P7 Parent Information Evening Aim Higher Curiosity Diligence Kindness Belonging North Berwick High School P7 Parent Information Evening Tuesday 18 June 2019

The Big Picture with Transition 189 Pupils 7 register classes (Capped at 30) 10 Practical classes (Capped at 20) Other non-cluster primary schools Dirleton Primary Aberlady Primary

The Transition Programme & Process September 2018 - P7/S1 Open Afternoon November 2018 - Edinburgh College STEM - Head Teacher/DHT Talk - Christmas Ceilidh April/May 2019 – Guidance & pupil visits - Guidance & Support for Learning May 2019 - Enhanced/Supported Transition June 2019 – 3 Day visit

House/Classes 1C1 1C2 1F 1G1 1G2 1L1 1L2 Craig Mr Craig Burgess DHT Mr Fraser McCallum 1C1 1C2 Fidra Mr Euan Orr DHT Mrs Lara Neri 1F Glen Mrs Gill Casson DHT Mr Robert Jones 1G1 1G2 Law Mr Craig Stebbing 1L1 1L2

Guidance Providing care for the individual pastoral care personal and social education course guidance

Support for Pupils Ms Tricia Shepherd Principal Teacher Inclusion Mrs Katy McLeod Principal Teacher Support for learning Knowledge of pupils’ needs Appropriate curriculum In-class support Support Base Senior Pupil support paired reading and paired numeracy in-class support buddying / mentoring

Criteria for composing classes Classes are mixed ability Classes contain pupils from different primaries Aim to keep siblings in same house One friend in register/practical class Balance of additional support needs Gender balance

The School Day 6 periods of 60 minutes each Single periods School day starts at 8.39 am sharp 15 minute interval Lunch from 12.50 pm until 1.50 pm School closes 3.50 pm (12 noon on Friday)

Subjects studied in S1 & periods per week Non-Practical subjects Periods per week Practical Subjects Maths 4 Science 3 English Art, CDT, Home Ec Modern Languages Music, Drama 2 Social Subjects Business & IT 1 RE PSE PE

Extra-curricular Art Bee Keeping Chess Charities committee Computing club D of E Fairtrade Gardening Eco group Science club Music– String orchestra, percussion, brass band, ukulele, woodwind, chorale Drama Basketball Hockey Netball Rugby

Dates for diary 30 August – P7/S1 Open Afternoon November - first tracking report issued - Parents’ evening (19 November)

Catering Our canteen Cashless Catering Smartcards – used in canteen and library Can bring packed lunches if desired

Parents as partners 1 Warm welcome! Communication summer mailing website (please sign up for alerts) Facebook and Twitter weekly update email: brief updates and messages telephone calls Please give us feedback via our communications email address

Parents as Partners 2 Parental support with home learning Pupil’s responsibility - be independent Increasing use made of Google Classroom Various types and many forms of home learning, e.g. project reading research in preparation for next lesson revision of class work (retrieval practice) homework exercises

Parents as Partners 3 Your child’s school work encourage them to be organised; encourage good use of diary/planner/phone talk to them about their learning look at topics on subject web pages and ask questions

Parents as Partners 4 Encourage and support the school dress code Parental involvement in school improvement

Wider Parental Involvement Parent Teacher Association Parent School Partnership

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