Year 5 Weekly Overview

Week Beginning: Sunday 19th January 2025

A Message from Mr Mernagh:

Dear parents

I hope you have had a good week. Whilst we have had a quiet week event wise, there has been lots of excellent work happening in classes.

Yesterday we had a very successful fire drill. The children faced adversity as their usual meeting point was compromised due to the seeding of the football field. We were so impressed with the children.

Next week we will celebrate mental health week with an array of activities for the children. We are looking forward to a great week.

Thank you for your continued trust and support. I look forward to seeing around the school.

Have a lovely weekend.

Kind Regards,

Mr Mernagh

Head of Middle School

lmernagh@dess.org

Blue Pearl trip - reminder

A reminder about our upcoming Blue Pearl over night trip for those who have signed up:

Boys - Sunday 26th January - Monday 27th January

Girls - Monday 27th January - Tuesday 28th January

We will be leaving during the school day at 1pm and returning at 1pm the following day.

Next week, we will be meeting with the children to give some final instructions/reminders about the trip. After this meeting, we will send a final letter via the parental correspondence.

Finally, please ensure that you have completed the disclaimer form and your child has handed this into their teacher.

The kit list has already been shared and can be found below:

Students must bring:

• their own bedding (sleeping bag, blanket & pillow (optional). Blue Pearl provides tents and foam mats as lining.

• Layered clothing – jeans are not recommended

• Closed sports shoes and socks. Back up shoes in the event of rain is advised.

• Flip flops and sea shoes

• Sports shorts

• Sports pants or leggings

• Cotton t-shirt (short sleeve and long sleeve)

• Warm hoodie depending on the weather

• Rain jacket depending on the weather

• Torch

• Refillable water bottle

• Cap

• Two towels (beach and shower)

• Personal hygiene items (toothbrush, toothpaste, brush, tissues, wet wipes)

• Sunscreen

• Mosquito repellent

Please note: Previously, we communicated a list which included swim wear - this will NOT be needed.

Mental Health Week and Charity Day

Next week, is our Mental Health week at DESS.

Sunday - wear clothes that male you feel happy or celebrate how unique you are.

Wednesday - morning mile before school (Gates open at 7am) and Charity Day.

Children will have the chance to run/walk a mile around school as part of our Mental Health week activities. Please click here to see the details which have been sent out about Charity Day. We recommend that each child brings a maximum of 100QAR.

Throughout the week, children will take part in a library disco and other wellbeing activities to remind them of how to look after their mental state.

Children from all year groups have the opportunity to make a poster or leaflet sharing their top tips for good mental health. There is a display in the reception area with more detail. Closing date is 30th January and entries can be passed on to the class teacher.

Homework

Homework will continue to be given out each Sunday (Maths and English/Topic) and should be returned for the following week. Please let your child's parent know if you do not wish your child to take part in homework.

Year 5 parent curriculum map

Year 5 class assemblies

Below are the dates of the Year 5 class assemblies:

5D - Thursday 23rd January

5A - Thursday 6th February

5C - Thursday 27th February

All assemblies will begin at 12:15pm promptly and will take place in the Small Gym.

Library has now reopened

Books can be returned in the mornings between 7:15am and 7:30am or during the children's weekly library lesson.

Learning Objectives Covered this Week:

English

To plot the key events and emotions of a story
To create profiles of two contrasting characters
To use varied sentence constructions to write a film pitch

Reading Unit Objectives

- Making comparisons within the text

- Explain how narrative content is related and contributes to meaning as whole

- Retrieve and record key details

Mathematics

-Efficient division

-Solve problems with multiplication and division

-Multiply a unit fraction by an integer

-Multiply a non-unit fraction by an integer

Science - Properties of materials

To test material as electrical conductors.

Topic - Are we damaging our Earth?

This week, we will be looking at sustainability.

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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