Into the woods...

Hello and welcome back to the Year Five Blog!

Well, what a busy week that was! 

We finally, yes finally, got the hang of lining up although there is still room for improvement!

Before I crack on with this week's Blog I would just like to thank Miss Enever, who is the official photographer for Year Five, for taking all the fabulous photographs that are in this week's post.

Worth A Mention Children

A huge congratulations to this week's Worth A Mention children who are: Josh, Keeley, Freya, Cameron, Esther, Kane, Emma and Oisin. 

Well done on such a terrific achievement.

French Lessons

It's always interesting to see what our children get up to in their lessons and this was snapped during a French lesson. What on earth is going on here?!

Cobweb Cafe Homework

Oh my goodness! Year Five, you have certainly set the bar extremely high when it comes to a creative homework. 

I was so impressed with your original ideas and excellent presentation so here a few pictures to celebrate (and show off) your hard work!

Aren't they great?!

Musical Madness

Back to the topic of what our children get up to when we are not teaching them...

Music lessons with Mrs Hammonds look like far too much fun.

Again, please could someone explain what is going on in these pictures?

I'm intrigued!

Buddens Trip - Part One

We all breathed a huge collective sigh of relief when the sun came out and the rain decided to stay away on Friday! 

We had a fantastic trip to Buddens (near Wareham) and learnt so much from our time there.

Here is a selection of the photographs that Miss Enever took of 5ER (she took 115 in total!!), I will endeavour to post pictures of the other classes in next week's Blog.

  

A huge thank you to all the parents who came with us, you were all brilliant!

Well, that's it for another week. Have a good weekend everyone and I will look forward to sharing the continuing adventures of Year Five with you!

Don't forget to comment on the Blog - your feedback is lovely to receive and reassures me that people are reading my posts! 

Go on - be brave!

Mrs Ray

(who didn't find any squirrels at Buddens to smuggle home, much to Mr Ray's relief!)

Goldfish!

Hello and welcome back to the Year Five Blog!

Well, I think the children are, on the whole, feeling very at home and have found their feet. How do I know this? Now there's a question! 

However, this is the animal that the year group tend to relate to at the moment!

I will try and explain in this post...!

After School Clubs

A huge thank you to parents/carers for taking time to write in the Home/School diaries to give your children permission to attend the plethora of After School Clubs that we have to offer at DMS.

If a child is attending an After School Club for the first time then written permission will still need to be given.

Thank you. 

Golden Time

This week 11 children missed their Golden Time. 

What a shame!

Please remember that the children's Reading Records need to be signed at least once a week by an adult along with the Home/School Diaries from the previous week.

The Cobweb Cafe homework is due in very soon (23rd September). Maths and English homework will also be set this week.

It's a lot to remember isn't it? 

If you are struggling with this then please let your teacher know as soon as possible so that they can help you.

Worth a Mention children

Every week, we will be celebrating those children who are, as it says above, worth a mention. These children's names, along with the reason why, are written on a special board that we have in the Year Five Corridor.

The Worth a mention children this week are:

A huge well done to Eloise, Leon, Cameron, Farhan, Kit, Erin, Chloe, Ben, Josh and Anna on being the first Worth a Mention children of the year. 

Fantastic!

Lining Up

This week, Year Five have had to line up at break time three, yes, three times. They STILL don't have the hang of it so guess what they will be doing on Monday? Lining up? How did you guess?!

Does my earlier reference to a Goldfish make sense now?

Grrrrrr!!!!!

Buddens

5CW and 5ER will be the advance party to Buddens this Friday. We are hoping that the weather will be kind to us!

A note will be coming home in the diaries that will reinforce what the children will need to bring with them. 

If you have bravely volunteered to accompany us then please wait in Reception and we collect you before we go. We are aiming to leave as promptly after registration as possible.

Celebration Assembly

Once every half term we hold a Celebration Assembly for our Year Five children.

Our first one will be on Monday 19th October at 1.10pm in our Drama Hall. The assembly lasts for approximately 25 minutes.

We will issue you more details nearer the time.

So, that's it for another week. I hope you all have a good week and I look forward to 'seeing' you next week where I will be reporting back from our first Buddens trip including lots of pictures. 

Please don't forget to tell your friends and family about this blog - the more views the better.

Mrs Ray

(who has developed a rather obsessive habit of looking at the weather forecast every two minutes!)

Getting to grips with everything.

Hello and welcome back to the Year Five Blog!

Well, we now have a whole full week under our belts and we continue to be impressed with how well your fabulous children are settling in. They are also an extremely polite bunch, I have never had so many 'Thank Yous' for opening a door. Ever!

The step to Middle School is an enormous one isn't it? Some children take it all in their stride and other children find it all a bit overwhelming and intimidating. Please be assured that we are always here for the children and if you have any worries or concerns then please do get in touch.

Anyway, on to this week's Blog...

Golden Time

I am delighted to report that only 7 children missed their Golden Time this week which is pretty impressive considering it was our first 'proper' week. The main issue was getting the Home/School Diary signed in the right place and adults signing the Reading Record. Please see last week's Blog for more information about what the children need to do to earn their Golden Time.

This week, the children have homework (Cobweb Cafe) which is due to be handed in by the 23rd September. We hope you enjoy the task and can't wait to see what the children come up with!

CHAT

Every Monday and Thursday lunchtime, the lovely Ms Seymour runs a drop in session called CHAT in the Year Five Quiet Room. All children are welcome to attend, they just need to remember to eat their lunch first.

CHAT gives the children an opportunity to share any worries or concerns that they may have about school with Ms Seymour in a supportive, caring and friendly environment. They can also share things that are going well or if they need a bit of clarification when they are unsure of anything linked with school.

After School Clubs

Many apologies if there has been a certain degree of confusion surrounding after school clubs. Thank you for your feedback and patience.

A list of clubs should have been emailed to you, if not, please let your child's Homebase Tutor know as soon as possible and a paper copy can be distributed pretty swiftly!

Just to clarify the protocol for children attending After School Clubs at DMS:

• Parents must give written permission for the attendance of clubs either in the Home/School Diary or on a reply slip if that is the member of staff's chosen way to gain permission. 
• Only when the member of staff running the club has received parental permission the child may start to attend the club.
• Staff will take a register at the beginning of the club and this register will be taken to the office so we have a record of who is attending specific clubs.

I hope that this makes sense. If not, please do contact the office for clarification.

Buddens 

Hopefully you would have received the letter outlining three main events in the Year Five calendar.

Our first trip of the year is to Buddens Scout Centre near Wareham as part of our Ecology topic in Science but we will link a lot of our curriculum to it.

5ER and 5CW are going on Friday 25th September.

5AD, 5PC and 5KD are going on Monday 28th September.

If you have kindly (or should that be 'bravely'?!) volunteered to accompany your child's class on the trip then your child's Homebase Teacher will be in touch with you shortly.

... and finally!

Many, many congratulations to Mr and Mrs Duffy on the arrival of Ruby Isabella born on the 10th September weighing a very respectable 8lbs 4oz. What fantastic news! 
We can't wait to meet her... 

So, that's it for another week. I hope you all have a great week and I will look forward to 'seeing' you back here next week. If you are feeling brave, please do write a comments in the comments section below. It's always good to hear from you!

Mrs Ray

(who must remember that it's the start of the school photograph ritual on Monday!)