Year 5 have made a great start to this year and it has been lovely to spend time getting to know them a little better. We’ve been impressed with their behaviour over the last two days and we are really excited to be working with them this year.
Your child will have come home with their reading book (with a new ZPD) and diary. Bookmarks and diaries will be checked daily so please encourage your child to read regularly and they must have their book and diary in every day. Your child’s new water bottle will also come home with them each evening to ensure that it can be washed and filled ready for the next day. Unfortunately we don’t have spares in school, or cups they can use, so it is important that they bring it in each day. Please also ensure your child brings a coat each day just in case the weather changes over the course of the day - we will still want to get outside for some fresh air even if it is a bit cold or just a bit of rain.
PE days
Year 5 will need to wear their full PE kit on a TUESDAY and FRIDAY.
Tuesdays will be swimming and this will take place each week throughout the year. The children will be accompanied to the pool by Miss Evans, Mrs Frost and Mrs Hodgkiss and will leave promptly by bus just after 8.45am so please ensure your child is on time for school. The children will need to come in their school PE kit for the day and will need with them their swimming kit in a separate bag to their school bag. Girls will need a one-piece swimsuit and boys will need swimming trunks (please see photo of acceptable type as baggy swim shorts are not allowed), a towel, swim hat for all girls and boys who have a longer hair style or fringe, and goggles if you return the signed goggles letter. The children will not need shampoo or shower gel as they will only have time to rinse and get dressed quickly ready to return to school. Thank you to those of you who have already returned the health forms. If you haven’t already, please return by Monday so that the information can be uploaded for the swimming teachers ready for Tuesday’s lesson. If your child has asthma, inhalers will be taken to the pool by the teachers so please make sure your child has an up to date inhaler in school as soon as possible.
Fridays PE will take place in school.
On PE and swimming days earrings will need to be left at home to avoid losing them as children are not allowed to swim or do PE with them in.
Homework
The only homework this weekend is reading. Weekly homework will be explained and set up from next week and I will let you know in my next blog what the expectation is.
If you need to contact me, please send me an e-mail to: year5@our-lady.blackpool.sch.uk
We hope you all have a lovely weekend and we look forward to welcoming all the children back together for a full week on Monday.
Mrs McVey, Miss Evans and Mrs Frost
