Kesgrave High School “More than just a school”
Miss Julia Upton Headteacher
The Purpose of the Evening • To welcome you to the school. • To allay any concerns that you may have. • A valued feature of our induction process. • To give you a flavour of what’s to come ….. the journey ahead!
Be positive Be respectful Be your best
Form tutor Student Support Officer Learning Support (where appropriate) Head of Year
Partnerships • We feel that it is important to work together; school, parents & pupil. • Firm believers that by singing from the same song sheet we can achieve great things. • Ongoing communication is key • Form groups • Support at Parents’ Evenings
Communication – Knowing where to go and who to ask? • The Form tutor is your child's first point of contact. • Subject teachers can be contacted for subject related matters. • Head of Year and Student Support Officer – we ask that you make an appointment by phone.
Your child’s first day Students should access the site via the main school gate. If they are cycling to school a space to lock their bike away will be available. Students will be signposted into the Main Hall. There will be an assembly to welcome the students to KHS. Assembly and form time – 9.00-10.00am Period 1 – 10.00-11.20am Break time – 11.20-11.40am Period 2 – 11.40-12.55pm Lunch – 12.55-1.55pm Period 3 – 2.00-3.35pm Home time – 3.35pm
Housekeeping FIRST DAY • Cashless Catering – consent form should be submitted by 31.05.20 If you do not consent please email Yr6Induction2020@kesgrave.suffolk.sch.uk with ‘Biometric’ in the content bar. • If your child has a nut allergy we advise they carry their EPI pen in their school bag and that a spare is given to the Medical Room upon arrival • Students should bring a lock for their locker (number lock). • Valuables - please keep at home. • Mobile phones switched off and kept in locker or bag (not pocket). • Name all personal belongings and school uniform please. • If your child is absent – please follow advice from the attendance team
PMX SHOP ITEMS • Art sketch books • Calculators/Maths pencil case • Non uniform days • MFL dictionaries • Technology donations DINNER MONEY TOP UP • Cashless Catering
Attendance Why every day matters Attendance Lead Mrs Owen
Reporting Illness Please report your child’s illness daily, by 9.00am in the following ways; • Email – attendance@kesgrave.suffolk.sch.uk • Phone – Dedicated absence line 01473 618997 and leave a message, and PLEASE include symptoms . Without symptoms we cannot authorise the absence. Furthermore, ‘poorly, ‘unwell’, ‘ill’ does not help us track whether contagious illnesses are going around the school. • Isolated, minor ailments = Please send them to school unless part of an underlying health condition. E.g. symptoms of the common cold, head ache, period pain, cough. (If persistent, consider seeing a medical professional.)
Medical appointments • Make routine medical appointments out of school hours/ towards the end of the day if possible. • If an appointment is prearranged, let the school know prior to the date to save a truancy call. • Show any letter/ appointment slip/ text confirmation – if attendance is poor you can be required to provide this evidence – we update our records accordingly if you show evidence. • Remind your child to sign out/in at reception. We expect your child to attend school prior/after an appointment if possible.
Tips for September • Establish a good evening/ morning routine prior to September (e.g. train that body clock back to appropriate hours!) • Be enthusiastic about school! Share your own (positive!) stories about school, ask questions about what they know already about KHS after their introduction days etc. Be wary of signing up to too many extra-curricular activities in the 1 st term – • consider letting them settle into the routine of secondary school to establish good routines first. • Teach your child/ren to have their school bag and uniform ready the night before. • Invest in an alarm clock for them over the summer – teach them to be responsible for setting it! Not using mobile phone as their alarm … keep this downstairs. • Lead by example – be punctual in your daily lives, show resilience when you are feeling a bit ‘under the weather’, be prepared daily. Essentially they will model your behaviour and so it will be a lot easier if you show them how it is done!
The school website
The school website
At Kesgrave High School we have a strong team of Peer Mentors. • Peer Mentors will be attached to a Year 7 form group every day for the first two weeks of school in September: navigate, familiarise, lessons, canteen, support. • They will have duties at break and lunchtimes – available to talk if they have any worries or concerns about anything at school. • Fully trained – listening, signposting, solution focussed. • The Peer Mentors will be present at least once a week during form time throughout the year, to help deliver form time activities and provide a different aspect to form time.
Standards & Expectations The learning environment • High expectations • Right to learn • Feel safe Things that are important for us to see in our students • The 3 B’s – Be Positive, Be Respectful and Be Your Best • Respectful & polite • CTL and ATH (Commitment to Learning and Attitude to Homework) The basics • Behaviour • Uniform • Rules
Dates for your diary – TBC! We will look to host the following evening events in school as soon as we are able to; Year 7 Induction Evening Year 7 Settling in Evening These will include matters such as; Meeting your child's form tutor Learning how to access and use Firefly Keeping your child safe online Understanding how we assess students and their school reports …………… and so much more!
We We lo look k forward ard to welco coming ming yo you and yo an your ur chil ild d to KHS in the ne near ar fu futur ure.
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