Meet the Teacher Evening Year 5 - Ridgeway Primary School

Meet the Teacher
     Evening
     Year 5

Meet the staff
                 Senior Leadership Team
Head Teacher                  Deputy Head teachers

Mrs Joanne                     Miss Gray   Mrs Gemma
Jelves                                     Middleton
                    Year group staff

Mr Connolly                                Mrs Masters
Miss Burrows                               Mr Lane
Miss Sanderson                             Mrs Timotheou
                                           Mrs Hadley

Class Teachers                     Teaching Assistants

Meet the staff
                      Office Team

     Mrs Ann      Mrs Julie       Miss       Mrs Judith
     Gallagher     Lunn          Georgie      Crook
                                Wollaston
Learning Mentor                      PE Teacher

    Mrs Derry                           Mr Lane

School Uniform
All children (Reception – Year 6) need:
 Royal blue crew neck sweat shirt or cardigan (please note navy is not
  permitted)
• White or red polo t-shirt or white shirt
• Grey school trousers/skirt/pinafore dress. Skirts should be knee
  length
• Grey/white socks or grey tights with black flat sensible school shoes
  (shoes are to be plain with no coloured logos )
• All uniform items can be worn with or without the Ridgeway logo.
• Summer uniform includes a blue gingham dress or grey knee length
  shorts
• Optional blue Ridgeway zip fleece and waterproof jacket
• Appropriate outdoor clothing must be sent into school daily

School Uniform
For PE all children (Reception – Year 6) need:
Indoors
Plain white T-shirt
Plain black PE shorts
black plimsolls
Outdoors
Plain black/ navy track-suit bottoms
Plain black/ navy fleece
Trainers

• Earrings must be taken out on PE Days - plasters will can only be used 6
  weeks after the piercing (it is expected that pupils do this themselves).

• All PE kits should be plain with no logos (except the school logo) or designs.

• If pupils do not have the correct PE kit after they have been reminded on
  one occasion and the parent has been informed, they will not be able to
  participate in PE lessons until the correct kit is supplied.

School Uniform
Jewellery and Headwear
On health and safety grounds, we do not allow children to wear jewellery to school (except
for a single small stud and watches), both of which will need to be removed for PE. We do not
allow headwear, including fashion bows, to be worn during class time or inside school
buildings, except for religious or medical reasons.

Glasses worn as a fashion accessory and not to correct poor eyesight, are not permitted at any
time.

All clothing should be clearly labelled with your child’s name.

Make up and Cosmetics
Make-up and cosmetics (including nail varnish) are not considered appropriate or consistent
with our school uniform. The school does not permit such products to be worn by any
children, unless there is a specific event for which the Headteacher has given permission.

Hairstyles
Hairstyles should be smart and suitable for school at all times. Extreme cuts and styles are not
permitted at any time. This includes ‘tram-lines’ and the use of hair-dyes. All long hair (both
girls and boys) must be tied back at all times.

Water Bottles / Bags

Water Bottles
• Pupils in Years R– 6 should bring a water bottle to school each day
• Bottles should only be filled with water
• Pupils will get the opportunity to re-fill their bottles during the school
  day

Bags/ book bags
• All pupils will require a school bag to take home reading books,
  planners and letters
• Pupils will need a bag for their PE which should remain in school and
  will be returned at the end of each half term to allow the PE kit to be
  washed. PE Days will often change
• Bags should be small enough to fit into school lockers along with their
  coat

Break and Lunch Times
Break Sales
 • Pupils will be able to purchase a snack at break time – pupils should
   brink the exact change where possible
                                Toast 20p
                                Milk 20p

 Pupils should bring money in a named purse/wallet/envelope
 • In years 1 and 2 fruit is provided
 • In all other year groups pupils are able to bring a piece of fruit from
   home, to eat at break time, if they wish.
Lunch
In KS1 the government provide universal free school meals.
In KS2 school meals can be purchased (£2.20) for pupils using parent
pay or they can bring a pack lunch.

Please speak to the office staff if you are unfamiliar with Parent Pay or
need to set up an account.

Keeping us and you up to date
  Please inform the office staff as soon as possible if you change any of your
                    contact details or medical information
Messages from home
• Can be given to a member of the Senior Leadership Team on the door first
  thing in a morning and they will pass the message on
• Ring the school office
• Write a note in the pupils planner (although this will only be checked
  weekly)
• Write a letter to the class teacher
• Make an appointment to see the class teacher via the office
• Quick messages can be given to the class teacher as they release pupils at
  the end of the day.

Messages from School
• Pupils will be given a paper copy of letters requiring written consent
  (including club letters) to take home . All letters will be available to view on
  the school website and a text message will be sent home to alert you to new
  letters added.

Keeping Children Safe
The end of the school day
• Pupils will only be released to a familiar adult over the age of 16,
  if you wish your child to be collected by somebody different
  please inform the school office at the earliest opportunity so they
  can get the message to the Class Teacher by the end of the day
• Pupils will only be able to walk home if we receive written
  permission

Mobile phones
• Pupils mobiles phone in school are not permitted in school
• Y6 may bring their phone if they are walking home alone at the
  end of the school day. Phones must be given to their Teacher
  upon arrival at school and will be returned at the end of the
  school day.

What age? Legal minimum age
requirements for social media:

13
             13                 13

                              13
                           (Parental
16            13     permission required
                         if under 18)

•     Youtube is amazing: children have access to a wide range of
                      videos for educational and entertainment.

    •        The problem? A large number of children want to be “Youtube
                 celebrities” – this is very true of children at Ridgeway.

•           To become “Youtube celebrities” they want lots of people to view
                           and comment on their videos.

    •        This leads to children creating accounts and uploading videos
                        that anyone can watch and comment on.

•           Ridgeway frequently teaches about online safety and has online
              safety assemblies but parents must remain vigilant. Ask your
            children if they have Youtube accounts, ask to see their settings –
                            are their videos publicly viewable?

Social
    networking

    •18% of 9 to 10 year olds and 25% of 11 to 12 year
    olds have a Facebook profile

•   •14% accept all friends

    •Only half keep their profiles private

    •¼ give a false age

    •3% meet up with someone online that they have
    never met

Online Gaming
• Online games can easily become incredibly addictive,
  making you lost so much time. It is possible that you will not
  be able to concentrate on some activities, being absorbed
  in an online virtual world.

• Health issues can actually appear as you stay too much at
  the computer when you play these games.

• Your eye sight is shortened, your back can be hurt and
  relationships can be damaged as you become sedentary.

• When you have to also deposit money, it is so easy to end
  up losing a lot of cash as you keep wanting to gain more
  advantages.

• Stress levels can be really high and
quite unnecessary. Some people can
become victims of hypertension, which
is never a good thing.

Good to be Green!
‘Stop and Think’ Card      Yellow Card         Red Card (-10min/
(Warning)                  (-5min)               may be other
                                                consequences)

                        • Children will receive a sticker in
                          their planner if they have been
                          green all week.

                        • Parents will be given information
                          half-termly on their child’s
                          behaviour through the planners.

                        • Children who remain green will
                          be rewarded throughout the year.

Sanctions
• When a child is given a red card their parents will be informed by
  the teacher (in person/ by phone).

• Consequences for a red card can vary depending on the incident/s
   • 10min loss of Golden Time
   • Reflection time in the Hub (break/dinner)
   • Loss of privileges e.g. football/representing the school
   • Removal from their classroom
   • Lunchtime Exclusion/s
   • Full day/s Exclusion

• If your child starts to receive regular red cards then the decision may
  be taken to refer them to the Deputy Head (Miss Gray) for
  monitoring and a chart would be put in place as the first step.

Growth Mindset
Meet our Learning Characters

Termly Topics

Weekly Timetable

Differentiation/groupings
 We are lucky to have 3 teachers in Year 5
this year. This means we are able to work
with the children in 3, smaller classes of 20
 pupils each. This allows a more targeted
    approach to teaching and learning.
In some subjects we will group by ability,
  and in others we will keep our classes
                  mixed.

Spellings
Weekly Spelling Tests:
• Children will be differentiated within spelling lessons based on their
  abilities.
• Children will receive weekly spellings based on the rule they are
  learning that week. The words sent home will be unfamiliar words to
  challenge children to use new and exciting vocabulary in their
  writing.
• Year 2 and 3 will receive 6 spellings, Year 4 and 5 will receive 8
  spellings and Year 6 will receive 10 spellings.
  Year 5 will be tested on their spellings on a Wednesday and will be
                        given their new spellings.

Spellings
Half Termly Spelling Tests:

• Children will be tested at the end of every half term
  on their year group’s common exception words.
• A copy of these will be sent home half termly for
  parents to see their child’s progression and the gaps
  in their child’s learning.

An Inspire Workshop will be held in the
Autumn Term to give more information.

Handwriting
Pen licence
• Once pupils are joining their writing neatly following the Nelson handwriting
   policy using the correct formation, size and joins, the Teacher will give the
   pupils a pen licence (KS2). A stamp will be received in their book and they
   will be given a sticker for their planner.
• Where a child’s handwriting deteriorates, Teachers will consider taking
   away their pen licence until it is back up to the required standard.
• Teachers will use their discretion when needed.

Lunch Time Handwriting Club
If a child’s handwriting deteriorates on three occasions, the Teacher will send
them to handwriting club (KS2 only) which will take place on a Thursday
lunch time 12.30 – 1.20. During this time children will practise their
handwriting. The child will only attend once unless the Class Teacher feels the
child is still not trying their best.

Reading/Reading Karate
          • Children should be reading a minimum of 4
            pages to count as one read.
          • Only 1 read will be counted per day.
          • Parents MUST sign each read in the reading diary
            for it to count as a read.
          • Children can achieve a maximum of 4 stamps per
            week for reading.
          • Reads will not count during the Christmas, Easter
            and Summer holiday periods although pupils will
            receive a reward sticker.
          • Please ensure children’s planners are in school
            EVERY day ready to be checked. If the planner is
            not in school, there will not be another opportunity
            for it to be checked again.

Maths Space
 Mission

The Importance of Times Tables
• Times Tables are an important foundation for
  learning different aspects of mathematics.
• Mathematics Mastery believe children who have
  a strong grasp of their Times Tables are more
  confident when learning new mathematical
  concepts.
• Multiplication is used on a daily basis.
• It is important for facts to be developed over
  time and practiced regularly and not ‘drilled’.

Links to National Curriculum

‘Recall and use multiplication and
          division facts’

   ‘Can be done in any order’

These statements are repeated in all year
groups National Curriculum objectives.

Maths Space Mission
•   Children will work through different planets (Earth,
    Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Mercury).

•   Each planet will have a challenge zone which will
    include problem solving questions and place value
    questions.

•   Children will have a timed weekly test (Timings are on the
    bottom of each Times Table tests to keep parents informed).

•   Children will be rewarded for their achievements by
    receiving a stamp in their awards planner.

Year 2 - Planet Jupiter
        Dividing by 2s, 10s and 5s and
               11 Times Table
                 (11 questions in 1 minute)

Example of dividing by 2 test         Example of dividing by 2
           sheet:                    problem solving test sheet:

Times Table Rock Star
Times Table Rock Star is an online Times Table resource. This will be encouraged
to use in Years 1 and 2 but will be compulsory for Years 3-6.

It is a fun and challenging resource to support children in learning their Times
Tables. It encourages children to have short bursts of practise.

   Please look out for an invite to the Information Evening which will be
                               held very soon!

Core Subject Interventions
                                     Y1-6

• During this year, you may hear your child talk about working in a small group
  called an ‘intervention group’.
• This a set time each week where the class teacher will deliver intervention
  to address gaps or misconceptions in learning and stretch more able
  pupils.
• English and Maths intervention sessions are a very important part of our
  school timetable as it gives the opportunity to provide further targeted
  support to meet the needs of individual learners.
• The interventions may be carried out by Teachers or Teaching Assistants.

Inspire workshops
    • Autumn Term – Spelling- 24th October 2018

• Spring Term – Times Table Rock Star- 6th March 2019
                  (subject to change)

      • Summer Term – Reading- 5th June 2019
              (subject to change)

Homework
• Reading books (read at least four times a week)
• Spellings will come home weekly on a sticker in
  pupils planners
• Maths Space Mission test sheets will be sent home
  once they have been marked.
• Times Table Rockstar (compulsory for Years 3-6)

Any Questions ?