The Burton Borough School

Transition Parents Evening 27th June 2013

House Community

Houses - Vertical Tutoring Moore House Tolkien House Lennon House Attenborough House

Parents first port of call Tutor House Name: Head of House. House Student Support Manager MOORE Mr. Mainwaring Mrs Pickering TOLKIEN Mr. Bell Mrs Richards ATTENBOROUGH Mrs. Tomlinson Mrs Jones LENNON Miss Owen Mrs Muir

Students first port of call Tutor or Helpdesk - helpdesk.bbs@taw.org.uk House Name: Head of House. House Student Support Manager MOORE Mr. Mainwaring Mrs Pickering TOLKIEN Mr. Bell Mrs Richards ATTENBOROUGH Mrs. Tomlinson Mrs Jones LENNON Miss Owen Mrs Muir

Community Learning Lesson

ABC Attendance, Behaviour & Concerns Tutor’s Daily Check: Uniform PE/Dance Kit Personal Study Diary House Points Sanctions Equipment Attendance/Late/Truancy

Uniform is vital and sets the standard for every child’s learning SMART SKIRT TROUSERS SHIRT/BLOUSE SHOES BLAZER TIE

Ties Each tie will have a colour stripe down it dependent on the house they are in Moore – Yellow Stripe Attenborough – Green Stripe Lennon – Blue Stripe Tolkien – Red Stripe Only going to be available from Mary’s Tots and Teens in Newport. There is a stall here tonight

Uniform – PE Kit

Mobile Phones Must be switched off and kept in bags or in the zip compartment in the inside blazer pocket. Teachers may allow students to use phones in a lesson as a resource tool. Phones will be confiscated if they are being used in school during lessons (without permission from the teacher) or during social time.

Personal Study Diary

HOUSE POINTS SANCTIONS TUESDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER 2013 WHITE WEEK TOTAL SANCTIONS DATE REASON STAFF 10 Comments = 1 hr. HOH After School Detention Parent/Carer Signature Tutor Signature

Certificates

Equipment

Holidays Must be taken in school holidays not in term time Learning is too important A missed lesson can never be repeated

Intake Days

Transition Information Pack Please complete every form and return it with your son / daughter on the first day back in September (form tutors). Contact information. Summer homework.

September

White Week & Blue Week

NEW Timings of the day 8.50 - 9.15 = CLL 9.15 - 10.15 = Lesson 1 11.15 – 11.35 = Break 11.35 – 12.35 = Lesson 3 12.35 – 1.35 = Lesson 4 1.35 – 2.15 = Lunch 2.15 – 3.15 = Lesson 5

First Day - 3rd September 2013

First Day CLL Uniform and Equipment check. Personal Study Diary. Copy of Timetable. House Assembly

Lessons Art Geography Community Learning Lesson History ICT Dance Design and Technology Drama English French Geography History ICT Life skills Mathematics. Music Physical Education Religious Education Science.

Academic Monitoring You will receive 2 Progress Reports and 1 Annual Report each year. You will have 1 Parents Evening each year. Any concerns contact the Tutor.

Someone at Burton Borough School has been busy! 12,000+ GOBSMACKING hours of SAM Learning so far this year at BBS 12 AWESOME hours per student 82 Hours completed this year by our top SAM Learner

Ways to use SAM Learning Do whatever has been set as homework by your teacher Independently choose topics that you know you are weak on and revise those RAG your revision guide, revise that topic, then choose topics from SAM Learning that you are weak on to test your knowledge

Will help as part of a balanced homework diet SAM Learning: Will help as part of a balanced homework diet Might suit students who does not like traditional homework methods Won’t teach you anything on its own; but is a good test of what you know

Homework: www.showmemyhomework.co.uk

Concerns & Worries

Getting Lost

Finding the Toilets

Homework

Communicate any worries or concerns

SPEAK OUT AGAINST BULLYING AT BURTON BOROUGH WE ALL STAND UP AND SPEAK OUT AGAINST BULLYING

Communication

Heads Newsletter/House Newsletter

School Website Staff email addresses

At our very best!

A Specialist Arts School

Sports

Thank you for attending this Year 6 Induction Evening Key staff will be at Helpdesks for any questions at the end of the evening. Thank you for attending this Year 6 Induction Evening Mr Mainwaring