Thrive Enjoy Achieve Aspire Welcome – The Team Mrs Lovegood(Year Group Lead – Sycamore class) Mrs Pantziarka/Miss Scoggins (Elm class) Mrs Baker (LSA) Mrs Martin (LSA) Thrive Enjoy Achieve Aspire

Respect all Overcome challenges Open our minds Take care Speak kindly Thrive Achieve Aspire Enjoy SS Respect all Overcome challenges Open our minds Take care Speak kindly

Respect all Overcome challenges Open our minds Take care Speak kindly Our ROOTS Respect all people, animals and the environment. Overcome challenges and never give up. Open our minds to creativity and curiosity. Take care of our bodies and our minds. Speak kindly and listen to others. SS Respect all Overcome challenges Open our minds Take care Speak kindly

Respect all Overcome challenges Open our minds Take care Speak kindly Yellow and Red Leaves Warning. Not following our ROOTS. 3 yellow leaves in 1 day = red leaf. Still not making the right choices. Consequence and reflection. 3 red leaves in one week, or a more serious incident = lunchtime detention DM Respect all Overcome challenges Open our minds Take care Speak kindly

Respect all Overcome challenges Open our minds Take care Speak kindly Rewards Aspire trophy Gold ‘above and beyond’ stickers Gold leaves House points DM Respect all Overcome challenges Open our minds Take care Speak kindly

Thrive Enjoy Achieve Aspire House System Every child is either yellow, blue or green house. Houses should match their siblings houses. The children who follow our roots will be awarded house points. These are then totalled at the end of each term with a prize for the winning house. Thrive Enjoy Achieve Aspire

Thrive Enjoy Achieve Aspire Communication Parent Gateway– ensure you are registered. Our website – www.greatlinfordprimaryschool.co.uk Home reading journal – checked daily. Call the office to make an appointment. Please ensure your contact details are up-to-date Thrive Enjoy Achieve Aspire

Thrive Enjoy Achieve Aspire Our Protective Hands Each child has a protective hand. It lists 5 people they can go to if they are feeling sad or worried. Each class also has a worry box – this is checked daily. Our designated safeguarding lead is our head teacher – Miss Lovelock. Thrive Enjoy Achieve Aspire

What to do if you think your child is being bullied: Encourage them to speak to an adult in school through use of their protective hand, the worry box in their class or by speaking directly to their teacher. Make an appointment through the office with your class teacher to voice your concerns. All worries will be taken seriously and investigated. Thrive Enjoy Achieve Aspire

Thrive Enjoy Achieve Aspire Our expectations Good attendance – 97% Correct uniform and PE kits. Come to school prepared Reading journals and spelling books in school every day Read at home 5 times a week – journal signed by adults. Practise spellings and KIRFs at home. Thrive Enjoy Achieve Aspire

Respect all Overcome challenges Open our minds Take care Speak kindly Uniform Black/Grey trousers/skirt. Smart black shoes (no trainers) White or blue shirt/polo Blue cardigan/jumper No bracelets/necklaces Earrings must be studs, not hooped. DM Respect all Overcome challenges Open our minds Take care Speak kindly

Respect all Overcome challenges Open our minds Take care Speak kindly PE Uniform Navy blue or black trousers/shorts Blue or white t shirt Trainers for outdoor PE PE takes place with KITS on Tuesday and with class teacher on Thursday Children must be able to remove or cover earrings for Long hair must be tied up. DM Respect all Overcome challenges Open our minds Take care Speak kindly

Respect all Overcome challenges Open our minds Take care Speak kindly KIRF & Spellings KIRFs – Key Instant Recall Facts Half termly Maths facts for your child to learn at home. Weekly KIRF activities listed to help you practise. Spellings – go home on a Monday. Spelling tests are on a Monday. Spelling activities listed to help you practise in spelling books. Bring spelling books every day – house points will be awarded to those practising regularly. SS Respect all Overcome challenges Open our minds Take care Speak kindly

Thrive Enjoy Achieve Aspire Home Learning Home Learning Challenge – Optional (but encouraged) Handed in on the Monday of the last week of each half term. Celebrated and shared in class on that day (time is set aside for this so please ensure your work is in on time) All children awarded a certificate and house points for taking part. One piece of home learning chosen to be shared in assembly on Friday (with parents invited). Chosen based on the level of effort, independence and creativity shown. Thrive Enjoy Achieve Aspire

Thrive Enjoy Achieve Aspire Expectations - Maths Working with numbers that have up to 5 or 6 digits. Developing fluency with our written methods. All times tables and addition facts should be fairly fluent. Using numbers with 2 decimal places. Using fractions, decimals and percentages to solve problems. Should be fluent in telling the time and using the time to solve problems e.g. Bus timetables Thrive Enjoy Achieve Aspire

Expectations - Writing Use of cursive handwriting and accurate use of punctuation. High frequency spellings including those with suffixes and prefixes should be mostly accurate. Children should be familiar with the audience and purpose for most genres of writing. Should be able to plan their writing and choose appropriate vocabulary, using a thesaurus when needed. Should be able to write in Standard English and check their writing for grammatical errors. Writing in clear organised paragraphs. Use different sentence structures, including relative clauses, to add extra detail. Thrive Enjoy Achieve Aspire

Expectations - Reading • Read for enjoyment a range of text types. • Read, understand and explain the meaning of figurative language including metaphorical phrases (‘raining cats and dogs’) and similes. • Read several books by the same author and be able to make comparisons between them and with other texts. Be able to summarise a paragraph or a chapter. • Discuss how authors use language, including figurative language, to affect the reader. Thrive Enjoy Achieve Aspire

Autumn Term (first half term) Space: Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce Space and the solar system The cold war and its links to the space race. Sewing Thrive Enjoy Achieve Aspire

Thrive Enjoy Achieve Aspire Spring Term The Victorians Street Child Children and poverty The railways Visit to Holdenby house – 9th January Thrive Enjoy Achieve Aspire

Thrive Enjoy Achieve Aspire Summer Term Natural Disasters: Kensuke’s kingdom Learning about tsunamis, monsoons, tornadoes and hurricanes. Raging Rivers: Oliver and the Seawigs Visit to Everdon centre for river fieldwork Learning about the geography behind rivers. Bushcraft Residential Trip Thrive Enjoy Achieve Aspire

Your child’s progress Autumn parents evening: 9th and 11th October 2018 Spring term parents evening Summer term end of year reports.