Welcome to Year 5

Please come in and find a seat.

Year 5 team

Mrs Angell 5A

Mrs Pickering 5P

Miss Priya

Mrs Lussier 5A

Ms Younie 5Y

Ms Davis 5A

Miss Viola

Mr Pheasant

Our Vision To be a happy, diverse and inclusive community where everybody has confidence to aspire to be the best they can be, now and in the future.

Our Mission ●

We create a safe, caring and supportive environment enabling purposeful challenge through a dynamic and rigorous curriculum.

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We inspire and develop creativity and academic potential.

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We encourage global and social responsibility.

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We foster independence in thought and action. We strive to be:

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Motivated, life-long learners

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Inclusive, open-minded collaborators

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Compassionate, globally-aware citizens

Expectations for Year 5 Responsibility

Independence

Confidence

Organisation

To become more independent by organising and taking responsibility for their work and equipment. Learn to listen to and respect other people’s points of view. Develop their teamwork and cooperation skills.

To take responsibility for their own learning.

English Reading and writing are important tools for accessing the whole curriculum. English will be integrated within the inquiry unit. Reading – Main part of the daily routine. Your child may talk about independent or guided reading activities. These are aimed at developing individual skills. Focus is on comprehension and retelling. This is done through fiction and nonfiction texts that are relevant to our units of inquiry.

Writing – Often occurs as a whole class activity during the lesson. This can take the form of shared, group or independent writing. These sessions are very important. They give the children scaffolding and demonstrate a variety of writing tools, which will improve their understanding and skills. Explicit grammatical skills are taught within the context of the text type.

Spelling – An ongoing daily activity : access to a dictionary at home is important. Each child will have their own spelling journal. This will include their personal spelling as well as words from our unit of inquiry.

Teaching reading strategies The children are taught to read and comprehend in many different ways. Parents are a crucial part of the partnership which ensures that all our children have the opportunity to become good readers. This quote is from our essential agreement for home reading which can be found on the school website: “We believe reading is an essential life skill. The pursuit of regular reading results in enjoyment, entertainment, escapism, education and enables empathy. We agree that home reading is an opportunity to practise essential reading skills including: · fluency · questioning · visualising · enrichment of vocabulary · use of background knowledge · retelling We agree that success in home reading results from a partnership between students, parents and teachers and if done well it will be an enjoyable and rewarding experience for all.”

Expectations •Each child will be given the chance to change their home reader regularly: In Years 1 to 3 this tends to be daily. In Years 4 to 6 children may keep chapter books for more than one day. •In Years 1 to 5 books are labeled with a colour which allows teachers to guide children to books which will develop their comprehension skills. • There are many books within levels and the reading ages they cover are broad so do not expect your child to move colours very often throughout the year. •Children in Years 2 to 6 are expected to access the online Reading Eggs program for a book twice a week. You will be informed of any changes to your child’s reading age so that they can choose appropriate books on Reading Eggs. •Children will record the title of their book in their journal.

• Home reading should be a fun time with your child not a chore. Keep the timing short, find a comfy, quiet space and have a chat about what your child is reading. This really helps to develop their comprehension skills. • Please sign your child’s journal to show that you have read with them and make a positive comment about their reading. • There is information about some aspects of comprehension at the beginning of the journal. • There will be information sessions on reading for parents and helpers later this month. Details will be sent via the Newsletter.

Maths : The main components: Number Pattern and Function Shape and Space Measurement Data Handling The emphasis is on understanding, therefore oral and written work explaining their methods and thinking will be major components. Use of mental and written strategies will be consolidated throughout the year. It is expected that the children have a sound recall of basic facts.

Flexible grouping is used to teach ‘Number’ to meet the individual needs of the child.

Primary Years Programme (PYP) All ESF Primary schools are now committed to following the Primary Years Programme. Success is measured by the children’s attitudes to learning, their ability to apply what they have learned and to problem solve.

www.ibo.org/pyp ◆

Throughout Year 5 the following learner profile characteristics are encouraged.

Principled

Knowledgeable Inquirers

Communicators

Open-minded

Courageous Caring

Well-balanced Principled

Thinkers

Units of Inquiry Unit 1 & 2

Unit 3 & 4

Unit 5 & 6

• Who We Are – Social and Emotional Skills • Where We Are in Place and Time - Human Migration (Sharing Unit) • Sharing the Planet - Water • How we Organise Ourselves - Big Business

• How the World Works - Energy • How We Express Ourselves – Identity

We aim to integrate all subjects in to the inquiry units, however some subjects will appear more strongly in certain units. It may be necessary to teach some strands separately.

Trips and visitors Unit 1 Cinema Visit Guest speaker (Tim Conroy-Stocker Educational Psychologist) Unit 2 Camp Parent guest speaker(s) wanted (Interesting migration stories) Unit 3 Visiting Speaker Water resource centre Crossroads Unit 4 Parent guest speaker(s) wanted (Business & Marketing) Prince Edward and Sham Shui Po shopping Shatin Junior Market Day Fair Unit 5 Guest speaker from En-trak Visit KJS Exhibition Unit 6 Consideration for a visiting artist LEAP

Homework Weekly Homework Homework will be given out on a Friday and handed in on a Wednesday, which may include Beacon or Web based activities. Homework will be listed on the weekly update. Homework will be either UOI, Maths or English.

Daily Homework Children are expected to read every night and learn their spellings.

Home School Diary ◆

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Your child’s home diary contains important dates and notes. It should be in school every day with your child. You can write notes to your child’s class teacher in the home diary or email them. Your child’s timetable is in the front / back of the diary and will change slightly each term.

Medical Information ◆ ◆

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Nut free zone including peanut butter. Inform the school as to any allergies or medical conditions that your child has. Medication must only be sent to school if ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY! If this is the case, you should provide: Doctors note, written request from parent, medication must be clearly labelled (type, dosage, doctor’s details) and must be brought in by a parent or parent representative and handed to school nurse.

Hear them read, discussing books and also reading to them.

Have realistic expectations and ensure they go to bed early, recommended 10 hours sleep.

How can I help my child?

Practise mental maths in everyday situations.

Foster independence and responsibility.

Don’t forget, play is still important!

Other Info All whole school letters are now only sent home with the youngest sibling. Letters are available on the school website: useful downloads, letters and information • PTA Bowling evening - September 11th • Swimming – 4 compulsory lessons, Sept 17th, Oct 8th, Oct 15th, Oct 29th Parent Consultations- Tuesday 6th October & Thursday 8th October •Camp information evening - 14th October •Year 5 Camp (Lei Yue Mun Holiday Village) 10th -13th November •Year 5 Bake Sale - December 1st •Christmas Concert - December 16th •Pizza lunch - February 23rd •International Food Fair - March 18th •Please ensure that your child is wearing the correct uniform: white trainers for PE uniform and black shoes for school uniform

Pencils (HB) Blue or black pen

highlighter

30cm ruler

Coloured pencils Felt tip pens

Glue stick (not liquid) scissors Sharpener

calculator

Eraser Protractor (angle measurer)

Whiteboard pen

Please make sure that all stationery is named and is regularly replenished.

I hope you and your child have an excellent year. ◆

If you need to contact us you can send a note in your child’s diary or email us at [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Thank you for your time.