1. Saint Joseph’s Catholic Infant School
Class Assembly
Sharing of Information 2017

2. Croeso Pawb
Rooted in Christ, providing a Christian Community where all may live and work together to develop children as ambitious, capable learners, ready for learning throughout their lives.
*Successful Futures: an Independent Review of Curriculum and assessment Arrangements in Wales

3. Our Mission
Provide an education that develops both the spiritual and the academic aspects of each individual. 
Celebrate through prayer, liturgy and worship allowing pupils and staff to develop and grow in their love of God. 
To foster Christian values in an environment which encourages the understanding of the needs of everyone. 
To be witnesses of Christ’s values to the wider world.
Continue to develop close relationships between home, school and parish.

4. Sharing our learning journey
Class overviews for the coming term
Share themes to be explored
Topics covered in Come and See

5. Keeping our children Safe
Safeguarding and Child Protection
School has a responsibility to keep all children safe
Designated Child Protection Teacher
Ms. Beaumont
(Head)
Deputy Designated Child Protection Teacher
Mrs. Turner
(Deputy Head)

6. Communication is vital
If you have a concern, worry, a question about your child, the school, a member of staff it is important that you raise this with school. School can only resolve problems if they are aware of them. Facebook is not the place to air concerns. We will listen to your ideas. Working together we are striving for excellence. We are in this together!
Response to Parental Questionnaire
Q.15 I understand the school’s procedure for dealing with complaints
Please contact school in the first instance
School Complaints Policy is on School Website

7. Ethical informed citizens of Wales and the World
To develop both the spiritual and academic. To develop resilient, resourceful, reflective, reciprocal learners. For this to happen children need to be in school. Good attendance is vital
Embedding Four Key Purposes
Ambitious, capable learners, ready for learning throughout their lives
Enterprising, creative contributors, ready to play a full part in life and work
Ethical informed citizens of Wales and the World
Healthy confident individuals ready to lead fulfilling lives as valued members of society

8. Let’s look a little closer…..
1 school year at 90% attendance is equivalent
to 4 whole weeks of lessons MISSED!!!
38 school weeks
Sept July ?
Absent for 4 weeks

9. Percentage Attendance – the amount of school you would miss by the end of Yr6:
90% attendance = 20 weeks= 1 ½ TERMS MISSED
80% attendance = 40 weeks = 1YEAR MISSED
70% attendance = 60 weeks= 1 ½ YEARS MISSED
60% attendance = 80 weeks= 2 YEARS MISSED
50% attendance = 100 weeks= 2 ½ YEARS MISSED

10. What impact might this have on Simon’s life……?
Research suggests that 17 missed school days a year equals 1 GCSE grade DROP in achievement.
The greater the attendance the greater the achievement.

11. Our challenge…
How can we best work together to help our children become the very best that they can be?

12. Team work- reciprocity Working together Nigerian proverb It takes a whole village to raise a child. It is a communal responsibility.
We are what we eat- Healthy lunchbox, water in school.
Exercise, sports, team games- get the balance right!
Tooth brushing/dummies
Homework
Independent Learners, life skills:
labels help!/emptying own bag/toileting/good manners

13. Developing a love of reading
CAPER
Children And Parents Enjoying Reading
Weekly opportunity to take a reading book home
Children are allowed to choose
Developing a love of reading- read a book
Words are all around us, word rich- use everyday opportunities eg. I spy/ visit to Morrisons
to develop a sense of wonder/ inquisitiveness
Read daily bedtime stories- early years so very important
Join our local library
Reading Records: We are in it together!
Important for books to be sent back into school and that parent has to made a comment on progress made

14. Thanks! We’ll do our very best and God will do the rest
Offers of expertise for After School Clubs?
Parent Governor?
Questions?