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Woodside Primary School. Meeting for Year 6 Parents. Welcome Gateway Academy – talk by Mr Sadler Secondary admission arrangements Learning in Y6 – Miss Ashton, Mrs Mumba SATS and how to get them – Ms Estcourt Governors’ Awards School Journey
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Meeting for Year 6 Parents • Welcome • Gateway Academy – talk by Mr Sadler • Secondary admission arrangements • Learning in Y6 – Miss Ashton, Mrs Mumba • SATS and how to get them – Ms Estcourt • Governors’ Awards • School Journey • Tea or coffee and time to talk informally to staff about any of the above
Thurrock admission process • Deadline Friday 21st October for us to pass on to Thurrock Council. • Deadline Monday 31stOctober for online applications. • One form for all schools everywhere (except fee paying schools).
Church Schools Need an extra form called the “Supplementary Form”
Selective Schools Some of our children have gone to these selective schools: • Southend High School (grammar school) • Gable Hall (Music/Dance) • William Edwards (Sport) • Brentwood County High (Technology)
Application Online • If you, apply online at www.thurrock.gov.uk/education Click on school admissions, select secondary and follow on-screen instructions
Making your decision • Take the chance to visit the schools (open evenings or better, during session). • Look at Ofsted reports and results over time. • Talk to other parents. • Remember schools change over time. • Involve your child. • Make your decision as a parent.
Where did our leavers go in 2009? • St Clere’s 9 • The Grays School 7 • The Gateway Academy 6 • William Edwards 6 • Hassenbrook 5 • Chafford Hundred 1 • Gable Hall 1
Where did our leavers go in 2010? • St Clere’s 4 • The Grays School 9 • The Gateway Academy 11 • William Edwards 13 • Hassenbrook 3 • Grays Convent 5 • Gaynes School 1 • Peniel Academy (ind.) 1 • Treetops (SEN) 1 • Chafford Hundred 1
Where did our leavers go in 2011? • St Clere’s 2 • The Grays School 3* • The Gateway Academy 11 • William Edwards 16 • Hassenbrook 4 • Grays Convent 2 • Gable Hall 2 • St Martin’s Brentwood 2 • Chafford Hundred 1 • Southend Boys’ High 1 • Ormiston Park 1* *2 children did not accept these places and are at home waiting for other places.
Complete the form • Return it before the deadline. • Late applications will not be considered until all the other applications have been processed. • List up to 6 schools in preferred order. • You can include schools outside Thurrock. • Include proof of residence.
The criteria • Read the school’s admission criteria in the Thurrock booklet. • Look at the number of places and the applications made last year. • Make your application on the basis of the school’s admission policy.
Priority • Putting a school 2nd or 3rd does not mean your application is treated any differently. • Schools are not told where you have placed them.
Your offer Offers will be sent out to all year 6 parents in England early in March. You will be offered a place at the highest school on your list that has space, according to the criteria given. If none of the schools listed have space you will be offered a place in the nearest school to you that does have a space.
Acceptance • The council will assume you accept the place unless you tell them otherwise. • You will be able to see which school you have been allocated on the website on 1st March.
Waiting Lists • If you do not get your preferred place you will be put on the waiting list and notified if a place becomes available. • At the end of the academic year the authority will write to you and ask if you wish to remain on it or not.
Appeals • Refusal letters are sent out the week beginning 15th March. The letter tells you how you can appeal. • Appeals can sometimes be successful. • For waiting lists and the appeals procedure see page 5 of the Thurrock booklet.
Year 6 Mrs Mumba Class 6M Miss Ashton Class 6A
Eco - Warrior • Our topic this term is based around the theme of Eco-warrior. • We will be asking children to bring in various items that we can recycle in different ways for Art & Design Technology work.
Trips & visits • This term we will be studying Shakespeare’s infamous ‘Scottish Play’. • We are hoping to arrange a visit to Shakespeare’s Globe in London where the children will have the opportunity to take part in drama workshops and experience life in a theatre in Tudor times.
Swimming & PE • This terms PE will consist of Gymnastics/dance and swimming. • We would ask that children are well prepared on PE & Swimming days.
Homework • Each week we will give the children work to complete at home that will support the week’s class learning. • This will usually be Maths, Science & English. • It is very important that your child completes their homework as we believe this sets a good pattern in preparation for their transition to Secondary School. • The children have a week to complete their homework and we would appreciate your support in ensuring this happens.
Targets • Targets are about where we want children to be at the end of the year and what they need to learn to get there. • They are not just what we expect them to get but the extra they could achieve with more focus. • They are not general advice like “try harder” or “needs to check his work”.
Your child’s targets • We have a level target for every child. • There are next step curriculum targets which will help them get to their target level. • You will be given these on the consultation evening.
Head and Deputy Consultations • In addition to the usual consultation evening this term we will be arranging interviews with each child in year 6 and their parents to discuss aspirations and support. • Please sign up for these.
SATs Week 14th -18th May 2012 • For your children to get the best result make sure they attend well all year Especially leading up to SATs and essentially during the actual week,
Please Help • The area our children find most difficult is often writing. • Please encourage your child to practise writing at home with stories, diaries, letters, emails and by completing homework!
Support at Home • Work at home will help reinforce children’s learning at school. • In year 6 homework is increasingly designed to prepare children for their SATs tests in May.
Criteria • Class work • Homework • Attitude • Effort • Helpfulness to others • Behaviour in and out of class • Making a positive contribution • Representing the school • Community service in school • Uniform
Awards • Each child is considered against the criteria and ranked accordingly. • Children can achieve Bronze, Silver or Gold awards and Lakeside vouchers. • Presentation evening in July. • There will also be special awards for sports and other achievements over the year.
School Journey • We have been alternating between 2 centres for our residential school journey. For June 2012 we have booked Windmill Hill in Sussex. Children in year 5 and 6 who do not go on the school journey are offered similar activities at Grangewood Activity Centre in Thurrock.
