Withycombe Raleigh C of E Primary School
Headteacher Mrs E Jones
Withycombe Village Road, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 3BA. Tel: (01395 263397)
Welcome to Year 5
Your Year 5 Teaching Assistants:
Carole Chapman, Katie White, Meg Barnes, Beauty Alam, Megan Sealey, Megan Hart, Katie Flynn, Hermoine Pantony, Rita Tkachova
Documents, news and links
Throughout the year we will update your letters, documents and useful links on this page for you to refer back to. The topic webs are updated termly so you can get a good overview of what we'll be learning.
Remember to check the Home Connect page too, as that's where you'll find whole-school news, events and key dates.
Welcome letter, Spring term 2024
Eden Project Trip, Thursday 25th April
In the summer term, we will be studying Fair Trade. To support our learning and give us hands on experience, we will be taking Year 5 to The Eden Project on Thursday 25th April. We will be leaving school at 8:00am and will therefore need to start the day a little earlier with registration taking in classrooms, at 7:40am. Please come through the school lane gate. We aim to be back by 5.00pm.
Please provide your child with a packed lunch, including plenty to drink (no fizzy drinks or glass bottles).
If your child is entitled to a free school meal and requires a packed lunch from school, please contact the school office no later than Monday 22nd April to organise this.
Please remember to cancel any school dinners booked on ParentPay for the day of the trip.
The children will need to wear full school uniform, a waterproof jacket and sensible, comfortable footwear, such as trainers.
We will be spending some time exploring The Eden Project as small groups and will also have a 2-hour workshop led by the educational team. This will be a valuable learning experience and will cover some of the key Geography and Science objectives for Year 5.
The cost of this trip will be £22.49 per child. This includes: the coach, entry to Eden and the workshop.
Unfortunately, if we do not reach 90% (including the school’s pupil premium contribution) of the overall cost of this trip by the deadline, we would have to cancel.
Please log on to your ParentPay account for this trip by Monday 22nd April to give permission for your child to attend the event and to pay your contribution.
If your child is in receipt of pupil premium funding we request that your contribution covers 50% of the cost, £11.25.
If your child requires travel sickness medication, please administer it in the morning before we leave and then place a tablet for the return journey, with the time it will need to be administered, in a named envelope. This must be given to the class teacher before we leave.
As it stands, we do not need any additional adult support. If this changes, we will reach out for parental help.
Many thanks for your continued support, Mrs Ryan, Mr Scudder and Mr De Cruz.
Have you heard about The Withycombe 60?
It's 60 brilliant things to do while at our school.
Each year group has a list of interesting activities to work towards through the year, with each class having their own 'postcard' to write down when they complete their activities.
We'll add some photos on this page as we go along!
