Welcome to Lower Key Stage 2 Information Afternoon September 2017

Staff Year 4: Mr Jones Year 3/4: Mrs Croghan Year 3: Miss Townes (key stage leader) Teaching Assistants: Mrs Day, Mrs Furmston, Mrs Heywood, Mrs Haughton, Miss Holiday and Mr Neal

Information Evening – topics to be covered Routines Setting Homework Reading Assessment Behaviour policy What to bring into school PE Key dates/contact details

Beginning & End of the Day What happens at the beginning & the end of the day? Juniors left at the school gate at the start of the day Collected at the school gate at the end of the day If the person who is supposed to be picking your child up is not there, they MUST come back to the school office. (the same applies after Clubs) What will I need to bring to school each day? Reading book and reading record P.E. kit (left in school for half term) Maths homework on a Monday English homework on a Wednesday Spelling and times tables tests on a Friday Water bottle

Morning & Lunch Breaks No free fruit in the juniors Buy a snack: toast 10p, maximum 4 slices. Spare trainers to wear on the field Soft balls only at playtimes and no balls before school.

Setting arrangements English Set 3 (Year 4 objectives) Mrs Croghan Set 2 (year 3 / 4 objectives): Miss Townes Set 1(year 3 objectives): Mr Jones Maths Set 3 (year 4 objectives): Mr Jones Set 2 (year 3/4 objectives): Mrs Croghan Set 1 (year 3 objectives): Miss Townes We will ensure that the work set meets your child’s learning needs.

Setting Arrangements When – 5 x a week. Every morning. Why – Children taught at appropriate pace and level to enable all to achieve full potential. How – Set according to teaching assessment levels. Movement between sets – at least half-termly reviews. Parents notified by email.

Spelling and handwriting Spelling lessons 4x a week. 1st thing every morning. 4 ability based groups Spelling words on a Monday. Test on a Friday. Spellings on the server and handed out to children. Handwriting –Cursive script. Handwriting lessons will occur frequently

Is The Work Hard? Builds on key stage 1 skills & knowledge English & Maths are hour long sessions, 5 times a week. Spelling 4 times a week

Afternoons – a cross-curricula approach National Curriculum strands covered include history, geography, science, design technology, art and music. Stand alone subjects – computer programming, French, PE, RE English texts will also be linked to our topic area Values led curriculum – Fruit of the Spirit in all we do.

Assessment Your child’s achievement will be reported in terms of: Towards Expected Greater Depth This is based on their year group’s national expected achievement. Children’s progress will continue to be closely monitored.

Split Classes – afternoon sessions Equal opportunity: foundation subjects Same curriculum: 2 year rolling programme The children are all in mixed ability Kagan teams.

Homework Maths marked with the children on a Monday English grammar, punctuation and spelling on a Wednesday Times tables tested on a Friday – out of order Spellings tested on a Friday Certificates

Reading This must happen at least twice a week at home with an adult. The reading diary must be signed Reading record checks happen on a Wednesday Certificates Packs with questions and guides Read to your child as often as possible

Behaviour policy review – key points: Continued emphasis on our High 5 School Rules (see next slide). Every week will be a focus on one of the High 5 Rules Golden time – all children to begin the week with full amount of golden time. Yellow card = a warning. Children attend 15 minutes lunchtime class. Red card = 5 minutes lost golden time. Each week is a new start. If they lose golden time they spend that time with their class teacher. You will be notified when your child loses golden time and why. Greater emphasis on house point rewards – linked to golden time. If you don’t lose any golden time you are awarded 10 house points. At the end of every half term the winning house will receive a prize. House points will also be counted towards class rewards.

High 5 School Rules Do our best Be a good ambassador Look after our belongings and the school environment Care for others Display good manners to all

PE PE curriculum Swimming –Spring and Summer Term PE kit to be in school at all times

Music Can I learn to play a musical instrument? Flute, brass, clarinet, violin, piano, guitar, drums, recorders School orchestra (within the school day) School choir (Monday after school) Discuss at music evening

School Council Representatives from each class 1 boy and 1 girl Support and drive issues e.g behaviour policy, recycling, school charity Meet fortnightly Report at Governors’ meetings

Links with the church Weekly community worship on Wednesday, with Patrick Special services – Commissioning service, harvest, Christmas, leavers Celebration worship on Fridays Year 3 and 4 children to lead the Easter Service

Lost Property Please label all items of clothing Anything left at the end of term goes to charity.

Medicines Lip salves, cough sweets, sore throat lozenges, kept in teacher’s desk A form has to be completed if medicine is to be given to children Inhalers – 2 to be kept in school. One in the class room and one in the staff room

Information to take home Key dates for the Autumn Term Homework procedures Reading pack

Questions?