Welcome

to Year 5

•Miss Kettle•Mrs Mills•Mrs Penketh/Miss Dring•Mrs Bailey

Our Team

Our Timetable

• Focus on comprehension as well as reading strategies

• Guided Reading – once a week, other children doing reading activities

• Individual Readers – twice a week • Books changed – opportunity of up to 3

times a week

Reading

• Spelling – weekly with a focus on a spelling pattern, morning work, guided reading

• Tricky words – weekly, guided reading, morning work

Spelling

• Sent home every Tuesday• To be handed in every Monday• All home learning tasks to be recorded in

books unless stated otherwise• Extension task does not have to be done• Independent work where possible• Children’s responsibility

Home Learning

• Named uniform• PE kit in school all week• Home Learning – Monday• Water bottles named• Open door policy (PM)• Year 5 web pagewww.homerswood.herts.sch.uk• E-mail: year5@homerswood.herts.sch.uk

Reminders