1. Maadi British International School Welcome to Year 5LK

2. The Class Teaching Team n Class Teacher – Mrs Kangas n Teaching Assistant – Mr. Rob

3. A little about me… n Warwickshire, England n 22 years n UK, Kenya, Germany, Hong Kong n 2 nd time at MBIS n Husband from Finland n Design and Technology n MA in Education: Bath University

4. Year 5 Subjects n English n Mathematics n Science n ICT(specialist teacher) n Second languages (specialist teacher) n Physical Education (specialist teacher) n Music (specialist teacher) n Art and design/Design and technology n PSHE/RE n History/Geography

5. English n Spoken language n Reading – word reading, comprehension and reading for enjoyment n Writing – spelling, handwriting and composition n Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation

6. Mathematics n Number – number and place value n Number – addition and subtraction n Number – multiplication and division n Number – fractions n Measurement n Geometry – properties of shapes n Geometry – position and direction n Statistics

7. Our timetable… n Will be uploaded to the website n Timetables are flexible to meet the needs of the children

8. Routines n Home and school book n Reading book n Homework n PE kit on Sunday n Library book on Wednesday n Swimming kit on Wednesday

9. Home Learning… n Reading 20 minutes per night n Homework schedule Sunday – Spellings (30 minutes) Monday – Maths (30 minutes) Tuesday – English (45 minutes) Wednesday – Maths (15 minutes) Mental Maths (15 minutes) Mental Maths (15 minutes) n MBIS Home Learning Policy and Guidance for Parents is available on the school website

10. How to help your child with home learning n Establish a routine with your child: a set time and place for home learning to be done n Check what tasks have been set and that your child understands what needs to be done n Encourage independence: facilitate not dominate!

11. Expectations In Year 5, the children will be encouraged to: n Further develop their ability to work independently n Pack their own bags n Bring their own stationery - pencil - pencil - rubber - rubber - pencil sharpener - pencil sharpener - coloured pencils - coloured pencils - small ruler with cm markings - small ruler with cm markings

12. Reward systems n Class rewards include house points, responsible tasks eg. collecting house points, golden book awards, praise. n House system – contributing to team success

13. Looking ahead… n Theme days n Trips – Cyprus 24 th – 27 th May n Events – Book Week n Middle school production – Term 2 n Class assembly – 16 th October n International family day

14. The Home School Partnership Lines of communication: n Open Door Policy n Home School Book n E-mail (ldenny@mbisegypt.com) n Appointment n Parent Consultations in October, February and June n Mid-year report in early February; End of year report in June

15. School Website After half term… n Key information about the year group including: curriculum, timetables, how you can help your child at home n Kidblog used to support home learning as appropriate eg. interesting websites

16. FOMBIS n Class Volunteer System (activities, coffee mornings, leaving gifts) n Hallowe’en Party - Thursday 30 th October n Jacqui Garib- jgarib@mbisegypt.com

17. Any Questions...?