1. Welcome

2. Primary 5
Curriculum Meeting

3. General Housekeeping
Please ensure every item of clothing, personal equipment is labelled
Label lunch boxes, PE bags, coats
Saves a great deal of time and hassle

4. Healthy Eating/ Dinners
Dinners are priced at £2.60 per day. Please try and pay on a Monday if possible. Please remember every day is a healthy eating day. Nuts and nut products are banned due to allergies.

5. Medication
Please keep us informed if your child has a medical condition. (or if they no longer do)
Policy on administering medicines

6. Mobile Phones
Are permitted when necessary when accompanied by a note from parents
Must be turned off and submitted to the teacher at 9am
Locked securely
Not to be used on premises
Not a fashion accessory – Avoid if possible

7. Uniform Ensure your child has their full uniform on everyday.
PE gear – dark jogging bottoms and white t- shirt and black trainers.
No jewellery allowed except watches.

8. Discipline The children are aware of the school rules.
These are displayed in the classroom. We do encourage good behaviour and hard work throughout the school.
In P5 we work a money reward chart system which helps to encourage, motivate, discipline and reward.

9. Punctuality and attendance
Punctuality is very important.
School begins at 9am.
Please avoid term time holidays.
If absent for any reason please contact the school.

10. Homework
Homework will be for consolidating or revising work covered in class that week.
It will consist of English and Maths on alternative nights.
Reading every night. Please sign the reading record. These are handed in at the end of the week.
Spelling homework each night.
Spellings will be set on a Monday and sent home to be revised each night.

11. Assessment
● (CAT4). This identifies a pupil's developed abilities and likely
academic potential, highlighting strengths, weaknesses and learning preferences. ● Progress Test in English (PTE) and Progress Test in Maths (PTM).
● New Group Reading Test (NGRT). This allows teachers specifically to screen and monitor the reading ability of pupils at a group level. Pupils will sit PTE, PTM and NGRT tests in September (to provide a baseline) and again in February to measure progress.
Purpose of assessment
Identify trends, strengths and weaknesses
Brilliant Target Setting tool for staff
Inform planning
Levelling in Using Maths, Communication and Using ICT

12. Ongoing/Informal Assessment
Positive peer assessment
Self assessment as vehicle towards improvement
Marking
Maths Targets
English Targets
Continuously assessing performance in all areas

13. Curriculum
Outline of what we will be teaching.

14. Other Information
Acting designated teacher for Child Protection is Mr Donaldson
Deputy is Mrs Tully
Complaints procedure is to:
See class teacher
Head of Key Stage (Mr Wright acting)

15. Thank you