1. Supporting the 6Rs at Home

2. Respectful
Relationships
Risk taking
Resilience
Resourceful
aRticulate
Reflective
Why these 6Rs?
As a school we are obviously here to ensure that children have the necessary academic skills and knowledge to help them now and in their future education. We want them to leave us at RAB being fluent readers, mathematicians, writers, budding artists, designers etc. But we also recognise that this time in a child’s life plays a huge part in helping them to make decisions about their approach to life and how they will tackle any situation that they are going to come across in their life.
As a staff and after looking at research we chose these 6 values to underpin everything we do in school . They are attributes that we feel children need in order to be successful in school career, but also in life. Rarely does an experience, opportunity or problem come along where ‘humans’ don’t need to rely on one of these attributes in ordert o be successful.
Think about your own lives and a difficult situation that you have recently had – I can virtually guarantee that you would have had to reply on one of these attributes to get you through.
Personally – couple of years ago I knew I needed to do something about my health – I was unfit, having breathing issues etc. Decided I knew I needed to do something about it. Didn’t want to show myself up – like being good at something – needed to take a risk, go, aching, resilience, built up relaionships with others makes me still go. Traits are important.
Creating safe and inspiring places to learn, where children are respected, their talents are nurtured and they are able to thrive.

3. school
home
Your child

4. School Home? Respectful Relationships
School
Home?
Respectful Relationships
- Recognising differences and being open minded
- Celebrating cultures
- Showing good manners and being polite
- Looking after each other and the school environment
- Supporting others’ learning
- Being honest
- Being tolerant of others
- Showing kindness and caring
- Taking time to listen
- Building relationships with lots of different people in school
- being kind to siblings
- Saying please and thank you
- helping out with household chores etc
recognising when an adult has helped them
Understanding that they are part of a ‘family team’ that all needs to work together to make for happy family life
Knowing to wait for someone to finish speaking without interrupting
Using good table manners
Remembering to send thank you letters/cards/messages for gifts
Recognising the importance of sharing

5. School Home? Risk Taking Courage and adventurous spirit Dare to dream
School
Home?
Risk Taking
Courage and adventurous spirit
Dare to dream
Recognising importance of making mistakes in learning
Challenging self
Voicing opinions in class debates
Developing talents
Giving children chances to try new things
Answering questions in class even when they are not sure of their answer
Trying new experiences (sleepover, different food, new clubs, joining brownies/scouts, trying a new sports club/drama group
Sleeping with the light off
Sleeping in own bed
Doing things on their own – homework, walking to school

6. School Home? aRticulate
School
Home?
aRticulate
Speaking, presenting and writing clearly and confidently
Express views and opinions
Ask/query coherently
Make links with thoughts
Explain, reason and describe
Listening to others and reflecting on their thoughts
Understanding the rules of conversation – eye contact, turn taking, volume of voice etc
Being able to express self clearly when upset
Writing thank you letters
Expressing their views on family decisions
Speak confidently to strangers/police if lost
Understanding the rules of conversation with family members
Being able to recall and describe their day – favourite lesson, best bit of the day, new thing they have learnt etc

7. School Home? Resourceful - Self-motivated - Lateral thinking
School
Home?
Resourceful
- Self-motivated
- Lateral thinking
- Use initiative
- Recognise there is a problem and how to solve it
Independent thinkers
Knowing which resources in the classroom to use to support their learning
Using things around them to help them solve a problem
Trying different ideas out independently before choosing the best idea
Knowing when they can do something on their own and when they might need help

8. School Home? Reflective Self-aware Open minded Thoughtful
School
Home?
Reflective
Self-aware
Open minded
Thoughtful
Inquisitive and curious
Improving own learning and that of others (purple comments, self-assessment chart)
Reflective log
Thinking about their own behaviour – able to say sorry
Recognising when they might have upset someone
Knowing when they need to spend some time on their own to calm down
Able to talk about their school day at home – the highlights

9. Our aims for this afternoon
You leave with a better understanding of the 6Rs and how they can be reinforced at home
You make something with your child to remind you both of the 6Rs at home
Learn a new skill alongside your child
Share your child’s learning with them by admiring their books and the work around the school
Have fun!