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Tanners Wood JMI School. Meet the Teacher September 2017. Welcome to Year 6. Introductions. Spruce Class Mrs Johnson - Teacher Mr Dunham – Teaching Assistant – Teaching Assistant Willow Class Mrs Craggs – Teacher Mrs Chapman – Teaching Assistant Mrs Craggs – Key Stage Leader.
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Tanners Wood JMI School Meet the Teacher September 2017 Welcome to Year 6
Introductions Spruce Class Mrs Johnson - Teacher Mr Dunham – Teaching Assistant – Teaching Assistant Willow Class Mrs Craggs – Teacher Mrs Chapman – Teaching Assistant Mrs Craggs – Key Stage Leader
What my child needs • Healthy breakfast • Water bottle provided- washed at school • PE kit is essential- at school all the time • Uniform- named • Waterproof coat/jacket • Stationery
Expectations • All children work to their full potential • All children take pride in everything that they do. • All children are well presented and wear the correct uniform. • Children present their work neatly in line with the school’s presentation policy- Marking/Presentation Policy. • Children use a cursive handwriting style. • Children develop good organisation skills. • Children develop independence and personal responsibility. • Children are resilient and use the Learning B’s. • Children develop team working/cooperation skills. • Year group expectations are higher. • Support your child with home learning. • Attendance and punctuality are crucial. • Behaviour policy
Our Behaviour System Our Behaviour Policy is based on our school rules: Everyone has the right to be respected Everyone has the right to be safe Everyone has the right to learn We always encourage the children to make good choices.
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How we teach and challenge • Encourage • Careful planning of learning • Consistent high expectations • Use time well • Different groupings • Flexible grouping • Differentiation • Active learning • Assessment for learning • Questioning- develop deep thinking • Mastery of methods • Marking- direct verbal feedback, written feedback, children to edit and improve
Reading and Spelling • Daily reading is important –strong indictor of success • Vary text types, authors and genres • Be positive about reading- show interest and reward • Discussion and talk about the reading is key • Books changed regularly • Planners must be signed • In Key Stage 2 spelling is taught for 15 minutes every day
Maths • Fluency of methods • Times tables - 5, 10, 2, 4, 8, 3, 6, 9 and then 7 • Number bonds (support the fluency of methods) • Mastery of arithmetic methods • 100 Club weekly • Daily real life maths skills - telling the time, cooking
Communication • Read newsletters- sent out weekly • Open door policy- talk to teachers. Pop in at the end of the day or morning • Class teacher is the first point of contact • Parent Mail • Reading record/planners • Write a note • Make an appointment via the office • SLT usually out every morning • Working in partnership
Other information • Trips in the Autumn Term • Kingswood – Monday, 25th – 29th September. • Bletchley Park – Tuesday, 14th November. • Clubs- see newsletter/ letters for information • Parent consultations – • Monday, 16th October - 3.30 – 6.00pm • Wednesday, 18th October – 5.00 – 8.00pm • Class assemblies • Spruce – Thursday, 12th October • Willow – Thursday, 22nd February • Volunteer • Support school Friends of Tanners Wood events