1. Ightham Primary School
Elm Class
Ightham Primary School

2. Welcome
Introductions:
Mr Matheson
Mrs Court
Mrs Burness
Ms Simmons

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 with a completed medicine form
We are not able to give any other medications in the school
Epi-pens/inhalers required to be labelled and in school at all times
Please do not send in any cough sweets
Allergies (nut free school)

5. Timetable Weekly timetable will be displayed in the classroom
Visual daily timetable in class
Cricket in terms 1 and 2
Forest school in terms 2 and 4
Swimming in term 3

6. Uniform and P.E. Kit Please make sure everything is labelled
Smart uniform everyday
Wellingtons required in school
Long hair must be tied up
P.E. kit should be in school everyday during term time
Nail polish prohibited
Earrings, if worn, should be one set of plain studs and children must be required to remove them themselves

7. The School Day Staff are on duty on the playground from 8:35am
No children should be on the playground before 8:35am
Bell rings at 8:45am with children lining up in register order
School day begins at 8:50am
Playtime at 10:45am
Lunch at 12:20pm
School day ends at 3:20pm

8. Snacks Fruit and/or vegetables (in labelled bags or boxes)
Milk :

9. Stationery
All stationery is provided by school

10. Curriculum Science: -States of Matter -Electricity -Sound
-Living things and their habitats
-Animals including humans
Humanities:
-Ancient Egypt
-Romans
-Malawi
-History or Ightham
-European Case Study
Music:
-Learning the cornet

11. Marking
Work will be marked against the specific Learning Objective (WALT)
Children encouraged to undertake self-assessment
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 will be sent in July
Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check (June 2020)

14. Behaviour
Code of conduct
Class Rules
Behaviour Policy
Class rewards

15. Building Learning Power
5 super learning powers:
Resilience
Relationships
Risk taker
Reflectiveness
Resourcefulness

16. Reading Books
Your child is responsible for changing his/her own book as needed.
Reading records
Weekly library visits

17. 15 minutes daily reading with an adult
Homework
Homework will be on a sticker or clipped into Home-School Contacts 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

18. School 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

19. Weekly Drop-In Wednesday 3:25-3:40pm
A chance for your child to share his/her work with you.

20. Volunteer Talk
Monday 16th September 2019 at 9am

21. Any Questions?