P3H Parents’ Meeting – 16th September 2015 Welcome P3 Parents

General Points  Dinners - £2.50 per day (money to be sent in on a Monday morning for the week ahead)  Food Allergies  Break - keep to a minimum please (Healthy break)  Packed lunches — lunch box to be kept in a separate bag in case of juice spills.  Label ALL clothing  Holidays

Language and Literacy Ginn and Heinemann Reading Schemes Ginn and Heinemann Reading Schemes Encourage reading of all types Encourage reading of all types Bug Club phonics lessons Bug Club phonics lessons Grammar Grammar Writing for different audiences Writing for different audiences

Mathematics and Numeracy Components to 20 Components to 20 Addition to 99 Addition to 99 Subtraction from 99 Subtraction from 99 Money to £1.00 Money to £1.00 Time Time Weights and measures (metric) Weights and measures (metric) Space and shape Space and shape Handling data Handling data Investigations Investigations

Activity Based Learning Celebrations Celebrations Animals Animals Materials Materials School’s Cool School’s Cool On Tuesday and Thursday bring an extra snack On Tuesday and Thursday bring an extra snack

WALT & WILF  W e A re L earning T o  W hat I ’m L ooking F or

PDMU  Personal Development and Mutual Understanding and Mutual Understanding  Self awareness, own talents etc.  Feelings and emotions  Learning to learn  Magic Me

The Arts The over-shirt The over-shirt Role play Role play Music Music

Information Technology Computers and programmes Computers and programmes Bee-bots Bee-bots iPads iPads

Religious Education Assembly is on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning Assembly is on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning Old and New Testament stories through Bible Education Services. Old and New Testament stories through Bible Education Services.

Homework Monday – Wednesday – written homework (numeracy, literacy and topic), spellings, mental maths and reading Monday – Wednesday – written homework (numeracy, literacy and topic), spellings, mental maths and reading Thursday – learning homework Thursday – learning homework The Homework sheet and Reading diary to be signed. The Homework sheet and Reading diary to be signed. Note: During extended periods of illness an effort will be made to keep your child up to date with Reading, Spellings and Mental Maths. Note: During extended periods of illness an effort will be made to keep your child up to date with Reading, Spellings and Mental Maths.

At Home The children may be required:  to complete worksheets  to cut out various things  to bring in certain materials  to complete handwriting exercises

Marking Comments on work - written/verbal/stamps...etc Comments on work - written/verbal/stamps...etc

Daily Routine  Breakfast Club  Supervision of children - officially commences at 8.45 each morning in the P3/P4 playground  Collection arrangements – normally at rear door of the school except clubs (leave through the front door)  Gates and Doors

Contact Information from school: Official notes in plastic folder Official notes in plastic folder Individual notes from me on homework sheet Individual notes from me on homework sheet Information to School: Notes to explain absence on return Notes to explain absence on return Change of address / telephone number Change of address / telephone number Change in family circumstances Change in family circumstances Two formal parent/ teacher meetings - October and February Two formal parent/ teacher meetings - October and February

Assessment Ongoing testing through the year and the annual report Ongoing testing through the year and the annual report NFER Tests NFER Tests

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