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Welcome – The Team
Mr Rowlands (Year Group Leader & AHT)
Mr Jenkins
Miss Kerrigan (DHT & SENCo)
Mrs Walker
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Our ROOTS
Respect all people, animals and the environment.
Overcome challenges and never give up.
Open our minds to creativity and curiosity.
Take care of our bodies and our minds.
Speak kindly and listen to others. SS
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Yellow and Red Leaves
Warning.
Not following our ROOTS.
3 yellow leaves in 1 day = red leaf.
Still not making the right choices.
Consequence and reflection.
3 red leaves in one week, or a more serious incident = lunchtime detention DM
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Rewards
Aspire trophy
Gold ‘above and beyond’ stickers
Gold leaves
House points DM
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House System
Every child is either yellow, blue or green house.
Houses should match their siblings houses.
The children who follow our roots will be awarded house points. These are then totalled at the end of each term with a prize for the winning house.
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Communication
Parent Gateway– ensure you are registered.
Our website –
Home reading journal – checked daily.
Call the office to make an appointment.
Please ensure your contact details are up-to-date
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Our Protective Hands
Each child has a protective hand. It lists 5 people they can go to if they are feeling sad or worried.
Each class also has a worry box – this is checked daily.
Our designated safeguarding lead is our head teacher – Miss Lovelock.
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9. What to do if you think your child is being bullied:
Encourage them to speak to an adult in school through use of their protective hand, the worry box in their class or by speaking directly to their teacher.
Make an appointment through the office with your class teacher to voice your concerns. All worries will be taken seriously and investigated.
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Our expectations
Good attendance – 97%
Correct uniform and PE kits.
Come to school prepared
Reading journals and spelling books in school every day
Read at home 5 times a week – journal signed by adults.
Practise spellings and KIRFs at home.
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Uniform
Black/Grey trousers/skirt.
Smart black shoes (no trainers)
School tie
White or blue shirt/polo
Black cardigan/jumper
No bracelets/necklaces
Earrings must be studs, not hooped. DM
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PE Uniform
Navy blue or black trousers/shorts
Blue or white t shirt
Trainers for outdoor PE
PE takes place on Friday
Children must be able to remove or cover earrings for Long hair must be tied up. DM
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KIRF & Spellings
KIRFs – Key Instant Recall Facts
Half termly
Maths facts for your child to learn at home.
Weekly KIRF activities listed to help you practise.
Spellings – go home on a Monday.
Spelling tests are on a Monday.
Spelling activities listed to help you practise in spelling books.
Bring spelling books every day – house points will be awarded to those practising regularly. SS
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Home Learning
Home Learning Challenge –
Optional (but encouraged)
Handed in on the Monday of the last week of each half term.
Celebrated and shared in class on that day (time is set aside for this so please ensure your work is in on time)
All children awarded a certificate and house points for taking part.
One piece of home learning chosen to be shared in assembly on Friday (with parents invited). Chosen based on the level of effort, independence and creativity shown.
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Expectations - Maths
Working with numbers that have up to 5 or 6 digits.
Developing fluency with our written methods.
All times tables and addition facts should be fairly fluent.
Using numbers with 3 decimal places.
Using fractions, decimals and percentages to solve problems.
Should be fluent in telling the time and using the time to solve problems e.g. Bus timetables
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16. Expectations - Writing
Use of cursive handwriting and accurate use of punctuation.
High frequency spellings including those with suffixes and prefixes should be mostly accurate.
Children should be familiar with the audience and purpose for most genres of writing.
Should be able to plan their writing and choose appropriate vocabulary, using a thesaurus when needed.
Should be able to write in Standard English and check their writing for grammatical errors.
Writing in clear organised paragraphs.
Use different sentence structures, including relative clauses, to add extra detail.
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17. Expectations - Reading
• Read for enjoyment a range of text types.
• Read, understand and explain the meaning of figurative language including metaphorical phrases (‘raining cats and dogs’) and similes.
• Read several books by the same author and be able to make comparisons between them and with other texts.
Be able to summarise a paragraph or a chapter.
• Discuss how authors use language, including figurative language, to affect the reader.
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18. Autumn Term (first half term)
Darwin and South America
The Fox and the Star (literacy text)
Study of the South American continent.
Study of evolution, adaptation and inheritance (science)
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19. Autumn Term (second half term)
World War Two and the Commonwealth
Goodnight Mr Tom(literacy text)
Study of the war (before, during and aftermouth)
Trip - Duxford
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Spring Term
The Elizabethans
Clockwork – Phillip Pullman
Princess Blankets
The Elizabethan age
War of the Roses.
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Summer Term
The Mayans
The Rain Player
South American art
Conquest of South America by Spanish
Kingswood Residential Trip
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22. Kingswood 2019 Where: Kingswood Outdoor Activity Centre TBC
Residential
Kingswood 2019
Where: Kingswood Outdoor Activity Centre
TBC
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23. Bikeability – 2nd 4th October 2018
Aims:
Keep children safe on bikes around local area.
Teach children about highway code.
Teach children about being safe in winter
What to do in an emergency when out and about.
You need own bike and helmet.
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24. Secondary School Applications
School can offer support but cannot complete applications.
Make sure you visit and look around.
All applications due in: Monday 31st October
Offer Day: 1st March 2019
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25. Secondary School Applications
1st march 2018 – Parent SATs Workshop.
SATs Week 13th -17th May
Tested in reading, mathematics, grammar and spelling.
Writing and science are both teacher assessed.
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26. Your child’s progress Autumn parents evening:
9th and 11th October 2018
Spring term parents evening.
Summer term end of year reports. This will include exam results.