Welcome to the first edition of our Year 5 Newsletter for 2019. We have been ever so impressed with the students’ resilience and responsibility since starting back to school. They have been involved in both individual class and House Group activities which have allowed them to connect as a whole cohort. These experiences have seen our new Year Fives off […Read more]
Dear Parents, John Farnworth Last Friday morning we had a real treat. John Farnworth displayed his considerable skills with a football. Wow! I know that the Year 5s were impressed and just between you and I, a few might secretly have changed their career goals as a result of that performance! Beach Day Yes, everyone was disappointed to find […Read more]
I keep thinking that life will become a little less busy. But this fortnight has been exceptionally full, with a huge variety of activities here at school. SRC and Energy Managers Leadership Assembly This Assembly took place a couple of weeks ago, but I would like to acknowledge the time and effort that these leaders put into their roles. Our […Read more]
Dear Parents, Book Week As in years gone by, Book Week (Week 6) is a highlight of the year. Mrs. Atkins has worked very hard to have new events ready for Book Week for our students. In the lead-up to this special week, during Library lessons, Mrs. Atkins has been reading the shortlisted Children’s Book Council Award books and Year […Read more]
Welcome back to a busy Term 3! It has been great to be back into routine, albeit a little less hectic than normal with the local schools not being in session. Mathematics We had not quite finished our Maths unit from last term, so you might note that children have been brushing up on their multiplication and division and “backtracking” […Read more]
NAPLAN This week has been dominated with NAPLAN each day. Our Year 5 students have risen to every challenge with grace and poise, not to mention confidence in themselves, their abilities and their teachers as mentors. We have been so proud that they have just gone about the week as any other week – accepting and doing their best. This […Read more]
We are finally in full swing with a full week of classes, parent – teacher interviews and camp preparation. Library Many children took extra books from the Library before the “flu days”. Please ensure these all come back so the library is not depleted. You will be receiving a bookclub notice and the turnaround time is very tight this time, […Read more]
What an incredible few weeks we have had. The year 5’s have experienced some amazing things and learnt some valuable lessons. Head Boy & Head Girl 2018 We had 20 students who put their names forward to try to become Head or Deputy Head Boy, or Head or Deputy Head Girl for 2018. What an amazing number of students, and […Read more]
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