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!)