Ashurst Primary School

Learning Environment

 Year 5 is an extremely exciting year. A chance for our children to develop their confidence, independence and cooperation through a wide range of activities. As a member of the Year 5 team, children are encouraged to do the very best they can at every opportunity and the range of experiences are ever increasing. Excellence is key to what we do, whether children are inspired by a particular text or an exciting Geography project.  Children will find our topics exciting which will make their experience in year 5 a rewarding one. 

Feelings of wellbeing are fundamental to the overall health of an individual, enabling them to successfully overcome difficulties and achieve their full potential. That's why at Ashurst Mental health and well-being are high priority.  We work hard to support the children to be happy and free from worry and anxieties. Therefore, we encourage the children to connect, be active, keep learning, help others and take notice. We also use wonderful stories to explore themes linked to mental health and  well-being. 

Our Learning Environment is specifically organised to be rewarding and stimulating. Children are encouraged to take ownership of displays and areas so that they grow with them throughout the year. English and Maths are obviously very important and the key skills to excel in these areas are evident in the classroom environment to support the children's learning. Help is never far away and children find examples of best practice close to hand. We have working walls and writing resources, all of which are designed to help with our children's learning. We are certain the children will learn from their time with us and demonstrate their learning through high quality work.

All individuals

Each child enters Year Five at a different stage. Therefore we treat every child as an individual and plan to cater for their individual needs. We understand that every child learns in a different way and has different interests and it is our aim to adapt our teaching to suit the children. We encourage their independence throughout, allowing them to take ownership of their learning and achievements and to understand how to solve problems on their own.

Rules and Routines

 At the beginning of the year, children are encouraged to contribute to our class rules and vision. This runs alongside the schools  policies and procedures and is expected to further improve the learning environment for all and in turn develop strategies for 'Behaviour for Learning'. Conversation and discussion are encouraged in Year 5 and is balanced with dedication to learn and succeed through quiet and independent work.        

Routine

• Doors open 8:45am
• Registration for Year 5 takes place at 8:55 am and the school day ends at 3:15pm 

Important things to remember: -

• Please provide a healthy snack for your child to eat at playtime.
• Each child can have their own water bottle on their desk, please provide these with their name on.
• We have PE every Monday and Wednesday– please ensure that your child attends school on this day in their PE kit  On these days children must wear the following PE uniform: Black jogging bottoms or black sports leggings , white PE tops , black hoody tops . Or a Summer PE kit : the usual red shorts and the white PE top.
• Swimming takes place in Year 4 from February each Monday. 
• There is a big emphasis placed on homework and extending learning beyond the classroom. This will usually consist of Math's activities (online), SPAG.com (online), Spellings (online), Reading Plus (online) and Times Table Rockstars (online)  but may at times relate to other subjects. Homework is set on a Friday and should be completed by the following Thursday – please ensure you bring back spellings to Miss Hunter and complete online tasks on time.   Children are expected to have rapid recall of all their times tables so it is essential children access Times Table Rockstars daily.  We recommend little and often and a multi-sensory approach can help children to learn.
• We will begin to send home reading books out as soon as we have read with your child. Returned books will go into a quarantined box before being returned to the library. Your child will select a new home reading book from the school library every Wednesday, if they need to change it.  We encourage the children to read at home every night but at least three times each week. This is part of the homework expectations and we appreciate your support with this. Your child has their own personal reading record for you to record their reading journey. We expect these to be completed every time your child reads their school book. 
• Topic webs will be uploaded onto this class page in the first week of each half term. Topic webs will inform you of the learning taking place and will provide a list of project homework activities to complete at home.  We are looking forward to you emailing in, or posting onto Seesaw, photos of your wonderful work for our class page on the website. 
• Children are asked not to bring any other personal items into school; we will provide all necessary stationery.
• And finally, we will continue to use SEESAW to facilitate additional homework tasks. This will enable staff to set work, monitor work and provide feedback online.