Year Five Break Out!

Hello and welcome back to the Year Five Blog!

Well, we did it! We managed to bust out of school to visit the gorgeous Buddens and managed to choose two glorious days to go which was simply brilliant. More of the trip later.

Lots of things to report to you so here we go...

Year Five Drop In Sessions

As mentioned in the recent newsletter, the Year Five Homebase Tutors offer a 'Drop In' session for parents between 3.30pm and 3.45pm.

The sessions are as follows:

5ER Monday

5CW Thursday

5KD Monday

5AD Tuesday

5PC Wednesday

If you would like to see your child's teacher on one of the above Drop In sessions then please report to Reception first to sign in and receive a label that will need to be visible as this will show us that you have signed in.

Thank you.

Parent Consultations

The Year Five Homebase Teachers will be holding two Parent Consultation Evenings the week after next. They are to be held on Monday 10th October 4pm - 6pm and Thursday 13th October 5pm - 7pm and will be located in your child's classroom.

Letters that will confirm the dates and enable you to make an appointment will be distributed next week.

We look forward to meeting with you.

Worth a Mention Children

HUGE congratulations to this week's Worth a Mention Children.

It's so lovely to see all the different reasons why the children are selected by their teachers. 

Well done to this week's chosen ten children - we are delighted for and with you!

Golden Time

Quite a few Year Five children missed their Golden Time this week which was such a shame.

Unfortunately, we had a few children miss it due to being in Detention which was extremely disappointing.

Homework continues to be an issue for a few children so please, please remember that we run a daily Study Group along with a Homework Club.

Buddens

As mentioned in my introduction, all the Year Five classes enjoyed this week's trip to Buddens. It was so fabulous to see the children so engaged and with how much they learned as a result.

Here are a few pictures of 5ER's visit taken by Miss Enever:

So, that's it for this week! I can't believe that we have just completed Week Four - that time really has zipped by hasn't it? I hope you all have a good 'Week Five' and I will look forward to 'seeing' you back here next week.

Mrs Ray

(who knows excately how those boys feel in that final Buddens picture!)

Slowly but surely!

Hello and welcome back to the Year Five Blog!

Where on earth did that week go?! I could have sworn it was Wednesday today? It just goes to show how time really does fly when you are having fun!

As usual, lots to share with you so I'll get going.

Worth a Mention Children

Huge congratulations to the ten fantastic children who found themselves on this week's Worth a Mention Children Board.

Well done everyone - this is a huge achievement and something to be very proud of indeed.

Golden Time

A massive 'Well Done' to all the children who earned their Golden Time this week.You had to hand in two homeworks, complete five reads, get your Home/School Diary signed for the previous week and keep out of the Detention Room.

I'm exhausted just thinking about it!

Sadly, quite a few Year Five children missed their Golden Time.

The main reasons were not getting all of the five reads completed and homework not being handed in on time.

Please remember that we will help you in school if you are struggling to get everything you need to earn your Golden Time. There is a lot of available help in school to help with homework at lunchtime and, if we are asked, we are happy to listen to the children read.

Year Five Footballers

Words by Mr Roberts - Head of PE

I had the pleasure of driving 15 Year 5 pupils to St Mary's Middle School-Puddletown after school today.

The boys manifested customary DMS resilience against a potent villagers squad.

The two schools similarities were divided by the County Town's dogged defence and unsentimental scoring of goals.

Although all DMS players were superb,tribute must be shown to the uncompromising centre back-Harvey,the unplayable midfield general-Freddie B and the 5 goal supreme-Sonny.

Thanks to Year 8 Sports Leaders-Lewis and Owen.

Well done boys, what a fantastic start to the new football season.

The next fixtures are:

DMS vs Chickerell School - 4th October

DMS vs Radipole School - 10th October

DMS vs Wyke Regis - 17th October

Scooters

Whilst we are happy for (and encourage)our children to ride their scooters to school, concern has been raised by members of the community about the way these scooters are being ridden to and from school.

It has been reported that outside the school gates, on the pavements, the children are going very fast and not always aware of other people.

Please remember that when travelling to and from school you must give way to pedestrians at all times. Bicycle and scooter riders do not have automatic priority of the pavements and must consider other people at all times.

Buddens here we come!

As you know, we are of to Buddens next week. We can't wait to explore all the amazing habitats that this wonderful place has to offer.

Please remember to return the slips to school as soon as possible, even if you have paid by Agora, we still need the permissions slips back.

Also, we are not able to take any child who does not have a completed medical form in school. 

Well, that's it for another week!

You are all doing so well and although we may come across the odd blip from time to time, we are proud of the way you are settling into your new school and all the demands that come with such a big change.

Have a great week and I will look forward to seeing you back here next week!

Mrs Ray

(who is so excited about Buddens - please don't rain!)

Settling in nicely!

Hello and welcome back to the Year Five Blog!

Well, we now have week two under our belts and our new recruits continue to settle in nicely! 

Please remember that each Year Five Tutor offers a 'Drop In' session every week (please see last week's Blog for details) which is worth bearing in mind.

Lots to cover so let's get cracking...

Permission for after school clubs

I am so impressed with the number of Year Five children who have attended clubs this week! There has been an incredible turn out across the board for both lunchtime and after school activities.

Please remember that if your child is going to attend an after school club for the the first time, they need to have written permission in their Home/School diaries. If written permission is not given then they will be not be able to attend that club. 

You only need to write the permission once.

Mrs Scott and I run Book Group on a Thursday once a fortnight, and we were delighted to see so many Year Five children attend - they were fantastic!

Worth a Mention Children

Huge congratulations to the children who found their names on this week's Worth a Mention Board in the Year Five Corridor this week.

If you look at the above image you can see why these children have been awarded this honour. 

Huge congratulations to all ten of you - to be the first 'Worth a Mention Children' of the year is extremely impressive indeed.

I can't wait to see who will be on the board next week!

Golden Time

This week was the first week that we 'enforced' Golden Time in Year Five and, considering is was a first for the children, they all did a sterling job in trying and earn this precious time.

There were a few little blips that is understandable, so I am hoping that we have pointed children in the right direction so they are on target for this coming Friday.

We do appreciate that there is still a little confusion with the Reading Record section in the diary.

We are finding that what is shown in the image above is a manageable way of recording those important five weekly reads.

The children can crack on with getting their five reads and start getting them under their belts as soon as the cut off time has passed (usually a Friday morning) so the weekends are ideal times to get going.

Thank you for your patience and understanding when getting to know the new systems - we're all heading in the right direction.

The Home/School Diary needs to be signed on a weekly basis as well. The diaries this year are a different format to previous versions so if you are used to them, it is probably a bit confusing.

In order for the children to get their Golden Time, the previous week needs to be signed.

I hope that makes things a bit clearer...

Super Sentences

We have cracked on with our learning and 5ER have shown me what super duper writers they are already!

Having looked at an animation called 'Lighthouse', the children had to produce a piece of descriptive writing based on the story it told. Once they had finished, they had to choose their favourite descriptive sentence, write it on a piece of paper and then have it scrutinised by the class. They then chose their favourite sentence by voting using sticker power.

These are their favourite sentences:

...and this is where they are proudly displayed:

Marvellous!

We're going on a Spider Hunt

As part of our Ecology topic, we have been on the hunt for spiders in different habitats around the school grounds. We have found some whoppers! If you hate spiders and they turn you into a quivering wreck, then look away now!

Apologies for the blurred images - who knew that spiders were so camera shy?!

Buddens

Thank you for all the returned slips and payments for our Buddens trips on the 28th and 30th September. We have asked that payment (£5.75) and permission slips are returned by the 20th September. It is essential that medical forms are completed and returned to school as soon as possible. Without a completed medical form, we cannot take the children with us on the trip.

So, that's it for this week. I hope you all have/had a lovely weekend and a well deserved rest!

If you are feeling brave, it would be great to receive some comments? It's always makes my day when people give me some feedback so go on, make my day!

See you back here next week!

Mrs Ray

(who is already starting to check the weather forecast in preparation for our trip to Wareham!)