1. Ightham Primary School
Willow Class
Ightham Primary School

2. Welcome
Introductions
Miss Avery
Miss Morris
Mrs Parkinson

3. HOME-SCHOOL CONTACT BOOK
Important link between home and school
Homework and letters
Signed daily by staff
Please note the dates for the final two INSET days are incorrect in the Contact Book. They are the 5th and 6th June.

4. MEDICINES
All medicines need to be taken to the school office by an adult
Medication form to be completed
Inhalers / Epi-pens (2) to be in school at all times / labelled
Allergies

5. TIMETABLE The weekly timetable will be displayed in the classroom
Visual daily timetable PE
Term 1 Wednesday and Thursday
Terms 3 and 4 Swimming

6. CURRICULUM Topics Weather Stone Age Malawi Iron Age Coastal Kent
Ancient Greece

7. UNIFORMS AND P.E. KIT Please label EVERYTHING!
Smart uniform is required everyday
Wellingtons
Long hair must be tied up
During term time, P.E. kit should be in school everyday
No nail polish
If applicable – earrings, one set of plain studs (children must be able to remove their own earrings for PE lessons)

8. SNACKS Fruit / vegetable snacks – labelled bags/boxes Milk

9. THE SCHOOL DAY Staff are on duty from 8:35am -Bell rings at 8:45am
-Children line up in register order
School day begins at 8:50am
Play time at 10.45
Lunch at 12.20
School day ends at 3.20pm

10. STATIONERY
All stationery is provided by the school

11. MARKING
Work will be marked against the specific Learning Objective (WALT)
Pink for positive comments
Green for next steps
Spelling
VF – verbal feedback

12. BELOW AGE-RELATED EXPECTATIONS
ASSESSMENT
Throughout the year, formative assessments are carried out and each child’s progress is assessed against age-related expectations. Your child will therefore be in one of four broad bands for Reading, Writing and Maths:
Below Age-Related Expectations
Emerging
Expected
Exceeding
BELOW AGE-RELATED EXPECTATIONS
EMERGING
EXPECTED
EXCEEDING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
The expectation is that your child would be in the “Emerging” band at the start of the school year. This is because the curriculum for that year would not yet have been taught to your child. By the end of the school year, the expectation would be that your child would be in the “Expected” band. “Expected” means that your child is working at the expected level for a child of that age.

13. ASSESSMENT Parent Consultations will take place in Terms 1 and 4.
End of Year Reports are sent home in July.

14. BEHAVIOUR Code of conduct Superhero class rules Behaviour policy
My Time
Cartoon characters

15. READING
Reading books
Your child is responsible for changing his / her book on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Please use the reading section in the Home-School Contact Book to note down which page your child has read to and any difficulties.
Books will continue to be set via Bug Club every two weeks.
Weekly Library visits.

16. 15 minutes daily reading with an adult
HOMEWORK
Homework will be on a sticker or clipped into Home-School Contact books
Reading
15 minutes daily reading with an adult
Every day
n/a
Spellings
5 minutes per day
Monday
English and Maths
25 minutes each
Friday
Wednesday
X Tables
5 minutes daily
Tested every week

17. ABSENCE Please notify the school by telephone before 8.50am
If your child has been sick or had diarrhoea, they must be kept home for a minimum of 48 hours after the last occurrence
If your child arrives after the register has been taken, please ensure you sign them in, in the school office

18. DROP IN
Thursday 3.25 – 3.40
A chance for your child to share his / her work with you.

19. QUESTION TIME ?