• Learning in Year 5

Teacher: Miss Chambers

Teaching Assistants: Miss Povah & Miss Hall

Welcome to Year 5 and to Grey-Thompson Class!

Our class is named after Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, who is one of Britain’s greatest ever Paralympic athletes. She amassed a remarkable medal haul over 16 years and five Paralympic Games of 11 gold, 4 silver and a bronze. Tanni was born on 26th July 1969, with a medical condition called spina bifida and used a wheel chair from the age of seven. Her sporting achievements and success have raised the profile of Paralympic sport and have helped change people’s attitudes towards disability.

“Anything is possible. Part of it is how much you want to do it. Some people achieve success very easily, but that's a tiny percentage of people. For the majority of people, it's about working hard.”

Important Information:

• Children are expected to come to school dressed in their PE kit on their designated days (white t-shirt, black shorts/joggers and trainers). If your child wears earrings, we ask that these are removed before they come to school on these days.
• Grey-Thompson Class will partake in swimming as one of their PE activities each week from after February half term until the end of the academic year.
• Named water bottles should be brought into school each day and the children will be reminded each afternoon to take them home to wash and refill them.  
• Fruit, veg, breadsticks or crackers can be brought to school to be consumed during morning break.
• Please ensure sun-cream is applied at home and sent to school for your child to reapply at lunch time when it is hot and sunny.  
• Please ensure all of your children’s personal items are labelled: uniform, PE kit, lunch boxes, water bottles, coats, bags etc.

We hope that your child has a fantastic time in Year 5.