Year 5

Parent Communication

Week 10 Update- Sunday 29, March

Welcome to the Year 5 Class Page

This is an external page voluntarily managed by Class Parents and P&F to assist parents in keeping up-to-date with current news and dates

Week 9 of 10 - Schedule (8.20am - 3.10pm)

Monday

All - Summer School Uniform

Tuesday

5B - Summer School uniform, Library
5S - Sports Uniform

Wednesday

All - Summer School Uniform,
5S - Library
Prep Easter Service - 6 - 7pm (boys to arrive by 5.45pm) - Mosman Village Church

Thursday

5B - Sports Uniform
5S - Summer School Uniform
All - Honours Assembly, Mosman Villiage Churck, 11:30am-12:15pm
End of term 3:10

Friday

Saturday

Weekly Update

Winter Sports - please see Winter Sports information below and note there is no after-school training this week.
Term 2 Enrichment Schedule - just released with bookings opening this Tuesday 31 March @12.30pm. See info and booking link here.
Class Account Contribution ($60 per family) - Each year the class parents request an optional contribution of $60 for the class account - this covers costs such as teacher birthday and end-of-year gifts, as well as teacher attendance at your teacher thank you event. Please pay your contribution into the Mosman Prep Class of 2027 (BSB: 633000/ Account: 178654513).

School Events

Year 5 Social Events

Sunday May 17th - Mother & Son Activity
Saturday August 1 - Father Sons Camp
Friday August 21st - Parents' Drinks at the Buena
Friday November 20th - Parents' End-of-Year Christmas Party

Winter Sports - Terms 2 & 3

Welcome to Winter Sports!

We are now entering the winter sports season - Terms 2 & 3

Training and Saturday fixtures - overall structure stays the same!

Sports training is held after school one afternoon each Thursday, combined with an in-school training session every second Friday.
Boys will then play each Saturday with the fixtures shared by Prep on the Thursday prior to the game.

Thursday (After-School) Training - timing gets a bit more complicated

See below for dates for After-School Training:

Term 1 - Thursday 26 March only (Week 9). Note - NO TRAINING IN WEEK 10
Term 2 - Thursday 23 April (Week 1) and concludes Thursday 25 June (Week 10).
Term 3 - Thursday 23 July (Week 1) and concludes Thursday 13 August (Week 4). Note - no sports for the remainder of Term 3.

Uniforms

For Saturday sports and after-school sports training, boys will need to wear their team sports uniform.
Shoes - soccer and rugby boots need to be mostly black.
Gear - soccer boys need shin pads, while rugby boys need mouth guards and headgear (optional).

Key Resources - see below

Winter Sports Training

Sports training is held after school one afternoon each week (After-School Training), combined with an in-school training session every second Friday (In-School Training).

Thursday (After-School) Training

Term 1 - 26 March only (Week 9) - NO TRAINING IN WEEK 10 (1 April); Term 2 - 23 April (Week 1) and concludes 25 June (Week 10); Term 3 - 23 July (Week 1) and concludes 13 August (Week 4).

Time - 3:00-4:30pm
Uniform - boys to bring their full rugby or soccer uniform (Note - reversible training shirt compulsory)
Gear - shin guards for soccer and mouth guard for rugby (head gear optional)
Location = Balmoral Oval
Pick up - at your son's allocated venue (4:30pm)

Friday (In-School) Training

Held every second week (even weeks: 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10)

Uniform - boys wear PE uniform (navy polo) - Gear not required
Location = Georges Heights Oval
Pick up - Georges Heights oval or School (3.10pm)

Wet Weather - Training - please assume training is on unless you receive a Prep notification that it has been cancelled (via email or Prep App).

Saturday Games

IPSHA Summer Sport Competition

Commences = (Round 1) - Saturday 2 May
Concludes = (Round 10) - Saturday 8 August
IPSHA sport teams will be announced via the School App each Thursday.

Sickness or Wet Weather

Sickness - if your son is unwell or unable to attend at the last minute - please contact another parent in your team so they can pass on the message to your coach.
Unavailable - if your son will be unavailable, please inform Mr Riddett in advance at sriddett@mosmanprep.nsw.edu.au.
Wet Weather Line (Saturdays) - 9990 9196 - this is updated on Saturdays between 6:30am and 7am. It has the most up-to-date information on the status of your game (if the message has not been updated, the game is on as scheduled).

Key Resources

Important Dates & Term Newsletter

Term 1 Year Group Newsletters - can be found here.

Term Dates

March

Sat 21 Mar - IPSHA Summer Sport Round 6 Concludes

Mon 23 Mar - Parent Teacher Interview Week 1

Wed 25 March - After school Winter Sports training commences

Fri 27 Mar - Enrichment Activities finish

Sat 28 Mar - Mosman Prep Father and Son Golf Day

Mon 30 Mar - Parent Teacher Interview Week 2

April

Wed 1 Apr - IPSHA Cross Country (The King’s School) - Selected team

Wed 1 Apr - Easter Service 6:00-7:00pm

Thu 2 Apr - Honours Assembly (Church)

Thu 2 Apr - Term 1 concludes

Tue 7 to 10 Apr - Vacation Care Holiday Program

TERM 2 - commences Tue 21 April

School Event Schedule - 2026

Mother’s Day Breakfast - Thu 7 May

P&F - Prep Autumn Ball - Sat 30 May

Father’s Day Breakfast - Fri 4 Sep (tbc)

Grandparents Day - Thu 22 Oct (tbc)

Year 5 Social Event Schedule - 2026

Mother & Son Activity – Sunday, 17 May

Parents’ Drinks at the Buena – Friday, 21 August

Parents’ End of Year Christmas Party – Friday, 20 November

Absences and Travel

Absences need to be logged via the School App (Orbit) prior to 8.20am.
Late arrivals must report to the Reception before proceeding to their classroom.
Early departures must be emailed to the Office and classroom teacher prior to the day - boys are then collected from Reception at departure time.
Changes to regular travel arrangements must be emailed to the school and classroom teacher by 12pm that day. For emergencies please call the Office directly on 9968 4044.

Terrey Hills

Uniform - PE uniform with house-coloured t-shirts to be worn
No lunch orders - packed recess and lunch required
Parent volunteers are encouraged - please email your class teacher if you'd like to volunteer!
Volunteers at Terrey Hills need to comply with the volunteering requirements as below (WWCC and Volunteer Form).

Term 1 Dates:

Wednesday 4th of March and Wednesday the 25th of March

Volunteering

All school volunteers must complete a Volunteer Form and have a current NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC).
Please send completed forms to volunteer@mosmanprep.nsw.edu.au at least one day prior.
Canteen - Daily volunteers are required for the recess period 10:20-11:20am. Please sign up using this link for a 1-hour shift any day(s) during school term. Any questions, please contact Jeff Brown on 0400 410 737

Second Hand Uniform Shop - Please join the volunteer roster - opening the shop once per month. If you are interested, please contact Ginny Vacy-Lyle on 0409 545 303.