Welcome to Meet the Teacher! Buglawton Primary School Welcome to Meet the Teacher!

Meet The Teachers Class Teacher Mrs Worrall Teaching Assistant Miss Weatherby

Our aims for your child: To be happy and feel safe and secure. To feel respected and respect others. To behave appropriately in different situations. To be independent. To become a fluent reader. To write accurately and with confidence. To have a broad and balanced knowledge of the whole curriculum through creative planning. To ask questions and know how to find the answers – be independent learners.

Daily Timetable 8:35 Children filter in to the classroom 8:45 Bell for registration, doors close 8.50 Big Maths 9.00 Mathematics 10 - 10.15 Assembly 10:15 – 10:30 Play time 10:30 SPaG / Literacy 11:45 Handwriting/Guided Reading 12:15 Lunch 1:00 All other subjects 3:00 School closes Friday: swimming 10:15 – 10:45

Positive Discipline Lots of praise for good work and behaviour. Team Points Star of the week Table of the week (linked to the topic) Celebration Assembly Certificates Sanctions displayed clearly for when necessary. Made and agreed by the class/school.

P.E Please put your child’s name in every item! P.E Kit Black shorts Red or white T Shirt Pumps Dark Tracksuit (woolly hats are useful in the winter months!) Trainers Please put your child’s name in every item! Swimming Kit – Swimming is on Fridays. Black swimsuit / trunks & towel Please remove all jewellery before coming to school on these days.

Homework Year 4 Sent home on a Friday Reading EVERY night – 10 minutes Numeracy activity linked to the work done during the week. Literacy linked to SPAG or themes being covered in class. Please return on a Thursday for marking. Reading EVERY night – 10 minutes

Ideas to help with Homework A Dictionary A Thesaurus Useful Websites BBC schools Age 4 – 11 Good for topic work and games linked to subjects – Spellings – Spell it. Good for revision of Science, Literacy and Maths- Bitesize KS2 www.woodlands-junior – great for all curriculum areas Coxhoe Durham – great for all curriculum areas Please see leaflet of useful websites (to be put onto the website)

Our first school trip…we will be visiting the Grosvenor Museum in Chester. We will also be walking with real Roman Soldiers! Pupils will develop their archaeological skills by exploring Roman remains , will find out all about the invasion of Britain and will train to be a Roman soldier.

Some dates for your diary. P.T.A A.G.M – Tonight at 7pm! Parent Forum – Tuesday 27th Sept – 4:30pm Macmillan Coffee Afternoon – 30th Sept – 3pm Chocolate Bingo - Friday 14th October 6-8pm Open Afternoon - Thursday 20th October 1-4pm Bonfire Disco – Thursday 3rd November 4- 5:15pm (KS1), 5:30 – 7pm (KS2) Parents’ Evenings – Wed 23rd & Thurs 24th Nov Christmas Fair – Friday 9th December 5-7pm Christmas Play – TBC Pantomime Trip – 21st December Check red letter or website for other dates.

Our doors are always open. Come and see us or use the planners to write and tell us about anything you are concerned about. Tell us before it becomes a bigger issue. Tell us the good things as well! Together we can support your child on their exciting journey. Thank you for coming – do you have any questions?