Welcome to our Class Page!

In our class, we aim to live out our school values every day:

🌟 Care for ourselves, each other, and our world
🌱 Grow by embracing challenges and new learning
💪 Persevere even when things feel tricky
✨ Shine by being proud of who we are and what we achieve

Meet the Year 5 Team

Your child’s class teacher is Mrs Corrigan, and they are supported by  Mrs Brettell who helps make our classroom a warm and supportive place to learn.

Staying in Touch
Most of our communication is shared via email, so please make sure your contact details—especially your email address—are up-to-date on Arbor.

We're always happy to speak with you in person, but do bear with us at the end of the school day as our priority is making sure every child gets home safely.

Need to get in touch?
You can email us at: office.3200@crowmarsh-gifford.oxon.sch.uk
The office team will make sure your message reaches us.

Times

KS2 School gates open:  8:30am – 8:40am

It is important children arrive on time as learning starts right away!

Collection: 3:15pm from the classroom door or children walk home alone only with written permission.

Entry & exit via the main gates & KS2 playground. Dogs & phones are not permitted in the playground & please refrain from using the climbing frame during this time.

Year 4 - 6 children are encouraged to bring equipment.

• Pencil case
• Pen
• Pencil
• Ruler
• Eraser
• Colouring pencils/pens

Please be mindful that stationary can be distracting, so the simpler, the better!

PE Days

PE takes place on Thursdays and Fridays (Autumn Term 2025)
Please send your child to school in their PE kit on those days, including suitable shoes for outdoor sports. Long hair should be tied back, and earrings removed or taped.

Curriculum: What are we learning?

To ensure children gain the skills they need to effectively progress through school and the knowledge they need to be successful learners in the future, we have a bespoke Crowmarsh curriculum.

• Curriculum Overviews outlining the learning that will take place each term can be found here at the bottom of our class page. These can be useful to instigate discussions at home.
• Learning in class will be posted here on our class page & sometimes on Instagram

You can find more information about the subjects we teach on Our Curriculum page of the school website.

We also share some of our wider curriculum events on our website Link

Learning at Home

Children spend only 20% of their waking hours in school. So, your support of learning at home is integral to your child’s success.

Reading

We encourage:

• Reading at home daily
• Please make sure your child has their reading book and log in school every day.

Spelling Year 2-6

• From Year 2 upwards, we follow the Babcock Spelling scheme. An age-appropriate spelling list can be found here at the bottom of our class page.

Homework

Year 5 – 6: Children in Year 5 will bring home a short piece of homework each week. Initially, this will just be maths work and will support the learning that we are doing in class. Homework is set on a Friday to be handed in by the following Friday. The importance here is getting into the routine of completing homework and bringing it back to school on time.