1. Welcome
to Year 5

2. Year 5 Team Mr Walker Ms Doyle Miss Wragg
Pack will provide dates of key events for the year... Including trips, Christmas concerts, class assemblies and school masses and liturgies.

3. give your child the best start to their day!
Punctuality
give your child the best start to their day!

4. School Times Gates open/ soft start at 8.45 am
Register closes at 9.00 am
Learning finishes at 3.15 pm
Soft start is a time when children will be asked to respond to marking, lessons will start at 9.00 am and learning will finish at 3.15 pm after which children will be released for the end of the day.

5. Attendance Good attendance is important to ensure good progress
Attendance below 90% is now categorised as persistent absenteeism
Term time leave will only be authorised in exceptional circumstances
HT to authorise term time leave , holidays cannot be authorised, in case of illness

6. Uniform · Bottle green sweatshirt with school logo
· White or green polo shirt
· Pinafore dress, grey skirt or trousers
· Black or dark sensible shoes
· Plain white/grey/black socks tights
· Plain black/white or green hijab
PE Kit—Plain, St Mark’s green or white t-shirt, plain dark coloured or white shorts, plain tracksuit, black plimsolls
No jewellery unless for religious reasons
All long hair to be tied back – regardless of gender
Please ensure your child is wearing the correct uniform, school shoes
Uniform at St Mark’s
In preparation for the new academic year in September please can I remind parents and carers of the school uniform expectations. 

7. We are a healthy school!

8. Topics in Year 5 Smashing Saxons History led topic Out of this World!
Science led topic
The World Goes Pop!
Art led topic
Fight For Freedom
History led topic
Mayan Civilisation
The Circle of Life
Overview of topics and learning - examples of activities that might be completed -

9. P.E. - Tuesday & Wednesday
Music – Wednesday
Swimming – days for PE – PE kit. Music tuition opportunities

10. Thorgil the Viking Greenwich
Trips and Visits
Thorgil the Viking Greenwich
Tate Modern
Synagogue
Residential
Where to, packed lunch including free school meals, parents helping, payment

11. How well is my child doing?
Parent consultations
Informal meetings with parents
Report to parents
Appointments can be made at any point with the teacher and/or a member of the senior leadership team

12. Assessment
We will be assessing children against end of year objectives set out in the National Curriculum
During the year we will be assessing whether your child is on track to meet those objectives
At the end of the year children will be assessed using the following:
Working below the expected standard for the year group (10% to 49% of the curriculum) The pupils uses the criteria rarely
Working towards the expected standard for the year group (from 50% to 79% of the curriculum) The Pupil uses the criteria sometimes.
Working at the expected standard for the year group (between 80% to 100% of the curriculum) The pupil uses the criteria often.
Working at greater depth within the expected standard for the year group. The children are able to independently apply their knowledge and understanding across other areas of the curriculum.
The on track judgement will be made by assessing the number of objectives already met and the way in which a child has embedded those objectives and uses them independently. The end of year judgement will be judged by the % of objectives met

13. Home Learning
English: daily reading – to be recorded in reading records. Spelling words to learn.
Maths: weekly times tables practice and a task relating to the topic currently being studied. This may be on a worksheet or on mymaths website.
Topic: An open ended topic-related task once each half term.
When, what expectations of child and teacher including reading spellings will be part of homework with an activity to support learning of spellings but there will be no test as with tables

14. English Teaching Year 5 Reading Guided Reading
Each class has a daily session.
Will read with the teacher or other adult multiple times each week.
Other activities include pre reading and comprehension questions.

15. Reading at Home What we ask of you: 15-20mins daily reading.
Reading diary in school everyday.
Ask your child about what they’ve read.
Initial or comment the diary each day.
Talk about and enjoy books at home and read aloud to your child – whatever age they are!

17. Writing Power of Reading
Quality texts which stimulate writing in a range of genres

18. Writing Lessons involve:
Discussion and drama
Deconstruction of examples
Teacher modelling – shared writing
Clear success criteria
Opportunities to improve and edit writing
Guided writing groups
Feedback and support from the teacher

19. Contact us:

20. Any questions?