1. Meet the Teacher – Autumn 2016
Together Everyone Achieves More

2. Who’s who…Teaching assistants

3. Who’s Who … additional teachers

4. Key successes for last year…
Results all above national
Developing Learning Zone approach of
small group teaching and independence
Pupil behaviour
Regaining the Basic Skills Quality Mark
and the Green Flag, as well as the Silver
PE Mark.
Continuing to be a research school for
new teachers and Cambridge University

5. Theme and learning experiences
Our new theme will begin next week
The flow chart will be sent out soon
Regular details will be posted on Edmodo If you have any expertise in these areas, we would love to hear about it!

6. Learning Zone
Children taught in small focus groups with chance for independent learning.
Maths and English (including spelling) every day.
Children taught by all teaching staff, depending on their group, which is flexible.
Children have a checklist of activities to complete during their independent time, e.g. Big Question, reading activity.
Plenty of structures and scaffolds in place to enable children to be successful and cope with the change in approach.
High expectations set which are monitored rigorously by teachers.

7. Foundation subject rotation
Typical day
TUESDAY
REGISTER
Maths groups
BREAK
Literacy groups
LUNCH
Spelling (1.30 – 1.50)
Foundation subject rotation
Story time

8. School Improvement Priorities
Embedding the Learning Zones across the school.
Rigorous monitoring of all learning to ensure high standards are maintained and improved upon.
Focus on developing all children’s confidence in maths and their understanding of core mathematical principles and how to apply these in different contexts. For year 5 and 6, develop resilience in test conditions.
Further develop the school grounds and environment to support inspiring science learning.
Embed the use of ICT as learning tool.

9. ICT opportunities
There are regular opportunities to use a range of software through day to day learning and research
Mathletics and Edmodo are portals at home that will continue to be used
E-safety will continue to be a big aspect of Computing teaching and learning – the appropriacy of online communication, keeping passwords safe and protecting personal information to name just three strands
Please reinforce these messages at home

10. Spelling Spelling is taught across the phase in small groups
Learning will be based around specific rules. However, for the first half term, children will be focusing on key words that sometimes don’t fit spelling rules and that are commonly misspelt in writing.
Tests will be happening every other week. This is to ensure that the words and rules are embedded.

11. Homework Mathletics – 30 minutes per week
Reading – 15 minutes 5 x a week
Spelling – fortnightly list
Learning logs – fortnightly
Children need to bring their reading books and records daily

12. SATs 2017 Week beginning: Assessment without levels will continue
Tests will include:
Reading Comprehension
Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar
Mathematics Arithmetic
Mathematics Reasoning and Problem Solving
Drop in meeting in early Spring

13. Attendance and Punctuality
Doors open at 8.50am.
School starts at 9.00am and the registers close at this time.
Children arriving in the classroom after 9.00am will be marked as late.
School attendance : 97.3%
National ( ): 96.1%
Attendance dropping below 90% results in school contacting parents with improvements expected.
Thank you for support

14. Uniform
Please ensure that children are following the school uniform code as set out in the letter sent out before the summer holidays, which can also be viewed on the website.
/26533-parents-pages/page school- uniform
Again, thank you – the children look really smart.

15. Website www.hemingfordgrey.cambs.sch.uk/site
Please visit the site for all school information including bulletins about our latest successes and achievements as well as information about our curriculum.

16. Looking forward to a fantastic year ahead…!
Continuing to develop children’s independence in a super learning environment.
Improving attitudes towards maths and spelling – building children’s confidence and resilience.
Fantastic opportunities across the curriculum.

17. Any questions?

18. Wednesday 14th – Friday 16th September
Hilltop 2016
Wednesday 14th – Friday 16th September

19. HILLTOP Wednesday 14th September – Friday 16th September
Depart on Wednesday at 9.15 am
Arrive at school on Friday at 3.30pm

20. Wednesday Morning Arrive at normal time Meet in the school hall
Bring suitcases/ bags into the hall
Give any medication to Mrs Lew

21. Staff on the trip

22. Items to bring See kit list - comfortable clothing Waterproofs
Toiletries
Towels
Bedding – pillow and sleeping bag
Book/ magazine/ card games (optional)
No electronics
Camera – no smartphones

23. Accommodation Woodland Lodge
Children will be allocated shared bedrooms
Some have en-suites, some use a close bathroom

24. Activities Big Zipper Air Jump High Ropes 3D Climbing maze
Orienteering
Team Games
Assault Course
Archery

25. Any Questions?
Further information about the centre is available at: Hilltop Outdoor Centre