10th September 2007

We would like to start this week by thanking all the children for coming back to school looking so smart and with with fantastic attitudes and behaviour.

We spent Wednesday, Thursday and Friday getting used to school routines and getting to know each other.


This week will be spent assessing the children so that we have a clearer idea of what each child's targets are and how we can plan work so that the children achieve their full potential.

There will also be a lot of other activities going on this week.


Housekeeping!


This blogspot will be updated every weekend in preparation for the week ahead. We will include details of everything your child will be learning, ideas of how you can support your child and websites which can you can access at home to continue what has been learned at school. If there is anything which we haven't included and you feel would be useful, then please do let us know!

PE


PE in year 5/6 this year will take place on a Thursday and Friday, please ensure that your child's PE kit is in school this week as we will be starting.

Thursday's PE session will be taken by Mr McGreal and Friday's PE session will be taken by your child's class teacher.


Conway


There are still some outstanding medical forms for the Conway trip. We really can't stress how important it is for these to be sent in, we need to send them off to the centre as soon as possible so they can prepare themselves for our arrival.

On Thursday at 6.30pm somebody from the Conway Centre will be holding a meeting in school about your child's trip. This is your opportunity to find out what they will be doing while there and also to ask any questions about the centre.

Mrs Morgan will also be at the meeting, so if you need to ask any questions or are worried about anything then please do not hesitate to speak to her.


Cycle Training


We have been offered the opportunity for some children have cycle training, unfortunately there were only 12 places available.
To make the selection process fair we drew name from a hat.
If your child was selected you should have recieved a letter on Friday about it.
Your child will need their bike and helmet on Monday, for training which will commence at 1.15pm.
Obviously training on the Conway week will be cancelled but you should have all the other dates for the training on your letter.


Homework


Homework will begin next week for Year 5/6, although spellings will be sent out this week. Each week, your child will receive a set of spellings, which they need to learn for a spelling test on Fridays. We would also like them to use these spellings, to create a series of sentences, to develop their vocabulary, punctuation and sentence structure. They will also bring home a piece of numeracy and literacy to be completed on a weekly basis. Literacy and Numeracy will be given out on MONDAYS to be returned on THURSDAYS.

Science homework will be given out on WEDNESDAYS to be returned on TUESDAYS. We would ask that you sign and date your child's homework before they hand it in.

Induction meeting

We will be holding our annual induction meeting on Tuesday 18th at 3.15pm for parents of children in Years 5 and 6. We will be discussing all the issues that are important throughout the year, as well as giving you the opportunity to ask us anything that can help to support your child's learning. We look forward to seeing you there

Finally, your child should bring home their diary EVERY day for you to read and sign. This blogspot is a means of communicating activities and news for all of year 5/6, but the diary is an individual way we can inform you of your child's progress. It can be difficult to get your child to read aloud at this age, but you can still check their understanding of the text, by asking them questions about what they have read. We love reading your comments in the diaries and it gives your child a real boost to know that you are helping them in their learning.

Here's to happy week!


Year 5/6 Team.