1. Welcome to Eclipse Class Class Briefing and Meet the Teacher Evening
Value
Achievement
Learning
Enjoyment
Mission Statement
The Vale Primary School is a welcoming school where everyone is known and valued. We place great importance on children achieving high standards in all areas to allow their potential to be fully realised. We encourage pupils to have a positive attitude to their work and be highly motivated.

2. Who’s who? Pam Banham Andrea Tinker Nicola Davies Cathy Browne
Emma Robinson

3. Class rules
Coming into the class at 8:50AM and after lunch. Expectations
Class charter
Noise level/transition times between activities
Vale values around school

4. Topics Autumn – Raining Cats and Dogs
Topics Autumn – Raining Cats and Dogs! Roaming Romans Spring – Build a Board! It’s off to work we go! Summer –World War Chaos Around the World in 80 Days

5. Rewards/ Sanctions Power gems Class Word
Sanctions- Correcting behaviour (giving children a chance to correct their behaviour before senior staff are involved)
Behaviour pyramid.

6. * Navy fleece with school logo
School Uniform
WINTER
SUMMER Generally the same uniform as Winter but with these exceptions
Boys
Girls
Grey Trousers
Grey skirt, pinafore dress or straight leg trousers
Option of grey shorts
Pale blue stripe/check dress
Pale blue shirt
Pale blue blouse
Option of pale blue short sleeved shirt
* Navy ‘V’ neck sweatshirt with school logo
* Navy ‘V’ neck sweatshirt with school logo
* School Tie
Navy or grey socks
Navy/grey tights or white/grey socks
White socks (above ankles)
Black shoes
(not trainers)
Option of blue shoes
(not open toe sandals)
* Navy fleece with school logo
Items which need to be purchased at school*
P.E. Kit
(Infant and Junior Department)
Navy Shorts, pale blue short sleeved t-shirt (without a collar)
Navy jogging trousers and black plimsolls or white trainers

7. Timetable: PE on a Wednesday and Friday.
5 Maths and 5 English lessons a week at least.
Two discrete lessons are taught to focus on key skill of number, one on investigative work and the remaining two are topic/learning journey based.
Frequent phonics sessions

8. Continued….
Science, Art/ DT ; music; history, geography, computing, PSHE, R.E; French are either taught weekly or in blocks and generally link to overarching topic themes where appropriate.
Additional daily English workshop and an additional Big Maths skills session a week.

9. English Workshop- How does it work?
5 Groups.
Carousel structure of 5 activities – to include :
Guided reading
Related follow up activity
Grammar activity – target related
Spellings/Handwriting
Word work – vocabulary expansion and dictionary skills.

10. Homework
Spellings are set every Wednesday and the spelling test takes place the following week.
15 minutes reading daily.
Maths homework is set every Friday and due back the following Thursday. It will also include additional Mathletics.
English homework is set every Tuesday and is due back by the following Monday. Power gems are given for handing it in early!
Topic is set instead of, not in addition to, regular homework.
Homework diaries – a transitional tool for this year. (To replace reading record)

11. Assertive Mentoring Targets
Maths
Reading
Writing
Attitude

12. Planned Trips/Activities
Seven Sisters, River Cuckmere Trip.
Roman workshop in school including theatre performance.
Anglo Saxon workshop or artefact talk in school.
World War II related trip. This is linked to Year 4 Kip in the Hall. It may be Henley Fort, The Imperial War Museum or H.M.S Belfast.

13. Problem? What to do (in-person, note, phone-call, appointment) When?
(after-school, we will try to get back to you as soon as possible)
If you write a note in your child’s homework diary please ask them to show it to us!

14. Questions??