“Chantry is a good and improving school” OFSTED 2012 Welcome to Morpeth Chantry Middle School & Technology College Monday 30 th June 2014

Introductions Simon Taylor, Executive Headteacher of The Three Rivers Learning Trust Steven Johnson, Head of School Julie Edwards, Assistant Headteacher Elaine Skinner, Assistant Headteacher

Ofsted- June Headlines Chantry is a good and rapidly improving school Teaching is good Behaviour & safety - good Achievement is good Leadership & management- good Overall effectiveness- good

Year 5 Staff Mrs Roz Irving 5I Room 6 Miss Hannah Chisholm5C Room 7 Mrs Stef Buckton 5B Room 5 Mr Phil Hutchinson 5H Room 9 Mrs Sarah ChattawayHome School Link

Information Pack Student Admission Card – your details, consent for trips, consent for photographs, videos and audio text details, addresses Booklet – Welcome to Year 5 Music lessons Numeracy booklet for parents Bus information Uniform booklet

Houses Mixed ability Mix of First Schools Equal gender split Friendship groups from First School Classes Bertram – yellowDeMerlay – green Greystoke – blueMiddleton - red

Attendance In the case of illness, please phone school on the first morning or you will get a call. Holidays will not be authorised during term time unless exceptional circumstances Make appointments outside school time If attendance dips below 95%, you will be contacted to discuss your child’s attendance PE – please encourage your child to participate as much as possible. They still need to bring in PE kit as they will be asked to help out in the lesson.

Contact Form Teacher Mrs Irving Miss Edwards / Mrs Skinner Mr Johnson Mr Taylor Please follow these procedures

School contact details Term dates Training days Times of the school day School rules Code of conduct Health & safety Home school agreement Parents charter Pupils charter Anti-bullying information Uniform inc PE kit Mobile phones School trips Academic targets Timetable Class points Head of School awards Times tables square Literacy support Word banks Numeracy support Times tables square Place value chart Literacy support Word banks Spellings Subject keywords Homophones Confusing words Punctuation Reading record ICT E-safety Useful websites Science Periodic table MFL French words German words Spanish words

Events in Autumn Term Macmillan Coffee Morning – Friday 26 th September School Lunch Parents Evening in October – opportunity to talk to all teachers Head of School Coffee Events – 3 per term Christmas production Open Evening – beginning of October School trips – Cragside

Communication Newsletter – first Friday in every month – sent with reminder Letters all sent by Homework diary Reports three times a year with three opportunities to come into school to discuss child’s progress Effective PTA association Home School Link – Mrs Chattaway

Uniform Please ensure children are in full school uniform at all times. Second hand uniform available – please contact school office/British Heart Foundation Shop Name all clothing and equipment No jewellery or earrings ( ears to be pierced in first week of school holidays please) Black shoes – NO BOOTS Hair styles (tied back, no eccentric styles) Mobile phones need to switched off during the school day

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Friday afternoons Deep Learning Experience Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills

Personal, learning and thinking skills framework: The framework comprises of six groups of skills that are essential to success in learning, life and work. These skills will enable young people to enter work and adult life as confident and capable individuals.

6 focus areas: Self-managers Independent enquirers Creative thinkers Reflective learners Effective participators Team workers

Year 5 DLE Charitable work – Guide Dogs for the Blind, The Toby Henderson Trust Kite designing and making Christmas production Making story books and plays for our feeder first schools Team building Newcastle Building Society Challenge

Reports 3 reports a year ( 2 in Year 5) Include: Current level Attitude score Homework score End of year target How to improve Summer term report also include a form teacher comment on overall progress during the year

“Chantry is a happy place to learn and grow” Rosie, Year 5 pupil talking to LPPA assessor