Year 5 Weekly Overview

Week Beginning: Sunday 16th March 2025

A Message from Mr Mernagh:

Dear Parents,

I hope you have had a good week. Please see the updates for this week.

International Women’s Day

This week was International Women’s Day. This event provides an important opportunity for us to reflect on the achievements of women, both within our school and the community. I would like to express my thanks to all our female staff at DESS. Their dedication and passion serve as powerful role models for our students, inspiring them to reach their full potential and make a positive impact in the world around them.

The mothers in our community also deserve recognition. As their first teacher, you have been a shining light for them and instilled values that will last them a lifetime.

Thanks to all the Women for all you do.

Ramadan – a time for giving

At DESS, our values are respect, responsibility, kindness and perseverance. This was on full show this week as staff volunteered to deliver Iftar boxes to nearly 800 guests despite the flooding of the tent and downpour of rain midway.

Have a lovely weekend.

Kind Regards,

Mr Mernagh

Head of Middle School

lmernagh@dess.org

Ramadan Kareem

Ramadan snack-times will be shorter, in line with the reduced day. Please consider this when you pack your child's lunch for the five hour school day.

Please also note that the school canteen will be closed during the month of Ramadan.

A gentle reminder to parents about the importance of understanding the use of WhatsApp. As many of you are aware, WhatsApp is widely used for communication, but it is important to remember that it has an age restriction, as users must be at least 16 years old to comply with its terms of service.

It's also worth noting that Qatar has regulations in place regarding online safety, and we encourage all families to be mindful of these laws to ensure the protection and privacy of our young learners. Should you have any concerns or need advice on how to manage digital safety at home, please see last week’s e-safety guide in Mr Sibley’s ne

Home learning

Home learning has resumed this week and we will continue to give out the homework every Sunday. We have tried to simplify this by putting all of the tasks onto one template, on Google Classroom - this should hopefully be much easier for your child to navigate. If you do not wish for your child to complete homework, please speak directly to your child's teacher.

Swimming

Please let your child's teacher know if you do not wish for your child to take part in swimming due to fasting.

Please ensure your daughter has the following with them for their swimming days:

- DESS Swimwear
- Towel
- Flip flops
- Goggles
- Swim cap (if their hair is longer than their chin)

Please ensure pupils come in their PE kit on swimming days. Also please note these groups will be swimming until Thursday 27th March 2025.

Year 5 parent curriculum map

Learning Objectives Covered this Week:

English

-To write a newspaper report

-To complete and edit a newspaper report

- To make predictions about the theme and content of a narrative

Reading Unit Objectives

- Explaining the meaning of words in context

- Making inferences from the text and using evidence

- Retrieve and record key details

Mathematics

-Perimeter of rectangles

-Perimeter of rectilinear shapes

-Perimeter of polygons

-Areas of rectangles

Science -plants

This week, we will begin to look at parts of plants.

Topic - Are we damaging our Earth?

This week, we will be focusing on renewable and non-renewable energy.

Photos

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Reminders

Chromebooks

The Y5 children need to bring a fully charged Chromebook to school every day. If you would like to order a Chromebook, please email it@dess.org

In Year 5, children come into class by themselves in the morning. The class teachers and TA’s will be in the classroom ready to greet the children.

At the end of the day, 5A and 5B teachers will bring the children onto the shaded playground area at 2pm (1pm Thursdays) to meet you. 5C and 5D will assemble at the side of block E, outside the 5C classroom. The Year 5 team will be around to point you in the right direction.

Please remember that parents are not to enter classrooms. The school day begins at 7:30am and pick-up is from the shaded playground at 2:00pm. REMINDER: We finish at 1:00pm on a Thursday

Please bring a full water bottle to school each day.
Please bring a hat everyday.

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