My name is Mrs McGhee and I joined Northway in September 2001. I am the deputy head teacher and I am really excited to be sharing our Y5 class with Mrs Shimmin. I will be teaching Y5 on a Monday and Tuesday. Northway is an amazing school and I so proud to work here. 

My name is Mrs Shimmin and I am also excited to be teaching Y5 this year. I will be teaching Y5 on a Wednesday, Thursday and Friday along with Mrs Hooton who will be supporting Y5 throughout the week. I have been teaching at our amazing school since 2007. Northway is such a great place to be as everyone is so friendly and supportive of one another. I am responsible for Geography across the school. 

The best place to see what we have been up to is on our Twitter - @northwaymaghull. You can filter your search by using #y5 or search for a specific subject, e.g. #geography

Contacting the Class Teacher

 Please use the admin email address if you wish to contact the class teacher. They will contact you to arrange a time to meet. 

PE

This half term, we will do PE on Wednesday afternoons. Please ensure your child has the correct kit. 

Spelling 

This half-term your child will not be bringing a spelling list home to learn. We will continue to work on the Year 5 and 6 common exception words in class but they will not be tested on them weekly. A copy of these can be found in the downloads section below.  Please encourage your child to complete some weekly spelling practise by accessing Doodle Spell.

Homework

Every Friday, children will be given a Maths and English assignments on Doodle for them to complete that week. 

Children are expected to complete the following: 

Reading - Please read with your child, regardless of their ability, at least twice per week and sign their home-reading record. 

To quiz on a school reading book, use our school’s AR site: 

https://Ukhosted110.renlearn.co.uk/2243135 

Children can also check if a book they have read from home has a quiz attached to it using the following website: 

https://www.arbookfind.co.uk/default.aspx 

Inside your child's home reading diary, you will find their username and password for them to access the following resources:

Doodle Maths and Doodle English https://www.doodlelearning.com

Times Tables Rockstars https://play.ttrockstars.com

Children have access to an online library of books at their current ZPD: 

To quiz on their school reading book, use our school’s AR site: 

https://Ukhosted110.renlearn.co.uk/2243135 

Children can also check if a book they have read from home has a quiz attached to it using the following website: 

https://www.arbookfind.co.uk/default.aspx 

Food and drink

Every child should have a clear plastic water bottle (with a sports cap lid) that they can access at any time during the day. This bottle should be in addition to a lunch time drink, if they are on packed lunches.

Your child may bring a nut free healthy snack for morning play. Please ensure that the snack is in their book bag so that they do not have to find it in their lunch bags.

Healthy snack

• Fruit
• Bread or toast.

We have children with anaphylaxis, a life-threatening condition that is caused by a severe allergic reaction to nuts. We ask you to help us protect these children by sending snacks for your child that do not contain nuts. Thank you for your cooperation with this; it is very much appreciated by the families of the children. 

Online Learning

The following websites are fantastic resources you should try and use as regularly as possible to support your learning:

BBC Bitesize Daily Learning https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons

The DfE National Oak Academy https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom

Top Marks Maths Games https://www.topmarks.co.uk/