Welcome to Year 5!

Your teachers are:

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

Mrs Drew:    hannahbarriball@stratton.cornwall.sch.uk

Year 5 Weekly Update

Upcoming dates:

• 16th June - KS2 sports day

• 19th June - PTA summer fayre

• 26th June - Beach day with 2-minute Beach Clean

• 1st July - SUP/surf lesson for Oak

• 7th July - SUP/surf lesson for Rowan

• 9th and 10th July - Transistion days

• 17th July - End of term

This week, our Year 5 children completed their assessments. I am incredibly proud of the resilience and aspiration they have shown throughout. A huge thank you to you as parents for ensuring your child arrived at school on time and ready to learn each day – your support made a real difference. Great attitudes all round.

I have noticed some excitement – but also nerves – among the children concerning the move to next academic year. Please reassure them that this is completely normal. We will be doing plenty of work in class to prepare them, and as always, please let me know if anything is worrying your child.

In PE this week, we have begun our orienteering unit. The children are already developing map reading skills, learning to navigate around the school grounds. It has been wonderful to see their teamwork and problem-solving in action.

In our writing this week, the children have been writing diary entries as Lucy from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. They have been focusing on using words to paint pictures for the reader and thinking carefully about paragraphing to organise their ideas. Some lovely, imaginative work has been produced.

A quick reminder that sports day is on Tuesday next week. The children know their house colours, but just in case they don't, please do get in touch and we can confirm it for you.

Please remember to pay and give consent for the surf and paddle boarding day.

Wishing you all a restful weekend.

Mrs Chappell and Mrs Drew

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.