Croeso i Blwyddyn 5

Welcome to Year 5

Class Teachers: Miss R Thomas & Miss D Thomas

Teaching Assistants: Mrs D Grey & Mrs J Williams

Our Week

Homework

• Spellings will be set every fortnight and they will be tested every other Thursday.
• Maths or Literacy homework will be set every Friday and is due in by the following Wednesday.
• Homework will either be given to your child as a hard copy or set via Teams on their Hwb account.

Reading

• Please encourage your child to read regularly and make a record of this in their reading record.

Handwriting

• All children are taught a cursive handwriting style as part of our school handwriting policy. Please practice this regularly at home.

P.E.

• Swimming - Please bring swim kits on Tuesday.
• Football - Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear to school on Friday.

Forest School

• Forest school will occur each fortnight on a Thursday afternoon and is taught by Mrs Santimano. Please ensure your child wears appropriate clothing and footwear suitable for weather conditions.

Dinner Money

• A cost of a dinner is £2.40 per day.

Water & Snacks

• As part of our healthy school approach, please provide your child with a water bottle (water only) and a healthy snack.

Our Topics

Twitter/ ’X’ & School website

• We will update Twitter/X (@PontarddulaisSc) using the hashtag #BontBlwyddyn5 regularly with our experiences, activities and learning. Our whole school ethos is reflected, and you can keep abreast of your child’s learning and progress.