Term 1 Week 5

Welcome to a very busy week!!


This week our class is saying the prayer at morning assembly each day this week.  Our vision statement will be presented in the church on Monday afternoon at 1.50pm and our class assembly is on this Wednesday 25th Feb at 2.25pm.


I will be out of the classroom and in the office on Friday while all of the Admin team are at a conference. 
Enjoy the week. 


Felicity Pryer

Term 1 Week 4

This week will be another very busy week for the students of 5 Maroon.  on Tuesday this week the children can purchase a pancake for shrove Tuesday and the money raised will go to the Caritas appeal. 


the liturgy for Ash Wednesday will be at 9am on the church on the 18th of February. 


A few date claimers:  Next Monday 23rd February at 1.55 our class will present their class vision statement to the admin team and other year 5 classes and year 3.  All are welcome and encouraged to attend.


Our class assembly is Wednesday the 25th February at 2.20pm.  All parents and friends are invited to attend our first of three assemblies for the year......
 Please feel free to contact me if needed.  My door is always open.




Enjoy your week.


Felicity

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAYMENT OF BOOK CLUB FOR PARENTS

Parents, please log onto www.scholastic.com.au, then click on parent payment.

Click on Book Club pay now, then continue to fill out details on Parent Bookclub Payment.
Once completed, you will receive a 11 digit receipt number which needs to be recorded on your order form, with all your details, and then return this order form to the school by the due date.

Term 1 Week 1

Parent Information – Term 1 Year 5, 2015

Welcome to Year 5. The three year 5 classes for 2015 are:

5M - Mrs Felicity Pryer                           fpryer@bne.catholic.edu.au

5G - Mr Bill Galea                                  wgalea@bne.catholic.edu

5N – Mrs Ellena Di Raimondo                            ediraimondo@bne.catholic.edu.au

5N – Mrs Jessica Wetkin                       jdoherty@bne.catholic.edu.au

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any concerns or questions. To make an appointment, please contact us via email or through the school office. Alternatively, feel free to send a note with your child. We will get back to you with a suitable time for us to meet.

VISION STATEMENT

Our current unit of work is creating our Vision Statement. In this unit we look at rules and expectations at school, classroom rituals and routines and appropriate behaviour choices and consequences. The unit culminates in the children writing a Class Vision Statement together. At the end of the unit the children will be given their own copy of the vision statement and asked to go through it with you at home.

YEAR FOCUS FOR THE VISION STATEMENT

This year the focus is Ancient Words.

TERM UNIT WORK FOCUS

Religion – We start the term with creating the vision statement for our class which will give a reference point for our class to work towards for the year. After this, the children will look at look at Mary and prayers relating to Mary.

History  – The Australian Colonies. The children will look at the reasons for the establishment of British colonies and what caused the expansion of colonies throughout Australia (eg The discovery of gold). They will also explore the types of people who made up these colonies.

Science – Changing States: The children will learn about the different states of matter and how one substance can change from one state to another (e.g. water can change from ice to water to steam.)

Maths - We will be following the Australian National Curriculum in Maths. Mrs Susan Gambley has written a whole school curriculum in line with the National Curriculum and she has broken this down into year levels. There is a strong emphasis on drill and basics.

Literacy – Our Literacy will be in line with the National Curriculum as well. Punctuation and sentence structure feature very strongly in our work.

The children will also receive a magazine called Blast Off. This magazine is a valuable resource for the children to use both at home and school.

We can not stress enough the importance of your child reading for at least 15 minutes every day.

HOMEWORK

Homework will be relatively the same between the 3 classes.  In year, 5 we have weekly homework. This homework should take between 15 – 20 minutes each day to complete, including the writing out of their spelling words. Spelling will be done daily in class followed by various activities and there will be a weekly test on Friday. We understand that sometimes homework can not be completed and simply ask for a note or signature to indicate that you are aware your child has not completed set tasks for the week.

The weekly homework will on the class website along with any class information.  Please refer to the homework or parent information section. Please check this website regularly.

Mrs Pryer’s website is http://mrspryerclass.blogspot.com/

Mrs Di Riamondo and Mrs Wetkin’s website is http://5navy.blogspot.com.au/

Mr Galea’s website is www.mrgaleasclass.blogspot.com

BIRTHDAYSBirthdays are a special thing for children and we are happy to celebrate them at school. If you would like to bring something for the children to share please bring individual patty cakes or other things that are easy to hand out.

SPECIALIST TIMETABLE

Below is the specialist timetable for the year. You may like to put this in a place that can be easily seen at home.

SPECIALIST TIMETABLE FOR 5M CLASS

Specialist Lesson	Day	Time
Library and Library Borrowing	Tuesday	2.00 - 2.55
Music and PE	Tuesday	9.40 – 10.40
Cultural Literacy	Thursday	12.10 – 12.50

**Sports uniform days for all Year 5 classes = Tuesday and Friday.

INTERSCHOOL SPORT: This year the Year Fives and Sixes will be competing in interschool sport. Preference notes for the sport chosen have been sent home. Please get these back as soon as possible so teams can be worked out.

Year 5 teaching team,

Felicity Pryer, Bill Galea, Ellena Di Riamondo and Jess Wetkin.

Term 4 Week 7

Wow - how hot has it been?  It is only going to get worse I suspect........ Almost all the assessment is finished and we have the children finishing their Religion posters this week and doing their presentation. 


All of the children in the class have a role in the concert on 27th Nov.... Please advise me if you are not attending as our class is the nativity scene.... Please dress you child in cool singlet tops and light weight shorts as most of the children will have a costume provided for them and they will be wearing their clothes underneath.  It will be hot and don't overdress your child.  I will send out a note this week advising more detail about the concert.  The concert begins at 6.30 but your child needs to be in their room between 6 and 6.15pm.


Keep cool and enjoy the week.


Felicity

Term 4 Week 6

Another busy week ahead for the class.  We will be finishing our Religion and Science posters and then commencing work on our oral presentations. 


We will be having a Remembrance Day Liturgy on Tuesday afternoon at 2.25pm in Siena. 


NO swimming lessons on THIS FRIDAY 14th Nov.


Enjoy the week ahead.


Felicity

Term 4 Week 5

This week we start our swimming lessons. On Monday the children are required up in the classroom to get ready from 8.15am onwards.  Please let your child come to school in their togs as this will be more time effective.  On Friday our class leave for swimming at 1.15pm.  The children will have the opportunity to get changed into their togs during first break. 


On Wednesday and Thursday this week the class will be doing part A and part B of the Maths test. The students will also be finishing their Religion and Science Assessment. 


Enjoy the week ahead.


Felicity