Ightham Primary School Elm Class Ightham Primary School

Welcome Introductions: Mr Matheson Mrs Court Mrs Burness Ms Simmons

Home-School Contact Book Important link between home and school Homework and letters Signed daily by staff Please do not remove the clips

Medicines All prescribed medicines must be taken to the school office with a completed medicine form We are not able to give any other medications in the school Epi-pens/inhalers required to be labelled and in school at all times Please do not send in any cough sweets Allergies (nut free school)

Timetable Weekly timetable will be displayed in the classroom Visual daily timetable in class Cricket in terms 1 and 2 Forest school in terms 2 and 4 Swimming in term 3

Uniform and P.E. Kit Please make sure everything is labelled Smart uniform everyday Wellingtons required in school Long hair must be tied up P.E. kit should be in school everyday during term time Nail polish prohibited Earrings, if worn, should be one set of plain studs and children must be required to remove them themselves

The School Day Staff are on duty on the playground from 8:35am No children should be on the playground before 8:35am Bell rings at 8:45am with children lining up in register order School day begins at 8:50am Playtime at 10:45am Lunch at 12:20pm School day ends at 3:20pm

Snacks Fruit and/or vegetables (in labelled bags or boxes) Milk : http://www.coolmilk.com

Stationery All stationery is provided by school

Curriculum Science: -States of Matter -Electricity -Sound -Living things and their habitats -Animals including humans Humanities: -Ancient Egypt -Romans -Malawi -History or Ightham -European Case Study Music: -Learning the cornet

Marking Work will be marked against the specific Learning Objective (WALT) Children encouraged to undertake self-assessment Pink for positive comments Green for next steps Spelling VF = verbal feedback

BELOW AGE-RELATED EXPECTATIONS Assessment Throughout the year, formative assessments are carried out and each child’s progress is assessed against age-related expectations. Your child will therefore be in one of four broad bands for Reading, Writing and Maths: Below Age-Related Expectations Emerging Expected Exceeding BELOW AGE-RELATED EXPECTATIONS EMERGING EXPECTED EXCEEDING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The expectation is that your child would be in the “Emerging” band at the start of the school year. This is because the curriculum for that year would not yet have been taught to your child. By the end of the school year, the expectation would be that your child would be in the “Expected” band. “Expected” means that your child is working at the expected level for a child of that age.

Assessment Parent Consultations will take place in Terms 1 and 4 End of year reports will be sent in July Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check (June 2020)

Behaviour Code of conduct Class Rules Behaviour Policy Class rewards

Building Learning Power 5 super learning powers: Resilience Relationships Risk taker Reflectiveness Resourcefulness

Reading Books Your child is responsible for changing his/her own book as needed. Reading records Weekly library visits

15 minutes daily reading with an adult Homework Homework will be on a sticker or clipped into Home-School Contacts books Reading 15 minutes daily reading with an adult Every day n/a Spellings 5 minutes per day Monday English and Maths 25 minutes each Friday Wednesday X Tables 5 minutes daily Tested every week

School Absence Please notify the school by telephone before 8.50am If your child has been sick or had diarrhoea, they must be kept home for a minimum of 48 hours after the last occurrence If your child arrives after the register has been taken, please ensure you sign them in, in the school office

Weekly Drop-In Wednesday 3:25-3:40pm A chance for your child to share his/her work with you.

Volunteer Talk Monday 16th September 2019 at 9am

Any Questions?