Assistant Head/Upper School Leader : Charlotte Faithfull – SENCo and Able child Teachers: Kate Geddes – 6G Kate Spencer – 6S Mark Sheldrake – 6MS LSAs: Sharon Griffin– 6G Sarah Gray – 6S Denise Rogers– 6MS

 Library – Friday for each class.  Reading – Every day at home please. Children to also bring their library book into school each day  PE –Tuesday and Wednesday  PPA – Tuesday afternoon every week  Learning Logs – due in Tuesday, given out on Thursday.

Autumn Term – ‘Food, Glorious Food’ and ‘Paparazzi’. Spring Term – ‘HIStory’ and ‘Run’ Summer Term – ‘Under the Sea’ and ‘Time of Your Life’

 Autumn Term 1 class assemblies: 1/10/146S 8/10/14 6G Details of 6MS assembly to follow Merit Assemblies take place on Fridays and parents of children receiving awards will receive an invitation to the assembly.

 Have to be funded otherwise we are unable to take the children. Provisional trips for the year are:  The News – Autumn  London Museum WW2 - Spring  Summer end of year event – July  Letters to Follow

 SATs tests will take place the week beginning 11 th May 2015  Please do not book any holidays in the months leading up to the tests or the test week.  Secondary School Forms – please return to office

 Children are regularly assessed and your child’s levels for Reading, Writing and Mathematics are reported to you at the end of the year so that you can compare your child’s progress with national expectations.  The chart below shows where the levels expected at the end of each academic year.

No changes. Boys: Grey or black trousers (not jeans, cords or track suit style trousers and no decoration) Smart plain white shirt or white or jade polo shirt, plain or with school logo Grey or jade pullover or school sweatshirt jade or grey, plain or with school logo Summer - Grey or Black tailored shorts (as an optional alternative) Black Shoes Girls: Plain Grey or black skirt or trousers (not jeans, cords or track suit style trousers and no decoration) Smart plain white blouse or white or jade polo shirt, plain or with school logo Grey or jade cardigan or pullover or school sweatshirt jade or grey, plain or with school logo Summer - Jade gingham or stripe dresses or grey or black tailored shorts (as an optional alternative) Black Shoes or White summer sandals Track suit style clothing should only be worn for games activities. Shirts and Polo shirts should be tucked in

County regulations dictate that for gymnastic and movement lessons in the school hall children must be barefoot, even if they have cuts, blisters or a verruca. If these are split and or painful they could be covered with a sticking plaster. For invasion games with apparatus (e.g. hockey) a pair of lightweight plimsolls (NOT TRAINERS) should be worn. Trainers or a separate pair of plimsolls should be worn for outdoor games. Therefore, either two pairs of plimsolls or one pair of plimsolls and one pair of trainers are needed. Boys Girls House colour T-shirt, House colour T-shirt, Black shorts, Black wrapover skirt or shorts, Socks, white Socks, white Track suit. (black Track suit. grey or navy) (black grey or navy)

 Daily reading (5x week)  Daily Spellings (School & Home)  Learning logs will go out on a Thursday and come back in the following Tuesday.  Children will be given a mix of homework, some of which may be set over 2-3 weeks.  Expectations: Reading and Spelling –30 minutes per week Homework task – 1 hour  Homework Club – Every Monday after school (please ask for a permission slip) - and this can be particularly helpful if your son or daughter doesn’t have access to a computer, the internet or a printer at home.

Golden Rules: Do be gentle Do not hurt anybody Do be kind and helpful Do not hurt people’s feelings Do work hard Do not waste your or other people’s time Do look after property thingsDo not waste or damage Do listen to other people Do not interrupt Do be honest Do not cover up the truth We also have a range of rewards – STEP awards, Merit Awards, Praise Points, House points, Raffle tickets, Head teacher’s awards Sanctions are applied as follows: A gentle, non-confrontational verbal or visual reminder of appropriate behaviour and a request to stop the Inappropriate behaviour Step 1A child is given a verbal warning, Step 2 Second verbal warning, Step 3 The child loses 5 minutes of break time. Step 4 The child is given a lost lunchtime, Parents are sent a text telling them why their child has received a lost lunch. Step 5If a child receive 2 or more lost lunches in a week then they will also be given an afterschool detention on a Tuesday or Thursday with the Assistant Head teacher or Head teacher. Step 6The child is sent to a member of the Senior Leadership Team and can be isolated internally or excluded. If a child persists in misbehaving beyond step 4, if there is a consistent pattern of misbehaviour or in cases of extreme behaviour, then the Headteacher may issue a fixed term or permanent exclusion, or afternoon detention, isolate the child from the class for a fixed period, invite the parents in to discuss the child’s behaviour or initiate an Individual Behaviour Management Plan.

 Part of the ‘Every Child Matters’ agenda.  Children are taught about democracy and how the system works.  They are also encouraged to take part in the decision making process within school.  Each class elects a class councillor.  School Council elections will be held on  Council gives the children a voice and a forum to enter into discussions about things that matter to them.  e.g Installing the ‘Buddy Bench’ on the playground.  OFSTED will write to the School Council when they visit Hart Plain. They meet with the members to discuss positive aspects and targets for the school.

 Lunch - There is a choice of hot dinners available for £2.00. There is a 3 week menu that can be seen at ww3.hants.gov.uk/caterers If you are entitled to free school dinners, you can collect a form from the office, or download one from the school website.  Snacks - Mid-morning snacks are also sold and cost 30p for a piece of fruit, 10p for raisins. Flavoured milk and fruit juices are 35p. Alternatively, you can send in a piece of fruit or a carton of fruit juice for break time.  Water - We do ask for plain water only in class.  After school clubs – a list is available on the website  Parent volunteers – We welcome people in please speak to your child’s class teacher and see the office so a DBS check can take place.  School website –

 Speak to your child’s teacher on the playground at the end of the day, send a note or phone to make an appointment  If the problem persists contact the Year Team Leader – Mrs Faithfull  For more serious problems contact the Head Teacher (Mrs Tettmar) or one of our Assistant Heads (Mrs Faithfull or Mrs Roberts)