Spooky!

Hello and welcome back to the Year Five Blog.

I hope that you have all had a great half term and that you have recharged your batteries so that you are ready and raring to go for your return on Tuesday 4th November.

I can't believe that our 'new' Year Five recruits have already completed a half term - I suppose it goes to show that time really does fly when you are enjoying yourself?! 

Let's have a look at what we got up to last week...

Nice to meet you, to meet you nice!

It was lovely to see so many parents attend our recent Parent Consultation Evenings. We hope that you found it informative and that you have a good picture as to how your child has settled in to their new school.

Our next round of Parent Consultations will be early next year and will be based on academic progress. I will give you more details nearer the time.  

The Great DMS Bake Off

I was incredibly impressed with the amazingly high standard of cake decorating in Year Five! Here are the Year Five entries and I think you will agree with me when I say that I did not envy the judge's task!

 

Congratulations to Freya for winning First Prize in the Year Five category.

I must also mention Katie and Oliver who won second and third prize. What amazing cakes!

Celebration Assembly

A huge thank you to all 101 of you who attended our first Celebration Assembly of the year - it really was a case of 'standing room only' wasn't it?

It was so lovely to see so many children receive certificates after their relatively short time at the school. Please don't worry if your child was not presented with a certificate this time, our next Celebration Assembly will be on Monday 15th December, same time, same place.

Here are a few pictures of the assembly for you to either reminisce over or to see what it was like...

First Schools Visit

As you know, a few weeks ago the whole of Year Five invaded two of our feeder First Schools to read our 'Excuses' stories to the younger children.

Here are a selection of the photographs that were taken at Prince of Wales...

We hope to repeat the experience some time soon but with the First School children coming to us to share their favourite stories. Can't wait!

Science Day

Next Monday (10th November), Year Five will be off timetable in order to participate in the Year Group’s Science Day. Each Year Five teacher will be providing the children with an activity based on an investigative area within the realms of Science.

We will also look forward to welcoming back the Explorer Dome group who will be delighting the children with their intriguing ‘Kitchen Chemistry’ show.

Mrs White has been working very hard to make sure that you have a great day. We hope that you are looking forward to it too!

Helping Hands

So, how are you getting on with this?

Have you managed to raise lots of money by helping around at home?

Once we have received the money from this and the recent Non Uniform Day then we will announce how much we have raised for Save the Children's Ebola Campaign.

Well, that's it for another week!

We look forward to welcoming you back into school on Tuesday so enjoy the extra day off!

Mrs Ray

(who is bracing herself for the Trick or Treaters who will be knocking on her door any time soon!)

Let's Celebrate!

Hello and welcome back to the Year Five Blog!

Well, we have yet another eventful week and can't wait to tell you about it so grab yourself a comfy seat, a cup of tea and maybe a cheeky slice of cake - sit back and enjoy!

School at Work morning

On Wednesday, the school threw it's doors open to parents of children who are currently in Year Four. It was lovely to see faces new and old and there was a lovely, positive vibe to the morning.

The Year Five corridor was looking particularly lovely as the display boards were packed full of the children's work. I can't believe that we have done so much in such a short space of time!

Celebration Assembly

Hopefully you have received an invitation via email to Monday's Celebration Assembly. If your child is due to receive a certificate then there should be a label in your child's Home/School diary to let you know.

The assembly will start as near to 1.10pm as possible but please be patient as we need to clear the Hall before we can set up the chairs. I warn you now, there will be a distinct aroma of 'lunch' as you enter!

We hope to see you there!

5CW Seed Dispersal homework

You may remember a couple of weeks ago that I put on the blog a picture of Mrs White showing her class how seeds are dispersed from the parents plant.

Well, the children were set a homework where they had to design their own plant, give it a name and explain how the seeds would leave the parents plant.

I think you will agree that the results are spectacular...

What a cracking homework - well done 5CW!

Helping Hands

On Monday we are going to relaunch our 'Helping Hands' appeal to support this term's Year Five Charity - 'Save the Children's Ebola Campaign'.

Mrs White will be introducing what we are intending to do in the Celebration Assembly and letters will come home on Monday. 

DMS Bake Off

Are there any budding Mary Berry's out there? Do you think you could give Paul Hollywood a run for his money? Then maybe you should enter 'The Great DMS Bake Off'?

The Tech department have decided to celebrate National Baking Week by inviting you to home bake and decorate a Halloween themed cake. 

Judging will be this Monday at lunchtime in the Food Tech room. Your cake will be judged on the decoration alone. There will be small prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

So get ready, steady, bake!

Book Group

It has been lovely to welcome Year Five to our established Book Group. We meet fortnightly on a Thursday after school until 4.30pm.

Our authors to read are:

Michael Morpurgo

Eva Ibbotson

Our next Book Group meeting is Thursday 23rd October.

Parent Consultation Evenings

We are looking forward to meeting with you for our first formal Parent Consultations of the year next week. Our focus will be on how well your child has settled in to their new lives at Dorchester Middle School.

Appointments will be held in your child's Homebase classroom and you will need to initially come in through Reception.

Timing is always of the essence when it comes to these evenings so please help us by sticking to the designated times. If additional time is needed to discuss further matters then please arrange a date and time to see your child's teacher in the near future.

So, that's it for another week. I look forward to welcoming you into school next week.

Mrs Ray

(who is gearing herself up for a VERY busy week before half term!)