Transcript The British International School, Shanghai
Maadi British International School
Welcome to Year 5LK
The Class Teaching Team
Class Teacher – Mrs Kangas Teaching Assistant – Mr. Rob
A little about me…
Warwickshire, England 22 years UK, Kenya, Germany, Hong Kong 2 nd time at MBIS Husband from Finland Design and Technology MA in Education: Bath University
English
Year 5 Subjects
Mathematics Science ICT(specialist teacher) Second languages (specialist teacher) Physical Education (specialist teacher) Music (specialist teacher) Art and design/Design and technology PSHE/RE History/Geography
English
Spoken language Reading – word reading, comprehension and reading for enjoyment Writing – spelling, handwriting and composition Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation
Mathematics
Number – number and place value Number – addition and subtraction Number – multiplication and division Number – fractions Measurement Geometry – properties of shapes Geometry – position and direction Statistics
Our timetable…
Will be uploaded to the website Timetables are flexible to meet the needs of the children
Routines
Home and school book Reading book Homework PE kit on Sunday Library book on Wednesday Swimming kit on Wednesday
Home Learning…
Reading 20 minutes per night Homework schedule Sunday – Spellings (30 minutes) Monday – Maths (30 minutes) Tuesday – English (45 minutes) Wednesday – Maths (15 minutes) Mental Maths (15 minutes) MBIS Home Learning Policy and Guidance for Parents is available on the school website
How to help your child with home learning
Establish a routine with your child: a set time and place for home learning to be done Check what tasks have been set and that your child understands what needs to be done Encourage independence: facilitate not dominate!
Expectations
In Year 5, the children will be encouraged to: Further develop their ability to work independently Pack their own bags Bring their own stationery - pencil - rubber - pencil sharpener - coloured pencils - small ruler with cm markings
Reward systems
Class rewards include house points, responsible tasks eg. collecting house points, golden book awards, praise.
House system – contributing to team success
Looking ahead…
Theme days Trips – Cyprus 24 th Events – Book Week – 27 th May Middle school production – Term 2 Class assembly – 16 th October International family day
The Home School Partnership
Lines of communication: Open Door Policy Home School Book E-mail ( [email protected]
) Appointment Parent Consultations in October, February and June Mid-year report in early February; End of year report in June
School Website
After half term… Key information about the year group including: curriculum, timetables, how you can help your child at home Kidblog used to support home learning as appropriate eg. interesting websites
FOMBIS
Class Volunteer System (activities, coffee mornings, leaving gifts) Hallowe’en Party - Thursday 30 th October Jacqui Garib- [email protected]
Any Questions...?