Year 5 Spring Term Coffee Morning

This term’s topics Ancient Greece Forces RE week on Easter and Judaism Trips/visitors Theatre trip Tuesday 26 th January Forest Schools Cooking

Homework Homework on website each Thursday Tasks set (1 large task or 2/3 smaller tasks) Reading – at least 3 times a week (Reading Plus can count as one if recorded in Reading Record book) Spellings – Sentences or Honeycomb activity for each word please. Test on Tuesdays On-going project

Music Musical instruments on a Thursday Wind band - tbc Children will also have regular music lessons with Mr Broadbent, as well as choir and singing practise, to meet other curriculum requirements.

School Uniform Boys White Shirt School Tie V-necked school sweatshirt Mid grey trousers (standard school style) Grey or black socks Black shoes (not trainers) Girls White Shirt School Tie V-necked school sweatshirt or cardigan Navy blue skirt or pinafore (standard School style), or mid grey trousers (standard school style, no bootlegs) White socks or navy blue tights Black or navy shoes (flat heel, school style only) Blue hair band as needed

P.E – Tuesday afternoons PE Kit – Boys and Girls PE Polo T-Shirt (in House Colour) PE Shorts (Navy with House Colour Stripe) House colours: - Mandela - Green; Victoria - Yellow; Brunel - Red; Teresa - Blue Tracksuit top in house colour Jogging bottoms (Navy) for winter months Trainers White Base layer – for winter and summer. This is available for purchase via our suppliers.

Parent helpers Thank you to those who helped last term! Reading, cooking, trips, forest schools…. Or anything else you can offer! If anyone is interested please let us know so we can then get the DBS process started.

Other dates House Cross Country competition Friday 15 th January Forest schools starts Wed Feb 2 nd – Westminster first 3 weeks then Buckingham class.