Welcome to Year 5

Mr Babcock and Mrs Smith

During this year I expect all children to make significant progress in all areas of school life. I will provide work that will be challenging in an exciting and motivational way. We follow the Red Rose Mastery scheme for Maths and The Lancashire Talk units for English, which all children really enjoy engaging in.

Some members of our class have been busy supporting our younger children in the yard and around school. Most of our class have volunteered to be 'Buddies'. This involves Year 5 working with younger pupils, helping them with their transition into Reception.

Your child might be asked to complete some research at home or find things to use in the classroom as extra activities. We would be grateful if you could support us in this matter. It would help if they had access to the internet, but there is always the local library or going round to their friend's house to work together! Reading – Your child is expected to read at least 3 times a week for between 10–15 minutes, either to an adult, older brother or sister or to themselves. Your help with this will be invaluable.

At Buckshaw we aim to provide children with 2 hours of P.E per week and therefore your child's P. E lessons will be as follows: P.E. lessons –Tuesday and Friday afternoons, weather dependent.

We hope your child has a happy and successful year. Please remember that children make better progress if teachers and parents work closely together. If you are worried about anything, do not hesitate to come in and have a chat, or ring up, I am almost always available!