Welcome to Y5!

My name is Mrs. Kitchener and I will be teaching the Y5, Red Kites class this year. Throughout the week I will be ably assisted by Mrs. Woods and Mrs. Overson.

In school, I am the lead teacher for Art, Design Technology and French. I enjoy these subjects a great deal, but am always willing to learn more! Reading is a passion of mine, which I hope rubs off onto the children I teach. Every year I set myself a reading challenge. This year I aimed to read 65 books...I'm reading number 53 at the moment! This year the children will be joining me in taking part in our class reading challenge!

Out of school, I love to walk, swim, read, spend time with my family and my cocker spaniel, Leonard. You will hear a lot about him!

Y5 Important Information

Reading

Reading is the key that unlocks many doors... I expect children to read at least 5 times a week and make a note of their books and thoughts about them in their reading diaries. Please encourage your child to develop this habit. They will thank you for it!

Homework

I will set English and Maths homework every THURSDAY on Google Classroom and Century. The English and Maths homework will need to be uploaded by TUESDAY EVENING, of the following week. I will test spellings on THURSDAYS and the results will be sent home on FRIDAYS. If you are having any difficulties with Google Classroom or Century please let me know and I and I will do my best to help.

PE

Tuesdays and Fridays will be our PE days this year. On those days, the children will need to come to school wearing their PE kits.

Topics for this year

We have got some really exciting learning planned in Year 5.

Autumn 1 - Blackouts, Battles & The Blitz (WW2)

Autumn 2 - Around the British Isles

Spring 1 - Raid, Invade, Stayed - The Anglo-Saxons

Spring 2 - Journey into the Rainforest

Summer 1 - Raid, Invade, Stayed - The Vikings

Summer 2 - South America

Our topic this half-term is World War II. We will be holding an exciting Evacuee Experience WOW Day on Friday, September 12th. Details have been sent via Parentmail.

Watch this space for photos of our first week back and important information about life in Year 5!