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Y5 JTLYK 4 April

Dear Parents and Carers, 

What a lovely end to our Spring Term! Thank you to the children for their thoughtfulness, creativity and teamwork this week. We were very grateful to Christ Church Guildford’s marvellous volunteers on our Easter Pause Day. They planned and delivered a super programme of interactive activities to help us understand the Easter story. We also received some great feedback on their children’s engagement and respectful behaviour. They have been a credit to the school this week! It was a pleasure, as always, to have the whole of HTPD together for our Easter service at Holy Trinity Church on Thursday. Well done to the children who read out their prayers reflecting on Paul’s wise words on ‘love’. Thank you to all the parents and carers who kindly volunteered to accompany us on our church visits – we couldn’t have done it without you!

This week, the Year 5 children have created some Space- and Egyptian-themed mechanical toys using cams in their DT project groups. We also wrapped up our Ancient Civilisations topic, learning about different writing systems and practising our hieroglyphic transliteration skills! Everyone enjoyed our House Rugby tournament, demonstrating the skills they have developed in our rugby unit. It was a great way to end our last full day!

No homework was given out this week but we would encourage children to continue to record their reading. Next term, we will be kicking off our ‘Tides and Towns’ geography topic. It would be useful if each child were able to bring in a picture of a coast, beach, or cliff they have visited on our first day back (Wednesday 23 April). These will be to help us understand and describe the physical features of different coastlines. Thank you to any children who are able to do so!

We hope you have a restful holiday break, 

Team 5 

Important Dates

  • Monday 21 April – Bank Holiday, no school
  • Tuesday 22 April – INSET day, no school 
  • Wednesday 23 May - Children return to school
  • 13-16 May – Brenscombe residential trip (Please check payments)

PE Days - THESE HAVE CHANGED

 PE days are now Thursday and Friday for all Year 5 classes.  

Homework

Spellings

 No spellings till after Easter.

Brenscombe - New Info added 4/4/25

Kit List 

During the activities, Brenscombe provides all the required safety equipment. 

All clothing should be labelled with the child’s name and participants are responsible for their personal belongings. 

We strongly suggest that people do not bring jewellery or new/expensive clothes as the nature of the activities can get clothes wet, muddy or worn. 

During water sports activities you will have to wear securely-fitting closed-toe footwear that will get wet and muddy (old trainers or water shoes).

Things to think about when packing your bag: 

  • How many days are you at the Centre?  
  • Are you doing any water sports? 
  • What do you want to wear during the evening or when not on activity sessions? 
  • What will you wear to sleep in or if you need to get up and walk to the toilet in the night? 
  • What are you going to keep wet and dirty clothes in after activity sessions? 
  • What’s the weather likely to be like? 

What to pack:

  • Waterproof Jacket
  • Shoes (At least two pairs of shoes are needed) 
    • Walking boots/outdoor shoes 
    • Closed toe shoes like old trainers for water activities (Crocs and flip flops are not suitable for this) 
    • Flip–flops/crocs/sliders for walk to shower 
  • Reusable water bottle and lunch box/bag 
  • Rucksack (2 straps, comfortable, big enough to fit packed lunch and spare clothes) 
  • Torch 
  • Sun cream and sun hat 
  • Hat and Gloves 
  • Insect repellent 
  • Towel (x2) and toiletries 
  • Underwear and lots of socks 
  • Indoor /evening shoes 
  • Clothes  
    • Pyjamas 
    • Casual clothes to wear in the evening (covered shoulders and longer bottoms are best to avoid ticks/bites) 
    • Clothes to wear on activities – t-shirts, warm jumpers, long trousers (not denim for activities) and good length shorts 
    • Warm layers are important, temperatures can vary

Personal medication 

Please ensure that Kayleigh is aware of any personal medication you may need prior to coming to Brenscombe. Children are not allowed to keep any medication in their bags (e.g. paracetamol). 

Accommodation 

All our bedrooms come complete with pillows, duvets and linen, so there is no need to bring any bedding. Towels are NOT provided.

What children will pack in their day bag for each activity: 

Onsite activities (Archery, Shooting) 

  • Suitable Footwear (Trainers) 
  • Waterproof Jacket 
  • Warm Jacket or fleece 
  • Sunhat (or beanie & gloves in cold weather) 
  • Sun Cream 
  • Water 
  • Reusable lunchbox 

Offsite activities – Dry (Ropes Course) 

  • Suitable Footwear – Trainers 
  • Rucksack 
  • Waterproof Jacket 
  • Warm Jacket or Fleece 
  • Warm Clothes 
  • Sunhat (or beanie & gloves in winter) 
  • Sun Cream 
  • Full Water Bottle 
  • Reusable lunchbox 

Offsite activities – Wet (Big Canoeing) 

  • Clothing that will get wet 
  • Footwear to get wet (old trainers, securely fastened) 
  • Towel 
  • Rucksack 
  • Bag to put wet clothes in 
  • A full change of spare clothes including shoes 
  • Sun cream 
  • Sunhat 
  • Waterproof Jacket 
  • Warm Jacket or Fleece  
  • Full Water Bottle 
  • Reusable lunchbox

Presentation Slides

French

Please watch the YouTube video clip La légende des cloches de Pâques - Easter in France.

 

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