Year 5 Weekly Overview

Week Beginning: Sunday 23rd March 2025

A Message from Mr Mernagh:

Dear Parents,

I hope this newsletter finds you well. We are so close to the end of term where children, parents and staff can recharge their batteries in preparation for the final term.

Reports

Our students have been working diligently throughout the term which will culminate in an end of term report next week. This is an important time to celebrate achievements both academically and personally and discuss areas for development. You will be able to sign up for parent consultations which take place 14th and 15th April with specialists also available on April 16th.

Science Show

Last week, our students had the opportunity to attend an amazing science show organised by Mrs MacGillicuddy in honour of British Science Week. This interactive experience gave our students the chance to witness lots of demonstrations that sparked curiosity.

Five Years Since COVID-19 Lockdown in Qatar: How Far We Have Come

It is hard to believe it is 5 years this weekend since Qatar went into its first lockdown in Qatar. I remember it vividly as my son was born the day after. While the impact of the pandemic was undeniably challenging, it has also been a time of resilience, growth, and adaptation for all of us. Sometimes it is worth pausing and realising how far we have come. Our Middle School children would have been massively affected by this and to see them currently flourishing, is something to be incredibly proud of.

Thank you for your continued support.

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.

Deap Qatar talk

On Tuesday, Year 5 had the pleasure of listening to Jose from Deep Qatar who spoke to the children about sustainability in Qatar and the importance of 'reduce, reuse, recycle'. This followed on perfectly from our Singing Sand Dunes litter pick in January as the children were able to make links between their experience and some the daunting statstics Jose presented. The children were attentive and engaged throughout, and asked some excellent questions at the end of the talk.

Year 5 assembly

Today, Mr Hatchman led an assembly to the whole of Year 5. This was a great opportunity for us to reflect on the year so far. We spoke about:

How to deal with friendship fires using UR Strong
The importance of personal hygiene
E-Safety reminders and the use of Whatsapp (Led by Mrs Loader)
Transition into Year 6 (Led by Year 6 students)

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 make predictions about the theme and content of a narrative
To identify appropriate synonyms
To write a journal entry
To write a letter

Reading Unit Objectives

- Summarising main ideas

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

Mathematics

-Area of rectangles

-Area of compound shapes

-Estimate area

-Classify angles

-Estimate angles

Science - Life Cycles

This week, we will have our in class assessment on life cycles.

Topic - Are we damaging our Earth?

This week, we will be recapping all of our learning in this topic and completing and end of unit project.

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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