Term 1 Week 2

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Dear Parents,

I would give the first two weeks of Year 5 a perfect ten! We survived two weeks of swimming, wrote daily in our gratitude journal, got to know each other, created a pet wall, are currently reading Michael Bauer's novel 'Just a Dog,' learned about having a growth mindset, were inspired by 'Austin's Butterfly,' were visited by Charlie and Lola (two orphaned possums), had a water balloon fight and somehow managed to squeeze in some diagnostic testing, spelling, writing and maths!




Here is our Term 1 Timetable... please note that on Monday and Tuesday we will require our teal shirt sport uniform as the children have Dance and Sport, and on Friday our coloured faction shirt sport uniform.



Our new school Homework Policy. The Curriculum Team have indicated that moving forward, students are to have only Reading and Times Tables practise as homework.
The 'Reading Opens Doors' Challenge I implemented in Week 1 of this term fits the bill perfectly, the aim being to change the culture around books. Each child has a copy of the Reading Challenge poster glued into their Homework Book and is encouraged to target one of the challenges every week.




Due to Covid 19 restrictions, face to face parent meetings are not permitted. If you wish to discuss anything with me please email me to make a phone appointment.

In Week 3 the children will undergo PAT testing in Reading, Spelling, Grammar and Maths, as well as participating in a Wellbeing Survey. The results of the PAT tests give me an indication of your child's abilities and are useful in informing my teaching and lesson planning moving forward.

Have a wonderful weekend, and thank you for your ongoing support.

Warmly,
Anne Coltrinari













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