Year 5 2025 - 2026

Mrs Nuttall

Y5 class teacher, deputy head, SENCO and English lead.

Mrs Waterfield

Y5 class teacher

Welcome to Year 5!

Hello and a very warm welcome to Year 5! Mrs Nuttall is the teacher in the morning where the children will learn Maths and English. In the afternoon, Mrs Waterfield will deliver the curriculum subjects. Ms Chan supports throughout the day and Mr Islam is part of the Year 5 team on some afternoons too. We always aim to enable each child to reach their potential academically as well as socially and emotionally. We enjoy working with families to support children in the best way we can.

Routines of the day

The school doors open at 8:45am and the bell rings for the start of the day at 8:55am.
Playtimes is at 10:30am. Children can either bring a healthy snack to eat or toast can be paid for each term on Parentpay.
Water bottles should be labelled and brought to school everyday. Water only please.
End of day routines:
- School finishes at 3:25pm.
- Children in year 5 and 6 can ONLY walk home if they have given in a signed permission form.
Children may only bring a book bag. No book bags please as they don't fit in the cloakrooms.
Children should come to school suitable for the weather. They should bring a coat and if necessary hats, gloves, scarves etc.

PE day in the Autumn Term is Thursday and swimming takes place on Friday.

Homework

Homework will be given out on paper on Mondays. This is to be handed in the following Monday and marked together so misconceptions can be picked up.
Please support your child in reading for 20 minutes each day and sign their reading record regularly.
Children should use TT Rockstars for 10 minutes everyday.

Get in touch

Please feel free to speak with us at the end of the school day on the yard.
During the school day, the best way to contact us is through the school office as emails aren't checked during teaching sessions.
If you wish to email then our email addresses are as follows: [email protected] or [email protected] . Please allow 5 working days for a reply.

Useful websites:

https://play.ttrockstars.com/

https://mathsbot.com/primaryMenu (Year 4 and 5 arithmetic available with option to mark online after)