Parent Information Evening 11th September

Aims of the evening School Vision – where are we going? Literacy and Numeracy Attainment – what are the expectations for my child? School and Home Link - How can you help your child at home?

School Vision - What are our drivers? Staff – Raising Attainment, Community Engagement, High Quality Learning and Teaching and Ethos

School Vision - What are our drivers? Pupils – Raising Pupil Voice, Opportunities, Leaders in Learning and Celebrating Achievements

School Vision - What are our drivers?

School Vision - What are our drivers? Parents – Agreement through Survey Monkey 95% Time for discussions on table (5-10 minutes) What does Drakies stand for? Create your vision as a group

School Vision - School Improvement Plan Gathering Views – impact

School Vision - School Improvement Plan Survey Monkey monthly Slides from SIP and how often these will be uploaded online

School Vision – School Improvement Plan

School Vision – School Improvement Plan Take the next 3-5 minutes to discuss the School Improvement Priorities for this session. Look at the Staff document and the Child/Parent Document How would you like us to gather your views on school improvement?

School Vision – School Improvement Plan

Literacy and Numeracy Attainment What are the expectations for my child? Millburn Milestones in Numeracy Millburn Milestones in Writing Highland Council Steps to Success Education Scotland Benchmarks Highland Council Frameworks – ie Science

Literacy and Numeracy Attainment

Literacy and Numeracy Attainment What information do you think is important to know? Time for discussion 5-6 minutes Write down suggested ideas

Literacy and Numeracy Attainment Highland Literacy Jennifer Wilson – Literacy Development Officer http://highlandliteracy.com Highland Numeracy Progression Kirsten Mackay – Numeracy Development Officer http://highlandnumeracyblog.wordpress.com/highland-numeracy-progression

Literacy and Numeracy Attainment - Gaps

School and Home Link - How can you help your child at home? Firsts….

School and Home Link - How can you help your child at home? Listen, talk and encourage Encourage your child to talk to you about their learning – the learning that is happening at school and do what you can at home to build on that Talk to your child about their strengths and interests Ask for help if you think your child needs it for any reason Praise your child if he/she is working hard at something or has achieved something within or out of school Encourage any reading Look for opportunities at home to develop literacy and numeracy skills

School and Home Link - How can you help your child at home? Encourage your child to take part in activities, for example hobbies or clubs which will provide opportunities to develop a range of skills Help them work on tasks on their own and then talk about it with you afterwards Do things together where appropriate – learn together Help prepare for change, particularly at key transitions – talk about change together Talk to your child about how they are feeling Work together with the school by taking part in discussions about your child’s learning and progress

School and Home Link - How can you help your child at home? Education Scotland - Parentzone https://education.gov.scot/parentzone/

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Question and Answer Session