Botanic
Primary School
Delight in Effort, Acceptance and Achievement
P5
Welcome to P5!
What you need to know about P5
8.50 School Begins
We usually get the day started with…
*Number/word challenge 🔍
*Spelling activities ✏️
*Number facts ➗✖️
10.50 Break/ 12.30 - 1.10 Lunch 🍛
Snack must be a healthy choice Monday- Thursday 🍏🍌🍊🥦🥪
Fridays children may bring a small treat 🍪
£2.60 is the cost per day for a school dinner
Homework
Your child will receive a written homework each night from Monday-Thursday to be returned the following morning
LITERACY two per week
MATHEMATICS two per week
Children will be asked to practise their spellings and number facts each night also
Reading 📚
Children are expected to read their guided reading book each night as well as access Accelerated Reader and/or access BugClub
You can support your child to progress with their reading and to read for enjoyment by encouraging them to choose their own novel also
The children will be encouraged to choose from the class library regularly
Physical Education (from November)
The children will have swimming lessons each TUESDAY
A PE lesson will now take place each THURSDAY (previously Monday basketball session)
🇪🇬 Cross curricular links to our Egyptian topic so far! Using I-pad art applications and exploring 3D shapes. 🇪🇬
Internet Safety Day: thinking about how the internet influences us in different ways
Basketball 🏀 sessions with Phoenix Basketball. The children thoroughly enjoyed and engaged so well with these sessions this term!
🧮 Consolidating Our Learning of PLACE VALUE & NUMBER FACTS Through Activity Based Learning 👥
Parental Workshop