Welcome to our Y8 Parents’ Information Evening 2012

Building Schools for the Future

General school information

Who to contact – Pastoral Issues Mr York – KS3 Educational Achievement Coordinator Mr Danvers – Head of Year 8 Ms. Tugby – Student Support Worker

Who to contact – Subject Issues

General Contacts – School Phone number – Admin address – Exams address Text Alerts

Additional Information Lunch-times Split Junior / Senior Catering Free School Meals Parents’ Open Forum Wed 11 th Oct Wed 5 th Dec Tue 29 th Jan Thu 21 st Mar

Trips, visits and extra - curricular events Oct 17 th Year 7 concert Nov13 th Royal Armouries (Y8) Dec 11 th & 12 th Christmas Concert 17 th -20 th German Christmas Market (Y8) Jan 6 th – 12 th Residential Ski trip (All years) April w/b 23 rd – Cross-Curricular day (Y7) May 17 th Bradgate Park (Y7) June6 th Kenilworth Castle History trip (Y7) 14 th Conkers (Y8) 24 th – 28 th Osmington Bay residential (Y7+8) 27 th Summer Concert July3 rd or 4 th Duxford (Y9) 5 th Enrichment day / Sports Day 10 th Rewards trips

Monday Lunch ChessY7 + Y8M8Mrs Coring Monday After school English catch-upKS3E9Ms Kendall Monday After school ShelterAll yearsMentors Mobile Ms Rumble- Jacques Wednesday Lunch DramaY7MusicMr Lubkowski Wednesday After school CookingY7 + 8T5Ms Rumble- Jacques Thursday Lunch ReadingY7 + Y8E5 / E8Ms Kendall Thursday Lunch MusicY7MusicMr Lubkowski Thursday After school School ChoirAll yearsHallMr Lubkowski Friday Lunch ReadingY9E9Ms Kendall Mon-Thu After school HomeworkAll yearsLibraryCover Supervisors Tue – Fri 8am – 8:30am BreakfastAll yearsT5Mrs Coring Clubs & Activities

Sports Clubs and Practices

Rewards and Sanctions Attendance – Trips VIVOs Sanctions – Detentions (Staff / lunch / after school)

Curriculum Information

Example Year 8 Timetable SETTING Most classes are set by ability. Exception are English, PE and expressive arts rotation. Maths set across whole year group. Other subjects set across half year groups.

Y8 Homework Please check planners regularly

National Curriculum Levels Good progress is moving up 2 levels from beginning of Year 7 to the end of Year 9 Levels are further broken down into sub-levels 4a – High Level 4 4b – Middle level 4 4c – Low Level 4

Y8 Report & Parents evenings Autumn grade reportMonday 3 rd December Spring grade reportMonday 25 th February Parents eveningWednesday 27 th February Summer full profile reportWednesday 12 th June

TEACHER ASSESSMENT SPRING TERM Data collected: February 2013 NAME: Ben BackesFORM: 8AEATTENDANCE: 93.9% SUBJECT TARGET LEVEL WORKING AT LEVEL AUTUMN TERM AUTUMN EFFORT GRADE ENGLISH5a4b3 MATHEMATICS5c 2 SCIENCE5a5c2 PHILOSOPHY & ETHICS5b4a3 ART & DESIGN5aZ MUSIC5aZ DRAMA5a5c3 GEOGRAPHY5a5c2 HISTORY5b5c1 DESIGN TECHNOLOGY5a4b1 FRENCH4a3b2 ICT5c4b2 PHYSICAL EDUCATION6c5c1 TARGET LEVEL ‘WORKING AT’ LEVEL EFFORT 5a4b3 1Excellent approach towards class work and homework.3Completes most work set, but with minimal effort and / or interest and/or organization. 2Generally good approach towards class work and homework.4Major cause for concern with attitude and / or behaviour and / or completion of work. The following key applies to effort grades: Target LevelIs a level that pupils should aim to reach by the end of year 9. It is based upon previous school assessments. Working At Level Is the current level that your son is working at. A = Unable to assess due to long term absence. Z = Not studied in enough depth to allow assessment at this stage. Levels 4 and below represent achievement below the nationally expected standard at the end of year 9. Levels 5 & 6 represent achievement at the nationally expected standard at the end of year 9. Levels 7 and above represent achievement above the nationally expected standard at the end of year 9. a (upper) pupil is working at the top third of the level. b (secure) pupil is working at the middle third of the level. c (basic) pupil is working at the lower third of the level. Effort ScoreReflects how hard the student is working. See effort key below:

Thank-you for coming Questions – Curriculum - Mr Moore / General - Mr Kennedy Any feedback or notes to pass on – place in box at back of Hall