Dragonflies - Year 5 Class

Welcome to Year 5, Dragonflies Class. The teacher is Mrs Layzell and Teaching Assistant is Miss Holiday. We are a bunch of children and adults who work really hard but have fun as well. Here we are sharing information about our class and how we organise each week.

Timetable

When the children come in at 8.45 am they complete their Early Bird Maths questions, complete any editing required and then read quietly before the register.

At 9:00 am, we teach handwriting or spelling, learning the rules and conventions of spelling in different groups according to each child’s needs.

English follows at 9.30, often based around a good quality story or linked to our topic area.

After break, we start our Maths lesson with children working at their own level both independently, in groups and with adult teaching and support.

We then run our Guided Reading session from 11.35 to 12.00. This is a class session, with Teacher/TA support given.

RE is taught on a Friday morning as it is a core subject in Church of England Schools.

Foundation subjects including Humanities (History/Geography), Science, Music, PSHE, Art and Design and Technology are taught in the afternoons across the week.

PE sessions are held on a Tuesday and a Thursday.

Homework

All children in Dragonflies also have TTRockstars logins so they can practise their multiplication tables.

All children, regardless of their ability, are expected to read for at least 20 minutes each day to increase their reading skills, vocabulary and knowledge of how stories work. Their reading records, signed by an adult at home, are handed in each Friday.

There are occasionally other homework tasks that children are asked to complete eg. for Topic work. We expect all homework tasks to be completed by children as this is really good preparation for the increased volume of homework that children will receive in Year 6 and in Secondary School.

We have an open door policy – please come and speak to any of the Year 5 staff if you have any questions or worries.