1. Ightham Primary School
Willow Class
Ightham Primary School

2. Welcome
Introductions
Miss Avery
Mrs Parkinson
Mrs Davis (Monday)

3. Home-School Contact Book
Important link between home and school
Homework and letters
Signed daily by staff
Please do not remove the clips

4. Medicines
All prescribed medicines must be taken to the school office by an adult and a medicine form completed
We are not able to give any other medications in school
Please do not send in cough sweets etc.
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
Forest School
Terms 1 and 5 – Wednesday afternoon PE
Term 1 Thursday
Term 4 Swimming

6. Uniform 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)

7. The School Day Staff are on duty from 8:35am
- no children should be on the playground before 8.35am
- bell rings at 8:45am
- children line up in register order
School day begins at 8:50am
Play time at 10.45am
Lunch at 12.20pm
School day ends at 3.20pm

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

9. Stationery
All stationery is provided by the school

10. Curriculum Science Topics Forces and Magnets Light Plants Rocks
Animals including humans
Topics
Stone Age to Iron Age
Weather
Ancient Greece
The World Around Us (UK case study)

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

15. Reading
Reading books
Your child is responsible for changing his / her book as needed
Reading records
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. A chance for your child to share his / her work with you.
Drop In
Wednesday 3.25 – 3.40pm
A chance for your child to share his / her work with you.