• Monday 5th January - start of Spring term

• W.C 19th January - year 5 swimming

• Tuesday 3rd February 2026 - Year 5 assembly

HOMEWORK

Reading:
Please can your child read 5 times a week, preferably out loud. They have a reading log which will be checked every Friday morning. Please ensure their reading book comes in every day.

Maths:
We are asking everyone to complete 10 Garage sessions per week and 5 Soundchecks (15 minutes). Pupils can then play games of their choice once this is complete.

Spelling:
Teachers will check the Spelling Shed online logs every Friday. This assignment involves them playing 10 spelling games (there are 10 questions per game) linked to their learning in school. If you encounter any difficulties, please let us know as soon as possible.

Important messages/information:

SPARE SHOES:
Please put spare trainers in your child’s bag. In the event of rain, wet play and PE are result in wet, damp shoes. Thank you.