Welcome to Stag Lane Junior

New Year 3

Parents’ Meeting

Our Vision · ……our children will become confident,

motivated, lifelong learners who will be able to communicate effectively in an ever changing, multicultural world. As adults they will be innovative, creative decision makers, who make positive contributions to society, apply and peacefully defend human rights and strive for integrity, well being and global justice.

What you may be thinking about!

· Will my child be happy?

· Will my child be safe?

· Will my child do well academically?

· Who will teach my child?

· What will my child learn?

· Will they get the correct support?

· Will they find school exciting?

· How will I know what they are doing?

· What do I need to know and do next?

The Staff

· Mrs Evans and Miss Norris

· YGL – Miss Bashir

· Miss Comer

· Mrs Ivan

How we welcome your child to our school

· Exchange of information

· Visits to Junior School

· Yr3 Welcome Booklet

· Joint sporting event

Your child’s school day

· Soft start – 8.40am

· 5 lessons a day

· Reading for 20 minutes each day

· Assembly 3x a week

· One playtime

· Lunch (55mins)

· Home time at 3.30pm

Attendance and Punctuality Article 28

· Good attendance is closely

linked to high achievement

· We do not grant extra days

leave except under very

exceptional circumstances

· We expect all children to arrive

at school in good time for the

start of the day.

Our School Rules

Respect for yourself

Respect for others

Responsibility for my own actions

Please refer to our behaviour booklet

How do we monitor how well your child is doing?

· Key Stage 1 SATs results used but we also complete baseline assessments within the first few weeks of term.

· Termly Maths Basic Skills Tests / superhero timetables test/ HFW/ AR

· Regular teacher assessments in reading, writing, maths & science

· Regular marking

· Testbase end of year assessments

Targets · Individual targets in Maths and English

· Area (Age related expectation assessment) grids updated throughout the year

· Parent-teacher meetings in October and March.

· Termly report. Mini report in December and March and longer end of year report in July

The Curriculum - Maths

· We set for maths to ensure

children are either stretched

or given appropriate

support.

· Gifted and Talented groups

· Children must be fluent in

times tables

· Basic Skills are essential

The curriculum - Reading

· We allocate dedicated Reading time daily linked to AR

· We use Accelerated Reader to track and engage the pupils with reading.

· Identify struggling readers and interventions put in place

· SEN reading programmes

· Home Readers

· Library

A Broad and Balanced Curriculum

· We teach the full range of National Curriculum subjects in line with the challenging curriculum.

· There is a strong emphasis on phonics and reading in Yr3.

· Sport, the creative arts, health and well being are important aspects of the curriculum.

More details in the Termly Parent Overviews

Enriching the Curriculum Article 29

· International Week

· World Book Day

· School Trips

· Theatre in education

· Eco Day

· Rights’ Day

· History Days

Inclusion

Not all children will be able to access

the main curriculum without support.

What then?

Homework · Children are expected to read every night with an adult

· Practice Times Table

· Homework clubs

· Previously we have been able to provide the homework books free of charge however as school budgets decrease this is no longer possible.

· We request all parents pay £10 for a spelling book, GPS (Grammar, punctuation and spelling) book and maths book. Buying these through the school significantly reduced the price for parents so we hope you support us with this. A letter will go home at the beginning of September.

Keeping you informed

· Class Teachers/TAs/LMs

· Fortnightly Newsletters

· Parent Curriculum Overviews

· Parent Information Evenings

· Parent workshops

· Coffee mornings

· Website

· Twitter

· School APP

· Parent Pay email

· Parent Board

· Parent Forum

Clubs

· Gymnastics

· Football

· Comic Book Club

· Choir

· Basketball

· Gardening

· Dance

· Drama

· Coding

· Multi sport

We have a number of clubs, but these vary from year to year.

Pupil Voice

· RRS Steering Group

· Learning Council

· Prefects

· Buddies

· Eco Warriors

· ICT Champions

· Interviews with pupils

Pupils are involved in making decisions about their own education

Our School Uniform Available to purchase from school

during:

The week of 9th July (Mon,

Tues, Wed, Thurs and Fri)

9 – 9.30 or 2.30 – 3.30

Or

Tuesday 4th September

between 9 and 10.30 (school

not open to children, pupils

back Wednesday 5th

September)

Our PE Uniform

· All children are expected to wear PE uniform

· Trainers or plimsolls

· All kit to be kept in a suitable bag

· All clothing must be labelled

School Equipment

Children will need:

· Writing HB pencils

· Rubber

· Sharpener

· Ruler

· Glue Stick Optional:

Scissors/ Purple pen/Felt tips

What you need to do!

· Purchase the uniform (order form in

your pack)

· Discuss the ‘Home School Agreement’

with your child – we all need to be clear

about our responsibilities!

· Discuss the ICT Contract

· Read the Photographs policy

Completing the paperwork · Please read through your

pack.

· Complete all forms

· Emergency contacts

· Return to reception by Friday 6th July (2 weeks)

Too much information at one time?

· If you forget anything we have

mentioned, you can find all of this

information on the website.

· Website

Let’s Have a Great Year!

We are sure your children will be happy and we rely on your support

and partnership