WELCOME TO YEAR 5 (2024–25)
THE TEAM
5PB Teachers:
Mrs Sharon Porter
Mrs Marie Beckett
5W Teacher:
Mrs Rachel Walters
THE SCHOOL DAY
The school day finishes at 4.00pm in Year 5.
7.30 am Breakfast club (optional)
8.00 am
Pupils may be dropped off at the playground, where they will be supervised. Alternatively, children may be dropped off at the Pen in the morning and will be greeted by a member of staff.
8.25 am Bell is rung to line up for registration
8.35 – 9.10 am Matins – Tuesdays and Fridays in St Mary’s Church
3.50 pm Years 3 and 4 end of school
4.00 pm Years 5 and 6 end of school
4.00 – 6.00 pm Clubs (optional) / extended day provision (optional)
UNIFORM, BELONGINGS & SNACKS
SCHOOL UNIFORM
The main school uniform and sports kit remains the same in Year 5.
CLOTHING
As in Year 4, the children may use a pair of old outdoor trainers for playtime.
MOBILE PHONES
In Years 5 and 6, if your child is walking to school and you would like them to have a phone; they may drop it off at the school office before school and collect it again after school.
WATCHES
Children are permitted to wear a wristwatch, but please do not bring smart watches or fitbits.
STATIONERY
As in Year 4, children need a named small, single-layer pencil case (it must fit into a tray) containing a small set of headphones that can be plugged into their iPads, 3 HB pencils, rubber, sharpener, 15-cm ruler, 12 coloured pencils (max), scissors, glue stick and a fibre-tip Berol/ Swash/Stabilo handwriting pen.
In addition, a 30-cm ruler, 2 or 3 highlighter pens, a pair of mathematical compasses, protractor (ideally coloured), basic (not scientific) calculator, a thesaurus and an English dictionary can be kept in school.
SNACKS
Each day your child will need to bring:
• A named water bottle filled with still water.
• A morning and afternoon snack – it can be fresh or dried fruit or vegetables, fruit loaf, rice cakes, bread sticks, simple sandwich, crackers, popcorn, smoothies, cereal bar.
Snacks should be in a named small container (not a lunchbox) that can fit in your child’s tray. No chocolate or sweets and, as we are a nut-free school, no nuts or sesame (including houmous).
After-school snack – children doing clubs would benefit from an extra snack at the end of the school day.
Please remember to name everything!
GAMES & PE
The children will have one PE lesson and two afternoons of games per week. They will swim for the first half of the Autumn term and second half of the Spring terms (during their PE lessons). On games, PE and swimming days, children come to school in the relevant sports kit. Team sheets and information will be available on the sports website www.rsmsports.org. It is easiest to download this as an app to your phone (password will be sent separately).
GAMES DAYS
Autumn Hockey and football (to mid Nov) then rugby and netball
Spring Rugby and netball (to Feb half term) then hockey and football
Summer Cricket
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Monday PE kit PE kit
Tuesday Uniform Uniform
Wednesday Games kit Games kit
Thursday Uniform Uniform
Friday Games kit Games kit
HOMEWORK & REPORTING
Homework is set on Firefly. The following homework is set each week:
• Reading – 15 minutes of reading aloud and discussion of the text daily. Children should note this in the Reading Record Book.
• English or combined humanities and spellings – weekly (set on a Monday and due back the following Monday).
• Maths – weekly (set on a Thursday and due back on a Monday).
Each piece of homework should take approximately 40 minutes. Do let us know if you are supporting your child with their homework.
REPORTING
Parents’ Evenings are held in the Autumn and Summer terms (you will receive a short written report on English, maths, social progress and targets in advance). A full written report will be received from all your child’s teachers in the Spring term.
YEAR 5 TOPICS & TRIPS
Each term there is an exciting cross-curricular topic:
AUTUMN TERM – Ice Worlds (famous explorers, the Arctic/Antarctic and climate change)
SPRING TERM – Out of Africa (creatures of Africa, geographical investigation and Fairtrade)
SUMMER TERM – War and Peace (life in WW2, code breaking and children in war)
RESIDENTIAL – The children will visit Bowles Outdoor Centre for two nights in the Summer term. The trip will take place from 30 April–2 May 2025.
INFORMATION & EVENTS
VIRTUAL YEAR GROUP UPDATES
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Once a term there will be a collective update from the Year 5 teachers. This will take place via Microsoft Teams and provides an opportunity for teachers to talk about the children’s learning and activities, and for parents to ask general questions
CURRICULUM EVENING – In September.
SOCIAL MEDIA – Follow the school’s Instagram and Facebook accounts to see lots of the fun activities that take place on a day-to-day basis
SCHOOLSBUDDY APP
Has details and takes bookings for :
• Breakfast club and after-school care
• Clubs
• Trips
• Events
• Holiday clubs run by Reigate St Mary’s New parents receive a log-in before the beginning of term.
FAMILY EVENTS
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THE WEEKLY BULLETIN – Includes a message from the Headmaster, a round-up of school news from the previous week and school notices. It is issued each week during term time.
THE PARENT PORTAL – Curriculum jigsaw maps, menus and school reports are uploaded here. It can be accessed via the school website and new parents receive a log-in before the beginning of term.
We hope to see you at our family events throughout the year. These include:
• Harvest Festival
• Christmas Concert
• Christmas & Easter Services
• Sports Day
FOSMA EVENTS
Please keep an eye on the Bulletin
