Year 5 Fothergill and Bowden Classes Newsletter: November 6th 2017

Welcome back!

We are incredibly excited about this term, with lots of fantastic learning planned including a trip to Lakeside Theatre. Our topics this term will include;

Religious Education: Peace at Christmas

Personal, Social, Health & Economic Health and Wellbeing: Keeping Safe

Languages: German

Design Technology: Engineering

Science: Properties and Changes of Materials

Art: A Famous Architect: Watson Fothergill

Computing: Programming

History: Anglo-Saxons, Scots and Vikings

PE: Gymnastics and Competitive Sports

A few polite reminders:

School Uniform

Please ensure all school uniform has your child’s name in so that they do not go missing. Please also check that your child has brought the correct clothing home as there have been a few incidents when children have gone home in the wrong jumper.

PE Kits

Our PE days are Thursday and Friday. Please make sure that PE kits are in school as PE is an important curriculum subject for all children.

Punctuality

Thank you to those who continue to arrive on time for school. School starts at 8.55am and children must be on time to ensure they are registered. A few minutes late each day soon amounts to a lot of wasted learning time.

Updates

Spellings

Following last terms assessments, there will now be weekly spellings for the children to practise ready for a spelling test on Fridays. This will be alongside the expectations that children read each day to an adult and practise all of their times tables.

Trips

We are very excited about the Black Beauty Theatre trip coming up on December 12th. There are two trips planned in the new year – more information to follow!

Any updates can be found on the class webpage at

Diary Dates: Autumn 2017

Date / Year Group / Time / Event
Wednesday 8th November to
Tuesday 14th November / All / 3.15 to 4.00 / Book Fair in the Sports Hall
Friday 10th November / Athletics Club Y5/6 / 12.00-3.00 / Athletics Competition at
Farnborough Academy
Monday 13th November / All / National Anti-Bullying Week
Tuesday 14th November & Wednesday 15th November / All / 2.00 – 6.00 / Parent – Teacher Meetings
(Not Nursery or Y3 Stevenson Class)
3.30 – 4.30
Friday 17th November / All / Children in Need Events
Friday 17th November / All (adults) / 9.15 – 11.15am / Positive Parenting Course here in school
Fun ways of dealing with those everyday problems that all parents have with kids!
Tuesday 21st November / Reception 1, 2, 3 & 4 / Tbc / NHS Flu immunisation
Nose spray – not injections!
Wednesday 22nd November / Nursery
Y3 Stevenson / 2.00 – 6.00 / Parent – Teacher Meetings
Nursery and Y3 Stevenson (Mr Dalby)
Friday 24th November / All / Day / School Closed for staff training today
Wednesday 29th November / Reception & Year 6 / AM / NHS Height and Weight Checks
Wednesday 6th December / Reception Boot & Bell / AM / Theatre Trip – Meadows Library
Monday 11th December / Year 2 / PM / Panto Trip – Nottingham Playhouse
Tuesday 12th December to Thursday 14th December / All / All / RSPB leading extra bird-themed
Forest School sessions for every class
Tuesday 12th December / Year 3 / AM / Panto Trip – Nottingham Playhouse
Tuesday 12th December / Year 5 / AM / English Trip – Lakeside Theatre
Thursday 14th December / Nursery & Reception / 10.00am / Nativity Performances for families
Monday 18th December / Year 1 / AM / Cinema Trip
Tuesday 19th December / Years
1 & 2 / 2.30pm / Christmas Show Performances
for families
Wednesday 20th December / 9.30am
Thursday 21st December / Years
4, 5 & 6 / 2.30pm / Carol Concert for families
Friday 22nd December / All / 2.00pm / School Christmas Fair
Families collect their own child to attend
Friday 22nd December / All / 3.15pm / School closes for Christmas holiday
Tuesday 9th January 2018 / All / 8.45am / School reopens for the Spring Term