Nice to see you, to see you, nice!

Hello and welcome back to the Year Five Blog!

Wowzers! What a truly fabulous (yet exhausting) three days they were! Our new recruits were an absolute joy and a real credit to their parents and first schools. I am very pleased and proud to report that they are settling in extremely nicely indeed - what an exciting year we have ahead of us!

This Blog won't be terribly long (I always say that!) but I warn you now, sometimes they are on the rather epic side so make the most of it. 

So, without further a do, let's crack on...

Carrier Pigeons - are they effective?

Did you receive this letter on Wednesday? If not, please could you let your child's Homebase Tutor know as soon as possible so we can despatch a replacement sooner rather than later? It contains quite a lot of important information that you may want to refer back to as the term progresses. We will also put a few copies in the Reception area so you can help yourselves to them in case your Year Five Carrier Pigeon fails to deliver!

Golden Time

This week ALL the children received and experienced Golden Time and it was lovely to see them enjoying the extra playtime that they so richly deserved.

From next week, we will be enforcing the Golden Time expectations and the children have been brilliant at taking them on board.

These are the posters that are in the classrooms and dotted around the Year Five corridor...

Homework will start to be set the week commencing 18th September and there is a section in the 'Welcome' newsletter that explains how to sign the Reading Record section of the Home/School Diary along with where to sign the actual diary.

I so hope that everyone will get their Golden Time this coming Friday. Fingers crossed...

Uniform

The children looked so smart and well turned out on Wednesday - thank you. Please may I remind you that the wearing of  trainers are not permitted (unless it is for PE and Games) along with the wearing of trainer socks.

If you are unsure of the school's uniform requirements, please do check the Home/School Diary as there is a section that lists what the children need to wear.

Thank you

Equipment

Coming to Middle School is a huge step with lots of new expectations, rules and regulations. We don't expect everyone to remember everything all of the time, we are human after all!

Pencil cases are a new concept for many of our children aren't they? They will need to have a handwriting pen to use rather than a biro. Our super School Shop sells very reasonably priced handwriting pens. It is open every Monday and Friday break time and is well worth investigating. 

Worth a Mention Children

We have this lovely board in our corridor but it is empty and, quite frankly, boring to look at.

Next Friday, you may well find your name on this board!

Watch this space...

Well, that's it for another week!

I would like to say a special 'Thank You' to the incredible Year Five Team who have worked tirelessly to ensure that the children's first three days have been informative, fun and not as scarey as they could have been!

See you all next week to find out what Year Five have got up to.

Mrs Ray

(who went to the Sturminster Newton Cheese Festival on Sunday and now resembles a truckle of cheddar!)

A new era!

Hello and welcome to the Year Five Blog!

Well, the summer holiday has sadly come to an end but every cloud has a silver lining doesn't it?

So, our silver lining is the fact that tomorrow (Wednesday) is the day that we finally get to welcome you into the wonderful world of Year Five!

  

We can't wait to see you!

The Year Five Team

The end of an era...

Hello and welcome back to the last Year Five Blog of the Academic Year!

We did it! We got to the end of term in one piece, but only just! What a totally fantastic last week that was - I could sleep for a week but my word, it was worth it! 

Now, I did warn you last week that this would be a mega blog (or should that be choc-a-blog?!) so sit back and enjoy...

Cinema Trip

We kicked the week off with a rather delightful trip to the Plaza to see Despicable Me 3.

It was brilliant!

I must say that I was extremely impressed with the speed and efficiency that enabled us to get there and back in record time! Thank you so much to the parents that came with us - you were fantastic!

Buddy Picnic

Unfortunately the lovely, sunny weather that we were reasonably hoping to experience on Wednesday didn't happen so we had to improvise. Who needs a dry, sun-drenched playing field when you have a gym, corridor and classrooms?!

The amount of food that was brought in to consume was incredible!  I did manage to see some rare examples of the lesser spotted fruit and vegetable but I had to search hard!

Thank you to the lovely children who donated Pringles to my hungry/greedy tummy. They were scrummy!

Celebration Assembly

A HUGE thank you to everyone who attended our last Celebration Assembly of the academic year. It was a super assembly and I enjoyed all the fantastic presentations from each class.

So I don't miss anyone out, many, many photographs are about to follow - well, I did warn you!

 

Huge congratulations to everyone who took part in the assembly - it was an absolute corker!

The last day...

Our last day was a very laid back affair. We had a super assembly with Ms Pluck, swapped our trays with Year Six and then met with our Buddies.

The Year Eight Buddies had made gorgeous 'Buddy Boxes' for the Year Fives. They were very well received!

So clever! Thank you so much Year Eight - you have been fabulous Buddies and we will miss you enormously!

So, that's for another week - in fact - that's it for another year! I have thoroughly enjoyed writing the Blog for you all  - there's no better job than showing off what the children in your Year Group have been getting up to!

I would like to take this opportunity to say a HUGE Thank You to the amazing Year Team - they are incredible people and you have been so lucky to have them teaching and supporting you!

I hope you all have a fantastic summer holiday. Rest up and look after yourselves so that you are ready and raring to go for Year Six.

Mrs Ray

(who will miss Year Five so much!)

PS...

This is Ellen! This term she has taken her Grade 1 ISTD Tap exam and passed  with a merit only being 4 marks off a distinction. She also had a Prize Giving at her dance studio where she was recognised by her Dance teacher for great commitment and improvement and awarded the Junior tap award so she was presented with a small trophy. She currently does, Junior Streetdance, Modern, Tap, Ballet, Acrobatic Arts and is a member of the Junior Performance Team and Streetdance Crew!

I need a lie down!