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“Chantry is a good and improving school” OFSTED 2012. Welcome to Morpeth Chantry Middle School & Technology College Monday 30 th June 2014. Introductions. Simon Taylor, Executive Headteacher of The Three Rivers Learning Trust Steven Johnson, Head of School
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“Chantry is a good and improving school” OFSTED 2012 Welcome to Morpeth Chantry Middle School & Technology College Monday 30th June 2014
Introductions • Simon Taylor, Executive Headteacher of The Three Rivers Learning Trust • Steven Johnson, Head of School • Julie Edwards, Assistant Headteacher • Elaine Skinner, Assistant Headteacher
Ofsted- June 2012 - Headlines • Chantry is a good and rapidly improving school • Teaching is good • Behaviour & safety - good • Achievement is good • Leadership & management- good • Overall effectiveness- good
Year 5 Staff Mrs Roz Irving 5I Room 6 • Miss Hannah Chisholm 5C Room 7 • Mrs StefBuckton 5B Room 5 • Mr Phil Hutchinson 5H Room 9 • Mrs Sarah Chattaway Home School Link
Information Pack • Student Admission Card – your details, consent for trips, consent for photographs, videos and audio text details, email addresses • Booklet – Welcome to Year 5 • Music lessons • Numeracy booklet for parents • Bus information • Uniform booklet
Houses Classes • Mixed ability • Mix of First Schools • Equal gender split • Friendship groups from First School Bertram – yellowDeMerlay – green Greystoke – blueMiddleton - red
Attendance • In the case of illness, please phone school on the first morning or you will get a call. • Holidays will not be authorised during term time unless exceptional circumstances • Make appointments outside school time • If attendance dips below 95%, you will be contacted to discuss your child’s attendance • PE – please encourage your child to participate as much as possible. They still need to bring in PE kit as they will be asked to help out in the lesson.
Contact Form Teacher Mrs Irving Miss Edwards / Mrs Skinner Mr Johnson Mr Taylor Please follow these procedures
Numeracy support Times tables square Place value chart Literacy support Word banks Spellings Subject keywords Homophones Confusing words Punctuation Reading record ICT E-safety Useful websites Science Periodic table MFL French words German words Spanish words School contact details Term dates Training days Times of the school day School rules Code of conduct Health & safety Home school agreement Parents charter Pupils charter Anti-bullying information Uniform inc PE kit Mobile phones School trips Academic targets Timetable Class points Head of School awards Times tables square Literacy support Word banks
Events in Autumn Term • Macmillan Coffee Morning – Friday 26th September • School Lunch • Parents Evening in October – opportunity to talk to all teachers • Head of School Coffee Events – 3 per term • Christmas production • Open Evening – beginning of October • School trips – Cragside
Communication • Newsletter – first Friday in every month – email sent with reminder • Letters all sent by email • Homework diary • Reports three times a year with three opportunities to come into school to discuss child’s progress • Effective PTA association • Home School Link – Mrs Chattaway
Uniform • Please ensure children are in full school uniform at all times. Second hand uniform available – please contact school office/British Heart Foundation Shop • Name all clothing and equipment • No jewellery or earrings ( ears to be pierced in first week of school holidays please) • Black shoes – NO BOOTS • Hair styles (tied back, no eccentric styles) • Mobile phones need to switched off during the school day
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Friday afternoons Deep Learning Experience Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills
Personal, learning and thinking skills framework: The framework comprises of six groups of skills that are essential to success in learning, life and work. These skills will enable young people to enter work and adult life as confident and capable individuals.
6 focus areas: Independent enquirers Creative thinkers Reflective learners Team workers Effective participators Self-managers
Year 5 DLE • Charitable work – Guide Dogs for the Blind, The Toby Henderson Trust • Kite designing and making • Christmas production • Making story books and plays for our feeder first schools • Team building • Newcastle Building Society Challenge
Reports 3 reports a year ( 2 in Year 5) Include: • Current level • Attitude score • Homework score • End of year target • How to improve Summer term report also include a form teacher comment on overall progress during the year
“Chantry is a happy place to learn and grow” Rosie, Year 5 pupil talking to LPPA assessor