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Parents’ Information Evening Wednesday 1 st July 2015 YEAR 6 INDUCTION
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Parents’ Information Evening Wednesday 1 st July 2015 YEAR 6 INDUCTION.

Dec 22, 2015

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Page 1: Parents’ Information Evening Wednesday 1 st July 2015 YEAR 6 INDUCTION.

Parents’ Information Evening

Wednesday 1st July 2015

YEAR 6 INDUCTION

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•The tutor is the first point of contact for pastoral issues

Arrangements for the first day of school in September 2015:

•Students arrive for 8.40 a.m•Assembly 8.45 a.m in Gym•School day ends at 3.20 p.m

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

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•Please inform school immediately if there is a change of address, telephone or email address so that we can amend details on the school system

•It is essential that we can make contact with parents for reasons of safeguarding

•If your child is absent from school, please inform us on the absence phone line before 9.30 a.m for every day of the absence. (Telephone number in Planner as well as on the web site)

ATTENDANCE

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Three data trawls take place throughout the year in the Autumn, Spring and Summer Term

Staff provide the ‘working at’ level for your child in their subject against their Negotiated Target Level for the end of the yearStaff also provide a grading of Excellent, Good, Satisfactory but could be better or Requires immediate improvement for:•Behaviour•Effort•Homework

REPORTING AND MONITORING

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REPORTING AND MONITORING

The information from these data trawls is published to parents as a Short Report (x2 each year) and a Full Report (with comments and improvement strategies from your child’s teachers)

One of the Short Reports is followed by a Parents’ Evening

The dates of all these reporting events are published in the Parents’ Calendar in September

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•We have a secure Parent Gateway called the SIMS Learning Gateway (SLG)•Each parent will have their own personal username and password•This will give you 24/7 access to progress data, attendance and your child’s short and full reports•Login details will be provided in September•The school website has a dedicated section for parents including information and contact details

REPORTING AND MONITORING

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•Parents’ Evening for Year 7 will take place provisionally in June 2016 (the diary has yet to be finalised)•The Year 7 Annual Full Report will be published to parents in the Spring Term, specific diary dates are being presently finalised.•The report will be published as a pdf document on your SLG page but a paper copy will be available on request

REPORTING AND MONITORING

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•These are used as a two way means of communication between home and school

•School policies will need signing during the first two weeks at school

•The planner contains uniform lists, a record of short detentions, notes from staff, timetable and additional subject information

STUDENT PLANNERS

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•There is a homework timetable issued to each tutor group at the start of the year. This will be recorded in the student planner during the first few days

•Students usually receive approximately 2-3 subjects per night with approximately half an hour to be spent on each subject

HOMEWORK

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•The school web site is an excellent source of information. The school calendar and letters to parents are posted on it

SCHOOL WEBSITEwww.waltonstaffs.com

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•Please ensure all items are named

•PE Kit is available to order on-line at: Crested School Wear; information has already been given in Parents’ packs.

SCHOOL UNIFORM AND PE KIT

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•No valuables or large sums of money should be brought into school

VALUABLES

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•Takes place at Boreatton Park

•The site includes an old mansion and additional accommodation in modern log cabins, the site is owned and run by PGL

•Students will take part in a variety of team building activities

YEAR 7 CAMP

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•Students should arrive at Walton for a 9.15 a.m. start in the Main School Hall•Some students will have a PE taster lesson; they do not need a PE kit.•Any student making their own way home must have a completed permission slip from their parent. •THESE WILL BE COLLECTED THIS EVENING; SPARES AVAILABLE.

YEAR 7 INDUCTION DAYMONDAY 6TH JULY

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We look forward to meeting your son/daughter on Monday!THANK YOU.

Year 7 Induction DayMonday 6th July