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Moving On: Transitioning to the Next Stage of Development at Mount Pleasant Juniors

Discover how Mount Pleasant Juniors aims to develop independence, cooperation, and high achievement in students. Learn about the school's values, rules, activities, and opportunities for involvement. Get information on uniforms, meals, transportation, and paying for school-related expenses.

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Moving On: Transitioning to the Next Stage of Development at Mount Pleasant Juniors

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  1. New parents meeting, June 2019 www.mountpleasantjuniors.co.uk @mountpljuniors

  2. Moving on – Your children have grown and developed as they have progressed through KS1 and are now ready to move onto their next stage of development with us.

  3. The aims of our school • Develop their independence and self-confidence • Develop the ability to co-operate with others harmoniously • Develop a concern for the community, the environment and the wider world • To have high standards of achievement, develop hard work and resilience and realise their potential Jesus said, “Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love another.” John 13:34

  4. School makeup Year 3: 80 children (3 classes) Year 4: 76 children (3 classes) Year 5: 96 children (4 classes) Year 6: 51 children (2 classes)

  5. Year 3 Year 3 is made up of 3 classes and lots of different staff, working in different capacities: Teachers: Miss Garforth (Leader), Mrs Singleton, Mrs Wallace and Mrs Savage. Teaching Assistants: Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Childs and Miss Darley.

  6. Year 3 Class 1 - Miss Garforth Class 2 - Mrs Singleton and Mrs Wallace Class 3 - Mrs Savage

  7. Dealing with issues – who should you go to? • Class Teacher initially – most things can be dealt with by the class teacher • Year Group Leader – they will be in a position to deal with things from a year group point of view or if you feel issues are not resolved • Deputy Head or Head – if you feel issues are not dealt with appropriately by the Year Group Leader. If issues come straight to this level, they will usually be put back to the Year Group Leader. • Any serious incidents will go to the Deputy Head or the Head • Safeguarding concerns can go to any member of staff and they will be passed on to the Designated Safeguarding Leads (Mrs Kelly, Mrs Arnott, Mr Sage)

  8. General school information

  9. Timetable

  10. Uniform • Navy sweatshirt or cardigan with school logoSky blue polo shirt • Grey/black trousers or tailored shorts, skirt/pinafore dress • Alternative summer dress for girls – blue and white check gingham • Trousers for both boys and girls should be ‘tailored’ and smart • PE kit is shorts and a plain white t-shirt • All children must have indoor shoes to change into • Leisure wear, for example tracksuits and leggings are not suitable for school • All uniform and PE kit should be labelled with the child’s name

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  12. School Meals One of the biggest differences now that your child is in KS2 is that they are no longer eligible for Universal Infant Free School Meals. Our meals are cooked on the school site and they cost £2.30. Packed lunches are also fine if you would prefer.

  13. Free School Meals Benefits include: • A free school meal each day • Trips are paid for by the school • Subsidised residential trip in Y6 • Subsidised music tuition None of this is made obvious to anyone else. Even if your child doesn’t want school meals and you think you are eligible, please apply as the school gets additional funding. (£1,320 per child, per year)

  14. Paying for things • Trips, music tuition, lunches etc are paid for using SIMS Pay https://www.sims-pay.co.uk/Home • You will receive an email before September to sign up for SIMS Pay. • We are a cashless school – please see the office if you need help signing up to SIMS pay.

  15. Transport Children living in outlying villages have buses for transport: • Shiptonthorpe • Goodmanham • Londesborough • Sancton • Hotham • South Cliffe Children who come to school by car are encouraged to walk from Tesco to alleviate the traffic congestion around the school gates. Children are able to use their scooters or bicycles but must dismount on the way in to school.

  16. School rules and school values Church School Values • Trust • Friendship • Forgiveness School rules • Be safe • Be responsible • Be respectful

  17. Opportunities for our children to get involved in the wider school community… • House system (including house captains) • School council • Eco Committee • Junior Sports Leaders • Junior Sports Ambassadors • Digital Leaders • Running their own clubs • Litter picking • Feeding the birds • Helping the office with jobs • Traffic monitors Clubs and opportunities • Music: Choir and Glee Club • Sport: Football, archery, golf, bench ball, cricket, netball, cycling, multi-skills and others • Subject clubs (such as art, maths, computing) • Forest schools • Gardening club • Hot Chocolate with the Head • Raising money for charities • Plays and productions • Wider opportunities Music scheme • Cycling proficiency

  18. Governors Mrs Blakemore is the Chair of Governors. 4 parent governors 3 foundation governors 1 Local Authority governor 1 co-opted governor (2 remaining unoccupied spaces) 2 staff governors

  19. Governors The governors offer valuable and challenging support to school leaders. • Full Governing Body • Data and Curriculum sub-committee • School Management sub-committee • Link governor responsibilities

  20. Communication • Website (this includes an electronic contact form) • Newsletters (whole school ones and soon there will be year group ones) • Letters (most are sent by text as electronic links) • Text messages that we send • You can send text messages to us which are checked once a day • In person

  21. Friends of the School • A group of parents who raise money for the school • Lots of events to get involved with but no requirement to get involved with them all – as much or as little as you like • Absolutely vital for the school because we use the money to pay for things we otherwise wouldn’t be able to with money for schools being tight. • Things such as scooter pods, high-quality reading books, maths resources, Chromebooks, tablets

  22. So… what next? • Transition (this has already started in different ways BUT your child will have a full morning with their new class teacher on Monday 1stJuly • Uniform • Get your child excited by looking on our Twitter account – the handle is @mountpljuniors or simply type ‘Mount Pleasant Junior School Twitter’ into Google. • Visit our website to find out more about the school – www.mountpleasantjuniors.co.uk • Fill in the data collection sheet and return it to us • Help your child to enjoy the remaining special time that they have in their current school 

  23. Questions?

  24. New parents meeting, June 2019 www.mountpleasantjuniors.co.uk @mountpljuniors

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