1. Ightham Primary School
Beech Class
Ightham Primary School

2. Welcome
Introductions
Mrs Ball
Mrs Hastings
Miss Glassock

3. HOME-SCHOOL CONTACT BOOK
Important link between home and school
Homework and letters
Signed daily by staff

4. MEDICINES
All medicines need to be taken to the school office by an adult
Medication form to be completed
Inhalers / Epi-pens (2) to be in school at all times. Please send inhalers / Epi-pens into school in clear plastic boxes and ensure the box is clearly labelled.
Allergies

5. TIMETABLE
The weekly timetable will be displayed in the classroom and available on the class page of the website.
Visual daily timetable
PE (Tuesday and Thursdays)

6. CURRICULUM Humanities Topics Term 1: The Anglo-Saxons
Term 2: The Vikings
Term 3: South America
Term 4: South America
Term 5: The Maya Civilisation
Term 6: Year 5 Project – The Titanic

7. UNIFORMS AND P.E. KIT Please label EVERYTHING!
Smart uniform is required everyday
Wellingtons
Long hair must be tied up
During term time, P.E. kit should be in school everyday
No nail polish
If applicable – earrings, one set of plain studs (children must be able to remove their own earrings for PE lessons)

8. SNACKS Fruit / vegetables snacks – labelled bags/boxes Milk

9. THE SCHOOL DAY Staff are on duty from 8:35am -Bell rings at 8:45am
-Children line up in register order
School day begins at 8:50am
Play time at 10.45
Lunch at 12.20
School day ends at 3.20pm

10. STATIONERY All stationery is provided by the school
Y5 /6 may bring in fountain pens

11. MARKING
Work will be marked against the specific Learning Objective (WALT)
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. There is an additional opportunity to meet with the teacher after the reports have been sent out in term 6, to discuss 11+.
End of Year Reports are sent home in July.

14. BEHAVIOUR
Code of conduct
Class rules
Behaviour policy
My Time

15. READING
Reading books
Your child is responsible for changing their book when finished.
Please use the reading section in the Home-School Contact Book to note down which page your child has read to and any difficulties.

16. 15 minutes daily reading with an adult
HOMEWORK
Homework will be in Home-School Contact 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

17. 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

18. DROP IN Monday or Thursday 3.25 – 3.40
A chance for your child to share his / her work with you.

19. QUESTION TIME ?