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Aim Higher Curiosity Diligence Kindness Belonging

Join us on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, for an informative evening about the transition process to North Berwick High School for P7 students. Learn about the curriculum, support programs, extracurricular activities, and more.

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Aim Higher Curiosity Diligence Kindness Belonging

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  1. Aim Higher Curiosity DiligenceKindness Belonging North Berwick High School P7 Parent Information Evening Tuesday 18 June 2019

  2. The Big Picture with Transition 189 Pupils 7 register classes (Capped at 30) 10 Practical classes (Capped at 20) Other non-cluster primary schools Dirleton Primary Aberlady Primary

  3. The Transition Programme & Process September 2018 - P7/S1 Open Afternoon November 2018 -Edinburgh College STEM - Head Teacher/DHT Talk - Christmas Ceilidh April/May 2019 – Guidance & pupil visits - Guidance & Support for Learning May 2019 - Enhanced/Supported Transition June 2019 – 3 Day visit

  4. House/Classes

  5. Guidance • Providing care for the individual • pastoral care • personal and social education • course guidance

  6. Support for Pupils Ms Tricia Shepherd Principal Teacher Inclusion Mrs Katy McLeod Principal Teacher Support for learning • Knowledge of pupils’ needs • Appropriate curriculum • In-class support • Support Base • Senior Pupil support • paired reading and paired numeracy • in-class support • buddying / mentoring

  7. Criteria for composing classes • Classes are mixed ability • Classes contain pupils from different primaries • Aim to keep siblings in same house • One friend in register/practical class • Balance of additional support needs • Gender balance

  8. The School Day • 6 periods of 60 minutes each • Single periods • School day starts at 8.39 am sharp • 15 minute interval • Lunch from 12.50 pm until 1.50 pm • School closes 3.50 pm (12 noon on Friday)

  9. Subjects studied in S1 & periods per week

  10. Extra-curricular • Eco group • Science club • Music– String orchestra, percussion, brass band, ukulele, woodwind, chorale • Drama • Basketball • Hockey • Netball • Rugby • Art • Bee Keeping • Chess • Charities committee • Computing club • D of E • Fairtrade • Gardening

  11. Dates for diary 30 August – P7/S1 Open Afternoon November- first tracking report issued - Parents’ evening (19 November)

  12. Catering • Our canteen • Cashless Catering • Smartcards – used in canteen and library • Can bring packed lunches if desired

  13. Parents as partners 1 • Warm welcome! • Communication • summer mailing • website (please sign up for alerts) • Facebook and Twitter • weekly update • email: brief updates and messages • telephone calls • Please give us feedback via our communications email address

  14. Parents as Partners 2 • Parental support with home learning • Pupil’s responsibility - be independent • Increasing use made of Google Classroom • Various types and many forms of home learning, e.g. • project • reading • research in preparation for next lesson • revision of class work (retrieval practice) • homework exercises

  15. Parents as Partners 3 • Your child’s school work • encourage them to be organised; • encourage good use of diary/planner/phone • talk to them about their learning • look at topics on subject web pages and ask questions

  16. Parents as Partners 4 • Encourage and support the school dress code • Parental involvement in school improvement

  17. Wider Parental Involvement • Parent Teacher Association • Parent School Partnership

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